Kazakhstan in the Eurovision Song Festival 15

Kazakhstan participated in the Eurovision Song Festival 15 with the song "Mahabbat" written by Ayree. The song was performed by Ayree herself. The Kazakh entry for the fifteenth contest in Baku, Azerbaijan was selected through the national final The Kazakh People Festival 12, organised by Khabar Agency. An initial 6 entries competed in the national final which consisted of 1 show: the final. The winner was selected based on the votes of a seven-member judging panel, as well as the votes from the public. In the final, "Mahabbat" performed by Ayree was selected as the winner based on a public vote and a jury-vote.
==The Kazakh People Festival 12==
Draw	Artist 	Song 	Madina Saduakasova	Sasha Holiday	Jan Khalib	Aydana Medenova	Luina	Nurjan Kermenbaev	Sara Amangeldi	Televote	Total	Result
01 	
ALBA 	"Ara" 	5 	4 	3 	5 	4 	4 	6 	- 	31 	5
02 	BN ft. Raim & Arthur	"Luchshiy" 	6 	5 	4 	6 	5 	6 	5 	- 	37 	6
03 	Dana Zulkhanova 	"Pelena" 	3 	3 	5 	2 	1 	2 	2 	28% 	18 	2
04 	
Altynai Zholdybaeva	"Syuda idi" 	4 	2 	1 	3 	6 	1 	4 	35% 	21 	3
05 	Dan Balan & INDI 	"Dyshat o lyubvi"	1 	6 	2 	4 	3 	5 	3 	- 	24 	4
06 	Ayree 	"Mahabbat" 	2 	1 	6 	1 	2 	3 	1 	37% 	16 	1