New Wave (competition)
International contest for young performers of popular music / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
New Wave (Russian: Новая волна, Novaya volna, Latvian: Jaunais Vilnis) is an international contest for young performers of popular music founded in 2002 by the Russian composer Igor Krutoy and Latvian pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls, and was later enhanced by the Russian superstar Alla Pugacheva. The contest usually lasts for six days: 3 contest days, 2 special event days and, at the end, the day when the contest's results are announced followed by an ending concert.
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Genre | Pop, europop, jazz |
Dates | Six days (three contest days) in July |
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Years active | 2002–2019; 2021–present |
Founders | Igor Krutoy and Raimonds Pauls |
Website | newwavestars |
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