Logo for the 2017 awards
The ESCRadio Awards is an annual event hosted by ESC Radio which has been held since 2006.
Format[]
The awards are usually held in the weeks following each year's contest, and voting is open for 8 days. Fans are invited to vote for their favorites in each of 4 categories:
- Best Song (best overall song of the year)
- Best Female Artist (awarded to the best female soloist)
- Best Male Artist (awarded to the best male soloist)
- Best Group (awarded to the best group, includes duos and trios)
Votes are restricted to 3 per day to prevent ballot stuffing. At the end of the voting period, the votes are tallied and the act/song that receives the highest percentage in each category is the winner. Acts can win in a maximum of 2 categories, and the winners each receive a special trophy.
Despite the 2020 contest being cancelled, the awards were still held that year to honor the participants. Best Group went to The Roop from Lithuania (also winning Best Song for On Fire), Victoria from Bulgaria won Best Female Artist, and Gjon's Tears from Switzerland won Best Male Artist.
Current Winners[]
Best Song: 
Sweden - Tattoo by Loreen
Best Female Artist: Sweden - Loreen
Best Male Artist: 
Finland - Käärijä
Best Group: 
Slovenia - Joker Out
Trivia[]
- In the history of the awards, no country has had a winner in the same category in back-to-back years until Gjon's Tears won Best Male Artist in both 2020 and 2021.