Barbara Dex Award

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Map of Barbara Dex Award receipients

The Barbara Dex Award is an annually awarded, fan-voted accolade for the "worst dressed" artists in the Eurovision Song Contest. It was created by Edwin van Thillo and Rob Paardekam, the founders of Dutch Eurovision fansite The House of Eurovision, in 1997.[1][2] It was named after Belgian singer Barbara Dex, who represented Belgium in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 wearing a self-made, semi-transparent dress.[2] According to William Lee Adams of Wiwibloggs, Dex wearing her own costume had her ending up "looking like a lampshade", a feature that eventually led to the award's inception.[2] Debbie Scerri, representing Malta in the 1997 edition of the contest, was the first artist to receive the Barbara Dex Award.[3] For the third edition of the award in 1999, The House of Eurovision opted to open to up for a public user vote, unlike the internal selection from the previous two years.[4]

In a January 2006 interview between Dex and ESCToday staff writer Sietse Bakker, Dex stated that there was "nothing wrong" with the Barbara Dex Award.[5] In July 2015, Wiwibloggs held a poll on the "worst dressed Barbara Dex Award winner", which was won by Guildo Horn, Germany's 1998 Eurovision act.[6] The House of Eurovision shut down in 2016 and the Barbara Dex Award's operations were transferred to Belgian website Songfestival.be and its founder, Jasper Van Biesen.[2] Van Biesen stated that he hoped the ownership transition to broaden the award's reach.[2]

Award winners

Year Country Artist Song Place Ref.
1997  Malta Debbie Scerri "Let Me Fly" 9
1998  Germany Guildo Horn "Guildo hat euch lieb!" 7
1999  Spain Lydia "No quiero escuchar" 23
2000  Belgium Nathalie Sorce "Envie de vivre" 24
2001  Poland Piasek "2 Long" 20
2002  Greece Michalis Rakintzis "S.A.G.A.P.O." 17
2003  Russia t.A.T.u. "Ne ver', ne boysia" 3 [7]
2004  Romania Sanda Ladoși "I Admit" 18 (final) [8]
2005  Macedonia Martin Vučić "Make My Day" 17 (final) [4]
2006  Portugal Nonstop "Coisas de nada" 19 (semi-final) [9]
2007  Ukraine Verka Serduchka "Dancing Lasha Tumbai" 2 (final) [10]
2008  Andorra Gisela "Casanova" 15 (semi-final) [11]
2009  Hungary Zoli Ádok "Dance with Me" 15 (semi-final) [12]
2010  Serbia Milan Stanković "Ovo je Balkan" 13 (final) [13]
2011  Georgia Eldrine "One More Day" 9 (final) [14]
2012  Albania Rona Nishliu "Suus" 5 (final) [15]
2013  Serbia Moje 3 "Ljubav je svuda" 11 (semi-final) [16]
2014  Lithuania Vilija Matačiūnaitė "Attention" 11 (semi-final) [17]
2015  Netherlands Trijntje Oosterhuis "Walk Along" 14 (semi-final) [18]
2016  Croatia Nina Kraljić "Lighthouse" 23 (final) [19]
2017  Montenegro Slavko Kalezić "Space" 16 (semi-final) [20]
2018  Macedonia Eye Cue "Lost and Found" 18 (semi-final) [21]

References

  1. ↑ Backer, Stina (25 May 2012). "Forgettable song, memorable outfit: The crazy clothes of Eurovision". CNN. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Lee Adams, William (15 May 2017). "Eurovision's worst dressed: Who should win the Barbara Dex Award 2017?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  3. ↑ van Lith, Nick (21 May 2017). "Slavko Kalezić wins Barbara Dex Award 2017". escXtra. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  4. 1 2 Philips, Roel (25 May 2005). "Martin Vucic wins Barbara Dex Award". ESCToday. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  5. ↑ Bakker, Sietse (13 January 2006). "Barbara Dex: 'I still do not regret'". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  6. ↑ Lee Adams, William (9 July 2015). "Poll: Who was the worst dressed Barbara Dex Award winner?". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  7. ↑ Ringby, Daniel (9 June 2003). "t.A.T.u win 2003 Barbara Dex Award". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  8. ↑ Philips, Roel (25 May 2004). "Sanda Ladosi wins Barbara Dex Award". ESCToday. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
  9. ↑ Bakker, Sietse (29 May 2006). "Nonstop wins Barbara Dex award 2006". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  10. ↑ Floras, Stella (21 May 2007). "Verka wins 2007 Barbara Dex Award". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  11. ↑ Murray, Gavin (1 June 2008). "Andorra: Gisela wins Barbara Dex 2008". ESCToday. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  12. ↑ Lee Adams, William (27 May 2009). "Eurovision's Worst Dressed List 2009". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  13. ↑ Lee Adams, William (12 June 2010). "Milan Stankovic Wins Eurovision's Worst Dressed Award". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  14. ↑ Lee Adams, William (23 May 2011). "Barbara Dex Award 2011: Georgia's Eldrine Top Worst Dressed List at Eurovision 2011". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  15. ↑ Lee Adams, William (5 June 2012). "Albania: Rona Nishliu Tops Eurovision's Worst Dressed List 2012". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  16. ↑ Lee Adams, William (26 May 2016). "Moje 3 Top Eurovision's Worst Dressed List 2013". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  17. ↑ Ko, Anthony (18 May 2014). "Lithuania: Vilija Mataciunaite Wins The 2014 Barbara Dex Award". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  18. ↑ Fuster, Luis (7 June 2015). "Eurovision's Worst Dressed: Trijntje Oosterhuis wins the Barbara Dex Award 2015". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  19. ↑ Lee Adams, William (22 May 2016). "Barbara Dex Award 2016: Croatia's Nina Kraljic tops Eurovision's Worst Dressed list". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Lee Adams, William (21 May 2017). "Eurovision's worst dressed? Montenegro's Slavko Kalezic wins Barbara Dex Award 2017". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
  21. ↑ van Rossem, Aline (20 May 2018). "Barbara Dex Award 2018: F.Y.R Macedonia's Eye Cue win Eurovision's Worst Dressed". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 26 May 2018.
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