Contestants from 15 countries will perform heart-warming famous Soviet songs of the World War II-era in their native languages in the framework of the 6th International Music Festival “Road to Yalta,” on April 28 and May 1.
Sputnik is live from the Grand Kremlin Palace in Moscow, where the final of the “Road to Yalta” international song contest takes place on Wednesday, May 1.
Solo performances by foreign vocalist competitors performing Soviet songs about World War II took place on the first day of the competition — April 28 — in the semi-final. For the final gala concert, foreign performers team up for duets with stars of Russian music and cinema.
In 2024, the organizing committee received 210 applications from vocalists from 55 countries.
15 foreign participants from Germany, Greece, Egypt, Indonesia, Italy, Cyprus, China, Congo, Madagascar, Mongolia, Portugal, Serbia, Slovenia, Turkiye and France were picked after an online qualifying round …