Marcel Bezençon, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Marcel Bezençon

Swiss broadcasting executive (1907-1981)

Date of Birth: 01-May-1907

Place of Birth: Orbe, Canton of Vaud, Switzerland

Date of Death: 17-Feb-1981

Profession: journalist

Nationality: Switzerland

Zodiac Sign: Taurus

Marcel Bezençon (1 May 1907 – 17 February 1981) was a Swiss entrepreneur and the director of the European Broadcasting Union until 1970.
In 1955, he conceived the idea of the Eurovision Song Contest, based on the famous Sanremo Music Festival.In 2002, the Marcel Bezençon Awards were founded by Christer Björkman (Melodifestivalen winner and Swedish ESC participant in 1992) and Richard Herrey (Swedish ESC winner in 1984).