| European Border Breakers Award | |
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2011 Awards; Special Guest: Katie Melua (with Jools Holland) by René Keijzer |
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| Awarded for | Award to stimulate cross border success of debuting European artists |
| Presented by | Noorderslag Foundation European Commission |
| Host | Jools Holland |
| Date | January 11, 2012 (Eurosonic Noorderslag opening night) |
| Location | Oosterpoort Theatre, Groningen |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| First awarded | 2004 |
| Official website | ebba-awards.eu |
| Television coverage | |
| Network | NOS/NTR, broadcasted through NET3 |
Every year the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)[1] recognize 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, Tokio Hotel, The Baseballs, Zaz, Lykke Li, Milow, Katie Melua, Damien Rice, Caro Emerald, Stromae and Mumford and Sons.[2]
The EBBA Awards were launched by the European Commission[3] and are a European Union award.[4] Selection and the award ceremony of the EBBA Awards are organized by Noorderslag Foundation, which has the mission to encourage the circulation of European pop music.[5]
The artists or groups nominated for the European Border Breakers Awards are selected on the basis of the following criteria:
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]
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 broadcasted through NET3.[12] The show is annually broadcasted on several European television channels.
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]
| 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 |
| The Netherlands | Afrojack | Lost and Found |
| Romania | Alexandra Stan | Saxobeats |
| Sweden | Swedish House Mafia | Until One |
| United Kingdom | Anna Calvi | Anna Calvi |
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Aura Dione | Columbine |
| Germany | The Baseballs | Strike |
| France | Zaz | ZAZ |
| Norway | Donkeyboy | Caught |
| Romania | Inna | Hot |
| Austria | Saint Lu | Saint Lu |
| United Kingdom | Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More |
| Sweden | Miike Snow | Miike Snow |
| The Netherlands | Caro Emerald | Deleted Scenes From The Cutting Room |
| Belgium | Stromae | Cheese |
Winner Public Choice Award: The Baseballs
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Milow | Milow |
| United Kingdom | Charlie Winston | Hobo |
| Germany | Peter Fox | Stadtaffe |
| Austria | Soap&Skin | Lovetune for Vacuum |
| Estonia | Kerli | Love Is Dead |
| Sweden | Jenny Wilson | Hardships |
| Portugal | Buraka Som Sistema | Black Diamond |
| France | Sliimy | Paint Your Face |
| The Netherlands | Esmée Denters | Outta Here |
| Italy | Giusy Ferreri | Gaetana |
Winner Public Choice Award: Milow
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| France | Aaron | Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland |
| United Kingdom | Adele | 19 |
| Denmark | Alphabeat | Alphabeat |
| Germany | Cinema Bizarre | Final Attraction |
| France | The Dø | A Mouthfull |
| The Netherlands | Kraak & Smaak | Boogie Angst |
| Denmark | Ida Corr | One |
| Sweden | Lykke Li | Youth Novels |
| Ireland | The Script | The Script |
| United Kingdom | The Ting Tings | We Started Nothing |
| 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 | Ayo | 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 |
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Gabriel Ríos | Ghostboy |
| Germany | Tokio Hotel | Schrei |
| France | Ilona Mitrecey | Un monde parfait |
| Greece | Elena Paparizou | My Number One |
| United Kingdom | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae |
| Ireland | Celtic Woman | Celtic Woman |
| Italy | Vittorio Grigolo | In the Hands of Love |
| Poland | Blog 27 | Lol |
| Sweden | José González | Veneer |
| Spain | Beatriz Luengo | Beatriz Luengo |
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Sarah Bettens | Scream |
| Denmark | Hush | A Lifetime |
| Germany | Juli | Es ist Juli |
| France | Amel Bent | Un jour d'été |
| United Kingdom | KT Tunstall | Eye to the Telescope |
| Ireland | Hal | Hal |
| Sweden | Arash | Boro Boro |
| Spain | Bebe | Pafuera Telanaras |
| Hungary | Heaven Street Seven | Get Out And Walk! |
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | The Raveonettes | Chain gang of love |
| Germany | Wir sind Helden | Die Reklamation |
| Finland | Redrama | Every Day Soundtrack |
| France | Corneille | Parce que l'on vient de loin |
| United Kingdom | Katie Melua | Call Off the Search |
| Ireland | Damien Rice | O |
| Italy | Benny Benassi | Hypnotica |
| Poland | Myslovitz | Korova Milky Bar |
| Sweden | Ana Johnsson | The Way I Am |
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Lasgo | Some Things |
| Denmark | Saybia | The Second You Sleep |
| Germany | Masterplan | Masterplan |
| France | Carla Bruni | Quelqu'un m'a dit |
| United Kingdom | The Darkness | Permission To Land |
| Ireland | The Thrills | So Much For The City |
| Italy | Tiziano Ferro | Rosso Relativo |
| Portugal | Mariza | Fado Em Mim |
| Spain | Las Ketchup | Hijas del Tomate |