European Border Breakers Award
The European Border Breakers Award was an annual prize awarded to recognise the success of ten emerging artists or groups who reached audiences outside their own countries with their first internationally released album in the past year. Winners of a European Border Breakers Award include Adele, Dolores O'Riordan, MØ, Tiziano Ferro, Lykke Li, Katie Melua, Damien Rice, Mumford and Sons and Dua Lipa. In 2019 the prize was renamed as Music Moves Europe Talent Awards.
Organization
The EBBA Awards were launched by the European Commission and are a European Union award. Since 2009, the awards are organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag and the award is presented at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.Partners
- European Broadcasting Union
- The European Talent Exchange Program, which creates a network between European popular music festivals, facilitating the booking of European bands from outside their home country. It also gives information to the media about emerging European artists.
Selection of the winners
- The success of the first international release in European countries other than the home territory of the artist in the past year.
- Radio airplay given to an artist by the European Broadcasting Union radio channels.
- The artist's success at European festivals outside of his/her home country.
Public Choice Award
The show
Since 2009 the award ceremony takes place every year in January, during the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival, in the Dutch city of Groningen, presented by BBC host and musician Jools Holland. EBBA Award winners perform live during the show, as well as during the festival itself. Winners from previous years are invited to perform as special guests. The ceremony is recorded by the Dutch public broadcasting channel NOS/NTR and broadcast through NED3. The show is annually broadcast on several European television channels.Background
The EBBA Awards were initiated by the European Commission in 2004. With the awards, the European Commission aims to stimulate the cross-border circulation of popular music repertoire and to highlight Europe's great musical diversity. The European Border Breakers Awards are supported through the Culture Programme of the European Union, which seeks to promote cross-border mobility of artists and culture professionals; to encourage the transnational circulation of cultural and artistic output; and to foster intercultural dialogue.Winners EBBA Awards 2004
Winners EBBA Awards 2005
Winners EBBA Awards 2006
Winners EBBA Awards 2007
Winners EBBA Awards 2008
Winners EBBA Awards 2009
Winners EBBA Awards 2010
Winner Public Choice Award: MilowWinners EBBA Awards 2011
| Country | Artist | Album |
| Austria | Saint Lu | Saint Lu |
| Belgium | Stromae | Cheese |
| Denmark | Aura Dione | Columbine |
| France | Zaz | ZAZ |
| Germany | The Baseballs | Strike |
| Netherlands | Caro Emerald | Deleted Scenes from the Cutting Room Floor |
| Norway | Donkeyboy | Caught |
| Romania | Inna | Hot |
| Sweden | Miike Snow | Miike Snow |
| United Kingdom | Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More |
Winner Public Choice Award: The Baseballs
Winners EBBA Awards 2012
| Country | Artist | Album |
| Austria | Elektro Guzzi | Elektro Guzzi |
| Belgium | Selah Sue | Selah Sue |
| Denmark | Agnes Obel | Philharmonics |
| France | Ben l'Oncle Soul | Soulman |
| Germany | Boy | Mutual Friends |
| Ireland | James Vincent McMorrow | Early in the Morning |
| Netherlands | Afrojack | Lost and Found |
| Romania | Alexandra Stan | Saxobeats |
| Sweden | Swedish House Mafia | Until One |
| United Kingdom | Anna Calvi | Anna Calvi |
Winner Public Choice Award: Selah Sue
Winners EBBA Awards 2013
Winners EBBA Awards 2014
Winners EBBA Awards 2015
| Country | Artist | Album |
| Austria | Klangkarussell | Netzwerk |
| Belgium | Mélanie De Biasio | No Deal |
| Denmark | MØ | No Mythologies to Follow |
| France | Indila | Mini World |
| Germany | Milky Chance | Sadnecessary |
| Ireland | Hozier | Hozier |
| Netherlands | The Common Linnets | The Common Linnets |
| Norway | Todd Terje | It's Album Time |
| Sweden | Tove Lo | Queen of the Clouds |
| United Kingdom | John Newman | Tribute |
Winner Public Choice Award: The Common Linnets
Best festival act award : Jungle