Kazakhstan in the Eurovision Song Festival 9

Kazakhstan participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 9 with the song "Hey yo!" written by Alaverdashvili K.T. and K.K.. The song was performed by Luina. The Kazakh entry for the ninth contest in Gdańsk, Poland was selected through the national final The Kazakh People Festival 8, organised by Khabar Agency. An initial 20 entries competed in the national final which consisted of 3 shows: the quarter final, the semi final 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, "Hey yo!" performed by Luina was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==The Kazakh People Festival==
===Quarter final===
;Table key
Draw	Artist 	Songs 	Jury	Public	Total	Result
01 	Luina 	"Hey yo!" 	56% 	70% 	63% 	1
01 	Luina 	"Kimsiñ" 	44% 	30% 	37% 	2
02 	Aydana Medenova 	"Menimen bïle"	52% 	60% 	56% 	1
02 	Aydana Medenova 	"Aytşı tike" 	48% 	40% 	44% 	2
03 	Indira Edilbaeva	"Zharygym" 	78% 	50% 	64% 	1
03 	Indira Edilbaeva	"Oylan" 	22% 	50% 	36% 	2
04 	Keshyou 	"Swala la la" 	50% 	80% 	65% 	1
04 	Keshyou 	"Qalay ğana" 	50% 	20% 	35% 	2
===Semi-Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Total	Place	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Total	Place	01	Indira Edilbaeva	"Zharygym"	31%	23%	27%	2
02 	Keshyou 	"Swala la la" 	16% 	28% 	22% 	4 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
03 	Luina 	"Hey yo!" 	25% 	33% 	29% 	1 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
04 	Aydana Medenova	"Menimen bïle"	28% 	16% 	22% 	3 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===Final===
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Total	Place	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Jury	Public	Total	Place	01	Luina	"Hey yo!"	34%	72%	53%	1
02 	Indira Edilbaeva	"Zharygym"	66% 	28% 	47% 	2