BBS Awards Archive

Welcome to the official archive of the European Blues Union Blues Behind the Scenes – BBS Awards.

Here is the list of all past winners:

2026 Katowice (Poland)

• Media: Frank Nielsen, Denmark
• Productions: Nico De Cock, Belgium
• Promotion: Runar Lia, Norway

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2025 Split (Croatia)

• Media: Bluesnews Magazine, Norway
• Productions: Detlev Hoegen, Germany
• Promotion: Kjell-Inge Brovold, Norway

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2024 Braga (Portugal)

• Media: Aigars Lapsa, Latvia
• Productions: Hannes Folterbauer, Austria
• Promotion: Agneta Andersson, Sweden

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2023 Chorzow (Poland)

• Media: Ashwyn Smyth UK, Digital Blues
• Production: Paul Long UK, Blues & Roots Connections
• Promotion: Rui Gurreiro & Dulio Canairo Portugal, BB Blues

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2022 Malmö (Sweden)

• Media: Marino Grandi Italy, Il Blues Magazine
• Production: Peter Astrup Denmark, Blues Heaven Festival
• Promotion: Filip Le Roy Belgium, Swing Wespelaar

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2020-21 On-line Delivery Ceremony, 2021

• Media: Charlie Hussey Ireland, The Blues Train
• Production: Aurélie Roquet France, On The Road Again
• Promotion: Silvio Calderari Switzerland, Sierre Blues Festival

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2019 Ponta Delgada (Azores)

• Media: Dirk Fóhrs. German Bluesnews Magazine
• Production: Erkan Ozdemir, Lowtone Music (Germany)
• Promotion: Carlos Malles, Hondarribia Blues Festival (Spain)

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2018 Hell (Norway)

• Media: Blues News. Finland (Maiju Lasola)
• Production: Thomas Ruf, Ruf Records (Germany)
• Promotion: Patrick Cuyvers, Peer Blues Festival (Belgium)
• Special Outstanding Contribution Award: Jean Guillermo (France Blues)

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2017 Horsens (Denmark)

• Media: David Baerst (Route 66 Radio) France
• Production: Mike Vernon (freelance). United Kingdom
• Promotion: Martin “Carl” Bruendler (Lucerne Blues Festival) Switzerland

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2016 Torrita di Siena (Italy)

• Media: Andrzej Matysik (Twoj Blues Magazine) Poland
• Production: Hannes Anrig. (Blueshouse Productions) Switzerland (R.I.P)
• Promotion: Miikka Porkka (Puistoblues Festival) Finland

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2015 Brussels (Belgium)

• Media: Joan Ventosa (Bad Music) Spain
• Production: Alfie Falckenbach (Music Avenue/Blues Boulevard) Belgium (R.I.P.)
• Promotion: Robert Mauries (Cahors Blues Festival) France
• Special Outstandig Contribution Award: Jay Sieleman (The Blues Foundation director, USA)

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