The Mirjam Helin Competition has selected its semifinalists.

The 20 singers were selected by a distinguished jury that includes Jorma Silvasti, Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski, and Kiri Te Kanawa.

The Semifinals will take place at the Helsinki Music Centre on May 25-26 and each performer will have to sing Finnish music, a group of solo songs and an aria. Each performer must sing for a max of 30 minutes.

Here is the list of semifinalists

– ByeongMin Gil, bass-baritone, South Korean

– Yuriy Hadzetskyy, baritone, Ukranian

– Stefan Hadzic, baritone, Serbian

– Jussi Juola, bass, Finnish

– Eric Jurenas, countertenor, American

– Bonsu Ku, bass-baritone, South Korean

– Iryna Kyshliaruk, soprano, Ukranian

– Palesa Malieloa, soprano, South African

– Megan Moore, mezzo-soprano, American

– Elaina Moreau, soprano, Canadian

– Bryan Murray, baritone, American

– SungHwan Park, baritone, South Korean

– Maria Carla Pino Cury, coloratura soprano, Chilean

– Virva Puumala, soprano, Finnish

– Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo, countertenor, Italian, Venezuelan

– Johanna Wallroth, soprano, Swedish

– Juliana Zara, coloratura soprano, American

– Teaa An, mezzo-soprano, South Korean

– Stefan Astakhov, baritone, German

– Olga Cheremnykh, soprano, Russian