Voice of Asia

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VOA's head office in Almaty

Voice of Asia (Template:Langx, Azııa Daýysy; Template:Langx, Golos Azii) is a music festival that has been held annually in Almaty, Kazakhstan since 1990. It features artists from all over Asia, Eastern Europe and other regions. The usual venue for the festival is the outdoor skating rink "Medeu", located on the mountainous outskirts of the Tian Shan, a few kilometers from the center of Almaty. The festival program includes concerts by popular performers and a vocal competition. Over the years, the festival's headliners have included international pop music stars such as Gloria Gaynor, Alla Pugacheva, Toto Cutugno, Patricia Kaas, Valery Leontiev, Boney M., Bаccara, Secret Service, Black Eyed Peas and others. In 2024, Jason Derulo gave his first solo concert in Almaty.

In 2005 the event was suspended due to lack of funds. The festival has resumed in 2023.

Singing competition summary

Year	Grand-Prix Winner	1 Prize Golden Trophy	2 Prize Silver Trophy	3 Prize Bronze Trophy
2004	Template:Flagicon Nico	Template:Flagicon Eka Deli	Template:Flagicon Sheryn Regis Template:Flagicon Waheeda	Template:Flagicon Alden Zhaksybekov
2003	Template:Flagicon Xu Yang (徐洋)	Template:Flagicon Luminita Anghel	Template:Flagicon Jed Madela Template:Flagicon Lawrence Gray	Template:Flagicon Marzhan Arapbaeva Template:Flagicon Charles Markterdin
2002	Template:Flagicon Siti Nurhaliza	Template:Flagicon Veriko Turashvili	Template:Flagicon Tahmina Ashimbekova Template:Flagicon Arnee Hidalgo	Template:Flagicon Aldabergenov Zhaksybayev Template:Flagicon Roberts
2001	Template:Flagicon Ladine Roxas	Template:Flagicon Ruzica Cavic	Template:Flagicon Bathiya and Santhush Template:Flagicon Liu Xiaochun (刘晓春)	Template:Flagicon Altynai Zhorabayeva Template:Flagicon Jay Day
2000	Template:Flagicon Monica Anghel	Template:Flagicon Anis Suraya	Template:Flagicon Sun Jie (孙洁) Template:Flagicon Gulnur Orazymbetova	Template:Flagicon Glenn Fredly
1999	Template:Flagicon Manana Japaridze	Template:Flagicon Edo Condologit	Template:Flagicon Ding Dan (丁丹) Template:Flagicon Nelly Ciobanu	Template:Flagicon Jimbo
1998	Template:Flagicon Luca Sepe	Template:Flagicon Vladimir Stupin	Template:Flagicon Tan Jing Template:Flagicon Elza Lila	Template:Flagicon Afia Mala
1997	Template:Flagicon AB-3	Template:Flagicon Guo Rong (郭蓉)	Template:Flagicon Zamani slam
1996	Template:Flagicon Bauyrzhan Isaev
1995	Template:Flagicon Barth Beasley	Template:Flagicon Ziana Zain	Template:FlagiconDeyan Nedelchev
1994	Template:Flagicon Suavi Saygan
1993	Template:Flagicon Sara
1992	Template:Flagicon Sehnaz
1991	Template:Flagicon Geneva Cruz	Template:Flagicon Nargis Bandishoeva	Template:Flagicon Yulduz Usmonova
1990	Template:Flagicon Kars	Template:Flagicon Chinggis khan

See also

• Our Sound
• Asia Song Festival
• Asian Wave
• Asia New Singer Competition

References

• Voiceofasia.actis.kz on Internet Archive