2024 Winners
Category Winners (Category Prizes)
SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY
SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Kaika (USA)
Song Title: Stars and Stripes Forever
SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Ada Lovenjak (Slovenia)
Song Title: Tivoli
SOLO KEIKI & TEEN CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Karin (Japan)
Song Title: Blue Water Sailing
SOLO OPEN CATEGORY
SOLO OPEN CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Mako Kitamura (Japan)
Song Title: Star Dust
SOLO OPEN CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Haruki Hirose (Japan)
Song Title: Uke Talk
SOLO OPEN CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Viggy (USA)
Song Title: Everybody Wants to Rule the World
SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY
SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Sosuke (Japan)
Song Title: Lepe ‘Ula’ula
SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Sebukulele (France)
Song Title: Les Issambres (original)
SOLO VOCAL CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Mao (Japan)
Song Title: Maui Nō Ē Ka ʻOi
GROUP CATEGORY
GROUP CATEGORY: 1st PLACE
Name: Marion & Andi's Ukulele Therapy (Austria)
Song Title: Coconut Island Song
GROUP CATEGORY: 2nd PLACE
Name: Two Jasmine Flowers (China)
Song Title: Start
GROUP CATEGORY: 3rd PLACE
Name: Flatnine Ukulele Jazz Orchestra (South Korea)
Song Title: Teclas Pretas
2024 GRAND CHAMPION
2024 GRAND CHAMPION
Name: Sosuke (Japan)
Song Title: Lepe ‘Ula’ula
Other Special Prizes
KAMAKA PRIZE
Name: Kazuma (Japan)
Song Title: "Touch" Jake Shimabukuro
KoAloha PRIZE (Best Hawaiian Song)
Name: Oleg Lapkovskiy (Russia)
Song Title: "Crazy G" Folk
SPECIAL JURY PRIZE
Name: Ua Nani (Japan)
Song Title: "Pua Lililehua" Mary Kawena Pukui and Kahauanu Lake
Best Smile PRIZE
Name: Two Jasmine Flowers (China)
Song Title: "Start" Depapepe
Best Challenge PRIZE
Name: Orion Sky Kawabuchi (Hawaii, USA)
Song Title: "Three Little Birds" by Bob Marley (Covered by Orion Sky Kawabuchi) Bob Marley
Best Tribute PRIZE
Name: Brailey Aw Yu Xuen (Malaysia)
Song Title: "Do You Want to Build a Snowman?" Kristen Anderson-Lopez and Robert Lopez
Best Kawaii PRIZE
Name: みちくさkids - Michikusa kids (Japan)
Song Title: "It's a Small World" The Sherman Brothers
Best Impact PRIZE
Name: Sae Iwatsuki (Japan)
Song Title: "Dokonoko kinoko" lyrics: MORI CHIYOKO composer: Sachertorte
Ukulele Foundation PRIZE
Name: Aren (Japan)
Song Title: "Let It Be" Lennon-McCartney
Ukulele Foundation PRIZE
Name: Aaron Chuang (Taiwan)
Song Title: "Crazy G"
Thumbs-Up PRIZE
Name: Yuto (Japan)
Song Title: "Fireman's Hula" Matilda Kauwe
Best Kupuna PRIZE
Name: Yoshiyuki Yamakawa (Japan)
Song Title: "On a Little Bamboo Bridge" Al Sherman
KZOO ORIGINAL SONG PRIZE
Name: Taira
Song Title: Believe in you (Original)
