Baku Autumn 2017 to reveal young talents
By Laman Ismayilova
Azerbaijan’s Youth Union and the Youth and Sports Ministry invites young singers aged 16-32 to join "Baku Autumn 2017".
"Talented young people will have a great opportunity to express themselves and show their potential. The winner will represent Azerbaijan at one of the most prestigious international competitions", said Aziz Azizov, the head of the organizing Committee, Vice-Chairman of SMA".
Those interested need to send a two-minute video of their performance to [email protected] have until April 12.
The application should also contain name, surname, patronymic, year of birth and phone number of the participant.
During the next three days, the jury will select participants for the second round. The participants will be informed by SMS.
The second round will be held at the Rashid Behbudov State Song Theatre on April 16, Trend Life reported.
The participants will perform one song in the pop genre, with duration of no more than four minutes (backing track).
Following the second round, the jury will select semifinalists. In the semifinals, the contestants will have to perform two songs, country's hit and the world hit.
Fifteen finalists will fight for the right to become the winner of "Baku autumn" in September.
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