European Border Breakers Award

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European Border Breakers Award
Awarded for Award to stimulate cross border success of debuting European artists
Date January
(Eurosonic Noorderslag opening night)
Location Oosterpoort Theatre, Groningen
Country The Netherlands
Presented by Eurosonic Noorderslag
European Commission
Host Jools Holland
First awarded 2004
Last awarded 2016
Official website ebba-awards.eu
Television/Radio coverage
Network NOS/NTR, broadcast through NET3
EBBA Awards 2012 – Selah Sue wins Public Choice Award – by Mike Breeuwer

Every year the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)[1] recognise 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. Winners of a European Border Breakers Award include Adele, The Common Linnets, Aura Dione, Anna Calvi, Inna, Tokio Hotel, The Baseballs, Zaz, Kerli, Lykke Li, Milow, Katie Melua, Damien Rice, Caro Emerald, Stromae, Sunrise Avenue and Mumford and Sons.[2]

Organization

The EBBA Awards were launched by the European Commission[3] and are a European Union award.[4] Since 2009, the awards are organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag and the award is presented at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.[5]

European Border Breakers Awards 2012 – All Winners – by Mike Breeuwer

Partners

  • European Broadcasting Union (EBU)[6]
  • 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.[6] It also gives information to the media about emerging European artists.[7]

Selection of the winners

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.[8]

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.[9] The first winner was Belgian singer-songwriter Milow.[10] The German rock & roll band The Baseballs won in 2011.[11] Selah Sue from Belgium won the prize in 2012.[12]

European Border Breakers Awards 2012 – Anna Calvi – by Mike Breeuwer

The show

Since 2009 the award ceremony takes place every year in January, during the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, in the Dutch city of Groningen, presented by BBC host and musician Jools Holland.[9] 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 Dutch public broadcasting channel NOS/NTR and broadcast through NED3.[13] The show is annually broadcast on several European television channels.

Background

The EBBA Awards were initiated by the European Commission in 2004.[4] 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.[9]

Winners EBBA Awards 2004

Country Artist Album
Belgium Lasgo Some Things
Denmark Saybia The Second You Sleep
France Carla Bruni Quelqu'un m'a dit
Germany Masterplan Masterplan
Ireland The Thrills So Much for the City
Italy Tiziano Ferro Rosso Relativo
Portugal Mariza Fado Em Mim
Spain Las Ketchup Hijas del Tomate
United Kingdom The Darkness Permission To Land

Winners EBBA Awards 2005

Country Artist Album
Denmark The Raveonettes Chain gang of love
Finland Redrama Every Day Soundtrack
France Corneille Parce que l'on vient de loin
Germany Wir sind Helden Die Reklamation
Ireland Damien Rice O
Italy Benny Benassi Hypnotica
Poland Myslovitz Korova Milky Bar
Sweden Ana Johnsson The Way I Am
United Kingdom Katie Melua Call Off the Search

Winners EBBA Awards 2006

Country Artist Album
Belgium Sarah Bettens Scream
Denmark Hush A Lifetime
France Amel Bent Un jour d'été
Germany Juli Es ist Juli
Hungary Heaven Street Seven Get Out And Walk!
Ireland Hal Hal
Spain Bebe Pafuera Telarañas
Sweden Arash Boro Boro
United Kingdom KT Tunstall Eye to the Telescope

Winners EBBA Awards 2007

Country Artist Album
Belgium Gabriel Ríos Ghostboy
France Ilona Mitrecey Un monde parfait
Germany Tokio Hotel Schrei
Greece Elena Paparizou My Number One
Ireland Celtic Woman Celtic Woman
Italy Vittorio Grigolo In the Hands of Love
Poland Blog 27 Lol
Spain Beatriz Luengo Beatriz Luengo
Sweden José González Veneer
United Kingdom Corinne Bailey Rae Corinne Bailey Rae

Winners EBBA Awards 2008

Country Artist Album
Belgium Reborn Fools Rush In
Denmark Dúné We are in there, you are out there
Finland Sunrise Avenue On The Way To Wonderland
France Ayọ Joyful
Germany Cascada Everytime We Touch
Ireland Dolores O'Riordan Are You Listening?
Poland Hemp Gru ´Klucz
Spain Miguel Ángel Muñoz M.A.M.
Sweden Basshunter LOL <(^^,)>
United Kingdom The Fratellis Costello Music

Winners EBBA Awards 2009

Country Artist Album
Denmark Alphabeat Alphabeat
Denmark Ida Corr One
France Aaron Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland
France The Dø A Mouthfull
Germany Cinema Bizarre Final Attraction
Ireland The Script The Script
Netherlands Kraak & Smaak Boogie Angst
Sweden Lykke Li Youth Novels
United Kingdom Adele 19
United Kingdom The Ting Tings We Started Nothing

Winners EBBA Awards 2010

Country Artist Album
Austria Soap&Skin Lovetune for Vacuum
Belgium Milow Milow
Estonia Kerli Love Is Dead
France Sliimy Paint Your Face
Germany Peter Fox Stadtaffe
Italy Giusy Ferreri Gaetana
Netherlands Esmée Denters Outta Here
Portugal Buraka Som Sistema Black Diamond
Sweden Jenny Wilson Hardships
United Kingdom Charlie Winston Hobo

Winner Public Choice Award: Milow

Winners EBBA Awards 2011

Country Artist Album
Austria Saint Lu Saint Lu
Belgium Stromae Cheese
Denmark Aura Dione Columbine
France Zaz ZAZ
Germany The Baseballs Strike
Netherlands Caro Emerald Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room
Norway Donkeyboy Caught
Romania Inna Hot
Sweden Miike Snow Miike Snow
United Kingdom Mumford & Sons Sigh No More

Winner Public Choice Award: The Baseballs

Winners EBBA Awards 2012

Country Artist Album
Austria Elektro Guzzi Elektro Guzzi
Belgium Selah Sue Selah Sue
Denmark Agnes Obel Philharmonics
France Ben l'Oncle Soul Soulman (EP)
Germany Boy Mutual Friends
Ireland James Vincent McMorrow Early in the Morning
Netherlands Afrojack Lost and Found
Romania Alexandra Stan Saxobeats
Sweden Swedish House Mafia Until One
United Kingdom Anna Calvi Anna Calvi

Winner Public Choice Award: Selah Sue

Winners EBBA Awards 2013

Country Artist Album
Denmark Nabiha More Cracks
Estonia Ewert and The Two Dragons Good Man Down
Finland French Films Imaginary Future
France C2C Tetra
Iceland Of Monsters and Men My Head Is an Animal
Netherlands Dope D.O.D. Branded
Portugal Amor Electro Cai o Carmo e a Trindade
Spain Juan Zelada High Ceilings & Collarbones
Sweden Niki & The Dove Instinct
United Kingdom Emeli Sandé Our Version of Events

Winners EBBA Awards 2014

Country Artist Album
Austria GuGabriel Anima(L)
Denmark Lukas Graham Lukas Graham
France Woodkid The Golden Age
Germany Zedd Clarity
Iceland Ásgeir Dýrð í dauðaþögn
Ireland Kodaline In a Perfect World
Netherlands Jacco Gardner Cabinet of Curiosities
Norway Envy The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces
Sweden Icona Pop This Is... Icona Pop
United Kingdom Disclosure Settle

Winners EBBA Awards 2015

Country Artist Album
Austria Klangkarussell Netzwerk
Belgium Mélanie De Biasio No Deal
Denmark No Mythologies to Follow
France Indila Mini World
Germany Milky Chance Sadnecessary
Ireland Hozier Hozier
Netherlands The Common Linnets The Common Linnets
Norway Todd Terje It's Album Time
Sweden Tove Lo Queen of the Clouds
United Kingdom John Newman Tribute

Winner Public Choice Award: The Common Linnets[14]

Best festival act award (awarded for the first time at this edition): Jungle[14]

Winners EBBA Awards 2016

Country Artist Album
Belgium Oscar and the Wolf Entity
France Christine and the Queens Chaleur Humaine
Germany Robin Schulz
Ireland SOAK Before We Forgot How to Dream
Latvia Carnival Youth No Clouds Allowed
Netherlands Kovacs
Norway AURORA
Spain Álvaro Soler Eterno Agosto
Sweden Seinabo Sey Pretend
United Kingdom Years & Years Communion

Winner Public Choice Award: Carnival Youth[15]

References

  1. European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
  2. "Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers Awards", Subba-cultcha.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011
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  6. 6.0 6.1 "EBBA Awards", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2011
  7. "European Talent Exchange Program", Etep.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2011
  8. "Selection criteria", Europeanborderbreakersawards.eu. Retrieved 19 September 2011
  9. 9.0 9.1 9.2 "European Union Award for Contemporary Music", Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 September 2011
  10. "Milow Wins First Public Choice At EBBA!", Encore.celebrityaccess.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011
  11. "EBBA Awards: The Baseballs win Public Choice Award", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. 12 January 2011
  12. "Selah Sue the peoples choice", vivoscene.com. 15 January 2012
  13. (Dutch)"Programma", Nps.nl. 8 January 2011
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