The Voice Kids (Russian TV series) season 12
| The Voice Kids | |
|---|---|
| Season 12 | |
| Presented by | |
| Coaches | |
| Winner | Maria Nikulina |
| Winning coach | Dima Bilan |
| Runner-up | Arina Kiyashko |
| Release | |
| Original network | Channel One |
| Original release | 5 September – 28 November 2025 |
| Season chronology | |
The twelfth season of the Russian reality talent show The Voice Kids premiered on 5 September 2025 on Channel One. Yana Churikova and Valya Karnaval returned as the show's presenters. Dima Bilan returned as a coach and was joined by Aida Garifullina and duo Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya.[1][2]
Maria Nikulina was announced the winner of this season, marking Dima Bilan's fourth win as a coach on The Voice Kids. With Nikulina's win, Bilan became the first coach on the Kids version of the show to win more than three seasons (Bilan became the first coach to win three seasons on the Kids version in the previous season). In addition, Bilan also became the third coach out of all versions of the show to win four times, behind Alexander Gradsky and Pelageya.
Coaches and presenters
The Voice Kids season 12 coaches
On August 12, 2025, it was announced that Dima Bilan would return as a coach from the previous season. He was joined by new coaches Aida Garifullina and the first coaching duo in the show's history, Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya. Presnyakov has previously served as a coach in the show's adult version.
Yana Churikova and Valya Karnaval returned as the show's presenters.
Teams
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- Winner
- Runner-up
- Third place
- Eliminated in the Final
- Eliminated in the Live Extra round
- Eliminated in the Battle rounds
| Coaches | Top 54 artists | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dima Bilan | Maria Nikulina | Anita Petrosyan | Matvey Didenko | Albert Ramazanov | Anna Paramonova | Lydia Lakhtyukhova |
| Stefan Gasparyan | Semyon Kashtanov | Taisia Litonina | Esenia Prozorova | Sofia Nagalina | Alina Archakova | |
| Elizaveta Strikhar | Stepan Smirnov | Lev Pisanko | Alexandra Rozhkova | Sofia Damarnatskaya | Elizaveta Mikhailova | |
| Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya | Zhasmina Tuzelova | Matvey Yaitsky | Milana Krokhina | Sofia Shishikina | Veronica Tarasova | Veronica Shcherban |
| Jacqueline Alekseeva | Christina Myaz | Anastasia Bulatetskaya | Sultana-Mira Chorbaji | Miron Zirnov | Artur Zverovich | |
| Daria Nedelskaya | Bogdan Belov | Ilya Simbaev | Kristina Vilyaeva | Margarita Zingman | Prokhor Borisov | |
| Aida Garifullina | Arina Kiyashko | Viktoria Zakharova | Joseppe Di Menca | Maria Markova-Butirskaya | Bogdan Tokar | Milana Ananko |
| Alexandra Ryabikina | Roman Zhuchkov | Milina Khairullina | Makar Shcheglov | Zlata Uchaykina | Anya Tsareva | |
| Arina Kovrigina | Malika Zeinalova | Darya Vaganova | Arseniy Bardin | Mark Petrosyan | Tatiana Babelyuk | |
| Note: Italicized names are stolen contestants (who were eliminated in the Sing-offs, but were stolen in the Live Extra round and advanced to the Final). | ||||||
Blind auditions
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| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU" button |
| ✔ | Coach pressed "I WANT YOU", despite the lack places in his/her team |
| Artist defaulted to a coach's team | |
| Artist picked a coach's team | |
| Artist eliminated with no coach pressing their button |
The coaches performed "Blue Canary" at the start of the show.
| Episode | Order | Artist | Age | Hometown | Song | Coach's and artist's choices | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bilan | Presnyakov & Podolskaya |
Garifullina | |||||||
| Episode 1[a] (September 5, 2025) | 1 | Alexandra Ryabikina | 7 | Moscow | "Золушка" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Matvey Yaitsky | 10 | Dolgoprudny, Moscow Oblast | "Алёшка" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 3 | Sofiya Shishikina | 10 | Tula | "She Taught Me How to Yodel" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 4 | Dmitry Eremeev | 15 | Cheboksary | "Самолёты" | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Elizaveta Mikhaylova | 9 | Moscow | "А цыган идёт" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 6 | Anita Petrosyan | 12 | Saint Petersburg | "All by Myself" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 7 | Serafim Labutin | 10 | Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast | "Есаул" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Valeriya Shubich | 14 | Minsk, Belarus | "Call Me" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Matvey Didenko | 12 | Kurgan | "Песня о далёкой Родине" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| Episode 2[b] (September 12, 2025) | 1 | Miron Zernov | 6 | Belgorod | "Душа нараспашку" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Sofiya Damarnatskaya | 12 | Penza | "Лучшее в тебе" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 3 | Vladislav Bogomolov | 9 | Saint Petersburg | "Представь себе" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Milana Krokhina | 13 | Vladimir | "Con te partirò / Let's Get It Started" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 5 | Roman Zhuchkov | 8 | Kursk | "Эти глаза напротив" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| 6 | Sofiya Khomyakova | 11 | Belgorod | "I Surrender" | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Sofiya Dolgireva | 7 | Moscow | "Разноцветные ярмарки" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Milina Khayrullina | 12 | Kazan | "Лодочка" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| 9 | Bogdan Belov | 10 | Lipetsk | "The House of the Rising Sun" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 3[c] (September 19, 2025) | 1 | Makar Shcheglov | 9 | Novomoskovsk, Tula Oblast | "Смуглянка" | — | — | ✔ | |
| 2 | Sofiya Nagalina | 13 | Voronezh | "Меланхолия" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 3 | Polykarp Karpov | 7 | Moscow | "Пусть всегда будет солнце" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Veronika Shcherban | 13 | Moscow | "Выключи свет" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 5 | Damir Sorokin | 13 | Moscow | "Пожары" | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Jacqueline Alekseeva | 7 | Moscow | "Padam, padam..." | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 7 | Kristina Myaz | 13 | Vladivostok | "Все не так просто" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 8 | Maxim Byorn | 8 | Khimki, Moscow Oblast | "Любите, девушки" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Anastasiya Bulatetskaya | 15 | Perm | "Lose Control" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 10 | Zlata Uchaykina | 14 | Samara | "Небо славян" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 4[d] (September 26, 2025) | 1 | Anna Tsaryova | 6 | Moscow | "Стою на полустаночке" | ✔ | — | ✔ | |
| 2 | Dmitry Li-Chang-Lin | 11 | Moscow | "Беспризорник" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Lydiya Lakhtyukhova | 12 | Moscow | "Зимний сон" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 4 | Veronika Tarasova | 15 | Vladimir | "Встань" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 5 | Stefan Gasparyan | 7 | Moscow | "Я люблю рок-н-ролл" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 6 | Alika Beshtokova | 15 | Krasnodar | "Охота на лисицу" | — | — | — | ||
| 7 | Diana Bashilova | 8 | Odintsovo, Moscow Oblast | "Арлекино" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Arseniy Bardin | 13 | Mozhga, Udmurt Republic | "Дельтаплан" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| 9 | Malika Zeynalova | 11 | Moscow | "Оренбургский пуховый платок" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| 10 | Semyon Kashtanov | 13 | Voronezh | "Как молоды мы были" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| Episode 5[e] (October 3, 2025) | 1 | Joseppe Di Menca | 11 | Italy, Sicilia | "Caruso" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Taisiya Litonina | 9 | Zelenograd | "Метелица" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 3 | Vladimir Igolkin | 10 | Saint Petersburg | "Герои спорта" | — | — | — | ||
| 4 | Sultana-Mira Chorbadzhy | 14 | Tolyatti, Samara Oblast | "Белым снегом" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 5 | Alexander Rudenko | 8 | Samara | "Щенок" | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Eseniya Prozorova | 14 | Kurgan | "What a Wonderful World" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 7 | Mariya Markova-Butyrskaya | 8 | Saint Petersburg | "Дельтаплан" | — | — | ✔ | ||
| 8 | Bogdan Tokar | 13 | Belgorod | "Le temps des cathédrales" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 9 | Saida Abdullina | 10 | Kazan | "Эх, Андрюша, нам ли быть в печали" | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Arina Kovrigina | 11 | Kemerovo | "I Will Always Love You" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 6[f]
(October 10, 2025) |
1 | Artur Zverovich | 8 | Mogilev, Belarus | "Очи чёрные" | — | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Varvara Vinogradova | 10 | Saint Petersburg | "Sous le ciel de Paris" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Albert Ramazanov | 14 | Yekaterinburg | "Опера №2" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 4 | Alina Archakova | 14 | Ryazan | "Знаешь ли ты" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 5 | David Yelan | 13 | Moscow | "Бах творит" | — | — | — | ||
| 6 | Anna Paramonova | 11 | Moscow | "Всё могут короли" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 7 | Milana Ananko | 9 | Moscow | "Il Mondo" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 8 | Pavel Tarasov | 10 | Samara | "Я счастливый" | — | — | — | ||
| 9 | Viktoriya Zakharova | 10 | Ryazan | "My Heart Will Go On" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 10 | Dariya Nedelskaya | 14 | Moscow | "Я несла свою беду" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 7[g]
(October 17, 2025) |
1 | Elizaveta Strikhar | 8 | Moscow | "Barbie Girl" | ✔ | — | ✔ | |
| 2 | Stepan Smirnov | 10 | Tyumen | "Этот мир" | ✔ | — | — | ||
| 3 | Zhasmina Tuzelova | 12 | Astana, Kazakhstan | "Вою на Луну" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 4 | Demyan Kamaryan | 14 | Troitsk, Moscow | "Группа крови" | — | — | — | ||
| 5 | Darya Vaganova | 15 | Saint Petersburg | "Ритуальная" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 6 | Lev Pisanko | 12 | Moscow | "Espresso Macchiato" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 7 | Elizaveta Moskvichyova | 9 | Krasnodar | "Замок из дождя" | — | — | — | ||
| 8 | Ilya Simbaev | 14 | Izhevsk | "На всю планету Земля" | — | ✔ | — | ||
| 9 | Viktoriya Ambrashkina | 10 | Moscow | "Ты — моё дыхание" | — | — | — | ||
| 10 | Kristina Vilyaeva | 13 | Moscow | "I Wish" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| Episode 8[h]
(October 24, 2025) |
1 | Alexandra Rozhkova | 9 | Penza | "Шутка" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | |
| 2 | Bulat Malaev | 13 | Saratov | "Седая ночь" | — | — | — | ||
| 3 | Arina Kiyashko | 14 | Nizhnekamsk, Tatarstan | "Пообещайте мне любовь" | ✔ | — | ✔ | ||
| 4 | Margarita Zingman | 10 | Minsk, Belarus | "Tattoo" | — | ✔ | — | ||
| 5 | Prokhor Borisov | 12 | Moscow | "Не вставай на колени" | — | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 6 | Mariya Nikulina | 7 | Stavropol | "Конь" | ✔ | Team full | — | ||
| 7 | Mark Petrosyan | 13 | Moscow | "If I Ain't Got You" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
| 8 | Mariya Muzyka | 13 | Cherepovets, Vologda Oblast | "Останусь" | Team full | Team full | — | ||
| 9 | Anatoly Barbarenko | 12 | Kirov | "Оле, оле" | — | ||||
| 10 | Tatyana Babelyuk | 9 | Novosibirsk | "Разноцветные ярмарки" | ✔ | ✔ | ✔ | ||
The Battles
The Battles round started with the first half of episode 9 and ended with the first half of episode 11 (broadcast on October 31, November 7, 14 2025). Contestants who win their battle will advance to the Playoff rounds.
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| Artist won the Battle and advanced to the Sing-offs | |
| Artist was eliminated |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Winner | Song | Losers | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 9 (October 31, 2025) |
Dima Bilan | 1 | Mariya Nikulina | "Хорошо бродить по свету" | Elizaveta Strikhar | Elizaveta Mikhaylova |
| 2 | Anita Petrosyan | "Umbrella" | Stepan Smirnov | Taisiya Litonina | ||
| 3 | Anna Paramonova | "Чип и Дэйл спешат на помощь" | Stefan Gasparyan | Alexandra Rozhkova | ||
| 4 | Lidiya Lakhtyukhova | "Солёное счастье" | Eseniya Prozorova | Sofiya Damarnatskaya | ||
| 5 | Matvey Didenko | "Острой бритвой" | Semyon Kashtanov | Lev Pisanko | ||
| 6 | Albert Ramazanov | "Will You Be There" | Sofya Nagalina | Alina Archakova | ||
| Episode 10 (November 7, 2025) |
Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya | 1 | Sofia Shishikina | "Мечта" | Artur Zverovich | Miron Zernov |
| 2 | Matvey Yaitskiy | "Shake It Off" | Jaqueline Alekseeva | Prokhor Borisov | ||
| 3 | Veronika Shcherban | "Недотрога" | Anastasiya Bulatetskaya | Christina Myaz' | ||
| 4 | Zhasmina Tuzelova | "Beautiful Things" | Bogdan Belov | Margarita Zingman | ||
| 5 | Veronika Tarasova | "Купалинка" | Sultana-Mira Chorbaji | Darya Nedelskaya | ||
| 6 | Milana Krokhina | "Ясный мой свет" | Christina Vilyaeva | Ilya Simbaev | ||
| Episode 11 (November 14, 2025) |
Aida Garifullina | 1 | Mariya Markova-Butyrskaya | "Abracadabra" | Alexandra Ryabikina | Tatyana Babelyuk |
| 2 | Milana Ananko | "Русское поле" / "Ой, да степь широкая" / "Конь" | Darya Vaganova | Malika Zeynalova | ||
| 3 | Viktoriya Zakharova | "Shackles (Praise You)" | Mark Petrosyan | Arina Kovrigina | ||
| 4 | Bogdan Tokar | "Нежность моя" | Milina Khayrullina | Zlata Uchaykina | ||
| 5 | Arina Kiyashko | "La La La" | Anna Tsaryova | Arseniy Bardin | ||
| 6 | Joseppe Di Menca | "Любовь, похожая на сон" | Roman Zhuchkov | Makar Shcheglov | ||
The Sing-offs
The Sing-offs round started with the second half of episode 9 and ended with the second half of episode 11 (broadcast on October 31, November 7, 14 2025). Contestants who was saved by their coaches will advance to the Final.
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| Artist was saved by his/her coach and advanced to the Final | |
| Artist was eliminated but received the Comeback and advanced to the Live Extra round |
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 9 (October 31, 2025) |
Dima Bilan | 1 | Mariya Nikulina | "Конь" | Advanced to the Live Extra round |
| 2 | Anita Petrosyan | "All By Myself" | Advanced to the Final | ||
| 3 | Anna Paramonova | "Всё могут короли" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 4 | Lidiya Lakhtyukhova | "Зимний сон" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 5 | Matvey Didenko | "Песня о далёкой Родине" | Advanced to the Final | ||
| 6 | Albert Ramazanov | "Опера №2" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| Episode 10 (November 7, 2025) |
Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya | 1 | Sofya Shishikina | "Yodel" | Advanced to Live Extra round |
| 2 | Matvey Yaitskiy | "Алёшка" (Руки Вверх!) | Advanced to the Final | ||
| 3 | Veronika Shcherban | "Выключи свет" (Наталья Подольская) | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 4 | Jasmina Tuzelova | "Вою на Луну" (Нюша) | Advanced to the Final | ||
| 5 | Veronika Tarasova | "Stand up" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 6 | Milana Krokhina | "Con te Partiro"/"Let's get it started" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| Episode 11 (November 14, 2025) |
Aida Garifullina | 1 | Mariya Markova-Butyrskaya | "Полёт на дельтаплане" | Advanced to the Live Extra round |
| 2 | Milana Ananko | "Il Mondo" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 3 | Viktoriya Zakharova | "My Heart Will Go On" | Advanced to the Final | ||
| 4 | Bogdan Tokar | "Le Temps des cathédrales" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 5 | Arina Kiyashko | "Пообещайте мне любовь" | Advanced to the Live Extra round | ||
| 6 | Joseppe Di Menca | "Caruso" | Advanced to the Final | ||
Live shows
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| Artist was saved by the Public's votes | |
| Artist was eliminated |
Week 1: Live Playoffs (November 21)
This season, each coach saved four artists who were eliminated in the Sing-offs. Playoff results were voted on in real time. Twelve artists sang live and nine of them were eliminated by the end of the night. Three saved artists advanced to the Final.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Public's vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 12[i] (21 November) | ||||||
| Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya | 1 | Milana Krokhina | "Ой, цветет калина» / "Арии Дивы Плавалагуны" | 38,6 % | Advanced | |
| 2 | Sofya Shishikina | "Фонари" | 12,6 % | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Veronika Tarasova | "Летали" | 14,8 % | Eliminated | ||
| 4 | Veronika Shcherban | "Там нет меня" | 34 % | Eliminated | ||
| Aida Garifullina | 5 | Milana Ananko | "Spente le Stelle" | 37,2 % | Eliminated | |
| 6 | Bogdan Tokar | "Прямо по сердцу" | 12 % | Eliminated | ||
| 7 | Maria Markova-Butirskaya | "Журчат ручьи" | 9,9 % | Eliminated | ||
| 8 | Arina Kiyashko | "Вечная любовь" | 40,9 % | Advanced | ||
| Dima Bilan | 9 | Maria Nikulina | "Вдоль по Питерской" | 41,8 % | Advanced | |
| 10 | Lydia Lakhtyukhova | "Я не твоя" | 11,7 % | Eliminated | ||
| 11 | Albert Ramazanov | "Шёлк" | 17,4 % | Eliminated | ||
| 12 | Anna Paramonova | "Живём мы что-то без азарта" | 29,1 % | Eliminated |
Week 2: Final (November 28)
In the final, the remaining three artists from each team sing for one place in the super final on his/her team. The public vote once again determines the outcome.
| Episode | Coach | Order | Artist | Song | Public's vote | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Episode 13 (28 November) | ||||||
| Final | ||||||
| Aida Garifullina | 1 | Arina Kiyashko | "Любовь настала" | 42,5 % | Advanced to the final | |
| 2 | Joseppe Di Menca | "Любовь уставших лебедей" | 32,5 % | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Viktoria Zakharova | "I Have Nothing" | 25 % | Eliminated | ||
| Dima Bilan | 4 | Maria Nikulina | "Течёт река Волга" | 52% | Advanced to the final | |
| 5 | Anita Petrosyan | "Dle yaman" / "Воин и дракон" | 16,8 % | Eliminated | ||
| 6 | Matvey Didenko | "Свой среди чужих, чужой среди своих" | 31,2 % | Eliminated | ||
| Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya | 7 | Milana Krokhina | "Снег" | 36 % | Eliminated | |
| 8 | Matvey Yaitsky | "Капитан арктика" | 19,2 % | Eliminated | ||
| 9 | Zhasmina Tuzelova | "Прерванный полёт" | 44,8 % | Advanced to the final | ||
| Super Final | ||||||
| Aida Garifullina | 1 | Arina Kiyashko | "Адажио" | 35,6 % | Runner-up | |
| Dima Bilan | 2 | Maria Nikulina | "Зима" | 44,4 % | Winner | |
| Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya | 3 | Zhasmina Tuzelova | "Крылатые качели" | 20 % | Third place | |
Best Coach
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| Coach | Public's vote (per episode) |
Result | |||||||||||||
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| The Blind Auditions | The Battles | LER. | |||||||||||||
| #1 | #2 | #3 | #4 | #5 | #6 | #7 | #8 | #9 | #10 | #11 | #12 | ||||
| Dima Bilan | 49% | 55% | 47% | 55% | 50% | 48% | 52% | 59% | In episodes 9-11, there was no voting for the Best Coach. | 42% | 51% | Best Coach | |||
| Aida Garifullina | 19% | 26% | 30% | 30% | 35% | 31% | 32% | 23% | 39% | 29% | Second place | ||||
| Vladimir Presnyakov & Natalia Podolskaya |
32% | 19% | 23% | 15% | 15% | 21% | 16% | 18% | 19% | 20% | Third place | ||||
Notes
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 1.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 2.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 3.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 4.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 5.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 6.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 7.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 8.
- ^ Dima Bilan is The best coach of episode 12.
References
- ^ "The names of the new mentors of the 12th season of the show "Voice. Children." For the first time, mentors form a duo and will recruit one team for two – RBK Life". РБК Life.
- ^ "Captcha". www.thevoicemag.ru. Retrieved 2025-11-28.