Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk

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Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk
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2011 Stamp of Belarus
Genre Folk, pop, folk-rock
Location(s) Vitebsk, Belarus
Years active18 July 1992-present
FoundersBelarusian Government
Website fest-sbv.by/en/

The International Festival of Arts "Slavianski Bazaar in Vitebsk", [1] [a] 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.

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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. [2]

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. [3] [4] [5]

History

Amphitheatre in Vitebsk Vitebsk. Letnii Amfiteatr.jpg
Amphitheatre in Vitebsk

The predecessor of the festival was "Polish Song Festival in Vitebsk" (Polish : 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" (Polish : 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". [6]

The contest

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Ruslana the most successful winner of the Contest
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Donny Montell, 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.

The 18th International Art Festival Slavyansky Bazar opening ceremony. 2009 RIAN archive 411183 18th International Art Festival Slavyansky Bazar opens in Vitebsk.jpg
The 18th International Art Festival Slavyansky Bazar opening ceremony. 2009
Tose Proeski, the Macedonian superstar won the festival in 2000 Toseproeskiskopje.jpg
Toše Proeski, the Macedonian superstar won the festival in 2000
YearCountryPerformer
1992Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Oleksa Berest
1993Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Taisia Povaliy
1994Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Milan Šćepović - Šćepa
1995Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Filip Žmaher
1996Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Ruslana
1997Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Svetlana Slavković
1998Flag of Israel.svg Israel Rafael Dahan
1999Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Željko Joksimović
2000Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia Toše Proeski
2001Flag of Russia.svg Russia Theona Dolnikova
2002Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992-2006).svg  Yugoslavia Milovan Zimonjić
2003Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Maxim Sapatskov
2004Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Pyotr Elfimov
2005Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Polina Smolova
2006Flag of Russia.svg Russia Oksana Bogoslovskaya
2007Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Natalya Krasnyanskaya
2008Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania Donny Montell
2009Flag of Russia.svg Russia Dmitry Danilenko
2010Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia Damir Kedžo
2011Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Alyona Lanskaya
2012Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia Bobi Mojsovski
2013Flag of Poland.svg Poland Michał Kaczmarek
2014Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico Rodrigo de la Cadena
2015Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Dimash Kudaibergen
2016Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Alexey Gross
2017Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Vlad Sytnik
2018Flag of Romania.svg Romania Marcel Roșca
2019Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Ädilxan Makïn
2020Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Roman Voloznev
2021Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Rukhiya Baydukenova
2022Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Anna Trubetskaya
2023Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia Masha Mnjoyan
2024Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova Carolina Bălan [7]
2025Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Almagul Battalieva


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.

Ksenia Sitnik's victory in Vicebsk lead her to the triumph in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Ksenia Sitnik at the 2005 Junior Eurovision Song Contest (2).jpg
Ksenia Sitnik's victory in Vicebsk lead her to the triumph in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2005
Luisa Nurkuatova. Grand Prix of Slavianski Bazaar 2015 Luiza Nurkuatova at Slavianski Bazaar 2015 (2).jpg
Luisa Nurkuatova. Grand Prix of Slavianski Bazaar 2015
YearCountryPerformer
2003Flag of Romania.svg Romania Noni Răzvan Ene
2004Flag of Russia.svg Russia Roman Grechushnikov
2005Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Ksenia Sitnik
2006Flag of Poland.svg Poland Katarzyna Miednik
2007Flag of Belarus (1995-2012).svg Belarus Andrey Kunets
2008Flag of Russia.svg Russia Luara Hayrapetyan
2009Flag of Romania.svg Romania Maria Cristina Crăciun
2010Flag of Romania.svg Romania Mario Galatanu
2011Flag of Romania.svg Romania Raluca-Elena Ursu
2012Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia Mariam Bichoshvili
2013Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria Presijana Dimitrova
2014Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Anastasiya Baginska
2015Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Luisa Nurkuatova
2016Flag of Russia.svg Russia Anastasiya Gladilina
2017Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Marija Mаhilnaja
2018Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine Oleksandr Balabanov
2019Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Ksenia Haletskaja
2020Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Angelina Lаmaka
2021Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro Komnen Vuković
2022Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Elisey Kasich
2023Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan Şerxan Arıstan
2024Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan Yasmina Xusniddinova [8]
2025Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus Amaliya Sukhan

Notes

  1. Belarusian: Міжнародны фестываль мастацтваў «Славянскі базар у Віцебску», romanized: Mižnarodny fiestyvaĺ mastactvaŭ "Slavianski bazar u Vitsiebsku"; Ukrainian: Міжнародний фестиваль мистецтв «Слов'янський базар у Вітебську», romanized: Mizhnarodnyi festyval mystetstv "Slovianskyi bazar u Vitebsku"; Russian: Международный фестиваль искусств "Славянский базар в Витебске", romanized: Mezhdunarodnyy festival' iskusstv "Slavyanskiy bazar v Vitebske".

References

  1. "XXXII Международный фестиваль искусств "Славянский базар в Витебске"".
  2. "5 интересных фактов про площадь Звезд в Витебске" (in Russian).
  3. "Алла Пугачева взорвала «Славянский базар» зажигательными танцами со зрителями" (in Russian).
  4. "Славянский базар в Витебске" (in Russian).
  5. "От классики до рока" (in Russian).
  6. "International Federation of Festival Organizations Praised Slavonic Bazaar in Vitebsk". Mfa.gov.by. Retrieved 17 March 2012.
  7. "Moldova's Carolina Balan named winner of Vitebsk Song Contest 2024" . Retrieved 17 July 2024.
  8. "The Grand Prix of the Vitebsk Children's music competition is leaving for Uzbekistan" . Retrieved 17 July 2024.