Voice of Asia (, Azııa Daýysy; , 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 YearGrand-Prix Winner1 Prize Golden Trophy2 Prize Silver Trophy3 Prize Bronze Trophy 2004XV- ші халықаралық «Азия дауысы » фестивалі аяқталды Nico Eka Deli Sheryn Regis Waheeda Alden Zhaksybekov 2003Қытайлық әнші қыз Сю Ян «Азия Дауысы –2003» халықаралық фестивальнің бас жүлдесін жеңіп алды Xu Yang (徐洋) Luminita Anghel Jed Madela Lawrence Gray Marzhan Arapbaeva Charles Markterdin 2002Лауреатом “Азия дауысы” стала принцесса малазийской эстрады Сити Нурхализа Siti Nurhaliza Veriko Turashvili Tahmina Ashimbekova Arnee Hidalgo Aldabergenov Zhaksybayev Roberts 2001 Ladine Roxas Ruzica Cavic Bathiya and Santhush Liu Xiaochun (刘晓春) Altynai Zhorabayeva Jay Day 2000 Monica Anghel Anis Suraya Sun Jie (孙洁) Gulnur Orazymbetova Glenn Fredly 1999 Manana Japaridze Edo Condologit Ding Dan (丁丹) Nelly Ciobanu Jimbo 1998 Luca Sepe Vladimir Stupin Tan Jing Elza Lila Afia Mala 1997 AB-3 Guo Rong (郭蓉) Zamani slam 1996 Bauyrzhan Isaev 1995 Barth Beasley Ziana ZainDeyan Nedelchev 1994 Suavi Saygan 1993 Sara 1992 Sehnaz 1991 Geneva Cruz Nargis Bandishoeva Yulduz Usmonova 1990 Kars Chinggis khan
See also Our Sound Asia Song Festival Asian Wave Asia New Singer Competition
References Voiceofasia.actis.kz on Internet Archive