Marcel-Bezençon-Preis
The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honoring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the 1992 Eurovision Song Contest) and Richard Herrey (member of the Herreys, Eurovision Song Contest 1984 winner from Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon[1]. The awards are divided into 3 categories:
- Press Award - Given to the best entry as voted on by the accredited media and press during the event.
- Artistic Award - Presented to the best artist as voted on by former winners of the eurovision song contest.
- Composer Award - A jury consisting of the participating composers vote for the best and most original composition.
In 2008, a special award was presented, the Gylleneskor Fan Award, as voted by fans on the Swedish website gylleneskor.se[2] and presented to their favourite debuting artist (under age 25).[3]
Although sanctioned by Eurovision Song Contest, the awards are not presented during the final event broadcast, rather they are handed out during the official contest after party. In 2009, however, the trophies were awarded prior to the event final.
Sweden's Melodifestivalen also presents the awards during their own competition proper.
Winners
Press Award
| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Final Result |
Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Il faut du temps" | Sandrine François | 5th | 104 | Tallinn |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener | 1st | 167 | Riga |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Lane moje" | Željko Joksimović | 2nd | 263 | Istanbul |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Angel" | Chiara | 2nd | 192 | Kiev |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi | 1st | 292 | Athens |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | Verka Serduchka | 2nd | 235 | Helsinki |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" | Vânia Fernandes | 13th | 69 | Belgrade |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc[4] | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | 1st | 387 | Moscow |
Artistic Award
| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Final Result | Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Afro-dite | "Never Let It Go" | 8th | 72 | Tallinn |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Esther Hart | "One More Night" | 13th | 45 | Riga |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Ruslana | "Wild Dances" | 1st | 280 | Istanbul |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | 1st | 230 | Kiev |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Carola | "Invincible" | 5th | 170 | Athens |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | 1st | 268 | Helsinki |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | 2nd | 230 | Belgrade |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Patricia Kaas [5] | "Et s'il fallait le faire" | 8th | 107 | Moscow |
Composer Award winners
This award was first presented in 2004, replacing the Fan Award.
m = music, l = lyrics
| Year | Country | Song | Composer(s) | Performer | Final Result |
Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Stronger Every Minute" | Mike Konnaris (m,l) | Lisa Andreas | 5th | 263 | Istanbul |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Zauvijek moja" | Slaven Knezović (m) & Milan Perić (l) | No Name | 7th | 137 | Kiev |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Lejla" | Željko Joksimović (m),
Fahrudin Pecikoza & Dejan Ivanović (l) |
Hari Mata Hari | 3rd | 229 | Athens |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Unsubstantial Blues" | Magdi Rúzsa (m) & Imre Mózsik (l) | Magdi Rúzsa | 9th | 128 | Helsinki |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Pe-o margine de lume" | Andrei Tudor (m),
Andreea Andrei & Adina Şuteu (l) |
Nico & Vlad | 20th | 45 | Belgrade |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | "Bistra voda"[6] | Aleksandar Čović (m,l) | Regina | 9th | 106 | Moscow |
Fan Award
The Fan Award were handed out in 2002 & 2003, and voted on by the members of OGAE, the Eurovision international fan club. It was discontinued and replaced by the Composer Award in 2004.
In 2008, a special award, called the Gylleneskor Fan Award, was introduced and was voted on by ESC fans (see above). It was not awarded in 2009.
| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Final Result |
Points | Host city |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Laura Voutilainen | "Addicted To You" | 20th | 24 | Tallin |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Beth | "Dime" | 8th | 81 | Riga |
| Vorlage:Escyr | Vorlage:Esc | Sirusho | "Qélé, Qélé" (Քելե Քելե) | 4th | 199 | Belgrade |
