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Marcel Bezençon Awards
Eurovision awards
Eurovision awards
| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Marcel Bezençon Awards |
| awarded_for | Best competing songs in the Eurovision Song Contest |
| presenter | European Broadcasting Union (EBU) |
| country | Various participating countries |
| year | 2002 |
| website |
The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and Head of Delegation for Sweden until 2021) and Richard Herrey (member of Herreys, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.
Although sanctioned by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the awards are not presented during the Eurovision final, but rather are handed out during the official afterparty. Beginning with the 2009 contest, the trophies are handed out prior to the final.
Categories
The awards are divided into 3 categories:
- **** – Given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event.
- **** – Presented to the best artist as voted on by the commentators since 2010. Until 2009, the category was voted on by previous winners of the contest.
- **** – A jury consisting of the participating composers vote for the best and most original composition.
In , a special one-off award was presented, the Poplight Fan Award, as voted by fans on the Swedish website Poplight.se and presented to their favourite debuting artist under the age of 25.
Winners
Press Award
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "Il faut du temps" | Sandrine François | 5 | 104 | Estonia Tallinn | |||
| "Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener | 1 | 167 | Latvia Riga | |||
| "Lane moje" (Лане моје) | Željko Joksimović | 2 | 263 | Turkey Istanbul | |||
| "Angel" | Chiara | 2 | 192 | Ukraine Kyiv | |||
| "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi | 1 | 292 | Greece Athens | |||
| "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | Verka Serduchka | 2 | 235 | Finland Helsinki | |||
| "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" | Vânia Fernandes | 13 | 69 | Serbia Belgrade | |||
| "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | 1 | 387 | Russia Moscow | |||
| "Milim" (מילים) | Harel Skaat | 14 | 71 | Norway Oslo | |||
| "Da Da Dam" | Paradise Oskar | 21 | 57 | Germany Düsseldorf | |||
| "When the Music Dies" | Sabina Babayeva | 4 | 150 | Azerbaijan Baku | |||
| "Waterfall" | Nodiko Tatishvili and Sophie Gelovani | 15 | 50 | Sweden Malmö | |||
| "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Conchita Wurst | 1 | 290 | Denmark Copenhagen | |||
| "Grande amore" | Il Volo | 3 | 292 | Austria Vienna | |||
| "You Are the Only One" | Sergey Lazarev | 3 | 491 | Sweden Stockholm | |||
| "Occidentali's Karma" | Francesco Gabbani | 6 | 334 | Ukraine Kyiv | |||
| "Mercy" | Madame Monsieur | 13 | 173 | Portugal Lisbon | |||
| "Arcade" | Duncan Laurence | 1 | 498 | Israel Tel Aviv | |||
| "Voilà" | Barbara Pravi | 2 | 499 | Netherlands Rotterdam | |||
| "Space Man" | Sam Ryder | 2 | 466 | Italy Turin | |||
| "Tattoo" | Loreen | 1 | 583 | UK Liverpool | |||
| "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | Baby Lasagna | 2 | 547 | Sweden Malmö | |||
| "Maman" | Louane | 7 | 230 | Switzerland Basel |
Artistic Award
Voted by previous winners
| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Stage director(s) | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Afro-dite | "Never Let It Go" | 8 | 72 | Estonia Tallinn | ||||
| Esther Hart | "One More Night" | 13 | 45 | Latvia Riga | ||||
| Ruslana | "Wild Dances" | 1 | 280 | Turkey Istanbul | ||||
| Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | Fokas Evangelinos | 1 | 230 | Ukraine Kyiv | |||
| Carola | "Invincible" | 5 | 170 | Greece Athens | ||||
| Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Gorčin Stojanović | 1 | 268 | Finland Helsinki | |||
| Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | Fokas Evangelinos | 2 | 230 | Serbia Belgrade | |||
| Patricia Kaas | "Et s'il fallait le faire" | 8 | 107 | Russia Moscow |
Voted by commentators
Since 2010, the show commentators have replaced the previous winners as the selection jury for the winners.
| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Stage director(s) | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harel Skaat | "Milim" (מילים) | Doron Medalie | 14 | 71 | Norway Oslo | |||
| Jedward | "Lipstick" | Brian Friedman | 8 | 119 | Germany Düsseldorf | |||
| Loreen | "Euphoria" | Ambra Succi | 1 | 372 | Azerbaijan Baku | |||
| Farid Mammadov | "Hold Me" | Fokas Evangelinos | 2 | 234 | Sweden Malmö | |||
| The Common Linnets | "Calm After the Storm" | Hans Pannecoucke | 2 | 238 | Denmark Copenhagen | |||
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Fredrik Rydman | 1 | 365 | Austria Vienna | |||
| Jamala | "1944" | Kostiantyn Tomilchenko and Oleksandr Bratkovskyi | 1 | 534 | Sweden Stockholm | |||
| Salvador Sobral | "Amar pelos dois" | Luísa Sobral | 1 | 758 | Ukraine Kyiv | |||
| Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" | Sacha Jean-Baptiste | 2 | 436 | Portugal Lisbon | |||
| Kate Miller-Heidke | "Zero Gravity" | Philip Gleeson | 9 | 285 | Israel Tel Aviv | |||
| Barbara Pravi | "Voilà" | Marika Prochet | 2 | 499 | Netherlands Rotterdam | |||
| Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | Jasmin Cvišić and Miodrag Kolarić | 5 | 312 | Italy Turin | |||
| Loreen | "Tattoo" | Anders Wistbacka | 1 | 583 | UK Liverpool | |||
| Nemo | "The Code" | Fredrik Rydman | 1 | 591 | Sweden Malmö | |||
| Louane | "Maman" | Fredrik Rydman | 7 | 230 | Switzerland Basel |
Composer Award winners
This award was first presented in , replacing the Fan Award.
| Year | Country | Song | Composer(s) | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Performer | Final | Points | Host city | Ref. | |||
| "Stronger Every Minute" | Mike Konnaris (m & l) | Lisa Andreas | 5 | 170 | Turkey Istanbul | |||
| "Zauvijek moja" | Slaven Knezović (m) and Milan Perić (l) | No Name | 7 | 137 | Ukraine Kyiv | |||
| "Lejla" | Željko Joksimović (m), Fahrudin Pecikoza (l) and Dejan Ivanović (l) | Hari Mata Hari | 3 | 229 | Greece Athens | |||
| "Unsubstantial Blues" | Magdi Rúzsa (m) and Imre Mózsik (l) | Magdi Rúzsa | 9 | 128 | Finland Helsinki | |||
| "Pe-o margine de lume" | Andrei Tudor (m), Andreea Andrei (l) and Adina Șuteu (l) | Nico & Vlad | 20 | 45 | Serbia Belgrade | |||
| "Bistra voda" | Aleksandar Čović (m & l) | Regina | 9 | 106 | Russia Moscow | |||
| "Milim" (מילים) | Tomer Hadadi (m) and Noam Horev (l) | Harel Skaat | 14 | 71 | Norway Oslo | |||
| "Sognu" | Daniel Moyne (m), Quentin Bachelet (m) and Jean-Pierre Marcellesi (l), Julie Miller (l) | Amaury Vassili | 15 | 82 | Germany Düsseldorf | |||
| "Euphoria" | Thomas G:son (m & l) and Peter Boström (m & l) | Loreen | 1 | 372 | Azerbaijan Baku | |||
| "You" | Robin Stjernberg (m & l), Linnea Deb (m & l), | |||||||
| Joy Deb (m & l) and Joakim Harestad Haukaas (m & l) | Robin Stjernberg | 14 | 62 | Sweden Malmö | ||||
| "Calm After the Storm" | Ilse DeLange (m & l), JB Meijers (m & l), Rob Crosby (m & l), | |||||||
| Matthew Crosby (m & l) and Jake Etheridge (m & l) | The Common Linnets | 2 | 238 | Denmark Copenhagen | ||||
| "A Monster Like Me" | Kjetil Mørland (m & l) | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8 | 102 | Austria Vienna | |||
| "Sound of Silence" | Anthony Egizii (m & l) and David Musumeci (m & l) | Dami Im | 2 | 511 | Sweden Stockholm | |||
| "Amar pelos dois" | Luísa Sobral (m & l) | Salvador Sobral | 1 | 758 | Ukraine Kyiv | |||
| "Bones" | Borislav Milanov (m & l), Trey Campbell (m & l), | |||||||
| Joacim Persson (m & l), and Dag Lundberg (m & l) | Equinox | 14 | 166 | Portugal Lisbon | ||||
| "Soldi" | Charlie Charles (m & l), Dario "Dardust" Faini (m & l), and Alessandro Mahmoud (m & l) | Mahmood | 2 | 472 | Israel Tel Aviv | |||
| "Tout l'univers" | Gjon Muharremaj (m & l), Xavier Michel (m & l), | |||||||
| Wouter Hardy (m & l), and Nina Sampermans (m & l) | Gjon's Tears | 3 | 432 | Netherlands Rotterdam | ||||
| "Hold Me Closer" | Cornelia Jakobsdotter (m & l), David Zandén (m & l), and Isa Molin (m & l) | Cornelia Jakobs | 4 | 438 | Italy Turin | |||
| "Due vite" | Davide Simonetta (m & l), Marco Mengoni (l) and Davide Petrella (l) | Marco Mengoni | 4 | 350 | UK Liverpool | |||
| "The Code" | Benjamin Alasu (m & l), Lasse Midtsian Nymann (m & l), Linda Dale (m & l), Nemo Mettler (m & l) | Nemo | 1 | 591 | Sweden Malmö | |||
| "Voyage" | Emily Middlemas (m & l), Tom Oehler (m & l), Zoë Më (m & l) | Zoë Më | 10 | 214 | Switzerland Basel |
Winners by country
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Melodifestivalen winners
Between 2005 and 2015, Sveriges Television (SVT) awarded Marcel Bezençon Awards during its national selection Melodifestivalen. These awards followed the same format as that for the Eurovision awards, with awards given to songs that competed in the final of the contest.
Press Award
| Year | Performer | Song | Final | Points | Ref. | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shirley Clamp | "Att älska dig" | 4 | 130 | |||||||||||||
| BWO | "Temple of Love" | 2 | 202 | |||||||||||||
| Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 6 | 62 | |||||||||||||
| Sanna Nielsen | "Empty Room" | 2 | 206 | |||||||||||||
| Caroline af Ugglas | "Snälla snälla" | 2 | 171 | |||||||||||||
| Anna Bergendahl | "This Is My Life" | 1 | 214 | |||||||||||||
| Eric Saade | "Popular" | 1 | 193 | |||||||||||||
| Loreen | "Euphoria" | 1 | 268 | |||||||||||||
| Yohio | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2 | 133 | |||||||||||||
| Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | 1 | 212 | |||||||||||||
| Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 1 | 288 |
Artistic Award
| Year | Performer | Song | Stage director(s) | Final | Points | Ref. | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Nanne Grönvall | "Håll om mig" | 2 | 209 | ||||||||||||||
| Carola | "Evighet" | 1 | 234 | ||||||||||||||
| Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 6 | 62 | ||||||||||||||
| BWO | "Lay Your Love on Me" | 3 | 158 | ||||||||||||||
| Sarah Dawn Finer | "Moving On" | 6 | 87 | ||||||||||||||
| Eric Saade | "Manboy" | 3 | 155 | ||||||||||||||
| Danny Saucedo | "In the Club" | Ambra Succi | 2 | 149 | |||||||||||||
| Loreen | "Euphoria" | Ambra Succi | 1 | 268 | |||||||||||||
| Yohio | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Rennie Mirro | 2 | 133 | |||||||||||||
| Ace Wilder | "Busy Doin' Nothin" | Litho Nericcio | 2 | 210 | |||||||||||||
| Isa | "Don't Stop" | Martin Jonsson | 7 | 56 |
Composer Award
| Year | Song | Composer(s) | Performer | Final | Points | Ref. | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| "A Different Kind of Love" | Joacim Dubbelman, Martin Landh, Sam McCarthy | Caroline Wennergren | 5 | 116 | |||||||||||||
| "Sing for Me" | Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint | Andreas Johnson | 3 | 200 | |||||||||||||
| "I Remember Love" | Peter Hallström, Sarah Dawn Finer | Sarah Dawn Finer | 4 | 122 | |||||||||||||
| "Empty Room" | Bobby Ljunggren, Aleena Gibson | Sanna Nielsen | 2 | 206 | |||||||||||||
| "You're My World" | Emilia Rydberg, Fredrik "Figge" Boström | Emilia | 9 | 28 | |||||||||||||
| "Keep on Walking" | Salem Al Fakir | Salem Al Fakir | 2 | 183 | |||||||||||||
| "Leaving Home" | Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström | Nicke Borg | 8 | 57 | |||||||||||||
| "Why Start a Fire" | Lisa Miskovsky, Aleksander With, Bernt Rune Stray, Berent Philip Moe | Lisa Miskovsky | 9 | 39 | |||||||||||||
| "You" | Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas | Robin Stjernberg | 1 | 166 | |||||||||||||
| "Undo" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah | Sanna Nielsen | 1 | 212 | |||||||||||||
| "Don't Stop Believing" | Miss Li, Sonny Gustafsson | Mariette Hansson | 3 | 102 |
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