Winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers' Awards Announced

GRONINGEN, The Netherlands, December 1, 2010 - The winners of the 2011 European Border Breakers' Awards (EBBA) for
emerging talent in European pop, rock and dance music were announced today by
Androulla Vassiliou, European Commissioner for Education, Culture,
Multilingualism and Youth, and music promoter Eurosonic. The winners will
receive their awards in a ceremony hosted by TV personality and musician
Jools Holland at the Eurosonic-Noorderslag music festival in Groningen,
Netherlands, on 12 January 2011.

The European Border Breakers' Awards are presented to new or emerging
European artists or groups for success in reaching audiences outside their
own country with their first internationally-released album. The aim of the
prize is to help increase their sales and visibility across Europe.

    The winners of the 2011 awards are:

    Saint Lu         (Austria)
    Stromae          (Belgium)
    Aura Dione       (Denmark)
    ZAZ              (France)
    The Baseballs    (Germany)
    Caro Emerald     (Netherlands)
    Donkeyboy        (Norway)
    Inna             (Romania)
    Miike Snow       (Sweden)
    Mumford & Sons   (UK)

Commissioner Vassiliou said: "Music knows no boundaries and I hope this
award will help encourage not only the winners but also other emerging acts
to look beyond their domestic markets to achieve international success from
sales, touring and broadcasting. Music, regardless of genre, brings people
together and demonstrates the breadth of our talent in Europe. I'm delighted
that the Commission supports these awards."

EBBA roll-call of success

Former winners of the award include well-known artists including Katie
Melua, KT Tunstall, Carla Bruni, Delores O'Riordan, Alphabeat, The Ting
Tings, Tokio Hotel, Damien Rice, The Thrills, Adele, Corinne Bailey Rae,
Gabriel Rios, Sliimy, Milow and many more (see full list of former winners
www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/former-winners.html).

The public are invited to vote online, from 1 December, to select the
winner of the 'Public Choice Award' (see webpage to vote
www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/ ).

The award ceremony - including performances by most of the winning acts -
will be recorded and broadcast by Dutch National Television (NOS/NTR) and
will also receive European coverage through TV channels and radio stations
associated with the European Broadcasting Union and others.

The awards, now in their eighth year, are funded by the EU Culture
Programme and Eurosonic-Noorderslag, in partnership with the European music
industry and the European Broadcasting Union.

The winning artists are selected on the basis of sales and public radio
airplay statistics provided by the Billboard Information Group, the European
Broadcasting Union and the European Talent Exchange Program.

To find out more:

www.europeanborderbreakersawards.eu/

ec.europa.eu/culture/our-programmes-and-actions/doc1098_en.htm

For more information and Accreditation: Marije Jansen, marketing manager Eurosonic Noorderslag, +31-655802782, Marije.jansen at noorderslag.nl