Marcel Bezençon
Marcel Bezençon | |
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Bezençon (right) congratulates Johnny Logan after winning the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest | |
Born |
Marcel Bezençon 1 May 1907 Orbe, Switzerland |
Died |
17 February 1981 73) Lausanne, Switzerland | (aged
Nationality | Swiss |
Occupation | President of the European Broadcasting Union (1955–1970) |
Marcel Bezençon (1 May 1907, Orbe — 17 February 1981, Lausanne) was a Swiss entrepreneur and the director of the European Broadcasting Union until 1970.[1][2] In 1955, he conceived the idea of the Eurovision Song Contest, based on the famous Sanremo Festival.[3]
In 2002, the Marcel Bezençon Awards were founded by Christer Björkman (Melodifestivalen winner and Swedish ESC participant in 1992) and Richard Herrey (Swedish ESC winner in 1984).[4][5][6]
References
- ↑ EBU award Retrieved 13 November 2016
- ↑ "A diamond day for the Eurovision Song Contest". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ "Allt är ditt fel Marcel!". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ "Israeli grand slam in the Marcel Bezençon Awards". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ "Här är vinnarna av Marcel Bezençon 2015". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
- ↑ Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm,. "De prisades redan innan Eurovision Song Contest 2016 – vann Marcel Bezençon Award". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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