The New Wave ("Novaya Volna") fest is the biggestex-Soviet international music festival which is hosted by Jurmala (Latvia).
The event is broadcasted live almost in all ex-USSR countries. You can watch it via satellitte as well on RTR-Planeta channel.
Usually every year at least 1 performer from the New Wave performs @ Eurovision.
I watch it every year with my family, we have such "tradition".
Last year Indonesia and Ukraine shared the 1st place because they scored the same amount of points (even the same marks if I'm not mistaken).
This fest is rich on connections with Eurovision.
Btw, it also has national finals. Every song should be less than 3 mins long.
such ESC performers like Dima Bilan, Tina Karol', almost all recent Latvian performers, Sopho (the 1st Georgian Sopho
), Nelly Ciobanu, Natalia Barbu performed on the New Wave as contestants.
In my opinion, sending NW performers on ESC works for everyone except Latvia itself
Date: July 27 - August 1 (usually it lasts for 5-6 days)
Rules: Every contestant has to perform 3 songs --> His/her/their national song (usually folk or national hit), world hit and their own song.
ONLY the jury gives marks but there's also the people's choice award which is based on voting.
Russia and Ukraine have a right to send 3 performers (we are the biggest ex-Soviet countries and the biggest sponsors), Latvia - 2 (as the host).
Every year all biggest celebrities and the most rich people visit Jurmala. For instance this year they expect Roman Abramovich and of course our own billionaire and "Shakhtar" FC owner Renat Akhmetov
This year we will have 17 contestants, also a lot of ESC-connected performers
Here they are:
ARMENIA
Sona Shahgeldyan
AZERBAIJAN
Milk & Kisses
NF 2010
BELARUS
Litesound.
Multiply NF finalists
BRAZIL
Gabriella
Brazil debuted this year. Can't wait to hear her )))
BULGARIA
Niki Manolov
ESTONIA
Uku Suviste
NF 2010
FINLAND
Stacy
ISRAEL
Hila Ben David
KAZAKHSTAN
Kairat Tuntekov
LATVIA
Lady's Sweet
PER
RUSSIA
Music Hayk
Murakami
Egor Sesarev
UKRAINE
Payushchie Troosy
Scandalous gimmick band. I've already posted their video in 2011 thread, cuz (imo) they can apply for our NF as well.
Ivan Berezovskiy
NF 2010 participant.
Tatyana Shyrko
I'm curious about this one, she's the newcomer.
Hosts: Sergey Lazarev & Ani Lorak, Lera Kudryavtseva (Sergey's gf) and Xenia Sobchak.
Guests-Headliners: Zemfira, Toni Braxton, Lara Fabian
The event is broadcasted live almost in all ex-USSR countries. You can watch it via satellitte as well on RTR-Planeta channel.
Usually every year at least 1 performer from the New Wave performs @ Eurovision.
I watch it every year with my family, we have such "tradition".
Last year Indonesia and Ukraine shared the 1st place because they scored the same amount of points (even the same marks if I'm not mistaken).
This fest is rich on connections with Eurovision.
Btw, it also has national finals. Every song should be less than 3 mins long.
such ESC performers like Dima Bilan, Tina Karol', almost all recent Latvian performers, Sopho (the 1st Georgian Sopho
), Nelly Ciobanu, Natalia Barbu performed on the New Wave as contestants.In my opinion, sending NW performers on ESC works for everyone except Latvia itself
Date: July 27 - August 1 (usually it lasts for 5-6 days)
Rules: Every contestant has to perform 3 songs --> His/her/their national song (usually folk or national hit), world hit and their own song.
ONLY the jury gives marks but there's also the people's choice award which is based on voting.
Russia and Ukraine have a right to send 3 performers (we are the biggest ex-Soviet countries and the biggest sponsors), Latvia - 2 (as the host).
Every year all biggest celebrities and the most rich people visit Jurmala. For instance this year they expect Roman Abramovich
and of course our own billionaire and "Shakhtar" FC owner Renat Akhmetov This year we will have 17 contestants, also a lot of ESC-connected performers
Here they are:
ARMENIASona Shahgeldyan
AZERBAIJANMilk & Kisses
NF 2010
BELARUSLitesound.
Multiply NF finalists
BRAZILGabriella
Brazil debuted this year. Can't wait to hear her )))
BULGARIANiki Manolov
ESTONIAUku Suviste
NF 2010
FINLANDStacy
ISRAELHila Ben David
KAZAKHSTANKairat Tuntekov
LATVIALady's Sweet
PER
RUSSIAMusic Hayk
Murakami
Egor Sesarev
UKRAINE Payushchie Troosy
Scandalous gimmick band. I've already posted their video in 2011 thread, cuz (imo) they can apply for our NF as well.
Ivan Berezovskiy
NF 2010 participant.
Tatyana Shyrko
I'm curious about this one, she's the newcomer.
Hosts: Sergey Lazarev & Ani Lorak, Lera Kudryavtseva (Sergey's gf) and Xenia Sobchak.
Guests-Headliners: Zemfira, Toni Braxton, Lara Fabian
So we did watch only during the commercials and after it ended, though I got bored soon. 
