Song of the Year (festival)
Encyclopedia
The Song of the Year song contest is a TV song festival in the former USSR, then Russia
. First held in 1971. Since the first years of its existence the festival was given importance of the main musical event of the year (pop, also rock music), which the festival retained until now, as evidenced by television ratings.
During the year, a number of "promotional issues" (until 2005) was held, and in December the final television concert (the final) was shot, which aired in early January next year (until 2004 - always on Channel One television in Russia
). Attendance (including finals) is determined at the discretion of the organizers, declaring the main selection criterion popularity of a song (or member) within a year.
Russia
Russia or , officially known as both Russia and the Russian Federation , is a country in northern Eurasia. It is a federal semi-presidential republic, comprising 83 federal subjects...
. First held in 1971. Since the first years of its existence the festival was given importance of the main musical event of the year (pop, also rock music), which the festival retained until now, as evidenced by television ratings.
During the year, a number of "promotional issues" (until 2005) was held, and in December the final television concert (the final) was shot, which aired in early January next year (until 2004 - always on Channel One television in Russia
Channel One (Russia)
Channel One is the first television channel to broadcast in the Soviet Union. The channel was renamed Ostankino Channel 1 in 1991, after the Soviet Union broke up and the Russian SFSR became the Russian Federation. According to a recent government publication, the Russian government controls 51%...
). Attendance (including finals) is determined at the discretion of the organizers, declaring the main selection criterion popularity of a song (or member) within a year.
See also
- Red stars : Personality and the Soviet Popular Song, 1955-1991 author: David MacFadyen, editor: Montreal : McGill-Queen's University Press, ©2001.