AKIPRESS.COM - The final of the American Song Contest 2022 among students of Kyrgyzstan will take place on July 6, from 16:00 to 18:00 at the Novotel hotel.

According to the U.S. Embassy, 15 finalists of the school competition from secondary schools of Batken, Osh, Jalal-Abad, Talas, Chui regions, as well as Bishkek and 6 finalists of the university competition among the universities of Bishkek, Osh, Batken, Jalal-Abad will take part in the performances.

In the program of the final stage, schoolchildren from Osh, Kant and Bishkek will perform a song written jointly with musicians from the USA as part of the American Music Abroad course.

All performances of the participants will be evaluated by a competent independent jury, which will include representatives of the Ministry of Education and prominent figures of culture and art of the Kyrgyz Republic, as well as representatives of the US Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic.

The selection of contestants took place in three stages:

Stage I - Qualifying competition
Stage II – Semi-final competition
Stage III - Final Competition

More than 400 students from grades 9-11 from 90 secondary schools, as well as more than 70 students from 12 universities in Osh, Batken, Jalal-Abad and Bishkek took part in the American Song Contest 2022 (American Song Contest 2021).

Each year, the competition is held by the Sun People Fund with support of the U.S. Embassy in the Kyrgyz Republic.