The winners of the ninth European Border Breakers Awards, which are supported by the EBU, were announced today by Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture, Multilingualism and Youth, and the Eurosonic Noorderslag music festival.
The winners of this year's awards, which celebrate new breakthrough talents in European pop music, are:
• Elektro Guzzi (Austria)
• Selah Sue (Belgium)
• Agnes Obel (Denmark)
• Ben l'Oncle Soul (France)
• Boy (Germany)
• James Vincent McMorrow (Ireland)
• Afrojack (Netherlands)
• Alexandra Stan (Romania)
• Swedish House Mafia (Sweden)
• Anna Calvi (UK)
To be eligible for the 2012 awards, the artists must have enjoyed cross-border success in Europe with their first international release between 1 August 2010 and 31 July 2011. The winners are selected through a combination of votes by EBU radio stations and festivals in the European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), and on the basis of record sales and broadcast frequency calculated by music market analyst Nielsen Music Control.
Announcing the winners today in Brussels, Commissioner Vassiliou said: "Music is a universal language that touches billions of people, regardless of age or background. Our winners have all succeeded in reaching out to audiences beyond their home country through their talent and energy."
British music star and TV personality Jools Holland will present the awards in a televised ceremony at Eurosonic Noorderslag in Groningen, Netherlands, on 11 January 2012. The ceremony – including performances by most of the winning acts – will be broadcast in the Netherlands by EBU Member NOS and across Europe via other EBU-associated TV and radio stations.
Previous EBBA winners include Adele, The Baseballs, Carla Bruni, KT Tunstall, Tokio Hotel, The Ting Tings, Lykke Li, The Script, Milow, Katie Melua, Mumford & Sons and Caro Emerald.
The EBBAs are funded by the EU Culture Programme and organized by Eurosonic Noorderslag, in partnership with the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The awards are supported by Buma Cultuur, SNN, Dutch Ministry of Education, Culture and Science, Province of Groningen, City of Groningen and European Music Office.
Eurosonic news:
The first acts to confirm they will perform at the 2012 Eurosonic festival are the following European acts selected by EBU radio stations:
Wolfram (Austria); Amatorski, Great Mountain Fire, School is Cool (Belgium); Phuture Shock (Bulgaria); Anna Aaron, Honey for Petzi (Switzerland); DVA (Czech Republic); Casper, Kraftklub (Germany); Thulebasen (Denmark); Ewert and the Two Dragons (Estonia), Fuel Fandango (Spain); Reckless Love (Finland); The Bewitched Hands (France); Kerekes Band (Hungary); God is An Astronaut (Ireland); Hjálmar (Iceland); The Jacqueries (Italy); Heartbeat Parade (Luxemburg), Mahagon (Moldova); Baskerville (Netherlands); Team Me (Norway); Noiserv (Portugal); Switch Opens (Sweden); Tove Styrke (Sweden); Rams' Pocket Radio (United Kingdom).
Wolfram (Austria); Amatorski, Great Mountain Fire, School is Cool (Belgium); Phuture Shock (Bulgaria); Anna Aaron, Honey for Petzi (Switzerland); DVA (Czech Republic); Casper, Kraftklub (Germany); Thulebasen (Denmark); Ewert and the Two Dragons (Estonia), Fuel Fandango (Spain); Reckless Love (Finland); The Bewitched Hands (France); Kerekes Band (Hungary); God is An Astronaut (Ireland); Hjálmar (Iceland); The Jacqueries (Italy); Heartbeat Parade (Luxemburg), Mahagon (Moldova); Baskerville (Netherlands); Team Me (Norway); Noiserv (Portugal); Switch Opens (Sweden); Tove Styrke (Sweden); Rams' Pocket Radio (United Kingdom).
(Source : European Broadcasting Union)
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