Jurmala Young Pop Singer Competition , have been held almost annually during 1986-1993 in a resort city of Jūrmala

Jurmala

Jūrmala is a city in Latvia, about 25 kilometers west of Riga. Jūrmala is a resort town stretching and sandwiched between the Gulf of Riga and the Lielupe River...

, Latvia

Latvia

Latvia , officially the Republic of Latvia , is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe. It is bordered to the north by Estonia , to the south by Lithuania , to the east by the Russian Federation , to the southeast by Belarus and shares maritime borders to the west with Sweden...

. All years the chairman of the jury was the initiator of the festival, Raimonds Pauls

Raimonds Pauls

Raimonds Pauls is a Latvian and Soviet composer and piano player who is well-known and respected in Latvia and the former Soviet Union.-Music:...

. Another founder and host (until 1992) was Yuri Nikolayev.

Since 1992: Jurmala Television Pop Music Festival

1986

• Grand Prix: Rodrigo Fomins (Igo)
• 2nd prize: Valentina Legkostupova; songs, "Берег счастья" and "Пускай метель"

1987

• Spectators' Prize: Alla Perfilova; jazz
  Jazz
  Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
  
  -rock
  Rock music
  Rock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
  
   song by Natalya Maslova arranged by Leonid Yaroshevsky

1988

The competition this year had a political resonance when the Latvian underground singer Zigfrīds Muktupāvels performed the patriotic song Tautas laiks ("People's Time") written by Imants Ziedonis

Imants Ziedonis

Imants Ziedonis is a Latvian poet who first rose to fame during the Soviet occupation period of Latvia.-Early life:Ziedonis was born in the Sloka fisherman's district of Jūrmala, Latvia. He was educated at the University of Latvia in Riga where he earned a degree in philology in 1959. He earned an...

.

1992

The competition was held July 21-25 in the Tennis Center "Lielupe". The organizers were Raimonds Pauls, Igor Nikolayev and Vadim Makarenko. This year it was announced as an International Television Festival and rules were changed: the number of contestants was limited to 15, the age was limited to 25, and the languages were limited to English and Latvian. Russian language was excluded for political reasons due to escalated conflict with Russia

Russia

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. For the latter reason Nikolayev was turned down to be host.
Foreign guests included "Marillion

Marillion

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", "Magnum

Magnum (band)

Magnum are a British progressive rock band from Birmingham, England. Formed as a four piece by Tony Clarkin , Bob Catley , Kex Gorin and Bob Doyle in order to appear as the resident band at The Rum Runner night club Birmingham...

", "True Brits", Sonia, Samantha Fox

Samantha Fox

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, Denny Laine

Denny Laine

Denny Laine is an English songwriter and multi-instrumentalist, guitarist, and lead singer of The Moody Blues' 1965 debut album "The Magnificent Moodies"; and, later, best known for his role as co-founder of Wings...

• Grand Prix: Arina
  Arina
  -Origins:As a Slavic name, Арина, it is a variant of Irina, meaning peace.It is also a Japanese name and a Kurdish name.-People with this given name:*Arina Martinova , Russian figure skater*Arina Rodionova , Russian tennis player...
  
   (Arina Borunova)
• Third prize: Maksim Fadeyev

A 105' documentary Jurmala-92 was released