As an associate member, the nation cannot apply to participate on its own and requires a special invitation from the contest organisers to take part in future editions.

[2] Kodzhahmetov invited Daneliya Tuleshova, winner of the fourth season of Ukraine's version of The Voice Kids, to take part in the casting process to represent Kazakhstan in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest.

[6] On 25 July 2018, Kazakhstan's national broadcaster, Khabar Agency, announced that they would be making their Junior Eurovision debut at the 2018 contest in Minsk, Belarus.

On 6 June 2023, Khabar Agency revealed that Kazakhstan would not participate in the Junior Eurovision Song Contest 2023 held in Nice, however, the broadcaster later expressed hope of returning in 2024.

[9][10][11][12][13] Kazakhstan used the national selection format «Balalar Eurokörınısı» än baiqauyna ūlttyq ırıkteu (Kazakh Cyrillic: «Балалар Еурокөрінісі» ән байқауына ұлттық іріктеу; Russian: Национальный отбор на песенный конкурс «Детское Евровидение»; lit.