Marcel Bezençon

Marcel Bezençon
Bezençon (right) congratulated Irish singer Johnny Logan, after winning the 1980 Eurovision Song Contest
Born	Marcel Bezençon (1907-05-01)1 May 1907 Orbe, Vaud, Switzerland
Died	17 February 1981(1981-02-17) (aged 73) Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland
Nationality	Swiss
Occupation	President of the European Broadcasting Union (1955-1970)

Marcel Bezençon (1 May 1907, Orbe, Vaud, Switzerland - 17 February 1981, Lausanne, Vaud, Switzerland) was until 1970 the director of the European Broadcasting Union. In 1955 he conceived the idea of the Eurovision Song Contest based on the famous Sanremo Festival.

The Marcel Bezençon Awards were founded by Christer Björkman (Melodifestivalen winner and Swedish ESC-participant 1992) and Richard Herrey – (Swedish ESC – winner 1984).