| Location(s) | Jūrmala, Latvia |
|---|---|
| Years active | 2002 - present |
| Founded by | Igor Krutoy and Raimonds Pauls |
| Date(s) | Six days (three contest days) in July |
| Genre | Pop, Europop, Jazz |
| Website | Official Website |
New Wave (Russian: Новая волна, Novaya volna, Latvian: Jaunais Vilnis) is an international contest for new stars, which usually lasts for six days: 3 contest days, 2 special event days and, at the end, the day where the contest's results are announced followed by an ending concert.
New Wave is a contest for young performers of popular music which was founded by a Russian composer Igor Krutoy and by Latvian pianist and composer Raimonds Pauls in 2002 and later enhanced by a very famous Russian superstar Alla Pugacheva. New wave is held in the Latvian costal city of Jūrmala (Dzintari). Although meant to popularize new stars from all over Europe, the countries of the former USSR and USA, many present and former superstars play an important, if not the most important, role in it
Contents |
| Year | Country | Contester |
|---|---|---|
| 2011 | United States | Jayden Felder |
| 2010 | Armenia | Sona Shahgeldyan |
| 2009 | Indonesia Ukraine |
Sandhy Sondoro Jamala[1] |
| 2008 | Georgia | Duo Georgia |
| 2007 | Moldova | Natalia Gordienko |
| 2006 | United States | LaRose |
| 2005 | Latvia | Intars Busulis |
| 2004 | Latvia | Cosmos |
| 2003 | Russia | Nastya Stotckaya |
| 2002 | Russia | Smash!! |