| European Border Breakers Award |
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| Awarded for |
Award to stimulate cross border success of debuting European artists |
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| Date |
11 January 2012 (2012-01-11)
(Eurosonic Noorderslag opening night) |
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| Location |
Oosterpoort Theatre, Groningen |
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| Country |
The Netherlands |
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| Presented by |
Noorderslag Foundation
European Commission |
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| Host |
Jools Holland |
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| First awarded |
2004 |
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| Official website |
ebba-awards.eu |
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| Television/Radio coverage |
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| Network |
NOS/NTR, broadcast through NET3 |
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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, Aura Dione, Anna Calvi, 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] Selection and the award ceremony of the EBBA Awards are organised by Noorderslag Foundation, which has the mission to encourage the circulation of European pop music.[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 2015
Winners EBBA Awards 2014
Winners EBBA Awards 2013
Winners EBBA Awards 2012
Winner Public Choice Award: Selah Sue
Winners EBBA Awards 2011
Winner Public Choice Award: The Baseballs
Winners EBBA Awards 2010
Winner Public Choice Award: Milow
Winners EBBA Awards 2009
Winners EBBA Awards 2008
Winners EBBA Awards 2007
Winners EBBA Awards 2006
Winners EBBA Awards 2005
Winners EBBA Awards 2004
References
- ↑ European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA)
- ↑ "Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers Awards", Subba-cultcha.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 , Talktoeu.ie. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑ "About Eurosonic Noorderslag", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. Retrieved 18 September 2011
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 "EBBA Awards", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑ "European Talent Exchange Program", Etep.nl. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑ "Selection criteria", Europeanborderbreakersawards.eu. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 "European Union Award for Contemporary Music", Ec.europa.eu. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑ "Milow Wins First Public Choice At EBBA!", Encore.celebrityaccess.com. Retrieved 19 September 2011
- ↑ "EBBA Awards: The Baseballs win Public Choice Award", Eurosonic-noorderslag.nl. 12 January 2011
- ↑ "Selah Sue the peoples choice", vivoscene.com. 15 January 2012
- ↑ (Dutch)"Programma", Nps.nl. 8 January 2011
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