Kazakhstan in the Eurovision Song Festival 5

Kazakhstan participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 5 with the song "Ryzamin" written by Bayan Yessentayeva, Askar Uzabayev and Azamat Dulatov. The song was performed by KeshYou. The Kazakh entry for the fifth contest in Cluj-Napoca, Romania was selected through the national final The Kazakh People Festival 4, organised by Khabar Agency. An initial 20 entries competed in the national final which consisted of 3 shows: the auditions, the battles and the final. Entries were selected to advance in the competition based on the votes of a three-member judging panel, international jury as well as the votes from the public. In the final, "Ryzamin" performed by Keshyou was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==The Kazakh People Festival==
===Format changes===
Khabar Agency announced that the format of the national final would change, making the running time shorter. There will be twelve acts taking part, from which six advance (devided over three teams) to the next round (the battles). The winners of the three battles will fight for the right to represent Kazakhstan in the Eurovision Song Festival 5.
===Auditions===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Song
01 	Indira Edilbaeva	"Zharygym"
02 	Ayumi ft Batyr 	"Hey-la"
03 	A-Studio & Tomas	"Falling for you"
04 	KeshYou 	"Ryzamin"
05 	KeshYou 	"Kelshi janima"
06 	Lashyn 	"Zhasa, Tugan Zher"
07 	Lashyn 	"Kazagymnyn Arulary-ay"
08 	Gaukhartas 	"Qazaghym-ay"
09 	KeshYou 	"Asypka"
10 	Zhanar Dugalova 	"Ayta bersin"
11 	Indira Edilbaeva	"Munaima"
12 	KeshYou 	"Kazak kızdarı"
===Battles===
====Team Marilem====
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Public 	Public	Total	Place
Draw	Artist 	Song 	KazakhJury	InternationalJury	Total	Points	Televote	Points	Total	Place
01 	Indira Edilbaeva	"Munaima"	10 	10 	20 	10 	12,374 	10 	20 	2
02 	KeshYou 	"Ryzamin"	12 	12 	24 	12 	19,273 	12 	24 	1
====Team Kari====
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Public 	Public	Total	Place
Draw	Artist 	Song 	KazakhJury	InternationalJury	Total	Points	Televote	Points	Total	Place
01 	Gaukhartas	"Qazaghym-ay" 	12 	10 	22 	12 	11,743 	12 	24 	1
02 	KeshYou 	"Kazak kızdarı"	10 	12 	22 	10 	10,485 	10 	20 	2
====Team Vladimir====
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Public 	Public	Total	Place
Draw	Artist 	Song 	KazakhJury	InternationalJury	Total	Points	Televote	Points	Total	Place
01 	KeshYou 	"Asypka"	12 	10 	22 	12 	12,364 	10 	22 	2
02 	Ayumi ft Batyr	"Hey-la"	10 	12 	22 	10 	15,564 	12 	22 	1
===Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Jury 	Public 	Public	Total	Place
Draw	Artist 	Song 	KazakhJury	InternationalJury	Total	Points	Televote	Points	Total	Place
01 	Gaukhartas 	"Qazaghym-ay"	8 	10 	18 	8 	12,374 	8 	16 	3
02 	Ayumi ft Batyr	"Hey-la" 	10 	8 	18 	10 	16,573 	10 	20 	2
03 	KeshYou 	"Ryzamin" 	12 	12 	24 	12 	19,274 	12 	24 	1