All winners of Liet International
European minority song contest Liet International has been organised six times until now. Four editions took place in the Frisian capital of Ljouwert/Leeuwarden, the other two in Swedish Lapland in the cities of Östersund (2006) and Lulea (2008). In 2010 the seventh edition of Liet International will be organised in the city of An Orient/Lorient in Breizh/Brittany.
The list of winners clearly shows that until now the Sámi are by far the most succesfull minority in terms of winning Liet International. They won 4 out of the six editions until now. The two times they did not win (in 2002 and 2008), the Sámi participant was second. Also quite succesfull was Corsica. They only participated once in 2008, but that year Jacques Culioli won both prizes.
All winners of Liet International
2002, Ljouwert:
Pomada – Catalunya - both prizes
2003, Ljouwert:
Transjoik – Sápmi/Lapland – jury award
Gwenno – Cornwall – public award
2004, Ljouwert:
Niko Valkeapää – Sápmi/Lapland – both prizes
2006, Östersund:
Johann Kitti & Elin Sara Bähr – Sápmi/Lapland – jury award
Liza – Occitania – public award
2008, Lulea:
Jacques Culioli – Corsica – both prizes
2009, Ljouwert:
SomBy – Sápmi/Lapland – jury award
Dr. Drer & CRC Posse – Sardegna – public award
2010, An Orient/Lorient:
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Most winners of Liet International have had their share of international free publicity of other benefits as a result of their victory. Pomada, Niko Valkeapää and Jacques Culioli received several invitations for other festivals after winning Liet International. The winners of Liet International 2009, SomBy and Dr. Drer and CRC Posse, will both play on the big stage of the Frisian open air Befrijdingsfestival on the 5th of May 2010.
