Marcel Bezençon Award

“To honor and celebrate the outstanding participants of the Eurovision Song Contest the Marcel Bezençon Award has been handed out annually since 2002. It is named after the founder of the Eurovision Song Contest — Marcel Bezençon.”

Award Director Christer Björkman.

  • The Media Award

    is awarded to the best overall entry according to the collective voting of the accredited press.

  • The Artistic Award

    is awarded to the best artistic achievement voted by the commentators of the participating countries.

  • The Composer Award

    is awarded to the best composition voted by the participating composers in the final.

2023

Liverpool,

United Kingdom

Press Award

Sweden, ”Tattoo”, Loreen.

Artistic Award

Loreen, “Tattoo”, Sweden.

Composer Award

“Due Vite”, Marco Mengoni, Italy.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2022

Turin, Italy

Press Award

United Kingdom, ”Space Man”, Sam Ryder.

Artistic Award

Konstrakta, ”In Corpore Sano”, Serbia.

Composer Award

“Hold Me Closer”, Cornelia Jakobsdotter, Isa Molin & David Zandén, Sweden.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

Press Award

France, ”Voilà”, Barbara Pravi.

Artistic Award

Barbara Pravi, ”Voilà”, France.

Composer Award

“Tout l’Univers”, Gjon’s Tears, Wouter Hardy, Xavier Michel & Nina Sampermans, Switzerland.

2021

Rotterdam, Netherlands

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2019

Tel Aviv, Israel

Press Award

The Netherlands, ”Arcade”, Duncan Laurence.

Artistic Award

Kate Miller-Heidke, “Zero Gravity”, Australia.

Composer Award

“Soldi”, Dardust, Mahmood & Charlie Charles, Italy.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2018

Lisbon, Portugal

Press Award

France, ”Mercy”, Madame Monsieur.

Artistic Award

Eleni Foureira, “Fuego”, Cyprus.

Composer Award

“Bones”, Borislav Milanov, Joacim Persson, Brandon Treyshun Campbell & Dag Lundberg, Bulgaria.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2017

Kyiv, Ukraine

Press Award

Italy, ”Occidentali’s Karma”, Francesco Gabbani.

Artistic Award

Salvador Sobral, “Amar Pelos Dois”, Portugal.

Composer Award

“Amar Pelos Dois”, Luisa Sobral, Portugal.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2016

Stockholm, Sweden

Press Award

Russia, ”You Are The Only One”, Sergey Lazarev.

Artistic Award

Jamala, ”1944”, Ukraine.

Composer Award

”Sound Of Silence”, DNA (David Musumeci & Anthony Egizii), Australia.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2015

Vienna, Austria

Press Award

Italy, ”Grande Amore”, Il Volo.

Artistic Award

Måns Zelmerlöw, ”Heroes”, Sweden.

Composer Award

”A Monster Like Me”, Kjetil Mørland, Norway.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2014

Copenhagen, Denmark

Press Award

Austria, ”Rise Like A Phoenix”, Conchita Wurst.

Artistic Award

The Common Linnets, ”Calm After The Storm”, The Netherlands.

Composer Award

”Calm After The Storm”, Ilse DeLange, JB Meijers, Rob Crosby, Matthew Crosby & Jake Etheridge, The Netherlands.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2013

Malmö, Sweden

Press Award

Georgia, “Waterfall”, Nodi Tatishvili & Sophie Gelovani.

Artistic Award

Farid Mammadov, “Hold Me”, Azerbaijan.

Composer Award

“You”, Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb & Joakim Harestad Haukaas, Sweden.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2012

Baku, Azerbaijan

Press Award

Azerbaijan, “When the Music Dies”, Sabine Babayeva.

Artistic Award

Loreen, “Euphoria”, Sweden.

Composer Award

“Euphoria”, Thomas G:son & Peter Boström, Sweden.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2011

Düsseldorf, Germany

Press Award

Finland, “Da Da Dam”, Paradise Oskar.

Artistic Award

Jedward, “Lipstick”, Ireland.

Composer Award

“Sognu”, Daniel Moyne, Quentin Bachelet, Jean Pierre Marcallesi & Julie Miller, France.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2010

Oslo, Norway

Press Award

Israel, “Milim”, Harel Skaat.

Artistic Award

Harel Skaat, “Milim”, Israel.

Composer Award

“Milim”, Itomer Adaddi & Noam Horev, Israel.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2009

Moscow, Russia

Press Award

Norway, “Fairytale”, Alexander Ryback.

Artistic Award

Patricia Kaas, “Et S’il Fallait Le Faire”, France.

Composer Award

“Bistra Voda”, Aleksandar Čović, Bosnia and Herzegovina.

↖ Watch the award ceremony here.

2008

Belgrade, Serbia

Press Award

Portugal, “Senhora Do Mar”, Vânia Fernandes.

Artistic Award

Ani Lorak, “Shady Lady”, Ukraine.

Composer Award

“Pe-o Margine De Lume”, Nico Mirita & Vlad Mirita, Romania.

Fan Award

“Qele, Qele”, Sirusho Harutyunyan, Armenia

2007

Helsinki, Finland

Press Award

Ukraine, “Dancing Lasha Tumbai”, Verka Serduchka.

Artistic Award

Marija Šerifović, “Molitva”, Serbia.

Composer Award

“Unsubstantial Blues”, Magdi Rúsza, Hungary.

2006

Athens, Greece

Press Award

Finland, "Hard Rock Hallelujah", Lordi.

Artistic Award

Carola Häggkvist, “Invincible”, Sweden.

Composer Award

"Lejla", Zeljko Joksimovic (Hari Mata Hari), Bosnia and Herzegovina.

2005

Kyiv, Ukraine

Press Award

Malta, "Angel", Chiara.

Artistic Award

Helena Paparizou, “My Number One”, Greece.

Composer Award

"Zauvijek Moja", Slaven Knezovic & Milan Peric (No Name), Serbia and Montenegro.

2004

Istanbul, Turkey

Press Award

Serbia and Montenegro, "Lane Moje", Zeljko Joksimovicm.

Artistic Award

Ruslana, “Wild Dances”, Ukraine.

Composer Award

"Stronger Every Minute", Mike Connaris & Lisa Andreas, Cyprus.

2003

Riga, Latvia

Press Award

Turkey, "Everyway That I Can", Sertab Erener.

Artistic Award

Esther Hart, “One More Night”, The Netherlands.

Fan Award

"Dime", Beth, Spain.

2002

Tallinn, Estonia

Press Award

France, "Il Faut De Temps", Sandrine Francois.

Artistic Award

Afro-Dite, “Never Let It Go”, Sweden.

Fan Award

"Addicted To You", Laura Voutilainen, Finland.

The Trophy.

The hand blown glass trophy is made every year at Stockholm Glass Studio, situated in the popular open-air museum Skansen. The original trophy design was created by Karin Hammar and in 2021 the design was updated by Martin Ehrensvärd, when he became part-owner of Stockholm Glass Studio.

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