# Marcel Bezençon Awards

The Marcel Bezençon Awards were first handed out during the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 in Tallinn, Estonia honouring the best competing songs in the final. Founded by Christer Björkman (Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 and Head of Delegation for Sweden until 2021) and Richard Herrey (member of Herreys, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1984 for Sweden), the awards are named after the creator of the annual competition, Marcel Bezençon.
Although sanctioned by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU), the awards are not presented during the Eurovision final, but rather are handed out during the official afterparty. Beginning with the 2009 contest, the trophies are handed out prior to the final.
Sweden's Melodifestivalen and Hungary's A Dal also present the awards during their own competition proper.

## Categories

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 the commentators since 2010. Until 2009, the category was voted on by previous winners of the contest.
* Composer Award – A jury consisting of the participating composers vote for the best and most original composition.
In 2008, a special one-off award was presented, the Poplight Fan Award, as voted by fans on the Swedish website Poplight.se and presented to their favourite debuting artist under the age of 25.

## Winners
### Press Award

| Year | Country | Song | Performer | Final | Points | Host city |
| 2002 | France | "Il faut du temps" | Sandrine François | 5 | 104 | Tallinn |
| 2003 | Turkey | "Everyway That I Can" | Sertab Erener | 1 | 167 | Riga |
| 2004 | Serbia and Montenegro | "Lane moje" (Лане моје) | Željko Joksimović | 2 | 263 | Istanbul |
| 2005 | Malta | "Angel" | Chiara | 2 | 192 | Kyiv |
| 2006 | Finland | "Hard Rock Hallelujah" | Lordi | 1 | 292 | Athens |
| 2007 | Ukraine | "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" | Verka Serduchka | 2 | 235 | Helsinki |
| 2008 | Portugal | "Senhora do mar (Negras águas)" | Vânia Fernandes | 13 | 69 | Belgrade |
| 2009 | Norway | "Fairytale" | Alexander Rybak | 1 | 387 | Moscow |
| 2010 | Israel | "Milim" (מילים) | Harel Skaat | 14 | 71 | Oslo |
| 2011 | Finland | "Da Da Dam" | Paradise Oskar | 21 | 57 | Düsseldorf |
| 2012 | Azerbaijan | "When the Music Dies" | Sabina Babayeva | 4 | 150 | Baku |
| 2013 | Georgia | "Waterfall" | Nodiko Tatishvili and Sophie Gelovani | 15 | 50 | Malmö |
| 2014 | Austria | "Rise Like a Phoenix" | Conchita Wurst | 1 | 290 | Copenhagen |
| 2015 | Italy | "Grande amore" | Il Volo | 3 | 292 | Vienna |
| 2016 | Russia | "You Are the Only One" | Sergey Lazarev | 3 | 491 | Stockholm |
| 2017 | Italy | "Occidentali's Karma" | Francesco Gabbani | 6 | 334 | Kyiv |
| 2018 | France | "Mercy" | Madame Monsieur | 13 | 173 | Lisbon |
| 2019 | Netherlands | "Arcade" | Duncan Laurence | 1 | 498 | Tel Aviv |
| 2021 | France | "Voilà" | Barbara Pravi | 2 | 499 | Rotterdam |
| 2022 | United Kingdom | "Space Man" | Sam Ryder | 2 | 466 | Turin |
| 2023 | Sweden | "Tattoo" | Loreen | 1 | 583 | Liverpool |
| 2024 | Croatia | "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" | Baby Lasagna | 2 | 547 | Malmö |

### Artistic Award
#### Voted by previous winners

| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Stage director(s) | Final | Points | Host city |
| 2002 | Sweden | Afro-dite | "Never Let It Go" | | 8 | 72 | Tallinn |
| 2003 | Netherlands | Esther Hart | "One More Night" | | 13 | 45 | Riga |
| 2004 | Ukraine | Ruslana | "Wild Dances" | | 1 | 280 | Istanbul |
| 2005 | Greece | Helena Paparizou | "My Number One" | Fokas Evangelinos | 1 | 230 | Kyiv |
| 2006 | Sweden | Carola | "Invincible" | | 5 | 170 | Athens |
| 2007 | Serbia | Marija Šerifović | "Molitva" (Молитва) | Gorčin Stojanović | 1 | 268 | Helsinki |
| 2008 | Ukraine | Ani Lorak | "Shady Lady" | Fokas Evangelinos | 2 | 230 | Belgrade |
| 2009 | France | Patricia Kaas | "Et s'il fallait le faire" | | 8 | 107 | Moscow |

#### Voted by commentators

Since 2010, the show commentators have replaced the previous winners as the selection jury for the winners.
| Year | Country | Performer | Song | Stage director(s) | Final | Points | Host city |
| 2010 | Israel | Harel Skaat | "Milim" (מילים) | Doron Medalie | 14 | 71 | Oslo |
| 2011 | Ireland | Jedward | "Lipstick" | Brian Friedman | 8 | 119 | Düsseldorf |
| 2012 | Sweden | Loreen | "Euphoria" | Ambra Succi | 1 | 372 | Baku |
| 2013 | Azerbaijan | Farid Mammadov | "Hold Me" | Fokas Evangelinos | 2 | 234 | Malmö |
| 2014 | Netherlands | The Common Linnets | "Calm After the Storm" | Hans Pannecoucke | 2 | 238 | Copenhagen |
| 2015 | Sweden | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | Fredrik Rydman | 1 | 365 | Vienna |
| 2016 | Ukraine | Jamala | "1944" | Kostiantyn Tomilchenko and Oleksandr Bratkovskyi | 1 | 534 | Stockholm |
| 2017 | Portugal | Salvador Sobral | "Amar pelos dois" | Luísa Sobral | 1 | 758 | Kyiv |
| 2018 | Cyprus | Eleni Foureira | "Fuego" | Sacha Jean-Baptiste | 2 | 436 | Lisbon |
| 2019 | Australia | Kate Miller-Heidke | "Zero Gravity" | Philip Gleeson | 9 | 285 | Tel Aviv |
| 2021 | France | Barbara Pravi | "Voilà" | Marika Prochet | 2 | 499 | Rotterdam |
| 2022 | Serbia | Konstrakta | "In corpore sano" | Jasmin Cvišić and Miodrag Kolarić | 5 | 312 | Turin |
| 2023 | Sweden | Loreen | "Tattoo" | Anders Wistbacka | 1 | 583 | Liverpool |
| 2024 | Switzerland | Nemo | "The Code" | Fredrik Rydman | 1 | 591 | Malmö |

### Composer Award winners

This award was first presented in 2004, replacing the Fan Award.
| Year | Country | Song | Composer(s) Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Performer | Final | Points | Host city |
| 2004 | Cyprus | "Stronger Every Minute" | Mike Konnaris (m & l) | Lisa Andreas | 5 | 170 | Istanbul |
| 2005 | Serbia and Montenegro | "Zauvijek moja" | Slaven Knezović (m) and Milan Perić (l) | No Name | 7 | 137 | Kyiv |
| 2006 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | "Lejla" | Željko Joksimović (m), Fahrudin Pecikoza (l) and Dejan Ivanović (l) | Hari Mata Hari | 3 | 229 | Athens |
| 2007 | Hungary | "Unsubstantial Blues" | Magdi Rúzsa (m) and Imre Mózsik (l) | Magdi Rúzsa | 9 | 128 | Helsinki |
| 2008 | Romania | "Pe-o margine de lume" | Andrei Tudor (m), Andreea Andrei (l) and Adina Șuteu (l) | Nico & Vlad | 20 | 45 | Belgrade |
| 2009 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | "Bistra voda" | Aleksandar Čović (m & l) | Regina | 9 | 106 | Moscow |
| 2010 | Israel | "Milim" (מילים) | Tomer Hadadi (m) and Noam Horev (l) | Harel Skaat | 14 | 71 | Oslo |
| 2011 | France | "Sognu" | Daniel Moyne (m), Quentin Bachelet (m) and Jean-Pierre Marcellesi (l), Julie Miller (l) | Amaury Vassili | 15 | 82 | Düsseldorf |
| 2012 | Sweden | "Euphoria" | Thomas G:son (m & l) and Peter Boström (m & l) | Loreen | 1 | 372 | Baku |
| 2013 | Sweden | "You" | Robin Stjernberg (m & l), Linnea Deb (m & l), Joy Deb (m & l) and Joakim Harestad Haukaas (m & l) | Robin Stjernberg | 14 | 62 | Malmö |
| 2014 | Netherlands | "Calm After the Storm" | Ilse DeLange (m & l), JB Meijers (m & l), Rob Crosby (m & l), Matthew Crosby (m & l) and Jake Etheridge (m & l) | The Common Linnets | 2 | 238 | Copenhagen |
| 2015 | Norway | "A Monster Like Me" | Kjetil Mørland (m & l) | Mørland & Debrah Scarlett | 8 | 102 | Vienna |
| 2016 | Australia | "Sound of Silence" | Anthony Egizii (m & l) and David Musumeci (m & l) | Dami Im | 2 | 511 | Stockholm |
| 2017 | Portugal | "Amar pelos dois" | Luísa Sobral (m & l) | Salvador Sobral | 1 | 758 | Kyiv |
| 2018 | Bulgaria | "Bones" | Borislav Milanov (m & l), Trey Campbell (m & l), Joacim Persson (m & l), and Dag Lundberg (m & l) | Equinox | 14 | 166 | Lisbon |
| 2019 | Italy | "Soldi" | Charlie Charles (m & l), Dario "Dardust" Faini (m & l), and Alessandro Mahmoud (m & l) | Mahmood | 2 | 472 | Tel Aviv |
| 2021 | Switzerland | "Tout l'univers" | Gjon Muharremaj (m & l), Xavier Michel (m & l), Wouter Hardy (m & l), and Nina Sampermans (m & l) | Gjon's Tears | 3 | 432 | Rotterdam |
| 2022 | Sweden | "Hold Me Closer" | Cornelia Jakobsdotter (m & l), David Zandén (m & l), and Isa Molin (m & l) | Cornelia Jakobs | 4 | 438 | Turin |
| 2023 | Italy | "Due vite" | Davide Simonetta (m & l), Marco Mengoni (l) and Davide Petrella (l) | Marco Mengoni | 4 | 350 | Liverpool |
| 2024 | Switzerland | "The Code" | Benjamin Alasu (m & l), Lasse Midtsian Nymann (m & l), Linda Dale (m & l), Nemo Mettler (m & l) | Nemo | 1 | 591 | Malmö |

### Winners by country

| Country | Total | Press Award | Artistic Award | Composer Award | Fan Award |
| Sweden | 9 | 1 | 5 | 3 | |
| France | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | |
| Netherlands | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | |
| Ukraine | 4 | 1 | 3 | | |
| Italy | 4 | 2 | | 2 | |
| Switzerland | 3 | | 1 | 2 | |
| Portugal | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Finland | 3 | 2 | | | 1 |
| Israel | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | |
| Australia | 2 | | 1 | 1 | |
| Cyprus | 2 | | 1 | 1 | |
| Norway | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| Azerbaijan | 2 | 1 | 1 | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | | | 2 | |
| Serbia and Montenegro | 2 | 1 | | 1 | |
| Serbia | 2 | | 2 | | |
| Croatia | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Bulgaria | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Russia | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Austria | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Georgia | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Ireland | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Romania | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Armenia | 1 | | | | 1 |
| Hungary | 1 | | | 1 | |
| Malta | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Turkey | 1 | 1 | | | |
| Greece | 1 | | 1 | | |
| Spain | 1 | | | | 1 |
| United Kingdom | 1 | 1 | | | |

## Melodifestivalen winners

Since 2005, Sveriges Television (SVT) has awarded Marcel Bezençon Awards during its national selection Melodifestivalen. These awards follow the same format as that for the Eurovision awards, with awards given to songs that competed in the final of the contest.

### Press Award

| Year | Performer | Song | Final | Points |
| 2005 | Shirley Clamp | "Att älska dig" | 4 | 130 |
| 2006 | BWO | "Temple of Love" | 2 | 202 |
| 2007 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | 6 | 62 |
| 2008 | Sanna Nielsen | "Empty Room" | 2 | 206 |
| 2009 | Caroline af Ugglas | "Snälla snälla" | 2 | 171 |
| 2010 | Anna Bergendahl | "This Is My Life" | 1 | 214 |
| 2011 | Eric Saade | "Popular" | 1 | 193 |
| 2012 | Loreen | "Euphoria" | 1 | 268 |
| 2013 | Yohio | "Heartbreak Hotel" | 2 | 133 |
| 2014 | Sanna Nielsen | "Undo" | 1 | 212 |
| 2015 | Måns Zelmerlöw | "Heroes" | 1 | 288 |

### Artistic Award

| Year | Performer | Song | Stage director(s) | Final | Points |
| 2005 | Nanne Grönvall | "Håll om mig" | | 2 | 209 |
| 2006 | Carola | "Evighet" | | 1 | 234 |
| 2007 | Sonja Aldén | "För att du finns" | | 6 | 62 |
| 2008 | BWO | "Lay Your Love on Me" | | 3 | 158 |
| 2009 | Sarah Dawn Finer | "Moving On" | | 6 | 87 |
| 2010 | Eric Saade | "Manboy" | | 3 | 155 |
| 2011 | Danny Saucedo | "In the Club" | Ambra Succi | 2 | 149 |
| 2012 | Loreen | "Euphoria" | Ambra Succi | 1 | 268 |
| 2013 | Yohio | "Heartbreak Hotel" | Rennie Mirro | 2 | 133 |
| 2014 | Ace Wilder | "Busy Doin' Nothin" | Litho Nericcio | 2 | 210 |
| 2015 | Isa | "Don't Stop" | Martin Jonsson | 7 | 56 |

### Composer Award

| Year | Song | Composer(s) | Performer | Final | Points |
| 2005 | "A Different Kind of Love" | Joacim Dubbelman, Martin Landh, Sam McCarthy | Caroline Wennergren | 5 | 116 |
| 2006 | "Sing for Me" | Andreas Johnson, Peter Kvint | Andreas Johnson | 3 | 200 |
| 2007 | "I Remember Love" | Peter Hallström, Sarah Dawn Finer | Sarah Dawn Finer | 4 | 122 |
| 2008 | "Empty Room" | Bobby Ljunggren, Aleena Gibson | Sanna Nielsen | 2 | 206 |
| 2009 | "You're My World" | Emilia Rydberg, Fredrik "Figge" Boström | Emilia | 9 | 28 |
| 2010 | "Keep on Walking" | Salem Al Fakir | Salem Al Fakir | 2 | 183 |
| 2011 | "Leaving Home" | Jojo Borg Larsson, Nicke Borg, Fredrik Thomander, Anders "Gary" Wikström | Nicke Borg | 8 | 57 |
| 2012 | "Why Start a Fire" | Lisa Miskovsky, Aleksander With, Bernt Rune Stray, Berent Philip Moe | Lisa Miskovsky | 9 | 39 |
| 2013 | "You" | Robin Stjernberg, Linnea Deb, Joy Deb, Joakim Harestad Haukaas | Robin Stjernberg | 1 | 166 |
| 2014 | "Undo" | Fredrik Kempe, David Kreuger, Hamed "K-One" Pirouzpanah | Sanna Nielsen | 1 | 212 |
| 2015 | "Don't Stop Believing" | Miss Li, Sonny Gustafsson | Mariette Hansson | 3 | 102 |