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Jury

Chairman of the jury Yuri Aksyuta

Yuri Aksyuta is Channel One’s chief music and entertainment show producer. He’s an Honoured Art Worker of the Russian Federation, was awarded the 2nd grade Order, ‘For merit to the Fatherland’, and is a multiple TEFI Award winner. He was directly involved at various times with TV programmes like "The Voice" (including "The Voice. Children", "The Voice 60+" and, "The Voice. Not Children Anymore"), seasons 2-7 of "Star Factory", "Two Stars" (and the spin-off, "Two Stars. Fathers and Children"), "Three Chords", "Perepoy zvezdu", "Toch-v-toch", "Five Stars" and many others that have proved popular. He has been a regular commentator for Eurovision broadcasts and has, in different years, headed the contest’s Russian delegation. In 2009 he executive produced the international contest in Moscow. In 2021, the President of the Russian Federation announced gratitude to Yuri Aksyuta for his great contribution to preparing and organising socially significant events.

Valeriya

People's Artist of Russia, singer and composer. Valeriya has released many successful albums and won prestigious awards, including the Muz-TV and MTV Russian Music Awards. Valeria performs in Russia and abroad and takes part in several charity projects.

Egor Kreed

Russian singer, songwriter and composer. He became popular because of his hits, "Samaya-samaya", "Budilnik" and "A Million Scarlet Roses". Kreed collaborates with famous artists and has won many music awards and his creativity encompasses various genres, from pop music to rap.

Julia Volkova

Singer best known for being a member of the girl group t.A.T.u

Andrea Figallo

Andrea Figallo, a world-known vocalist, conductor and producer with more than 30 years of experience in vocal and choral music under his belt. His vibrant career encompasses a vast number of performances, including as bass-vocalist. He has produced and arranged award-winning albums as well as prestigious choirs. Andrea's work has earned him critical acclaim, including two Grammy Award nominations, an Echo award and numerous Award nominations for Contemporary A Cappella Recording.