1984-2019
1st Jingjing Xu, China
2nd Kathrin Lorenzen, Germany
Women: Johanna Wallroth, Sweden
Men: Stefan Astakhov, Germany
Women: Kateryna Kasper, Ukraine
Men: Beomjin Kim, South Korea
Women: Julia Lezhneva, Russia
Men: Kihwan Sim, South Korea
Women: Eglise Gutiérrez, Cuba
Men: Woo-Kyung Kim, South Korea
2024
First prize Jingjing Xu China
Second prize Kathrin Lorenzen Germany
Third prize Junho Hwang South Korea
Fourth prize Justyna Khil Poland
Fifth prize Aksel Daveyan Armenia
Sixth prize Josipa Bilić Croatia
Prize for the best performance of a Finnish song by a singer whose native language is neither Finnish nor Swedish:
Renáta Gebe-Fügi Hungary
Prize for the best performance of a Lied:
Gabriel Rollinson Germany
Favourite of the press jury:
Hedvig Haugerud Norway
Favourite of the student jury:
Jingjing Xu China
Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle audience favourite award:
Kathrin Lorenzen Germany
The 2024 jury members were Soile Isokoski (chair), Luca Pisaroni, Keval Shah, Bo Skovhus, Randi Stene, and Dawn Upshaw.
2019
I prize Johanna Wallroth Sweden
II prize Olga Cheremnykh Russia
III prize Teaa An South Korea
IV prize Palesa Malieloa South Africa
I prize Stefan Astakhov Germany
II prize Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo Italian, Venezuelan
III prize Bryan Murray United States
IV prize Jussi Juola Finland
Special Prize for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song:
Rodrigo Sosa Dal Pozzo
Jorma Silvasti (Chairman), Olaf Bär, Ben Heppner, Vesselina Kasarova, François Le Roux, Waltraud Meier, Deborah Polaski and Kiri Te Kanawa.
2014
I prize Kateryna Kasper Ukraine
II prize Ekaterina Morozova Russia
III prize Sunyoung Seo South Korea
IV prize Elena Guseva Russia
I prize Beomjin Kim South Korea
II prize Matija Meić Croatia
III prize Leon Kosavic Croatia
IV prize Dmytro Kalmuchyn Ukraine
Special Prize for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song:
Matija Meić Croatia
Jorma Silvasti (Chairman), Franz Grundheber, Maria Guleghina, Ben Heppner, Robert Holl, Andrea Rost, Nathalie Stutzmann and Deborah Voigt.
2009
I prize Julia Lezhneva Russia
II prize Nadine Sierra USA
III prize Keunghea Kang South Korea
IV prize Kishani Jayasinghe Sri Lanka
I prize Kihwan Sim South Korea
II prize Timothy Mix USA
III prize David DQ Lee Canada
IV prize Azamat Zheltyrguzov Kazakhstan
Special Prize for the best performance by a non-Finnish singer of a Finnish song: Katharina Göres Germany
Jorma Silvasti (Chairman), Tereza Berganza, Soile Isokoski, Thomas Moser, Jewgenij Nesterenko, Anna Tomowa-Sintow.
2004
I prize Eglise Gutiérrez Cuba
II prize Jekaterina Gubanova Russia
III prize Karen Wierzba Canada
III prize Olga Sursina Russia
I prize Woo-Kyung Kim Korea
II prize Burak Bilgili Turkey
III prize Timothy Mix United States
IV prize Dmitri Voropajev Russia
Prize for Young Talent: Arttu Kataja Finland
Special Prize for the best foreign performance of a Finnish song: Dmitri Voropajev Russia
Carlo Cossutta Memorial Prize: Eglise Gutiérrez Cuba
Tom Krause (Chairman), Luigi Alva, Grace Bumbry, Gundula Janowitz, Jevgeni Nesterenko, Erik Saeden, Anita Välkki, Sarah Walker.
1999
I prize Elina Garanča Latvia
II prize Olga Pasichnyk Ukraine
III prize Janice Creswell United States
III prize Maria Fontosh Russia
IV prize Byung-Soon Lee Korea
I prize Marcin Bronikowski Poland
II prize Vladimir Baikov Russia
III prize Gabriel Suovanen Sweden
Prize for Young Talent:
Aleksandra Kurzak Poland
Timothy Sharp Germany/USA
Special Prize for the best foreign performance of a Finnish song:
Oana-Claudia Stefanescu Rumania
Special Prize for the performance of a contemporary work:
Gabriel Suovanen Sweden
Tom Krause (Chairman), Luigi Alva, Elly Ameling, Walter Berry, Grace Bumbry, Ileana Cotrubas, Matti Lehtinen, Jevgeni Nesterenko, Regina Resnik and Joan Sutherland.
1994
I prize Kirsi Tiihonen Finland
II prize Lilli Paasikivi Finland
III prize Bodil Arnesen Norway
IV prize Urszula Kryger Poland
I prize Chen-ye Yuan China
II prize Karl-Magnus Fredriksson Sweden
III prize Andrei Grigoriev Russia
IV prize Andriy Shkurhan Ukraine
Special Prize for Young Talent: Barbara Baranowska Poland and Hanno Müller-Brachmann Germany
Special Prize for the best foreign performance of a Finnish song: Brett Polegato Canada
Special Prize for the performance of a contemporary work: Anna-Kristiina Kaappola Finland
Tom Krause (Chairman), Judith Beckmann, Walter Berry, Carlo Cossutta, Ileana Cotrubas, Jorma Hynninen, Gundula Janowitz, Regina Resnik, Erik Saedén and Térésa Zylis-Gara.
1989
I prize Andrea Rost Hungary
II prize Charlotte Hellekant Sweden
III prize Pilar Torreblanca Spain
IV prize Tatiana Chivarova Bulgaria
I prize René Pape Germany
II prize Salvatore Champagne U.S.A.
III prize Mizuguchi Satoshi Japan
IV prize Johannes Mannov Denmark
Special Prize for Young Talent: Kirsi Tiihonen Finland and Klaus Häger Germany
Special Prize for the best foreign performance of a Finnish song: Gabriele Klein Germany
Tom Krause (Chairman), Judith Beckmann, Kim Borg, Carlo Cossutta, Matti Lehtinen, Jevgeni Nesterenko, Birgit Nilsson, Térésa Zylis-Gara.
1984
I prize Ning Liang China
II prize Dilbèr China
III prize Tanja Kauppinen Finland
IV prize Satu Sippola-Nurminen Finland
I prize Vladimir Chernov Russia
II prize Olaf Bär Germany
III prize Fu Hai-Jing China
IV prize Peter Mikulás Slovakia
Tito Gobbi Memorial Prize: Vladimir Chernov Russia
Special Prize for Young Talent: Ibolya Verebics Hungary and Thomas Lander Sweden
Kim Borg (Chairman), Sena Jurinac, Matti Lehtinen, Jevgeni Nesterenko, Birgit Nilsson, Aase Nordmo Lövberg, Anna Reynolds, Irmgard Seefried.
