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The You're a Vision Award (formerly the Barbara Dex Award) is an annual fan award given out to the artist with the most remarkable outfit of that year's Eurovision Song Contest (formerly given to the worst-dressed participant each year). A notable outfit means one that attracts the attention of the public, in no case it wants to say that an outfit is ugly. Taste is personal, an outfit can be notable and liked by many people. The award was originally named after Barbara Dex, who competed for Belgium at the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 wearing a rather unflattering handmade dress.

From 1997 to 2016, the award was presented by Dutch Eurovision site House of Eurovision. Following its closure, Belgian site songfestival.be presented the award from 2017 to 2021.

In 2022, songfestival.be announced that the Barbara Dex Award moniker would be retired as it was seen as something negative and decided to put a new focus on the positive side of Eurovision fashion. On 29 April 2022 following an online vote, the award was renamed the "You're a Vision" Award to promote creativity, diversity and positivity.

Barbara Dex Award Winners (1997-2021)[]

Year Country Artist Image
1997 Flag of Malta Malta Debbie Scerri Debbie Scerri 1997
1998 Flag of Germany Germany Guildo Horn Guildo
1999 Flag of Spain Spain Lydia Lydia 1999
2000 Flag of Belgium Belgium Nathalie Sorce Natalie Sorce 2000
2001 Flag of Poland Poland Piasek Piasek e2001
2002 Flag of Greece Greece Michalis Rakintzis Michalis Rakintzis 2002
2003 Flag of Russia Russia t.A.T.u. 2003
2004 Flag of Romania Romania Sanda Ladoși Sanda Ladosi 2004
2005 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Martin Vučić Martin Vucic 2005
2006 Flag of Portugal Portugal Nonstop NonstopLive
2007 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Verka Serduchka Verka Serduchka
2008 Flag of Andorra Andorra Gisela GiselaLive
2009 Flag of Hungary Hungary Zoli Ádok Zoli Ádok
2010 Flag of Serbia Serbia Milan Stanković Milan Stankovic 2010
2011 Flag of Georgia Georgia Eldrine Eldrine 2011
2012 Flag of Albania Albania Rona Nishliu Rona Nishliu
2013 Flag of Serbia Serbia Moje 3 Moje 3 2013
2014 Flag of Lithuania Lithuania Vilija Matačiūnaitė Vilija 2014
2015 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Trijntje Oosterhuis 2015
2016 Flag of Croatia Croatia Nina Kraljić Nina Kraljic 2016
2017 Flag of Montenegro Montenegro Slavko Kalezić Slavko Kalezic 2017
2018 Flag of Macedonia North Macedonia Eye Cue Eye Cue 2018
2019 Flag of Portugal Portugal Conan Osíris 15conan
2021 Flag of Norway Norway TIX 09tix

"You're a Vision" Award Winners (2022-)[]

Year Country Artist Image
2022 IconAustralia Australia Sheldon Riley Sheldon Riley 2022
2023 Flag of Finland Finland Käärijä Kaarija 2023
Eurovision Song Contest
Editions
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Countries
AlbaniaAndorraArmeniaAustraliaAustriaAzerbaijanBelarusBelgiumBosnia and HerzegovinaBulgariaCroatiaCyprusCzechiaDenmarkEstoniaFinlandFranceGeorgiaGermanyGreeceHungaryIcelandIrelandIsraelItalyLatviaLithuaniaLuxembourgMaltaMoldovaMonacoMontenegroMoroccoThe NetherlandsNorth MacedoniaNorwayPolandPortugalRomaniaRussiaSan MarinoSerbiaSerbia and MontenegroSlovakiaSloveniaSpainSwedenSwitzerlandTurkeyUnited KingdomUkraineYugoslavia
Winning Songs
RefrainNet Als ToenDors, mon amourEen beetjeTom PillibiNous les amoureuxUn premier amourDanseviseNon ho l'etàPoupée de Cire, Poupée de SonMerci, ChériePuppet on a StringLa, La, LaBoom Bang-a-BangVivo CantandoUn jour, un enfantDe TroubadourAll Kinds of EverythingUn banc, un arbre, une rueAprès ToiTu Te ReconnaîtrasWaterlooDing-a-DongSave Your Kisses For MeL'Oiseau et l'enfantA-Ba-Ni-BiHallelujahWhat's Another YearMaking Your Mind UpEin bißchen FriedenSi la vie est cadeauDiggiloo DiggileyLa Det SwingeJ'aime La VieHold Me NowNe Partez Pas Sans MoiRock MeInsieme: 1992Fångad av en stormvindWhy Me?In Your EyesRock 'n' Roll KidsNocturneThe VoiceLove Shine a LightDivaTake Me To Your HeavenFly on the Wings of LoveEverybodyI WannaEveryway That I CanWild DancesMy Number OneHard Rock HallelujahMolitvaBelieveFairytaleSatelliteRunning ScaredEuphoriaOnly TeardropsRise Like a PhoenixHeroes1944Amar pelos doisToyArcadeZitti e buoniStefaniaTattoo
Specials
Congratulations: 50 Years of the Eurovision Song ContestEurovision's Greatest HitsEurope Shine a Light
Aspects of Eurovision
CommentatorEuroClubEurovision VillageExecutive SupervisorFlag ParadeGrand PrixGreen RoomHead of DelegationInterval ActNational FinalNational JuryOfficial RulesOpening CeremonyPre-PartiesPre-Song PostcardsReference GroupRest of the World VoteRunning Order DrawSemi-FinalsScoreboardSpokespersonTelevotingVoting Systems
Miscellaneous
Big FiveCurse of 43Curse of Number TwoCurse of GreenDouze Points!ESCRadio AwardsESC Top 250Eurovision AgainEurovision National BroadcastersEurovision Song Contest: The Story of Fire SagaFounding SevenLGBT visibilityLynda WoodruffMarcel Bezençon AwardsNul PointsOGAERecordsStand-insThe Reorder BoardTie SituationTop Scoring SongsVoting DiasporaWinner's CurseWithdrawn SongsYou're a Vision Award

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