The Buma Cultuur Pop Award has been presented each January since 1986, during the showcase festival Noorderslag, which is part of the European Music Conference and Showcase Festival Eurosonic Noorderslag

Eurosonic Noorderslag

In 2011 Eurosonic Noorderslag presented Eurosonic Air, a free stage at the market square in Groningen, to celebrate its 25th birthday. The line-up consisted of amongst others Caro Emerald, Racoon and Kraak & Smaak. Every year the organization chooses one country as focus country highlighted during...

 in Groningen.

The Pop Award is presented to a person or artist for making the most outstanding contribution to Dutch pop music of the past year. At the start the award was presented under the name “BV Popprijs”. Buma Cultuur

Buma Cultuur

The Buma Culture Foundation is a non-profit organization that supports and promotes Dutch music. The name Buma Cultuur has existed since March 1, 2006, the foundation was formerly known as the Foundation Conamus....

 is an organization which encourages and promotes Dutch music, supported by the Dutch music rights foundation Buma/Stemra

BUMA/STEMRA

BUMA/STEMRA are two private organizations in the Netherlands, the Buma Association and the Stemra Foundation that operate as one single company that acts as the Dutch collecting society for composers and music publishers.- History :The Buma Association was set up by Dutch music authors and...

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Winners

• 1986 – Mathilde Santing
  Mathilde Santing
  Mathilde Santing is a Dutch singer .Santing was born in Amstelveen, The Netherlands. She started receiving national attention in 1981 after she appeared with Sonja Barend in a Dutch television programme called Sonja Op Maandag.Over the last 25 years she has released a steady stream of albums,...
  
  
• 1987 – The Nits
  The Nits
  Nits are a Dutch pop group, founded in 1974. Their musical style has varied considerably over the years, as has their line-up with the core of Henk Hofstede , Rob Kloet, drummer, Robert Jan Stips , keyboards.Their biggest hit in the Netherlands was "Nescio" , a tribute to...
  
  
• 1988 – Claw Boys Claw
  Claw Boys Claw
  Claw Boys Claw are a Dutch rock and roll band, formed in Amsterdam. The core members of the band are Peter Te Bos and John Cameron . The band released eight full-length albums between 1983 and 1997...
  
  
• 1989 – Herman Brood
  Herman Brood
  Hermanus "Herman" Brood was a Dutch musician, painter and media personality. Initially a musician who achieved artistic and commercial success in the 1970s and 1980s, and called "the Netherlands' greatest and only rock 'n' roll star," later in life he became a well-known painter.Known for his...
  
  
• 1990 – Urban Dance Squad
  Urban Dance Squad
  Urban Dance Squad was a Dutch rap rock band formed after what was originally intended as a one-time jam-session at a festival in Utrecht on December 20, 1986...
  
  
• 1991 – The Ex
• 1992 – The Scene
  The Scene
  The Warez scene, mostly referred to as The Scene is a term of reference used to describe an underground community of people that specialize in the distribution of copyrighted material, including television shows and series, movies, music, music videos, games , applications , ebooks, and pornography...
  
  
• 1993 – Bettie Serveert
  Bettie Serveert
  Bettie Serveert are a Dutch indie-rock band. Their name translates to "Bettie Serves", or "Service to Bettie", which is the title of a book written by Dutch tennis player Betty Stöve, who made it to the Wimbledon ladies singles final in 1977.-Genesis:...
  
  
• 1994 – 2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited
  2 Unlimited is a Dutch Eurodance/Hi-NRG act formed in 1991. The project was the brainchild of Belgian producers Jean-Paul DeCoster and Phil Wilde, and was fronted by a Dutch duo, rapper Ray Slijngaard and singer Anita Doth. During five years of enormous worldwide popularity, the act scored 16 chart...
  
  
• 1995 – Osdorp Posse
  Osdorp Posse
  Osdorp Posse was one of the first rap groups to produce rap music in Dutch language. ‘The Posse’ was formed in 1989 by Def-P , King , IJsblok and Seda...
  
  
• 1996 – :nl:Eboman
• 1997 – Marco Borsato
  Marco Borsato
  Marco Borsato is a Dutch singer. He started performing in Italian before switching to Dutch in 1994. He is married to Leontine Ruiters and has three children.-Biography:...
  
  
• 1998 – Junkie XL
  Junkie XL
  Tom Holkenborg , better known as Junkie XL or JXL, is a Dutch musician. He uses the name JXL in cases where the term "Junkie" might cause offense. XL is for "Xpanding Limits"....
  
  
• 1999 – Postmen
  Postmen
  Postmen was a reggae/hip hop band from the Netherlands. After their split up, former member The Anonymous Mis continued as Postman.The group was founded by The Anonymous Mis and G-Boah in 1993. They were influenced by Kool G Rap, Eric B & Rakim, Burning Spear and Bob Marley...
  
  
• 2000 – Arling & Cameron
  Arling & Cameron
  Arling & Cameron are a Dutch electronic music duo, composed of Gerry Arling and Richard Cameron.Their music draws from French pop, spy movie themes, lounge, '70s light rock, Japanese Shibuya-kei and other music genres that are often associated with kitsch...
  
  
• 2001 – Anouk
• 2002 – Tiësto
  Tiësto
  Tijs Michiel Verwest, , known as Tiësto , is a Dutch musician, DJ and record producer of electronic dance music. Although he has used many aliases in the past, he is best known for his work as DJ Tiësto...
  
  
• 2003 – BLØF
  Bløf
  BLØF is an award-winning four-piece Dutch rock band from Vlissingen, Zeeland, the Netherlands, which has become popular regionally and internationally for its music, its frequent collaborations with bands from other parts of the world, willingness to incorporate other genres into their "sound", and...
  
  
• 2004 – Ali B
  Ali B
  Ali B is a Dutch rapper of Moroccan descent. He has been noted as the first Moroccan-Dutch star in Dutch pop culture, "perhaps the most popular rapper in the Netherlands", and has performed together with Akon and Dutch artist Marco Borsato.-Personal life:Ali B married his then-manager Breghje,...
  
  
• 2005 – Within Temptation
  Within Temptation
  Within Temptation is a Dutch symphonic gothic metal/rock band founded in 1996 by vocalist Sharon den Adel and guitarist Robert Westerholt. Their music is described as symphonic metal, although their earlier material, such as Enter, was gothic metal. In an interview, Den Adel said they fell into a...
  
  
• 2006 – Spinvis
  Spinvis
  Spinvis is a Dutch one-man project centred around Erik de Jong . Using experimental, lo-fi music, Spinvis became an instant success in his home country, earning two gold records in the process and performing sold-out tours in both the Netherlands and Belgium.-Spinvis:In 2001, Erik de Jong, or...
  
  
• 2007 – Armin van Buuren
• 2008 – De Dijk
  De Dijk
  De Dijk is a Dutch rock band which formed in 1981. The band is named after the Zeedijk, a street in their hometown Amsterdam. Their music can be described as a mixture of soul, blues and rock 'n roll, with lyrics sung only in Dutch...
  
  
• 2009 – Kyteman
• 2010 – Caro Emerald
  Caro Emerald
  Caroline Esmeralda van der Leeuw , better known by her stagename Caro Emerald, is a Dutch jazz singer. She debuted on 6 July 2009 with her single "Back It Up"...