Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
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{{Infobox music festival
| music_festival_name = Slavic Bazaar in Vitebsk
| image = 2011. Stamp of Belarus 18-2011-06-29-m2.jpg
| caption = 2011 Stamp of Belarus
| years_active = 18 July 1992-present
| founders = Belarusian Government
| dates =
| genre = Folk, pop, folk-rock
| website = {{URL|http://fest-sbv.by/en/}}
}}
The International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk",{{cite web | url=https://fest-sbv.by/en/about | title=XXXII Международный фестиваль искусств "Славянский базар в Витебске" }}{{efn|{{langx|be|Міжнародны фестываль мастацтваў «Славянскі базар у Віцебску»|Mižnarodny fiestyvaĺ mastactvaŭ "Slavianski bazar u Vitsiebsku"}}; {{langx|uk|Міжнародний фестиваль мистецтв «Слов'янський базар у Вітебську»|Mizhnarodnyi festyval mystetstv "Slovianskyi bazar u Vitebsku"}}; {{langx|ru|Международный фестиваль искусств "Славянский базар в Витебске"|Mezhdunarodnyy festival' iskusstv "Slavyanskiy bazar v Vitebske"}}.}} also known as Slavic Bazaar, is an annual festival held in Vitebsk, Belarus under the auspices of the Belarusian Government since 1992. Its main program is devoted to Slavic music. The main participants are artists from Russia, Belarus, Ukraine, countries of the former Yugoslavia, Poland, and Bulgaria with guests from many other countries, both Slavic and non-Slavic.
A vocal competition is taking place within the framework of the festival. There is also a children's music competition. A special award "Through Art – to Peace and Understanding" is awarded at the festival; the names of the award winners are immortalized on the "Square of Stars" in Vitebsk.{{Cite web |title=5 интересных фактов про площадь Звезд в Витебске |url=https://gorodvitebsk.by/news/18-05-2017/alleya_zvezd |language=ru}}
Famous musicians and performers from around the world performed at the festival as headliners, including Michael Bolton, Alla Pugacheva, Thomas Anders, Sumi Jo, Alessandro Safína, Patricia Kaas, Lou Bega, Marylya Rodovich, Valery Leontiev, Svetlana Loboda, Bosson and others.{{Cite web |title=Алла Пугачева взорвала «Славянский базар» зажигательными танцами со зрителями |url=https://joinfo.com/showbiz/1174106_Alla-Pugacheva-vzorvala-Slavyanskiy-bazar.html |language=ru}}{{Cite web |title=Славянский базар в Витебске |url=https://svisgaz.by/news/belta/7563-slavyanskiy-bazar-v-vitebske.html?ysclid=lwiijutxb0923537897 |language=ru}}{{Cite web |title=От классики до рока |url=https://gorodvitebsk.by/news/17-06-2019/simfonicheskii_rok?ysclid=lwiix3le2r490493596 |language=ru}}
History
File:Витебск. Летний Амфитеатр.jpg
The predecessor of the festival was "Polish Song Festival in Vitebsk" ({{langx|pl| :pl:Festiwal Piosenki Polskiej w Witebsku}}) that was held in Vitebsk. Vitebsk was chosen to host the festival according to the agreements with Polish city Zielona Góra where "Soviet Song Festival" ({{langx|pl|Festiwal Piosenki Radzieckiej}}) was held since 1965. The main venue of the present-day festival, the Amphitheatre, was constructed especially for such occasion in 1988.
Only two editions of the "Polish Song Festival in Vitebsk" were held: in 1988 and 1990. After the Dissolution of the Soviet Union the cultural ties between the former Soviet bloc countries have broken. So there emerged an idea to organize a cultural arrangement in order to show the cultural diversity of Slavic nations. The first Slavianski Bazaar was opened on 18 July 1992. It was organized by the Belarusian Government with the financial support from Russia and Ukraine. The main goal of the very first festival was an attempt to acquaint the Belarusian audience with pop and folk trends from Slavic countries.
In 1993 the festival became a member of the International Federation of Festival Organizations (FIDOF).
The festival was awarded the diploma 'FIDOF Festival of the Year 2000' "for impeccable quality of organization, professionalism, hospitality, and promotion of noble humanistic aims on the international level".{{cite web|url=http://www.mfa.gov.by/en/press/news_mfa/c6cc9b6aebe47332.html |title=International Federation of Festival Organizations Praised Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk |publisher=Mfa.gov.by |access-date=2012-03-17}}
The contest
Image:Ruslana_in_Cologne,_Germany_06.JPG the most successful winner of the Contest]]
File:ESC2016 - Lithuania Meet & Greet 08.jpg, winner in 2008 ]]
During the festival, a contest for the young singers is held. It has two stages, each held on a separate day. On the first day, the contestants should perform the song in a national language of the country the contestant represents. All vocals are sung live using backing track. On the second day, the contestants perform the song written by a composer from any Slavic country in any of the Slavic languages. On this stage all vocals must be sung live with the National Concert Orchestra of Belarus.
Image:RIAN archive 411183 18th International Art Festival Slavyansky Bazar opens in Vitebsk.jpg
Image:Toseproeskiskopje.jpg, the Macedonian superstar won the festival in 2000]]
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Year | Country | Performer |
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1992 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Oleksa Berest |
1993 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Taisia Povaliy |
1994 | {{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} | Milan Šćepović - Šćepa |
1995 | {{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} | Filip Žmaher |
1996 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Ruslana |
1997 | {{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} | Svetlana Slavković |
1998 | {{flag|Israel}} | Rafael Dahan |
1999 | {{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} | Željko Joksimović |
2000 | {{flag|Macedonia}} | Toše Proeski |
2001 | {{flag|Russia}} | Theona Dolnikova |
2002 | {{flagcountry|FR Yugoslavia}} | Milovan Zimonjić |
2003 | {{flag|Belarus|1995}} | Maxim Sapatskov |
2004 | {{flag|Belarus|1995}} | Pyotr Elfimov |
2005 | {{flag|Belarus|1995}} | Polina Smolova |
2006 | {{flag|Russia}} | Oksana Bogoslovskaya |
2007 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Natalya Krasnyanskaya |
2008 | {{flag|Lithuania}} | Donny Montell |
2009 | {{flag|Russia}} | Dmitry Danilenko |
2010 | {{flag|Croatia}} | Damir Kedžo |
2011 | {{flag|Belarus|1995}} | Alyona Lanskaya |
2012 | {{flag|Macedonia}} | Bobi Mojsovski |
2013 | {{flag|Poland}} | Michał Kaczmarek |
2014 | {{flag|Mexico}} | Rodrigo de la Cadena |
2015 | {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | Dimash Kudaibergen |
2016 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Alexey Gross |
2017 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Vlad Sytnik |
2018 | {{flag|Romania}} | Marcel Roșca |
2019 | {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | Ädilxan Makïn |
2020 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Roman Voloznev |
2021 | {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | Rukhiya Baydukenova |
2022 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Anna Trubetskaya |
2023 | {{flag|Armenia}} | Masha Mnjoyan |
2024 | {{flag|Moldova}} | Carolina Bălan{{cite web|url=https://eng.belta.by/photonews/view/moldovas-carolina-balan-named-winner-of-vitebsk-song-contest-2024-10026|title=Moldova’s Carolina Balan named winner of Vitebsk Song Contest 2024|accessdate=July 17, 2024}} |
Children's contest winners
The children's contest during the festival in Vitebsk was first held in 2003, an expansion of the cultural and artistic diversity of the event. It has become one of the mainstay events in the Eurasian Region ( North Asia, Eastern Europe, Central Asia) for child performers making their way to Junior Eurovision Song Contest.
File:Ksenia Sitnik at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2).jpg]]
File:Luiza Nurkuatova at Slavianski Bazaar 2015 (2).jpg
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Year | Country | Performer |
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2003 | {{flag|Romania}} | Noni Răzvan Ene |
2004 | {{flag|Russia}} | Roman Grechushnikov |
2005 | {{flag|Belarus|1995}} | Ksenia Sitnik |
2006 | {{flag|Poland}} | Katarzyna Miednik |
2007 | {{flag|Belarus|1995}} | Andrey Kunets |
2008 | {{flag|Russia}} | Luara Hayrapetyan |
2009 | {{flag|Romania}} | Maria Cristina Crăciun |
2010 | {{flag|Romania}} | Mario Galatanu |
2011 | {{flag|Romania}} | Raluca-Elena Ursu |
2012 | {{flag|Georgia}} | Mariam Bichoshvili |
2013 | {{flag|Bulgaria}} | Presijana Dimitrova |
2014 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Anastasiya Baginska |
2015 | {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | Luisa Nurkuatova |
2016 | {{flag|Russia}} | Anastasiya Gladilina |
2017 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Marija Mаhilnaja |
2018 | {{flag|Ukraine}} | Oleksandr Balabanov |
2019 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Ksenia Haletskaja |
2020 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Angelina Lаmaka |
2021 | {{flag|Montenegro}} | Komnen Vuković |
2022 | {{flag|Belarus}} | Elisey Kasich |
2023 | {{flag|Kazakhstan}} | Şerxan Arıstan |
2024 | {{flag|Uzbekistan}} | Yasmina Xusniddinova{{cite web|url=https://uzembassy.by/news/31693|title=The Grand Prix of the Vitebsk Children's music competition is leaving for Uzbekistan|accessdate=July 17, 2024}} |
Notes
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References
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External links
{{Commons|Category:Slavianski bazar}}
- [http://fest-sbv.by/en/ Slavianski Bazaar website]
- [http://news.vitebsk.cc/?tag=slavyanski-bazaar News of Slavianski Bazaar]
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Category:Music festivals established in 1992
Category:Rock festivals in Belarus