Overview

• The live contest begins at 20:30 MSK on September 20 at the Live Arena in the Moscow region.
• Twenty-three countries are set to perform, opening with Cuba’s Sulema Iglesias Salazar and closing with India’s Rauhan Malik, with Russia’s Shaman appearing ninth.
• Shaman will perform the song “Pryamo po serdtsu,” written for him by producer and composer Maxim Fadeev.
• An international jury with one representative per country will determine the winner, including Igor Matvienko for Russia, Belarusian producer Olga Shlyager and American singer Joe Lynn Turner.
• The show will air live on Channel One and VK Video, with a 30 million‑ruble winner’s prize and rules requiring live vocals, 2–3 minute songs and no more than six performers on stage.