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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