New Wave

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 maestro Raimonds Pauls in 2002 and later enhanced by a very famous Russian superstar Alla Pugacheva. New Wave used to be held in the Latvian coastal city of Jūrmala (Dzintari), but due to difficult Latvian-Russian relations, the contest was moved to Sochi, Russia in time for the 2015 contest. 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.

Winners

2015  Croatia Damir Kedžo

2014  Georgia Nutsa Buzaladze

2013  Cuba Roberto Kel Torres

2012  Russia Niloo

2011  United States Jayden Felder

2010  Armenia Sona Shahgeldyan

2009  Indonesia Sandhy Sondoro &  Ukraine Jamala

2008  Georgia Duo Georgia

2007  Moldova Natalia Gordienko

2006  United StatesAngelina La Rose

2005  LatviaIntars Busulis

2004  LatviaCosmos

2003  RussiaNastya Stotckaya

2002  RussiaSmash!!!