Kazakhstan participated in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest from 2018 through 2022. Khabar Agency (KA), an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), is responsible for the country's participation in the contest. As an associate member, the nation cannot apply to participate on its own and requires a special invitation from the contest organisers to take part in future editions. The country's best result to date is second place, which it achieved in the 2019 and 2020 contests.
| Kazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest | |
|---|---|
| |
| Participating broadcaster | Khabar Agency (KA) |
| Participation summary | |
| Appearances | 5 |
| First appearance | 2018 |
| Last appearance | 2022 |
| Highest placement | 2nd: 2019, 2020 |
| External links | |
| Khabar Agency page | |
Kazakhstan's page at JuniorEurovision.tv  | |
 For the most recent participation seeKazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2022 | |
History
editOn 25 November 2017, Channel 31 of Kazakhstan revealed their intention to participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2018.[1] Initial claims emerged on 22 December 2017 from both the Kazakh Minister of Culture and Sports, Arystanbek Muhamediuly and the Director General of Channel 31, Bagdat Kodzhahmetov claiming that Kazakhstan had applied to become a member of the EBU, with the hope of participating both in the Eurovision Song Contest and the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[2] Kodzhahmetov invited Daneliya Tuleshova, winner of the fourth season of Ukraine's version of The Voice Kids, to take part in the casting process to represent Kazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.[3] The next day, however, the EBU made a statement rejecting the possibility of Kazakhstan becoming an active member of the EBU, as Kazakhstan is neither within the European Broadcasting Area nor the Council of Europe.[4]
Prior to this, Kazakhstan had sent a delegation to the 2013 and 2017 contests and broadcast the latter live.[5] Channel 31 also stated its intention to broadcast the contest in 2018 and 2019.[1] Khabar Agency has been an associate member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) since January 2016.[6]
On 25 July 2018, Kazakhstan's national broadcaster, Khabar Agency, announced that they would be making their Junior Eurovision debut at the 2018 contest in Minsk, Belarus.[7] The country was represented by the song "Ózińe sen" performed by Daneliya Tuleshova, placing sixth in a field of 20 songs with 171 points. It was announced on 18 July 2019 that Kazakhstan would participate in the 2019 contest in Gliwice. In late July 2019, Yerzhan Maksim was internally chosen as the second entrant for Kazakhstan.[8] His song, "Armanyńnan qalma", ended up in 2nd place in a field of 19 countries, receiving 227 points. Maksim's success was repeated in the 2020 contest in Warsaw, where Karakat Bashanova, with the song "Forever", placed 2nd with 152 points. Kazakhstan was represented in the 2021 contest in Paris by Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly with the song "Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)", which managed to achieve another top 10 result for the country: 8th place in a field of 19 countries, receiving 121 points. In 2022, David Charlin represented the country in Yerevan with the song "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)". He could not repeat the success of his predecessors and went on to place 15th in a field of 16 countries, receiving 47 points. This was the worst result Kazakhstan had achieved since it first entered the contest, and also the first time the country had finished outside the Top 10.
On 6 June 2023, Khabar Agency revealed that Kazakhstan would not participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 held in Nice, however, the broadcaster later expressed hope of returning in 2024. On 22 August 2024, the broadcaster confirmed it would not return in 2024.[9][10][11][12][13]
Participation overview
editKazakhstan used the national selection format, broadcasting a show entitled «Balalar Eurokörınısı» än baiqauyna ūlttyq ırıkteu (Kazakh Cyrillic: «Балалар Еурокөрінісі» ән байқауына ұлттық іріктеу; Russian: Национальный отбор на песенный конкурс "Детское Евровидение"; lit. 'National selection for the "Junior Eurovision Song Contest"') for their participation at the contests in 2018, 2020 and 2021,[14][15] while their 2019 and 2022 entries were chosen internally, in the latter year with the international children's contest Baqytty Bala (Kazakh Cyrillic: «Бақытты-бала»; lit. 'Happy Child') serving as the artist selection.[16][17][18]
| 2 | Second place |
| Year | Artist | Song | Language | Place | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Daneliya Tuleshova | "Òzińe sen" (Өзіңе сен) | Kazakh, English | 6 | 171 |
| 2019 | Yerzhan Maksim | "Armanyńnan qalma" (Арманыңнан қалма) | Kazakh, English | 2 | 227 |
| 2020 | Karakat Bashanova | "Forever" | Kazakh, English | 2 | 152 |
| 2021 | Alinur Khamzin and Beknur Zhanibekuly | "Ertegı älemı (Fairy World)" (Ертегі әлемі) | Kazakh, French | 8 | 121 |
| 2022 | David Charlin | "Jer-Ana (Mother Earth)" (Жер-Ана) | Kazakh, English | 15 | 47 |
Commentators and spokespersons
edit| Year | Channel | Commentator | Spokesperson | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Channel 31 | Unknown | Did not participate | |
| 2018 | Khabar 24 |
|
Aruzhan Khafiz | |
| 2019 | Khabar | |||
| 2020 | Saniya Zholzhaksyn | |||
| 2021 | Zere Kabdolla | |||
| 2022 | Yerdana Yerzhuanuly and Dinara Sadu | Hallash | ||
| 2023 | Did not participate | |||
| 2024 | No broadcast | N/A | ||
See also
edit- Kazakhstan in the ABU TV Song Festival – A televised song gala organised by the Asia-Pacific Broadcasting Union (ABU).
- Kazakhstan in the Eurovision Song Contest – A song competition organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU).
References
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- ^ "Danelia Tuleshova may take part in Junior Eurovision". lenta.inform.kz. Kazinform. 22 December 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
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- ^ Farren, Neil (19 November 2017). "Kazakhstan: Delegation Sent to Junior Eurovision 2017". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
- ^ Jiandani, Sergio (18 December 2015). "Kazakhstan: Khabar Agency becomes EBU associate member". esctoday.com. ESC Today. Retrieved 19 December 2015.
- ^ Trent, Sadie (25 July 2018). "Kazakhstan to debut at the Junior Eurovision Contest 2018". escdaily.com. ESC Daily. Retrieved 25 July 2018.
- ^ Avelino, Gerry (29 July 2019). "Kazakhstan: Yerzhan Maksim to Junior Eurovision 2019". Eurovoix. Retrieved 29 July 2019.
- ^ "🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Khabar Agency Will Not Participate in Junior Eurovision 2024". 22 August 2024.
- ^ "Kazakhstan officially announces withdrawal from Junior Eurovision 2023". ESCXTRA.com. 2023-06-13. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Stephenson, James (2023-06-06). "🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Khabar Withdraws from Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-11-02.
- ^ Khabar Agency (2023-06-09). "«Хабар» Агенттігі» АҚ (бұдан әрі – Агенттік) 2023 жылы «Junior Eurovision Song Contest» халықаралық балалар ән байқауына (бұдан әрі – Байқау) қатыспау туралы шешімін хабарлайды" ["Khabar" Agency" JSC (hereinafter - the Agency) announces its decision not to participate in the "Junior Eurovision Song Contest" international children's song contest (hereinafter - the Contest) in 2023.] (in Kazakh). Retrieved 10 July 2023.
- ^ Serdalina, Arujan (2023-06-08). "Казахстан не будет участвовать в Детском Евровидении в этом году" [Kazakhstan will not participate in this year's Junior Eurovision Song Contest]. Newtimes.kz (in Russian). Retrieved 2023-07-05.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (27 July 2018). "Kazakhstan: Khabar Confirms National Selection to be Held for Junior Eurovision 2018". Eurovoix. Retrieved 19 July 2018.
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- ^ Granger, Anthony (2022-11-06). "🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Junior Eurovision 2022 Entry "Jer-Ana" Released". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ "Kazakhstan to select Junior Eurovision 2022 entrant today". ESCBubble. 13 August 2022. Retrieved 2022-12-13.
- ^ Farren, Neil (19 November 2017). "Kazakhstan: Delegation Sent to Junior Eurovision 2017". Eurovoix.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (24 November 2018). "Kazakhstan: Junior Eurovision 2018 Broadcast Forced To Change Channel". eurovoix.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (22 November 2018). "Kazakhstan: Aruzhan Hafiz Revealed as Spokesperson". Eurovoix. Retrieved 22 November 2018.
- ^ Filippidou, Ifigeneia (24 November 2019). "These are the Junior Eurovision 2019 spokespersons". esc-plus.com. Retrieved 5 December 2019.
- ^ Herbert, Emily (2020-11-25). "Kazakhstan: Saniya Zholzhaxynova Revealed as Junior Eurovision 2020 Spokesperson". Eurovoix.
- ^ "Junior Eurovision с участием Казахстана покажет в прямом эфире телеканал "Хабар"". Khabar 24 (in Russian). 2021-09-29. Archived from the original on 5 October 2021. Retrieved 2021-10-05.
- ^ "Программа с 5 декабря по 11 декабря" (in Russian). Retrieved 2022-12-02.
- ^ Granger, Anthony (2023-11-21). "Kazakhstan: Khabar Will Broadcast Junior Eurovision 2023". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-11-21.
- ^ Grace, Emily (2023-11-22). "🇰🇿 Kazakhstan: Junior Eurovision 2023 Commentators Announced". Eurovoix. Retrieved 2023-11-22.