The Music Moves Europe Award, also known as the MME Award, is an annual prize recognizing 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.[1] The prize was known as the European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) until 2019,[2][3] and the Music Moves Europe Talent Award (MMETA) until 2022.[4]
| Music Moves Europe Award | |
|---|---|
| Awarded for | Award to stimulate cross border success of debuting European artists |
| Date | January (Eurosonic Noorderslag opening night) |
| Location | Oosterpoort Theatre, Groningen |
| Country | The Netherlands |
| Presented by | Eurosonic Noorderslag European Commission |
| Hosted by | Jools Holland |
| Formerly called |
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| First awarded | 2004 |
| Website | mmeawards |
| Television/radio coverage | |
| Network | NOS/NTR, broadcast through NPO 3 |
Organization
The EBBA Awards were launched by the European Commission[5] and are a European Union award.[6] Since 2009, the awards are organised by Eurosonic Noorderslag and the award is presented at the Eurosonic Noorderslag festival.[7]
Partners
- European Broadcasting Union (EBU)[8]
- The European Talent Exchange Program (ETEP), which creates a network between European popular music festivals, facilitating the booking of European bands from outside their home country.[8] It also gives information to the media about emerging European artists.[9]
Selection of the winners
The artists or groups nominated for the European Border Breakers Awards are selected on the basis of the following criteria:
- 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 (EBU) radio channels.
- The artist's success at European festivals (ETEP) outside of his/her home country.[10]
Public Choice Award
Since 2010, an online vote takes place to choose which EBBA Award winner will receive the Public Choice Award, on top of the "regular" award.[11] The first winner was Belgian singer-songwriter Milow.[12] The German rock & roll band The Baseballs won in 2011.[13] Selah Sue from Belgium won the prize in 2012.[14]
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.[11] 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 public broadcaster NOS/NTR and broadcast through NPO 3.[15] The show is annually broadcast on several European television channels.
Background
The EBBA Awards were initiated by the European Commission in 2004.[6] 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.[11]
List of winners
2004
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Lasgo | Some Things |
| Denmark | Saybia | The Second You Sleep |
| France | Carla Bruni | Quelqu'un m'a dit |
| Germany | Masterplan | Masterplan |
| Ireland | The Thrills | So Much for the City |
| Italy | Tiziano Ferro | Rosso Relativo |
| Portugal | Mariza | Fado Em Mim |
| Spain | Las Ketchup | Hijas del Tomate |
| United Kingdom | The Darkness | Permission to Land |
2005
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | The Raveonettes | Chain Gang of Love |
| Finland | Redrama | Everyday Soundtrack |
| France | Corneille | Parce qu'on vient de loin |
| Germany | Wir sind Helden | Die Reklamation |
| Ireland | Damien Rice | O |
| Italy | Benny Benassi | Hypnotica |
| Poland | Myslovitz | Korova Milky Bar |
| Sweden | Ana Johnsson | The Way I Am |
| United Kingdom | Katie Melua | Call Off the Search |
2006
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Sam Bettens | Scream |
| Denmark | Hush | A Lifetime |
| France | Amel Bent | Un jour d'été |
| Germany | Juli | Es ist Juli |
| Hungary | Heaven Street Seven | Get Out And Walk! |
| Ireland | Hal | Hal |
| Spain | Bebe | Pafuera Telarañas |
| Sweden | Arash | "Boro Boro" |
| United Kingdom | KT Tunstall | Eye to the Telescope |
2007
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Gabriel Ríos | Ghostboy |
| France | Ilona Mitrecey | Un monde parfait |
| Germany | Tokio Hotel | Schrei |
| Greece | Helena Paparizou | My Number One |
| Ireland | Celtic Woman | Celtic Woman |
| Italy | Vittorio Grigolo | In the Hands of Love |
| Poland | Blog 27 | LOL |
| Spain | Beatriz Luengo | Beatriz Luengo |
| Sweden | José González | Veneer |
| United Kingdom | Corinne Bailey Rae | Corinne Bailey Rae |
2008
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Born | Fools Rush In |
| Denmark | Dúné | We Are In There You Are Out Here |
| Finland | Sunrise Avenue | On The Way To Wonderland |
| France | Ayọ | Joyful |
| Germany | Cascada | Everytime We Touch |
| Ireland | Dolores O'Riordan | Are You Listening? |
| Poland | Hemp Gru | Klucz |
| Spain | Miguel Ángel Muñoz | M.A.M. |
| Sweden | Basshunter | LOL <(^^,)> |
| United Kingdom | The Fratellis | Costello Music |
2009
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Alphabeat | Alphabeat |
| Denmark | Ida Corr | One |
| France | AaRON | Artificial Animals Riding on Neverland |
| France | The Dø | A Mouthful |
| Germany | Cinema Bizarre | Final Attraction |
| Ireland | The Script | The Script |
| Netherlands | Kraak & Smaak | Boogie Angst |
| Sweden | Lykke Li | Youth Novels |
| United Kingdom | Adele | 19 |
| United Kingdom | The Ting Tings | We Started Nothing |
2010
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | Soap&Skin | Lovetune for Vacuum |
| Belgium | Milow | Milow |
| Estonia | Kerli | Love Is Dead |
| France | Sliimy | Paint Your Face |
| Germany | Peter Fox | Stadtaffe |
| Italy | Giusy Ferreri | Gaetana |
| Netherlands | Esmée Denters | Outta Here |
| Portugal | Buraka Som Sistema | Black Diamond |
| Sweden | Jenny Wilson | Hardships! |
| United Kingdom | Charlie Winston | Hobo |
Public Choice Award: Milow
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 in a Life |
| Romania | Inna | Hot |
| Sweden | Miike Snow | Miike Snow |
| United Kingdom | Mumford & Sons | Sigh No More |
Public Choice Award: The Baseballs
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 |
Public Choice Award: Selah Sue
2013
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Denmark | Nabiha | More Cracks |
| Estonia | Ewert and The Two Dragons | Good Man Down |
| Finland | French Films | Imaginary Future |
| France | C2C | Tetra |
| Iceland | Of Monsters and Men | My Head Is an Animal |
| Netherlands | Dope D.O.D. | Branded |
| Portugal | Amor Electro | Cai o Carmo e a Trindade |
| Spain | Juan Zelada | High Ceilings & Collarbones |
| Sweden | Niki & The Dove | Instinct |
| United Kingdom | Emeli Sandé | Our Version of Events |
2014
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | GuGabriel | Anima(L) |
| Denmark | Lukas Graham | Lukas Graham |
| France | Woodkid | The Golden Age |
| Germany | Zedd | Clarity |
| Iceland | Ásgeir | Dýrð í dauðaþögn |
| Ireland | Kodaline | In a Perfect World |
| Netherlands | Jacco Gardner | Cabinet of Curiosities |
| Norway | Envy | The Magic Soup and the Bittersweet Faces |
| Sweden | Icona Pop | This Is... Icona Pop |
| United Kingdom | Disclosure | Settle |
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[16]
Best festival act award (awarded for the first time at this edition): Jungle[16]
2016
| Country | Artist | Album |
|---|---|---|
| Belgium | Oscar and the Wolf | Entity |
| France | Christine and the Queens | Chaleur humaine |
| Germany | Robin Schulz | |
| Ireland | Soak | Before We Forgot How to Dream |
| Latvia | Carnival Youth | No Clouds Allowed |
| Netherlands | Kovacs | |
| Norway | Aurora | All My Demons Greeting Me as a Friend |
| Spain | Álvaro Soler | Eterno Agosto |
| Sweden | Seinabo Sey | Pretend |
| United Kingdom | Years & Years | Communion |
Public Choice Award: Carnival Youth[17]
2017
| Country | Artist[18] |
|---|---|
| Albania | Era Istrefi |
| Austria | Filous |
| Finland | Jaakko Eino Kalevi |
| France | Jain |
| Germany | Namika |
| Ireland | Walking on Cars |
| Netherlands | Natalie La Rose |
| Norway | Alan Walker |
| Spain | Hinds |
| United Kingdom | Dua Lipa |
Public Choice Award: Dua Lipa
2018
| Country | Artist[19] |
|---|---|
| Belgium | Blanche |
| Bulgaria | Kristian Kostov |
| Denmark | Off Bloom |
| France | The Blaze |
| Finland | Alma |
| Germany | Alice Merton |
| Norway | Sigrid |
| Portugal | Salvador Sobral |
| Sweden | Skott |
| United Kingdom | Youngr |
Public Choice Award: Kristian Kostov
2019
| Genre | Musical artist | Country[20] |
|---|---|---|
| Pop | Bishop Briggs | United Kingdom |
| Lxandra | Finland | |
| Rock | Pale Waves | United Kingdom |
| Pip Blom | Netherlands | |
| Electronic | Smerz | Norway |
| Stelartronic | Austria | |
| RnB/Urban | Rosalía | Spain |
| Aya Nakamura | France | |
| Hip-Hop/Rap | Blackwave | Belgium |
| Reykjavíkurdætur | Iceland | |
| Singer-songwriter | Avec | Austria |
| Albin Lee Meldau | Sweden |
2020
- Meduza (Italy)
- Girl in Red (Norway)
- Naaz (Netherlands)
- Anna Leone (Sweden)
- Pongo (Portugal)
- Harmed (Hungary)
- 5K HD (Austria)
- Flohio (United Kingdom)
Public Choice Award: Naaz (Netherlands)[21]
2021
- Alyona Alyona (Ukraine)
- Inhaler (Ireland)
- Julia Bardo (Italy)
- Lous and the Yakuza (Belgium)
- Melenas (Spain)
- Rimon (Netherlands)
- Sassy 009 (Norway)
- Vildá (Finland)
Public Choice Award: Alyona Alyona (Ukraine)[22]
2022
The list of 2022 winners:[23]
- Grand Jury MME Award: Meskerem Mees (Belgium)
- MME Awards:
- Mezerg (France)
- Alina Pash (Ukraine)
- Denise Chaila (Ireland)
- Дeva (Hungary)
- Blanks (Netherlands)
- Public Choice Award: Ladaniva (Armenia)
2023
The list of 2023 winners:[24]
- Grand Jury MME Award: Sans Soucis (Italy)
- MME Awards:
- July Jones (Slovenia)
- Kids Return (France)
- OSKA (Austria)
- Queralt Lahoz (Spain)
- Schmyt (Germany)
- Public Choice Award: Jerry Heil (Ukraine)
2024
The list of 2024 winners:[25]
- Grand Jury MME Award: Zaho de Sagazan (France)
- MME Awards:
- Yunè Pinku (Ireland)
- Bulgarian Cartrader (Bulgaria)
- Giift (Denmark)
- freekind. (Slovenia)
- Ralphie Choo (Spain)
- Public Choice Award: Zaho de Sagazan (France)
See also
- MTV Europe Music Award for Best European Act
- European Parliament Lux Prize
References
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