The Music Moves Europe Award, also known as the MME Award, is an annual prize recognizing the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year. The prize was known as the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) until 2019, and the Music Moves Europe Talent Award (MMETA) until 2022.

Organization

The EBBA Awards were launched by the

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and are a

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award., Talktoeu.ie. Retrieved 19 September 2011 Since 2009, the awards are organised by

Eurosonic Noorderslag ESNS (Eurosonic Noorderslag) is an annual four-day music showcase festival and conference held in January in Groningen, the Netherlands. The first three days of the festival (Eurosonic) feature artists from all over Europe, the last day of the f ...

and the award is presented at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.

Partners

European Broadcasting Union The European Broadcasting Union (EBU; , UER) is an alliance of Public broadcasting, public service media organisations in countries within the European Broadcasting Area (EBA) or who are member states of the Council of Europe, members of the ...

(EBU)"EBBA Awards"
, ''Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl''. Retrieved 19 September 2011 *The European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), which creates a network between European popular music festivals, facilitating the booking of European bands from outside their home country. It also gives information to the media about emerging European artists.

Selection of the winners

EBBA Awards 2012 -- All Winners - by Mike Breeuwer

The artists or groups nominated for the European Border Breakers Awards are selected on the basis of the following criteria: * The success of the first international release in European countries other than the home territory of the artist in the past year. * Radio airplay given to an artist by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) radio channels. * The artist's success at European festivals (ETEP) outside of his/her home country.

Public Choice Award

Since 2010, an online vote takes place to choose which EBBA Award winner will receive the Public Choice Award, on top of the "regular" award.
Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 September 2011 The first winner was Belgian singer-songwriter

Milow Jonathan Ivo Gilles Vandenbroeck (; born 14 July 1981), known professionally as Milow, is a Belgian singer-songwriter. Milow released his debut album, ''The Bigger Picture'', in 2006 on his own label Homerun Records. The fourth single from that ...

. The German rock & roll band

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won in 2011.

Selah Sue Sanne Greet A. PutseysWensink, Herien (2009)A Flemish singer with a Jamaican soul, NRC, 21 August 2009. Retrieved 3 November 2010 (; born 3 May 1989), known professionally as Selah Sue, is a Belgian musician and songwriter. Her debut album, ''Se ...

from Belgium won the prize in 2012.

The show

Since 2009 the award ceremony takes place every year in January, during the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, in the Dutch city of

Groningen Groningen ( , ; ; or ) is the capital city and main municipality of Groningen (province), Groningen province in the Netherlands. Dubbed the "capital of the north", Groningen is the largest place as well as the economic and cultural centre of ...

, presented by BBC host and musician

Jools Holland Julian Miles Holland (born 24 January 1958) is an English pianist, bandleader, singer, composer and television presenter. He was an original member of the band Squeeze and has worked with many artists including Marc Almond, Jayne County, To ...

. EBBA Award winners perform live during the show, as well as during the festival itself. Winners from previous years are invited to perform as special guests. The ceremony is recorded by the public broadcaster NOS/ NTR and broadcast through

NPO 3 NPO 3 (known as Nederland 3 until 2014) is the third and youngest of the terrestrial television channels operated by the Dutch public-broadcasting organization NPO in the Netherlands. It carries programmes provided by member-based non-profit ...

. The show is annually broadcast on several European television channels.

Background

The EBBA Awards were initiated by the

in 2004. With the awards, the European Commission aims to stimulate the cross-border circulation of popular music repertoire and to highlight Europe's great musical diversity. The European Border Breakers Awards are supported through the Culture Programme of the European Union, which seeks to promote cross-border mobility of artists and culture professionals; to encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output; and to foster intercultural dialogue.

List of winners

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Public Choice Award:

2011

Public Choice Award:

2012

Public Choice Award:

2013

2014

2015

Winner Public Choice Award:

The Common Linnets The Common Linnets are a Netherlands, Dutch band that was formed in 2013. The band originally consisted of Ilse DeLange and Waylon (Dutch singer), Waylon. DeLange has stated that the group is a platform for Dutch artists to make country, America ...

Best festival act award (awarded for the first time at this edition):

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2016

Public Choice Award: Carnival Youth

2017

Public Choice Award:

Dua Lipa Dua Lipa ( ; born22 August 1995) is an English and Albanian singer, songwriter and actress. List of awards and nominations received by Dua Lipa, Her accolades include seven Brit Awards and three Grammy Awards. Lipa worked as a model before v ...

2018

Public Choice Award:

Kristian Kostov Kristian Konstantinov Kostov (; born 15 March 2000) is a Bulgarian-Russian singer.He has a double citizenship: Russian and Bulgarian.Sources:1. Quote: "''17-летний участник «Евровидения» родился в Москве ...

2019

2020

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(Italy) *

Girl in Red Marie Ulven Ringheim (born 16 February 1999) known professionally as girl in red (stylised in all lowercase), is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer. Her first EPs ''Chapter 1'' (2018) and ''Chapter 2'' (2019) were recorded in her ...

(Norway) * Naaz (Netherlands) * Anna Leone (Sweden) * Pongo (Portugal) * Harmed (Hungary) *

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(Austria) * Flohio (United Kingdom) Public Choice Award: Naaz (Netherlands)

2021

Alyona Alyona Aliona Olehivna Savranenko (; born 14 June 1991), better known by her stage name Alyona Alyona (; stylized in all lowercase), is a Ukrainian rapper, singer, and songwriter. She released her debut album, ''Pushka'' (), in 2019, followed by an ex ...

(Ukraine) *

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(Ireland) * Julia Bardo (Italy) *

Lous and the Yakuza Marie-Pierra Kakoma (; born 27 May 1996), known professionally as Lous and the Yakuza, is a Congolese- Belgian singer, rapper, songwriter, model, and artist. She rose to prominence after the release of her debut single "Dilemme" in September 201 ...

(Belgium) * Melenas (Spain) * Rimon (Netherlands) *

Sassy 009 Sunniva Lindgård, better known as Sassy 009, is a Scandinavian musician originally from Oslo, Norway. History The name Sassy 009 comes from Lindgård's SoundCloud username. Sassy 009 originally began as a trio that consisted of Sunniva Lindgård, ...

(Norway) * Vildá (Finland) Public Choice Award:

(Ukraine)

2022

The list of 2022 winners: * Grand Jury MME Award:

Meskerem Mees Meskerem Mees (born 15 July 1999) is a Belgian singer and songwriter. Early life Mees was born in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 15 July 1999. She came to Merendree near Deinze, Belgium, through adoption when she was ten months old. Her first name ...

(Belgium) * MME Awards: ** (France) **

Alina Pash Alina Ivanivna Pash (, ; born 6 May 1993) is a Ukrainian singer, rapper and songwriter. In 2016, Pash participated in the sixth season of the Ukrainian edition of ''The X Factor'', placing 3rd. In 2018, she released the single "Bitanga", th ...

(Ukraine) **

Denise Chaila Denise Chaila is an Irish-Zambian rapper, singer, poet, grime and hip hop artist based in Limerick. Career Chaila began performing on the Limerick music scene in 2012. Chaila released her debut EP, ''Duel Citizenship'', in 2019. She had alrea ...

(Ireland) **

Дeva Дeva (Deva), born Dorina Takács (b. 2000) is a Hungarian singer-songwriter, winner of the 2022 Music Moves Europe Award. Life and career Dorina Takács writes and performs electronic music inspired by Hungarian folk music. In her childhood, s ...

(Hungary) ** Blanks (Netherlands) * Public Choice Award:

Ladaniva Ladaniva (; stylized in all caps, named in reference to the off-road SUV Lada Niva) is a French-Armenian world music group originally from Lille. The duo, founded in 2019, consists of Armenian singer Jaklin Baghdasaryan and French multi-instrum ...

(Armenia)

2023

The list of 2023 winners: * Grand Jury MME Award: Sans Soucis (Italy) * MME Awards: **

July Jones Julija Aljaž (born 3 July 1998), known professionally as July Jones, is a British-Slovenian singer, songwriter and music producer. Biography July Jones grew up in Ljubljana, Slovenia, where she developed a deep love for music from an early a ...

(Slovenia) **

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(France) **

OSKA Maria Burger (born 22 October 1996), known professionally as Oska (stylized in all caps), is an Austrian singer and songwriter. Career After graduating from high school, the then 18-year-old Oska went to Vienna to do street music. On her mothe ...

(Austria) ** Queralt Lahoz (Spain) ** (Germany) * Public Choice Award:

Jerry Heil Yana Oleksandrivna Shemaieva (; born 21 October 1995), known professionally as Jerry Heil ( ), is a Ukrainian singer, songwriter and YouTuber. She began her career after launching her YouTube channel in 2012, publishing vlogs and musical cover ...

(Ukraine)

2024

The list of 2024 winners: * Grand Jury MME Award:

Zaho de Sagazan Zaho Mélusine Le Moniès de Sagazan (; born 28 December 1999), known as Zaho de Sagazan, is a French singer-songwriter and musician. In March 2023, she released her debut album ''La Symphonie des éclairs'' which attracted positive acclaim. In Fe ...

(France) * MME Awards: **

Yunè Pinku Asha Catherine Nandy (born December 2002), known by the stage name Yunè Pinku, is an Irish musician whose work blends UK garage, garage with other forms of electronic music. She has released two EPs, ''Bluff'' and ''Babylon IX'', the latter of ...

(Ireland) ** Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria) ** Giift (Denmark) ** freekind. (Slovenia) **

Ralphie Choo Juan Casado Fisac (born December 18, 1998), known professionally as Ralphie Choo, is a Spanish singer-songwriter and producer. Early life Fisac was born in Madrid. He grew up in Daimiel, a small town in the province of Ciudad Real, in Castill ...

(Spain) * Public Choice Award: Zaho de Sagazan (France)

2025

The list of 2025 winners: * Grand Jury MME Award: Yamê (France) * MME Awards: ** Judeline (Spain) ** Kingfishr (Ireland) **

Naomi Sharon Naomi Sharon Webster (born March 4, 1995) is a Dutch singer-songwriter. In early 2023, Sharon became the first female signee to Drake's record label, OVO Sound. Her debut album, ''Obsidian'', was released later that year in October, being lauded b ...

(Netherlands) ** Night Tapes (Estonia) ** Uche Yara (Austria) * Public Choice Award: Judeline (Spain)

References

External links

*
EBBA on the culture portal of the European Commission

Website Eurosonic Noorderslag
{{Music awards, state=collapsed Awards established in 2004 European Border Breakers Award

Organization

Partners

Selection of the winners

Public Choice Award

The show

Background

List of winners

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

2011

2012

2013

2014

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

2022

2023

2024

2025

See also

References

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