The Grand Prix of the adult competition of "Slavianski Bazaar" may fly to Mexico for the first time
The second day of the final of the XXІІІ International Pop Song Performers Contest "Vitebsk-2014" concluded sensationally. For the first time, the Grand Prix may go to Mexico with the young singer and composer Rodrigo de la Cadena, reports a BELTA correspondent.
The vocalist broke into the lead after the first day of the contest final, scoring 95 points. The song "Besame Mucho," for which he received the highest score of 91, helped him increase his lead over his main rivals in his second final performance. In total, Rodrigo de la Cadena scored 186 points. This makes him the main contender for the Grand Prix, which comes with a cash prize of $20,000. Prior to this day, representatives of Mexico had never participated in creative competitions in Vitebsk.
On the second day of the contest final, the jury awarded the Croatian singer Dino, the winner of the first Junior Eurovision Song Contest in 2003, the same number of points (91) as Rodrigo. Based on the total results, the young man is in fourth place with 175 points.
After two days of the contest final, the jury's votes were distributed as follows:
Rodrigo de la Cadena (Mexico) - 186 (95+91)
Vitalie Negruța (Moldova) - 179 (90+89)
Veronika Dorosh (Ukraine) - 177 (89+88)
Dino (Croatia) - 175 (84+91)
Diana Golbi (Israel) - 174 (88+86)
Marhabu Sabieva (Kazakhstan) - 173 (86+87)
Artur Mikhailov (Belarus) - 171 points (88+83)
Emīls Balceris (Latvia) - 170 (85+85)
Dimitar Andonovski (Macedonia) - 160 (86+74)
Zlat (Russia) - 160 (80+80)
Aleksa Perović (Serbia) - 157 (74+83)
Monika Karagenova (Bulgaria) - 156 (78+78)
Charlot (Cuba) - 152 (79+73)
Milda (Lithuania) - 152 (72+80)
Toomas Kolk (Estonia) - 150 (71+79)
The final results will be announced on July 14 at the regional philharmonic hall, where the names of the winners will be revealed.
Rodrigo de la Cadena is 27 years old. He is a singer, composer, arranger, producer, television and radio host, artistic director, and owner of an entertainment club. He writes lyrics and music, and has released 7 albums. Together with Mexican radio stations, he popularizes the bolero musical genre, as well as romantic music of the golden age. He has performed at festival venues in Europe and America. He has been awarded the Agustín Lara medal and the National Broadcasting Award of Mexico.