By this fall, they hope to select 20 or so finalists and hold a concert in Moscow at which the winner will be decided.

From the performance, the judges panel selected two finalists to face off in a final battle.

The judges now select 10 finalists to compete for the top five.

A jury panel exclusively selected 13 finalists for the final.

Each mentor selected two finalists from their own category as the bottom two.

This fall, the jury is expected to select five to eight finalists.

The judges selected 10 finalists who competed for the top five.

Five panels of five judges each first selected 19 finalists.

The medical examination selected 18 finalists, narrowed to 9 successful applicants in the second round.

The committee then reviews the data for each candidate and selects four finalists.