Twenty singers from 15 countries have been chosen for this summer’s competition.

The contestants come from 15 countries – three Russians, two each from South Korea, Ukraine and USA, and others from Argentina, Australia, Brazil, China, England, Guatemala (for the first time), Mexico, Mongolia, Portugal, South Africa and Wales.

In order of nationality they are:

Guadalupe BARRIENTOS – mezzo soprano – Argentina (32 years)

Lauren FAGAN – soprano – Australia (31 years)

Camila TITINGER – soprano – Brazil (29 years)

Mingjie LEI – tenor – China (31 years)

Katie BRAY – mezzo soprano – England (32 years)

Adriana GONZALEZ – soprano – Guatemala (27 years)

Jorge ESPINO – baritone – Mexico (27 years)

Badral CHULUUNBAATAR – baritone – Mongolia (29 years)

Luis GOMES – tenor- Portugal (32 years)

Roman ARNDT – tenor – Russia (30 years)

Karina KHERUNTS – mezzo soprano – Russia (32 years)

Yulia MENNIBAEVA – mezzo soprano – Russia (31 years)

Owen METSILENG – tenor – South Africa (31 years)

Leonardo LEE – baritone – South Korea (31 years)

Sooyeon LEE – soprano – South Korea (30 years)

Lena BELKINA – mezzo soprano – Ukraine (31 years)

Andrei KYMACH – baritone – Ukraine (31 years)

Patrick GUETTI – bass – USA (31 years)

Richard OLLARSABA – bass baritone – USA (31 years)

Angharad LYDDON – mezzo soprano – Wales (30 years)

2017 winner Catriona Morrison