EUROPEAN FESTIVAL
AWARDS 2018
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EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS 2018:
The European Festival Awards is the annual celebration of the continent’s most esteemed festivals and the organisers behind them.
Established in 2009 by Festival Awards Ltd, Yourope and Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European Festival Awards will take place January 16, 2019 in Groningen, The Netherlands in conjunction with the opening of ESNS. The ceremony comprises 15 accolades, some decided by public vote and others by an expert panel. The event also hosts performances from the continent’s hottest emerging talent.
The European Festival Awards is widely considered the choicest event for recognising the industry’s collective achievements.
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Established in 2009 by Festival Awards Ltd, Yourope and Eurosonic Noorderslag, the European Festival Awards will take place January 16, 2019 in Groningen, The Netherlands in conjunction with the opening of ESNS. The ceremony comprises 15 accolades, some decided by public vote and others by an expert panel. The event also hosts performances from the continent’s hottest emerging talent.
The European Festival Awards is widely considered the choicest event for recognising the industry’s collective achievements.
bishop briggs
Island Records artist Bishop Briggs ascended to mainstream prominence by charting a course of her own. Her 2017 breakout single “River” achieved a gold RIAA certification, generated over 211 million global streams, and soared to #3 on Alternative radio. Her critically-acclaimed 2018 full-length debut, Church of Scars, vaulted to the Top 10 album charts worldwide as she regularly averaged 3 million-plus listeners on Spotify with three titles eclipsing the 20 million stream-mark. She received a nomination for “MTV Push Artist of the Year” at the 2018 MTV Video Music Awards.
This powerhouse presence also performed everywhere from Coachella to American Idol and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as selling out multiple headline tours. With the release of her catchy new single "Baby", Bishop Briggs is 2018's most impactful breakout artist.
This powerhouse presence also performed everywhere from Coachella to American Idol and The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon, as well as selling out multiple headline tours. With the release of her catchy new single "Baby", Bishop Briggs is 2018's most impactful breakout artist.
grant
With her captivating vocals, the 23-year-old artist delivers every lyric with both a larger-than-life urgency and uncompromising intimacy, drawing the listener further and further into her own private universe. GRANT wholly embodies whatever mood she’s conjuring: lovestruck, vengeful, heavy-hearted, triumphant.
Through the years, that balance of dreamy sincerity and cheeky playfulness has emerged as an essential element of GRANT’s songwriting. Born Alma Caroline Cederlöf, she grew up on a farm in the countryside outside Stockholm, spending much of her childhood among the horses, “singing and imagining the different possibilities of life.”
Through the years, that balance of dreamy sincerity and cheeky playfulness has emerged as an essential element of GRANT’s songwriting. Born Alma Caroline Cederlöf, she grew up on a farm in the countryside outside Stockholm, spending much of her childhood among the horses, “singing and imagining the different possibilities of life.”
EUROPEAN FESTIVAL AWARDS TO HONOUR
PETER SMIDT WITH LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD
The European Festival Awards is proud to announce that this year’s Lifetime Achievement Award will be presented to Peter Smidt.
Smidt is also the founder and Creative Director of Eurosonic Noorderslag, as well as the organiser of its renowned conference programme. Over the past two decades, he has also worked as a musician and composer; founded the music management and booking office Buro Gogo; and promoted both concerts and festivals for Grand Theatre Groningen, Bevrijdingspop Haarlem and De Oosterpoort Groningen. Furthermore, he has organised the EBBA Awards and was one of the initiators of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards.
Smidt is also the founder and Creative Director of Eurosonic Noorderslag, as well as the organiser of its renowned conference programme. Over the past two decades, he has also worked as a musician and composer; founded the music management and booking office Buro Gogo; and promoted both concerts and festivals for Grand Theatre Groningen, Bevrijdingspop Haarlem and De Oosterpoort Groningen. Furthermore, he has organised the EBBA Awards and was one of the initiators of the Music Moves Europe Talent Awards.
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