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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. Along with Pugacheva, the headliners of the competition were Valery Leontyev, Patricia Kaas, Toto Cutugno, Lou Bega, Craig David and Svetlana Loboda. Since 2016, Pugacheva has not participated in the organization of the competition.[6][7][8]
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.
Although meant to popularize new stars from all over Europe, the countries of the former USSR and the USA, many present and former superstars play an important, if not the most important, role in it. Many participants have also represented their countries at the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, including but not limited to: Helena Meraai (Belarus), Gaia Cauchi (Malta), Marta Kirakosyan (Armenia), Ela Mangion (Malta), Daneliya Tuleshova (Kazakhstan), Krisia Todorova (Bulgaria), Lerika Engalycheva (Russia and Moldova), Anahit Adamyan (Armenia), Polina Bogusevich (Russia), Misha Gregoryan (Armenia), Anastasiya Baginska (Ukraine), Dino Jelusić (Croatia) and Daniel Yastremski (Belarus).
New Wave contestants have also represented their country at the Eurovision Song Contest including Jamala (Ukraine), DoReDos (Moldova), Natalia Gordienko (Moldova), Demy (Greece), Nutsa Buzaladze (Georgia) and Saro Gevorgyan (Armenia; as a backing vocalist).
Year | Country | Contestant |
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2024 | ![]() |
Anahit Hakobyan |
2021 | ![]() |
Saro Gevorgyan |
2019 | ![]() |
Inis Neziri |
2018 | ![]() |
Dan Rosin |
2017 | ![]() |
Erna Mir |
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DoReDoS | |
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Sardor Milano | |
2016 | ![]() |
Dino Jelusić |
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Walter Ricci | |
2015 | ![]() |
Damir Kedžo[9] |
2014 | ![]() |
Nutsa Buzaladze |
2013 | ![]() |
Roberto Kel Torres |
2012 | ![]() |
Niloo[10] |
2011 | ![]() |
Jayden Felder |
2010 | ![]() |
Sona Shahgeldyan |
2009 | ![]() |
Sandhy Sondoro[11] |
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Jamala | |
2008 | ![]() |
Duo Georgia |
2007 | ![]() |
Natalia Gordienko |
2006 | ![]() |
Anjuelaye Larose |
2005 | ![]() |
Intars Busulis |
2004 | ![]() |
Cosmos |
2003 | ![]() |
Anastasia Stotskaya |
2002 | ![]() |
Smash!!! |
For the first 14 years, New Wave was held in the Latvian coastal city of Jūrmala,[1] but in 2015, it moved to Sochi, the Russian Federation (other potential locations included Baku, Kaliningrad, Kazan and Crimea). According to organizer Igor Krutoy, the main reason for relocating was because of performing Russian singers Valeriya, Iosif Kobzon and Oleg Gazmanov being denied entry into Latvia for the 2014 contest by the Minister of Foreign Affairs Edgars Rinkēvičs because of their voiced support for Russia's annexation of Crimea.[2][4]
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