EBU supported acts on Eurosonic 2017 Groningen, Netherlands

EBU supported acts on Eurosonic 2017 Groningen, Netherlands

Eurosonic, the leading festival promoting new European music, has announced the full line up for 2017. Members of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) have nominated 29 of the 300 acts who will take to the stage between 11-14 January in Groningen, Netherlands.

GENEVA,, 23-Dec-2016 — /EuropaWire/ — EBU Members will also record the festival performances, which are then relayed via the Euroradio network to a pan-European audience.

The annual festival has a proven track record for helping to break new acts on to the international music scene. Each year the festival attracts over 4,000 people who have the chance to hear music performed by new artists from over 30 countries.

The line-up supported by EBU stations this year includes artists such as Anna of the North, the latest in a long line of Scandinavian breakout acts, and Roosevelt, the German electro-pop artist who has more than a million monthly Spotify listeners.

Renowned for helping to break new acts, artists such as Hozier, Stromae, Soak, Selah Sue, Aurora, Jake Bugg, Agnes Obel, The Editors and Phoenix have all played the festival and gone on to enjoy international success.

Eurosonic was initially launched in 1986 as a one day event to promote Dutch and Belgian bands and is now organised jointly by the EBU and Eurosonic Nooderslag and the European Border Breakers Awards (EBBA).

Laurent Marceau, in charge of Pop Music for the EBU, said he’s proud of the contribution EBU Members make to the event:

“Each year the festival does a wonderful job of promoting new European music, with great acts being nominated by 26 public service radio stations all across Europe.  Our Members are dedicated to supporting great music and finding new talent so it’s wonderful to see so many fantastic artists joining the line-up for 2017”.

EBU SUPPORTED ACTS

1. Inner Tongue (ORF/FM4) – Austria
2. Mustii (RTBF/Pure FM) – Belgium
3. Warhaus (VRT/Studio Brussel) – Belgium
4. Der Hunds (BNR) – Bulgaria
5. Himalayan Dalai Lama (CR/Radio Wave) – Czech Republic
6. IRAH (DR/P6 Beat) – Denmark
7. Noëp (ER/Raadio 2) – Estonia
8. Alma (YLEX) – Finland
9. Baptiste W. Hamon (Radio France/FIP) – France
10. Drangsal (ARD) – Germany
11. Roosevelt (ARD) – Germany
12. Bohemian Betyars (Petöfi Radio) – Hungary
13. Glowie (RUV/RAS2) – Iceland
14. Hare Squead (RTÉ/2FM) – Ireland
15. Joan Thiele (RAI/Radio 2) – Italy
16. Bandmaster (Latvijas Radio/Radio 5) – Latvia
17. Cleveland (ERSL/Radio 100.7) – Luxembourg
18. Tepes (TRM Radio Moldova Muzical) – Moldova
19. Indian Askin (NPO/3FM) – The Netherlands
20. Anna of the North (NRK/P3) – Norway
21. Marta Ren & the Groovelvets (RTP/Antena 3) – Portugal
22. Stray Dogg (RTS/Radio Belgrade One) – Serbia
23. Jakob Kobal (RTVSLO/Val202) – Slovenia
24. Viagra Boys (SR/P3) – Sweden
25. Rein (SR/P3) – Sweden
26. Damian Lynn (SRF3) – Switzerland
27. FlexFab (RTS/Couleur 3) – Switzerland
28. Be Charlotte (BBC/Radio 1) – United Kingdom
29. Ward Thomas (BBC/Radio 1) – United Kingdom

The full 2017 line up can be found at the Eurosonic Noorderslag website:  https://www.eurosonic-noorderslag.nl/en/festival/line-up/

SOURCE: EBU

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