After 3 fastastic days, started on thursday June 1st with the Boogie Boys and the “Before Party”, this year we had an incredible European Blues Challenge in Sztygarka, Chorzow, Poland.
21 bands plus a special guest, Alexander Dolgov, were performing on stage!
The Jury members, selected among the European blues experts were:
- Kaz Hawkins (United Kingdom)
- Barbara Bloch (Germany)
- Consti Hoernchen (Austria)
- Peter Buhl (Denmark)
- Stepan Suchochleb (Czech rep)
- Elzbieta Puczynska (Poland)
After a difficult decision, finally the winners:
- 1st place – Noa & The Hell Drinkers (Spain)
Noa Eguiguren (vocals), Gonzalo Portugal (guitar), Paul San Martín (keyboards), Manu Gestido (bass guitar), Ibai Ros (drums).
Noa & The Hell Drinkers (Spain) @ Winners of the EBC, 11th European Blues Challenge 2023, Sztygarka, Chorzów, Poland, 03.06.2023.
(c) Christophe Losberger
- 2nd place – Soft City (Norway)
Thea Sørli Paulsrud (vocals), Ask Vatn Strøm (guitar), Håvard Ersland (organ), Vegard Staum (drums), Joachim Mørch Meyer (bass).
Soft City (Norway) @ EBC, 11th European Blues Challenge 2023, Sztygarka, Chorzów, Poland, 03.06.2023.
(c) Christophe Losberger
- 3rd place – The Cinelli Brothers (UK)
Marco Cinelli (vocals, guitar, piano, organ), Alessandro Cinelli (vocals, drums), Thomas David Julian Jones (vocals, harp, guitar), Stephen Giry (vocals, bass, guitar).
The Cinelli Brothers (United Kingdom) @ EBC, 11th European Blues Challenge 2023, Sztygarka, Chorzów, Poland, 03.06.2023.
(c) Christophe Losberger
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