Step towards big victory

Ruslan Aslanov, representing Belarus at Junior Eurovision-2015 Song Contest in Bulgarian Sofia, came fourth, just behind Malta’s Destiny Chukunyere, Armenian Mika and Slovenian Lina Kuduzović. However, Ruslan isn’t upset; rather he is convinced, “We’ve done everything we could. Though it’s very difficult to enter the big stage, I tried to combine the pleasant and the useful and receive pleasure from this.” A young performer promised his fans to return to Eurovision stage, but that of the adult competition. “I still have three years. Wait for creative explosions!” notes Ruslan when he spoke to his friends and journalists who were welcoming him in the national airport.

His vocal teacher Olga Drozdova, who accompanied Ruslan during his trip, is also glad for her pupil. “I think we’ve won, since we managed to come fourth though all our rivals were truly strong.”

Ruslan thanked his fans and admitted that he had one of the biggest support teams. “I was pleased that people had come to support me and it was easier for me to enter the stage due to them,” notes the young singer. The Belarusian performer has also made friends with his rivals and after the Eurovision Ruslan’s range of friends expanded by 17 (this was the number of entrants at the contest from various countries, including Australia).

The fact that Ruslan was among top ten is viewed by many of his adult colleagues as no surprise. For example, a Belarusian entrant of the adult International Eurovision-2015 Song Contest, Uzari, calls the young performer ‘talented’ and his song ‘cool’. Actually, Ruslan’s Volshebstvo (Magic) song truly differed from other performances. The singer turned into a true magician on the stage, who was able to control any powers. The show was interactive and the team brought exclusive graphic decorations due to which dozens of LED butterflies flew into the audience hall during Ruslan’s performance, adding to his spectacular performance.