Igor Sharp: "And this year, there was no second Pugacheva, Rotaru and Leontiev"

The constant co-chairs and the Founding Fathers "New Wave" Raymond Pauls and Igor Sharp radiates joy and positive light. It seems they are all very satisfied. "MK" Mr. Hardball asked around about his impressions. - The country began to boom a real competitive advantage. Variety competitions appear like mushrooms after the rain. What is the place of the "New Wave" in this crowded space? - The more competition, the better, the more likely to appear the young performers to show themselves and to take advantage of the public the chance. It is important that competition made for an encore, and not out of spite. I have a feeling that the Jurmala contest still makes an encore. Therefore, we have succeeded. If you luck, happiness and work. - What is the logic of competition graduates of the "American Idol" is? After all, they have already played their competition. - On the one hand this is an international competition, and for them it is - the next level in the league table after last year, for example, I insisted on the participation of Irina Dubtsova "American Idol.". I thought at the time that they are on the rise, it has a strong song, and it was interesting competition. On the other hand, I was not a very big fan of the idea of participating in the "New Wave" of "factory", but Yuri Titov, for example, six months would pass anybody, she took to the application. I tried to talk him out for six months. No, he said, you have a small pedestalik you pick up, and the chance to go with him is very high. But he could not be dissuaded. The semi-finals in Moscow, he was really good, and we Eugene Orlov, music producer competition, he lost. The result showed that the game was worth - that Polina Gagarina third ... - Do you have any pets of the candidates? - All finalists were our pets. Evgeny Orlov had a great job in the beginning of the selection, and we are very pleased with Raymond Pauls pleased everyone. The final selection - Competitions - Competition, we are pleased that they are now quite a lot. But on this one scene successive Alla, thought Sonia Rotaru, Valeriy Leontyev, and all: What has changed in the last 20 years? Seasonal moths naturally like mosquitoes in Jurmala, but with the eternal, it seems, not much ... - Allah, and Sonya and Valera - not just a musical phenomenon. It is a social phenomenon. - Why do more of this "social phenomena" do not arise? - Time, perhaps - does not require the "social phenomena". But I'm sure that will come and time. - In general, and this year there was no second Pugacheva Rotary Leontiev? - No. - And the second cool? - And that's cool, you know, there are a lot. Also to ...