Peter Fox from Germany and Buruka Som Sistema from Portugal both win an Ebba Award on the opening evening of Europes biggest live music industry gathering of the year EuroSonic Noorderslag.
10 European acts have received an European Border Breaker Award during a spectacular show presented by BBC-legend Jools Holland, recorded at Oosterpoort Theatre Groningen and broadcasted throughout Europe.
With the European Border Breakers Award which are funded by the EU Culture Programme - the European Commission and the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) wish to highlight the success of 10 debuting European artists in selling albums and touring outside their home territory. The prize aims to stimulate the cross-border circulation of artists' works and to highlight Europe's great musical diversity.
