Kazan accepted the international competition of young performers “New Wave”. This has been reported by the press service of the Kazan City Hall. The opening of the event took place on the evening of August 20 at the New Wave Hall concert at AK Bars Arena Stadium. This event marks the geographical expansion of one of the most prestigious music competitions in the world. The ceremony was performed by Russian pop stars: Philip Kirkorov, Nikolai Baskov, Polina Gagarin, Dima Bilan, Pelagia, Lolita, Soso Pavliashvili and others. The top evening will be Serge Lazarev and Lera Kudryavtseva. The competitive days will be held from August 22 to 24, where young artists will show their talents to the jurors and the public. In addition to the contestants, the invited artists will perform from August 21 to 26 – more than 80 stars will perform during the festival. Ilsur Metshin, mayor of Kazan, said we had waited for a long time when the new wave of Muslims came to Kazan. I am sure that Kazan in the glory history of this festival will be no less than Yurmal or Sochi, Mr. Ilsur Metshin, mayor of Kazan. This year, more than 6,000 musicians from different countries were presented in the competition. 54 participants from Azerbaijan, Armenia, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Nigeria and Russia took place in the semi -finals. 13 people to the final arrived in Kazan from Moscow on the company's bus. Let the festival in Kazan become the birthplace of new stars, Mr. Il Ilsur Metshin added. The new Wave Hall concert was transferred to Kazan from the Federal territory of Sirius and was collected for a month. Its capacity is 2.8 thousand spectators, and the size of the scene is 35 x 25 meters. A resort area with trees, food and selling souvenir products is officially held next to the hall. The live broadcast of all events available in the VK group of the competition.
