The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the
Eurovision Song Contest 2002
The Eurovision Song Contest 2002 was the 47th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Tallinn, Estonia, following the country's victory at the with the song "Everybody" by Tanel Padar, Dave Benton and 2XL. Organised by the Euro ...
in
Tallinn, Estonia
Tallinn () is the most populous and capital city of Estonia. Situated on a bay in north Estonia, on the shore of the Gulf of Finland of the Baltic Sea, Tallinn has a population of 437,811 (as of 2022) and administratively lies in the Harju ' ...
honouring
the best competing songs in the final. Founded by
Christer Björkman (
Sweden's representative in the
Eurovision Song Contest 1992
The Eurovision Song Contest 1992 was the 37th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Carola. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) ...
and Head of Delegation for Sweden until 2021) and Richard Herrey (member of
Herreys
Herreys (), sometimes Herrey's or Herrey, is a Swedish pop group, consisting of the three brothers Per Herrey (born 9 August 1958), Richard Herrey (born 19 August 1964), and Louis Herrey (born 3 November 1966). They won the Eurovision Song Con ...
, winner of the
Eurovision Song Contest 1984
The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, the 29th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Luxembourg City, Luxembourg, following the country's victory at the with the song "Si la vie est cadeau" by Corinne Hermes. Organised by t ...
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.
Sweden's
Melodifestivalen and Hungary's
A Dal
''A Dal'' (English: The Song) is an annual music competition in Hungary organised by the national broadcaster Duna and was the national selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest between 2012 and 2019. The contest was introduced in 2012. ...
also present the awards during their own competition proper.
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
Artistic Award
Voted by previous winners
Voted by commentators
Since 2010, the show commentators have replaced the previous winners as the selection jury for the winners.
Composer Award winners
This award was first presented in , replacing the Fan Award.
Fan Award
The Fan Award was handed out in 2002 & 2003, and voted on by the members of
OGAE
The (OGAE) () is a non-governmental and non-profit international organisation, consisting of 42 Eurovision Song Contest fan clubs from across Europe and beyond. It was founded in 1984 in Savonlinna, Finland by Jaripekka Koikkalainen.
Four non-p ...
, the Eurovision international fan club. It was discontinued and replaced by the Composer Award in 2004.
In 2008, a special award, called the Poplight Fan Award, was introduced and was voted on by Eurovision fans (see above). It has not been awarded since then.
Winners by country
Melodifestivalen winners
Since 2005,
Sveriges Television (SVT) has awarded Marcel Bezençon Awards during its national selection
Melodifestivalen. These awards follow the same format as that for the Eurovision awards, with awards given to songs that competed in the final of the contest.
Press Award
Artistic Award
Composer Award
Fan Award
As with for the 2008 Eurovision Song Contest a fan award was also given out for the
2008 Melodifestivalen.
References
External links
{{DEFAULTSORT:Marcel Bezencon Awards
European music awards
Awards established in 2002
Eurovision Song Contest
Song contests
European Broadcasting Union