Kazakh singer Rukhiya Baidukenova won the Grand Prix at the international festival of arts “Slavianski Bazaar” in Vitebsk. According to the jury members, the struggle for the main prize of the competition of young performers was tense. In the second round, the vocalists sang Slavic hits accompanied by the Belarusian Presidential Orchestra. As a result, the representative of Kazakhstan Rukhiya Baidukenova defeated her rivals. Chairperson of the jury Anatoly Yarmolenko gave her the main prize. Serbia took the first place in the contest, Ukraine – the second, Slovakia and Azerbaijan – the third.
Translation by Saniya Sakenova
Editing by Galiya Khassenkhanova
