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Trophies from the 2015 awarding of the Marcel Bezençon Awards

The Marcel Bezençon Awards were founded by Christer Björkman and Richard Herrey of the group Herreys in 2002 and named after the late Swiss broadcaster who founded the concept of the Eurovision Song Contest. They are given out annually to the best competing songs in that year's grand final. The trophy design remains similar from year to year, but is designed with the flag of the host country as the central theme.

Although sanctioned by the contest itself, they are not presented during the live broadcast of the final. They are often presented either before the final or at an after-party following the event.

The awards are divided into 3 categories: the Press Award, the Artistic Award, and the Composer Award.

In 2008, a special award was given out called the "Poplight Fan Award", given to the best young performer under the age of 25 and voted on by fans of the contest.

Press Award[]

This award is given to the best song as voted on by all members of the accredited media each year, both digital and print.

Year Country Artist Song
2002 Flag of France France Sandrine François Il faut du temps
2003 Flag of Turkey Türkiye Sertab Erener Everyway That I Can
2004 IconSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro Željko Joksimović Lane moje
2005 Flag of Malta Malta Chiara Angel
2006 Flag of Finland Finland Lordi Hard Rock Hallelujah
2007 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Verka Serduchka Dancing Lasha Tumbai
2008 Flag of Portugal Portugal Vânia Fernandes Senhora do mar
2009 Flag of Norway Norway Alexander Rybak Fairytale
2010 Flag of Israel Israel Harel Skaat Milim
2011 Flag of Finland Finland Paradise Oskar Da Da Dam
2012 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Sabina Babayeva When The Music Dies
2013 Flag of Georgia Georgia Nodi & Sophie Waterfall
2014 Flag of Austria Austria Conchita Wurst Rise Like a Phoenix
2015 Flag of Italy Italy Il Volo Grande Amore
2016 Flag of Russia Russia Sergey Lazarev You Are The Only One
2017 Flag of Italy Italy Francesco Gabbani Occidentali's Karma
2018 Flag of France France Madame Monsieur Mercy
2019 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Duncan Laurence Arcade
2021 Flag of France France Barbara Pravi Voilà
2022 Flag of United Kingdom United Kingdom Sam Ryder Space Man
2023 Flag of Sweden Sweden Loreen Tattoo

Artistic Award[]

This award is given to the best artist of that year. Prior to 2010, the award was voted on by a panel of past Eurovision winners, but since 2010 it is voted on by all of the national commentators.

Year Country Artist
2002 Flag of Sweden Sweden Afro-Dite
2003 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands Esther Hart
2004 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ruslana
2005 Flag of Greece Greece Helena Paparizou
2006 Flag of Sweden Sweden Carola
2007 Flag of Serbia Serbia Marija Šerifović
2008 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Ani Lorak
2009 Flag of France France Patricia Kaas
2010 Flag of Israel Israel Harel Skaat
2011 Flag of Ireland Ireland Jedward
2012 Flag of Sweden Sweden Loreen
2013 Flag of Azerbaijan Azerbaijan Farid Mammadov
2014 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands The Common Linnets
2015 Flag of Sweden Sweden Måns Zelmerlöw
2016 Flag of Ukraine Ukraine Jamala
2017 Flag of Portugal Portugal Salvador Sobral
2018 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Eleni Foureira
2019 IconAustralia Australia Kate Miller-Heidke
2021 Flag of France France Barbara Pravi
2022 Flag of Serbia Serbia Konstrakta
2023 Flag of Sweden Sweden Loreen

Composer Award[]

This award is given to the song deemed the best and most original by a panel of the competing composers of that year. It replaced the Fan Award in 2004, which was voted on by members of the OGAE.

Year Country Artist Song
2004 Flag of Cyprus Cyprus Lisa Andreas Stronger Every Minute
2005 IconSerbia and Montenegro Serbia and Montenegro No Name Zauvijek moja
2006 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Hari Mata Hari Lejla
2007 Flag of Hungary Hungary Magdi Rúzsa Unsubstantial Blues
2008 Flag of Romania Romania Nico & Vlad Pe-o margine de lume
2009 Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina Bosnia and Herzegovina Regina Bistra voda
2010 Flag of Israel Israel Harel Skaat Milim
2011 Flag of France France Amaury Vassili Sognu
2012 Flag of Sweden Sweden Loreen Euphoria
2013 Flag of Sweden Sweden Robin Stjernberg You
2014 Flag of The Netherlands The Netherlands The Common Linnets Calm After the Storm
2015 Flag of Norway Norway Mørland & Debrah Scarlett A Monster Like Me
2016 IconAustralia Australia Dami Im Sound of Silence
2017 Flag of Portugal Portugal Salvador Sobral Amar pelos dois
2018 Flag of Bulgaria Bulgaria Equinox Bones
2019 Flag of Italy Italy Mahmood Soldi
2021 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland Gjon's Tears Tout l'univers
2022 Flag of Sweden Sweden Cornelia Jakobs Hold Me Closer
2023 Flag of Italy Italy Marco Mengoni Due vite

Trivia[]

  • Harel Skaat is the only artist in the history of the awards to sweep all three categories.
  • Loreen is the first artist to win the Artistic Award twice.

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