Marcel Bezençon Prize
The Marcel Bezençon Prize is named after Marcel Bezençon , the inventor of the Eurovision Song Contest . It was initiated by Christer Björkman , then head of the Swedish delegation, and Richard Herrey , who won the Eurovision Song Contest for Sweden in 1984 in Luxembourg with his brothers and was first awarded at the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn .
The award has been divided into three categories since 2004:
- Press Prize - awarded to the best song by the accredited journalists.
- Artist Prize - awarded by the commentators for the best artistic achievement.
- Composers Prize - is awarded by a jury of participating composers to the best and most original composition.
Before the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, the artist prize was not awarded by the commentators, but by former Eurovision Song Contest winners. This change came because it was difficult to get enough former winners to participate in the award each year and because there were not always former winners in the Eurovision Song Contest. On the other hand, the commentators follow the contest very closely every year and are therefore particularly well suited to choosing the best artist.
Since the Eurovision Song Contest 2004, the Composer Prize has replaced the Fan Prize , which was determined in 2002 in Tallinn and at the Eurovision Song Contest 2003 in Riga by members of the international Eurovision Fanclub OGAE in the style of Eurovision scoring.
In addition to the composer's prize, the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest also presented the Poplight Fan Prize . For this award, fans could vote for the best newcomer under 25 on the Swedish website Poplight.se.
Although the prizes are recognized by the EBU, they will not be presented in the final show itself, but until 2008 at the official aftershow party and since then shortly before the final in the backstage area.
The prizes are also awarded at the Swedish preliminary round Melodifestivalen .
Award winners
In the tables, the award winners are highlighted in the medal colors gold , silver or bronze if they already took one of the first three places in the main competition.
Press price
Prize for the best song, chosen by the journalists accredited for the contest:
Artist price
Award for the best artistic achievement, chosen by the previous Eurovision Song Contest winners present:
| year | country | Artist | song | space | Points | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
 Sweden
|
Afro-dite | Never Let It Go | 8th. | 72 | Tallinn |
| 2003 |
 Netherlands
|
Esther Hart | One more night | 13. | 45 | Riga |
| 2004 |
 Ukraine
|
Ruslana | Wild Dances | 1. | 280 | Istanbul |
| 2005 |
 Greece
|
Elena Paparizou | My Number One | 1. | 230 | Kiev |
| 2006 |
Sweden
|
Carola | Invincible | 5. | 170 | Athens |
| 2007 |
 Serbia
|
Marija Serifović | Molitva (Молитва) | 1. | 268 | Helsinki |
| 2008 |
Ukraine
|
Ani Lorak | Shady Lady | 2. | 230 | Belgrade |
| 2009 |
 France
|
Patricia Kaas | Et s'il fallait le faire | 8th. | 107 | Moscow |
Award for the best artistic achievement, chosen by the television commentators present from the broadcasters represented:
| year | country | Artist | song | space | Points | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 |
 Israel
|
Harel Skaat | Milim (מילים) | 14th | 71 | Oslo |
| 2011 |
 Ireland
|
Jedward | Lipstick | 8th. | 119 | Dusseldorf |
| 2012 |
Sweden
|
Loreen | Euphoria | 1. | 372 | Baku |
| 2013 |
 Azerbaijan
|
Farid Mammadov | Hold me | 2. | 234 | Malmo |
| 2014 |
Netherlands
|
The Common Linnets | Calm after the storm | 2. | 238 | Copenhagen |
| 2015 |
Sweden
|
Måns Zelmerlöw | Heroes | 1. | 365 | Vienna |
| 2016 |
Ukraine
|
Jamala | 1944 | 1. | 534 | Stockholm |
| 2017 |
 Portugal
|
Salvador Sobral | Amar pelos dois | 1. | 758 | Kiev |
| 2018 |
 Cyprus
|
Eleni Foureira | Fuego | 2. | 436 | Lisbon |
| 2019 |
 Australia
|
Kate Miller-Heidke | Zero gravity | 9. | 285 | Tel Aviv |
Fan / composer price
Fan award from the members of the international Eurovision fan club OGAE. It was replaced in 2004 by the composer's prize, but the Poplight Fan Prize was also awarded as a special prize in 2008 (see above).
| year | country | Artist | song | space | Points | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2002 |
 Finland
|
Laura Voutilainen | Addicted to you | 20th | 24 | Tallinn |
| 2003 |
 Spain
|
Beth | dime | 8th. | 81 | Riga |
| 2008 |
 Armenia
|
Sirusho | Qélé, Qélé (Քելե Քելե) | 4th | 199 | Belgrade |
Composer Prize for the best or most original composition, chosen by a jury of composers participating in the contest:
| year | country | song | Composer (s) text (t) / music (m) |
Artist | space | Points | place |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 |
Cyprus
|
Stronger Every Minute | Mike Konnaris (m & t) | Lisa Andreas | 5. | 170 | Istanbul |
| 2005 |
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|
Zauvijek moja | Slaven Knezović (m) and Milan Perić (t) | No name | 7th | 137 | Kiev |
| 2006 |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Lejla |
Željko Joksimović (m) , Fahrudin Pecikoza (t) and Dejan Ivanović (t) |
Hari Mata Hari | 3. | 229 | Athens |
| 2007 |
 Hungary
|
Unsubstantial Blues | Magdi Rúzsa (m) and Imre Mózsik (t) | Magdi Ruzsa | 9. | 128 | Helsinki |
| 2008 |
 Romania
|
Pe-o margine de lume | Andrei Tudor (m) , Andreea Andrei (t) and Adina Şuteu (t) |
Nico & Vlad | 20th | 45 | Belgrade |
| 2009 |
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
Bistra voda | Aleksandar Čović (m & t) | Regina | 9. | 106 | Moscow |
| 2010 |
Israel
|
Milim (מילים) | Tomer Hadadi (m) and Noam Horev (t) | Harel Skaat | 14th | 71 | Oslo |
| 2011 |
France
|
Sognu | Daniel Moyne (m) , Quentin Bachelet (m) , Jean-Pierre Marcellesi (t) and Julie Miller (t) |
Amaury Vassili | 15th | 82 | Dusseldorf |
| 2012 |
Sweden
|
Euphoria | Thomas G: son and Peter Boström (m & t) | Loreen | 1. | 372 | Baku |
| 2013 |
Sweden
|
You |
Robin Stjernberg , Joy Deb, Linnea Deb and Joakim Harestad Haukaas (m & t) |
Robin Stjernberg | 14th | 62 | Malmo |
| 2014 |
Netherlands
|
Calm after the storm |
Ilse DeLange , JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby and Jake Etheridge (m & t) |
The Common Linnets | 2. | 238 | Copenhagen |
| 2015 |
 Norway
|
A Monster Like Me | Kjetil Mørland (m & t) | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8th. | 102 | Vienna |
| 2016 |
Australia
|
Sound of Silence | David Musumeci and Anthony Egizi (m & t) | Dami Im | 2. | 511 | Stockholm |
| 2017 |
Portugal
|
Amar pelos dois | Luísa Sobral (m & t) | Salvador Sobral | 1. | 758 | Kiev |
| 2018 |
 Bulgaria
|
Bones | Borislav Milanov, Treyshun Campbell, Joacim Persson and Dag Lundberg (m & t) |
Equinox | 14th | 166 | Lisbon |
| 2019 |
 Italy
|
Soldi | Mahmood , Dardust (m & t) and Charlie Charles (m) | Mahmood | 2. | 465 | Tel Aviv |
Web links
- Website of the Eurovision Song Contest
- Video of the 2009 award ceremony
- Video of the award ceremony 2010
- Video of the 2011 award ceremony
- Video of the 2015 award ceremony
- Video of the award ceremony 2016
- Video of the award ceremony 2017
- Video of the award ceremony 2018
- Video of the award ceremony 2019
Individual evidence
- ↑ Marcel Bezençon Award - an introduction. (No longer available online.) Poplight.zitiz.se, May 30, 2012, archived from the original on October 17, 2013 ; accessed on May 30, 2012 (English). Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ a b c d Israeli grand slam in the Marcel Bezençon Awards. eurovision.tv, May 30, 2010, accessed on May 30, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a b c Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2011. eurovision.tv, May 15, 2011, accessed on May 30, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a b c Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2012. eurovision.tv, May 27, 2012, accessed on May 30, 2012 (English).
- ↑ a b c Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2013. eurovision.tv, May 19, 2013, accessed on May 20, 2013 (English).
- ↑ a b c Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2014. eurovision.tv, May 11, 2014, accessed on May 11, 2014 (English).
- ↑ a b c Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2015. eurovision.tv, May 25, 2015, accessed on June 10, 2015 (English).
- ↑ a b c Winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2016. eurovision.tv, May 15, 2016, accessed on May 15, 2016 (English).
- ↑ a b c The Marcel Bezençon Awards of 2017. eurovision.tv, May 13, 2017, accessed on May 14, 2017 (English).
- ↑ a b c Here are the winners of the Marcel Bezençon Awards 2018! eurovision.tv, May 12, 2018, accessed on May 13, 2018 (English).
- ↑ a b c Here are the winners of the 2019 Marcel Bezençon Awards. eurovision.tv, May 18, 2019, accessed on May 19, 2019 (English).
