European Border Breakers Award

The European Border Breakers Award (EBBA) was established in 2004 by the European Commission and several companies and organizations of the European music business. The event takes place in Cannes annually.The award goes to musicians and bands with the best selling debut album within the European Union, not counting their home country.

Winners

2004

* Belgium: Lasgo - "Some Things"
* Denmark: Saybia – "The Second You Sleep"
* Germany: Masterplan – "Masterplan"
* France: Carla Bruni – "Quelqu'un m'a dit"
* United Kingdom: The Darkness – "Permission To Land"
* Ireland: The Thrills – "So Much For The City"
* Italy: Tiziano Ferro - "Rosso Relativo"
* Portugal: Mariza – "Fado Em Mim"
* Spain: Las Ketchup – "Hijas del Tomate"

2005

* Denmark: The Raveonettes – "Chain gand of love"
* Germany: Wir sind Helden – "Die Reklamation"
* Finland: Redrama – "Every Day Soundtrack"
* France: Corneille – "Parce que l'on vient de loin"
* United Kingdom: Katie Melua – "Call Off the Search"
* Ireland: Damien Rice – "O"
* Italy: Benny Benassi – "Hypnotica"
* Poland: Myslovitz – "Korova Milky Bar"
* Sweden: Ana Johnsson – "The Way I Am"

2006

* Belgium: Sarah Bettens – "Scream"
* Denmark: Hush – "A Lifetime"
* Germany: Juli – "Es ist Juli"
* France: Amel Bent – "Un jour d'été"
* United Kingdom: KT Tunstall – "Eye to the Telescope"
* Ireland: Hal – "Hal"
* Sweden: Arash – "Boro Boro"
* Spain: Bebe – "Pafuera Telanaras"
* Hungary: Heaven Street Seven – "Get Out And Walk!"

2007

* Belgium: Gabriel Rios – "Ghostboy"
* Germany: Tokio Hotel – "Schrei"
* France: Ilona Mitrecey – "Un monde parfait"
* Greece: Elena Paparizou – "My Number One"
* United Kingdom: Corinne Bailey Rae – "Corinne Bailey Rae"
* Ireland: Celtic Woman – "Celtic Woman"
* Italy: Vittorio Grigolo – "In the Hands of Love"
* Poland: Blog 27 – "Lol"
* Sweden: José González – "Veneer"
* Spain: Beatriz Luengo – "Beatriz Luengo"

2008

* Belgium: ReBorn – "Fools Rush In"
* Denmark: Dúné - "We are in there, you are out there"
* Finland: Sunrise Avenue - "On The Way To Wonderland"
* France: Ayo – "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"

ee also

*Lux Prize

External links

* [http://ebba.intbase.com Official Webpage]