Marcel Bezençon

Marcel Bezençon

Bezençon (right) congratulated Irish singer Johnny Logan, after winning the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest
Born Marcel Bezençon
(1907-05-01)1 May 1907
Orbe, Vaud, Switzerland
Died 17 February 1981(1981-02-17) (aged 73)
Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Nationality Switzerland Swiss
Occupation

Marcel Bezençon (1 May 1907, Orbe, Vaud, Switzerland - 17 February 1981, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland) was until 1970 the director of the European Broadcasting Union.[1][2] In 1955 he conceived the idea of the Eurovision Song Contest based on the famous Sanremo Festival.[3]

The Marcel Bezençon Awards were founded by Christer Björkman (Melodifestivalen winner and Swedish ESC-participant 1992) and Richard Herrey – (Swedish ESC – winner 1984).[4][5][6]

References

  1. EBU award Retrieved 13 November 2016
  2. "A diamond day for the Eurovision Song Contest". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  3. "Allt är ditt fel Marcel!". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  4. "Israeli grand slam in the Marcel Bezençon Awards". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  5. "Här är vinnarna av Marcel Bezençon 2015". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
  6. Sweden, Sveriges Television AB, Stockholm,. "De prisades redan innan Eurovision Song Contest 2016 – vann Marcel Bezençon Award". Retrieved 13 November 2016.
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