The representative of India at the contest "Our Generation — 2024" was Zhetsen Dona Lama. The girl is 11 years old, in the final of the project she performed the song "Thread of hope: Flight of dreams". It's about overcoming difficulties and finding joy in small things, about the path to a dream and self-belief.

With the help of her song, the singer wants to inspire other people to always follow their hobbies, but at the same time remain themselves. Hope helps a person to believe that everything is possible for him, the singer believes.

The representative of India is convinced that music and art unite people, regardless of where they come from: "We are all connected by the universal language of music, and I look forward to sharing my culture and learning about others."

In music, the singer prefers rock and blues. In addition to singing, drawing, painting and swimming bring great joy to the girl. In the future, she really wants to become a successful singer, as well as fulfill her parents' dreams.

Eileen Timurkyzy is the representative of the Republic of Kazakhstan at the contest "Our Generation — 2024". The young singer performed in the finale of the project with the song "Zhuldyz" ("Star").

The girl is 9 years old and she lives in Almaty. Since early childhood, she has been very fond of the stage. The girl admits that during performances she seems to grow wings behind her back: "When I sing, it seems to me that I am strong and omnipotent, as if I can fulfill any wish!".

Eileen's contest song is about always having faith in yourself. The most important thing is to go ahead and listen to your heart. Having sincere desires and aspirations, you can reach any heights.

In her free time, the young singer draws, reads encyclopedias, watches movies, and also records short videos in the form of stories.

The Republic of Armenia was represented at the Our Generation contest by 11-year-old singer Makar Ghazaryan with the song "Me and You".

In early childhood, the boy was given a toy microphone, and from that moment he became interested in singing. Makar admits that music is a means of self—expression for him. Through her, he shares his thoughts and emotions with the world. Today, the young talent prefers modern music, his favorite artist is Sevak.

Makar's contest song is about goodness and a dream. The boy is sure that by doing good deeds, a person not only changes the world for the better, but also changes himself.

Makar has a large and friendly family that supports him in all his endeavors. The singer's grandparents live in the south of Russia in the city of Anapa, and the young artist often visits them.

In his free time, the contestant likes to read books and assemble a LEGO set. In the future, he dreams of becoming a popular artist and musician.

Ethiopia was represented at the contest "Our Generation 2024" by 16-year-old singer Afomiya Solomon. In the finale of the project, she performed the song "Be happy".

The girl lives in the capital of the republic in the city of Addis Ababa. She grows up in a happy and friendly family, she has two sisters who are very supportive of her in preparing for the competition.

Music helps Afomiya feel happy, so for the song contest she decided to prepare a song specifically about happiness, which every person on earth aspires to. "Music is my language, it is sacred to me, it is a means of expressing my emotions and feelings," explains the contestant. In the future, she dreams of becoming an outstanding musician and artist and dedicating her whole life to this.

Most of all, the singer likes acoustic and jazz music.

The representative of Belarus at the contest "Our Generation — 2024" was 14-year-old Stasia Korsak. In the final of the project, she performed the author's song "Powder".

The singer wrote a bright and dynamic song for the competition together with her brother. Its name embodies an explosion of the most vivid creative emotions. This is a song about youth and its limitless possibilities, when the best is yet to come.

"Music is my life, it accompanies me everywhere. It's like air or sunlight. I love going to live concerts: this year I was lucky enough to attend a large-scale Bruno Mars show in Singapore. It was just incredible, like flying into space," says the contestant.

The girl's main dream is to become a famous singer, so that her songs are listened to, loved and, of course, sung along at solo concerts.

In her free time, Stasia likes to cook. She especially likes Asian cuisine, for example, funchosa with vegetables, Nasi Goreng, Panda Thai. The contestant brings some recipes from her travels, which are also an integral and important part of her life.

Filamatra Matokia is a participant of the contest "Our Generation" from the Republic of Madagascar. In the final of the project, the 11-year-old singer performed the song "Together".

The girl has been singing since she learned to speak. She admits that she cannot live without music. A day without music is a sad day, she believes.

Fila Marta wrote the contest song together with her parents, who are famous singers in Madagascar. "We dedicated this song to all the project participants and people around the world: we are all the same, let's love each other," the young singer urges.

The contestant grows up to be a sociable, open and friendly girl. She likes to travel and meet new people, especially from other countries and different cultures.

Xu Mohan, 14, is a representative of the People's Republic of China at the "Our Generation 2024" competition. In the finale of the project, she performed her original song "Northern Lights".

The girl was born in Russia, where she began her career and entered a music school. Since the age of nine, the singer has been professionally engaged in pop vocals. Xu Mohan admits that in moments of sadness, she turns on music, and her soul immediately becomes light. In addition to singing, she enjoys dancing, playing the piano and Chinese erhu.

The idea of writing a contest song came to the young singer during a family trip to the Kola Peninsula, in Teriberka. There she saw the northern lights for the first time in her life. The melody and lyrics of the song came to the girl's mind right on the shore of the Barents Sea.

Xu Mohan dreams of connecting his life with creativity, becoming a real musician and performing songs in Russian and Chinese, as well as writing his own works.

12-year-old singer Niabiya Siekei became the representative of Kenya at the contest "Our Generation". In the final of the project, the girl performed the author's song "Believe in yourself".

The singer wrote the contest song together with her good friend Ivione, who is also fond of music. Niabia would like her song to inspire children to believe in their dreams and work hard to achieve them.

The girl loves singing very much and hopes that it will become her profession. She admits that she is looking forward to traveling the world through music, and really wants to perform on big stages. The contestant likes soulful pop music, fun disco beats and indie songs, both old and new, for example, Europapa (Joost), Mamma Mia (ABBA), Suzanna (Sauti Sol), I Have Nothing (Whitney Houston) and Next Exit (Vacations).

In her free time, Naibia likes to watch music videos, especially Broadway shows, as well as funny videos on social networks where they sing and dance. The girl also likes to read books, watch movies and spend time with her four—legged friends - dogs Cookie, Charlie, Kaitu and Chester.

Augusto Carvalho, Brazil's representative at the "Our Generation 2024" competition. He is 12 years old. He grew up in a Christian family, and his father is a pastor. The boy believes that real success comes when people truly believe in higher powers. At the competition in Kazan, the young talent will perform the song "100% God", which was written together with composer Arnaldo Quaresma from the Todah Music label, where the contestant himself consists.

In addition to music, Augusto enjoys theater, traveling and painting. Also in his free time, he likes to ride a bike, swim, read and walk with his American bull terrier dog named Apollo.

The boy's parents teach him important life values such as respect, care, responsibility and generosity. In the future, Augusto dreams of helping other people as much as possible, not only in Brazil, but all over the world, and seeing how through his songs people become closer to God.

10-year-old Zolbayar Shinetuya with the song "Sunbeam" represented Mongolia at the contest "Our Generation — 2024".

Mongolia is known for being a sunny country. There are more than three hundred sunny days a year there. And the name of the young singer Shinetuya translates as "New ray". All this came together and inspired the girl and her teacher to write a song about a ray that warms everyone with its warmth and kindness. This is how the young singer's competitive composition called "Sunbeam" appeared.

Shinetuya admits that music brings her great happiness, inspiration and strength for every day: "I often perform at charity events and see how music helps people. Music is power and love."

In addition to singing, the girl studies at a modeling agency and studies in various circles. In the future, a contestant from Mongolia dreams of becoming a world-famous artist.

15-year—old Preise Wizdom is a representative of the Republic of Uganda at the contest "Our Generation — 2024". In the finale of the project, the young singer performed her author's song "He is strong".

The girl lives in a friendly Christian family. She considers faith to be the most important thing in her life. Being a religious child, she dedicated her competition song to God.

Praise has been singing since she was four years old. She admits that music is a great happiness for her. In addition to singing, the contestant from Uganda plays the piano. She likes R&B and South African music the most.

The girl is looking forward to the start of the competition days and wishes all participants great luck. Music unites people and helps them find a common language, despite differences in culture and language. Praise hopes that her participation in the Our Generation project will be a new step in her musical career and will help her bring her love for music and God to the world.

Firdavs Avezov became the representative of the Republic of Uzbekistan at the contest "Our Generation" with the song "Children of the new Uzbekistan".

The boy is 15 years old, he lives in Tashkent, the capital and largest city of Uzbekistan. Firdavs has been singing since he was very young, and has been performing on stage since he was six. He grows up in a creative family of musicians, the boy's mother has been his teacher since childhood.

The contestant lives by music. He participates a lot in creative competitions, including in Moscow and St. Petersburg. The boy admits that he is in love with these cities, and he has very fond memories associated with them. He has many friends from Russia, with whom he communicates on social networks.

Most of all, the young artist likes jazz, pop, national music, as well as retro. Today, the boy is actively working to write his songs professionally. "We are proud of our past, our history, but at the same time we are rapidly growing and changing. This is what my original song for the contest "Our Generation" is dedicated to. It's about our children, about future generations," says the contestant.

Elion Austin represents the Federal Republic of Nigeria at the "Our Generation 2024" competition. For the performance in the finale of the project, he is preparing the song "Gold".

Nigerians are famous for their love of music and dancing. Such world-famous performers as Ayar Starr, Asake, Rema, Burna Boy come from the republic. Elion is 12 years old and he also really likes music. For him, it is the best way to express his humanity, as well as his hopes and dreams.

The boy has been singing since he was four years old. Today he writes and records his own songs. Elion prefers afrocentric music, as well as gospel and soul songs. In his spare time, the contestant plays drums and other instruments. And in the future, he dreams of conquering the world stage and becoming a famous musician.

During the competition, Elion is supported by his friends and, of course, his family. The boy's dad is a vocal teacher and his mother, who was also fond of music at the time. The boy also has a brother and sister who wish him to adequately represent their country at an international competition.

Elion is a very cheerful and cheerful boy.

Egypt presented the duet "Pharaoh" at the contest "Our Generation — 2024". In the finale of the project, 12-year-old Eyad and 10-year-old Nada performed the song "I Dream".

With their song, the young talents want to inspire all participants and viewers of the competition to boldly pursue their dreams and always believe in themselves.

Eyad studies at the Academy of Arts and plays the piano. He began singing at the age of five as a soloist at the Egyptian Opera House. The member of the duo loves classical and modern songs. He admits that music is his whole world. In his spare time, the boy voices Disney films.

Nadia has been very fond of singing since early childhood, her favorite subject at school is music. In addition to singing in her free time, she likes to draw, swim and learn English.

Representatives from Egypt are very supported by their families. Their parents do everything to make their children's dreams come true. In the future, Eyad wants to become a great pianist and musician, and Nada wants to become a world—famous singer.

Three young singers from Kazan — Olga Kosareva, Elina Nigmatullina and Elizaveta Nafieva (all three are 12 years old) conquered the jury members during the National Selection, which took place in Moscow. Their song "Bread Braids" was recognized as worthy to represent Russia in the final of the International Television Children's Song Contest "Our Generation — 2024".

The soloists of "Blackberry" have been fond of music since they were young. They are laureates and grand prize-winners of international vocal competitions, finalists of the "Children's New Wave" in 2023, gold medalists of the International Delphic Games and participants in the programs of the International V. Spivakov Foundation.

"We thank the jury members who highly appreciated our performance in the National Final," the girls admitted. - And also special thanks to our parents and teachers who help us prepare for the competition."

The young singers admit that they are a little worried before the finale, but they are sure that mutual support will help them cope with the excitement at the most crucial moment.