Buma Export Award Explained

The Buma Export Award (initially known as Conamus Export Award) was a prize given to the Dutch artists who sold the most records abroad between 1972 and 2011. In 2013, this prize was replaced by the Buma ROCKS! Export Award that focused on rock artists and the Buma Award Internationaal (that has been awarded to the best-selling and most played songs involving Dutch recording artists, songwriters and publishers with international success). The latter award is presented yearly during the Buma Awards ceremony.

Background

The awards were first presented in 1972. They showed the international prestige and popularity of Dutch singers, producers, musicians or bands. The first winners were pop duo Mouth & MacNeal, conductor Harry van Hoof and songwriter/record producer Hans van Hemert for the success of the hit single "How Do You Do". This song spent 19 weeks on the Billboard Hot 100 and won the R.I.A.A. gold disc on 2 August 1972.^[1] Selling over a million copies in the U.S. alone, global sales exceeded two million.^[1] Seven years later, Van Hemert won another Export award thanks to his brainchild: the girl group Luv'^[2] .

Violinist André Rieu holds the record for the most export prizes (seven). Brothers duo Bolland & Bolland and symphonic metal band Within Temptation won the award several years in a row. Jaap Eggermont received the prize twice because of his world-famous Stars on 45 project. Saxophonist Candy Dulfer had three awards. Among other prestigious winners were legendary acts Golden Earring, Focus, George Baker Selection, Pussycat, Earth and Fire and Tiësto.

In 2012 and 2013, the award was not presented. In 2014, it was renamed Buma ROCKS! Export Award and is only awarded to rock musicians.

List of winners

Conamus Export Prize

1972: Hans van Hemert, Harry van Hoof, Mouth & MacNeal for the song "How Do You Do".
1973: Focus for their entire repertoire.
1974: Golden Earring for their entire repertoire.
1975: The George Baker Selection for the song "Una Paloma Blanca".
1976: Pussycat for their entire repertoire.
1977: Champagne for their entire repertoire.
1978: Pierre Kartner for his alias 'Vader Abraham'.
1979: Luv', Hans van Hemert, Piet Souer, Pim ter Linde for their entire repertoire.
1980: Earth and Fire for their entire repertoire.
1981: Jaap Eggermont and Martin Duiser for the Stars on 45 Medley.
1982: Jaap Eggermont, Martin Duiser and Tony Sherman for the Stars on Stevie medley.
1983: Golden Earring; The Shorts and Jack Jersey (for the song Comment ça va).
1984: VOF de Kunst for the song ’Susanna’.
1985: VideoKids; Bolland & Bolland.
1986: Bolland & Bolland for their entire repertoire.
1987: Bolland & Bolland for the song In the Army Now performed by Status Quo.
1988: Bolland & Bolland for the songs Love House and I Wanna Have Some Fun performed by Samantha Fox
1989: Bolland & Bolland
1990: Candy Dulfer for the album Saxuality.
1991: Candy Dulfer for the album Saxuality.
1992: Ten Sharp for the album Under the Water-Line; Ton van den Bremer for his label ToCo International.
1993: Candy Dulfer for the album Sax-a-Go-Go.
1994: Twenty 4 Seven.
1995: Doop.
1996: André Rieu for the albums ‘Strauss & Co’ and ‘Wiener Melange’.
1997: André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra for the albums “Strauss & Co”, “Stille Nacht”, “Wiener Melange” and “In Concert”.
1998: André Rieu and the Johann Strauss Orchestra (several albums).
1999: Vengaboys
2000: Vengaboys
2001: Jan Smit
2002: Marco Borsato
2003: Within Temptation
2004: Within Temptation
2005: Within Temptation