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On August 23, 2025, at the Gala Concert held in the Oner Ortalygy Concert Hall in Aqtobe, Kazakhstan, the winners and prize recipients of the 6th Baqytty Bala International Children’s Vocal Festival were announced.
The Grand Prix of the festival and a cash award of 1,000,000 KZT went to Sofia Rustamova from Minsk, Belarus.
First Prize and 700,000 KZT were awarded to Kirill Usov from Izhevsk, Russia.
Second Prize winners Sofia Fadeeva (Kazan, Russia) and Miras Nagashibai (Almaty, Kazakhstan) each received 500,000 KZT.
Third Prize was shared by participants from Uzbekistan and Kazakhstan: Lailo Khafizova (Tashkent), Moldir Abdirova (Aqtobe), and Nurszat Kussanova (Atyrau), each receiving 300,000 KZT.
On behalf of Dimash Qudaibergen’s international fan clubs Dimash Dears from 20 countries, five contestants were presented with special awards of 100,000 KZT each: Arseniy Bardin (Mozhga, Russia), Lev Smertin (Tiraspol, Moldova), Ayary Kimaganbet (Aktau, Kazakhstan), Alina Arakelyan (Saratov, Russia), and Moldir Bazarbay (Uralsk, Kazakhstan).
Special prizes from Kazakh Yuvelir were awarded by Svetlana Aitbaeva to three participants: Safina Samieva (Kara-Balta, Kyrgyzstan), Kausar Mederkul (Taraz, Kazakhstan), and Amina Asgatova (Aktau, Kazakhstan), who each received jewelry gifts.
Participants from Kazakhstan Alikhan Otegen (Taldykorgan), Azamat Oryngali (Aqtobe), Alikhan Nurlybek (Astana), and Abylai Nursultan (Atyrau) received commemorative merchandise from the DQ brand.
The announcement of winners and the awarding of special prizes were accompanied by performances from all the festival finalists. The evening program featured songs in multiple languages, including: “Tun Im Huireni,” “Erak ilda,” “Quanamyn,” “Jamaica,” “S.O.S,” “Aliya,” “Qusni-Kurlan,” “Lady Marmalade,” “Hai-hai,” “Feeling Good,” “Aikol Manas,” “Kuldir-Kuldir kisinetip,” “Dernière Danse,” “I Have Nothing,” “Ama credi e vai,” “Qazaqym-ai,” “A Song for You,” “Don’t part with your loved ones,” and “Give wings.”
Special guests of the Gala Concert included the renowned domdyra duo Temirlan & Yernat, as well as instrumentalist Mansur Qudaibergen.
t the finale of the Gala Concert, the Grand Prix winner of the 6th International Children’s Vocal Festival-Contest Baqytty Bala–2025, Sofia Rustamova from Belarus, performed a cappella the Kazakh song “Sen” by Yerlan Kokeyev.
