Minsk resident Nikita Belko became the Grand Prix winner of the international competition "Khali-Halo" in Novopolotsk
The jury awarded first places in three age categories as follows. In the junior group (8 to 10 years old) - Daniel Volsky (Minsk), in the middle group (11 to 13 years old) - Liliana Sadovskaya (Mogilev), in the senior group (14 to 16 years old) - Elena Alferina (Romania).
The chairman of the international jury, Honored Artist of Belarus Irina Dorofeeva, congratulated all the laureates of the competition on their well-deserved victory. She also drew attention to the importance of the existing age gradation of the winners of the song forum, which allows young performers to try their hand in different categories as they grow up and contributes to their professional development. "May the 'Khali-Halo' competition give birth to real stars," wished Irina Dorofeeva.
More than 120 applications were received for the qualifying rounds of the song competition, and as a result, 56 vocalists competed for victory on the stage of the Palace of Culture of OJSC "Naftan" on November 18-19. The jury included vocal coaches, composers, and artists from Belarus, Estonia, Moldova, and Ukraine.
The competition is held for the purpose of discovering and supporting talented young performers, promoting the creative development and performance skills of children and youth, popularizing children's musical creativity, fostering artistic taste, reviving the best traditions of the pop genre, positioning children's vocal creativity as an integral part of Belarusian culture, and exchanging creative ideas and practical experience.
The organizers of the competition are the Ministry of Culture, the Vitebsk Regional Executive Committee, and the Novopolotsk City Executive Committee.
BELTA. Photos by BELTA and the newspaper "Novopolotsk Segodnya".