The Netherlands, Australia and Italy win Marcel Bezençon Awards

Duncan Laurence from The Netherlands, Kate Miller-Heidke and Mahmood (along with Dardust and Charlie Charles) from Italy have won the 2019 Marcel Bezençon Awards. The announcement is made just before the start of the Eurovision Song Contest Grand Final every year. Since 2002, the Marcel Bezençon Awards, named after the founder of the Eurovision Song Contest has become an annual tradition. Christer Björkman, the former Eurovision representative for Sweden and five time Contest Producer, created the awards