{"id":53908,"date":"2023-06-08T20:30:18","date_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/?p=53908"},"modified":"2023-06-08T20:06:26","modified_gmt":"2023-06-08T18:06:26","slug":"noa-the-hell-drinkers-spain-winners-of-the-european-blues-challenge-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/en\/noa-the-hell-drinkers-spain-winners-of-the-european-blues-challenge-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Noa &#038; The Hell Drinkers (Spain), winners of the European Blues Challenge 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53903 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoNoaTheHellDrinkers.Spain_.byAigarsLapsa.jpg\" alt=\"Noa &amp; Ther Hell Drinkers (Spain) winners of the European Blues Challenge 2023 (photo Aigars Lapsa)\" width=\"800\" height=\"577\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoNoaTheHellDrinkers.Spain_.byAigarsLapsa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoNoaTheHellDrinkers.Spain_.byAigarsLapsa-300x216.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoNoaTheHellDrinkers.Spain_.byAigarsLapsa-768x554.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoNoaTheHellDrinkers.Spain_.byAigarsLapsa-700x505.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><br \/>\nPhoto by Aigars Lapsa<\/h6>\n<p>We are really pleased to announce that Noa &amp; The Hell Drinkers have been the bright winners of the European Blues Challenge 2023 held in Chorz\u00f3w (Poland).<\/p>\n<p>For two days 21 bands representing twenty-one European countries have participated and competed to win a challenge that makes them be the European band of the year. All participant bands have shown a high-quality level and done excellent performances, so it has been a really difficult task for the six judges to decide the winners.<\/p>\n<p>The European Blues Union also wanted to give an homage to the Ukrainian people, presenting the musician Alexander Dolgov, who performed out of the Challenge and received a special trophy.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-53905 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoWinnersEBC2023NoaTheHellDrinkersSpain.SoftCityNorway.TheCinellyBrothersUk.ByAigarsLapsa.jpg\" alt=\"Ganadores European Blues Challenge 2023. Foto de Aigars Lapsa\" width=\"800\" height=\"329\" srcset=\"https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoWinnersEBC2023NoaTheHellDrinkersSpain.SoftCityNorway.TheCinellyBrothersUk.ByAigarsLapsa.jpg 800w, https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoWinnersEBC2023NoaTheHellDrinkersSpain.SoftCityNorway.TheCinellyBrothersUk.ByAigarsLapsa-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoWinnersEBC2023NoaTheHellDrinkersSpain.SoftCityNorway.TheCinellyBrothersUk.ByAigarsLapsa-768x316.jpg 768w, https:\/\/lahoradelblues.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/PhotoWinnersEBC2023NoaTheHellDrinkersSpain.SoftCityNorway.TheCinellyBrothersUk.ByAigarsLapsa-700x288.jpg 700w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/p>\n<h6 style=\"text-align: center;\">Photo by Aigars Lapsa<\/h6>\n<p>These are the three top winners:<\/p>\n<p>Third place: <strong>The Cinelli Brothers (UK)<\/strong><br \/>\nSecond place: <strong>Soft City (Norway)<\/strong><br \/>\nFirst place: <strong>NOA &amp; THE HELL DRINKERS (Spain)<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The winners will be in contact with the following Awarding Festivals to manage their participation:<\/p>\n<p><em>BB Blues Festival (Portugal)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Gothenburg Blues Festival (Sweden)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Santa Maria Blues Festival (Azores Islands, Portugal)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Swing Wespelaar (Belgium)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Blues in the Garden (Romania)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Blues in Hell (Norway)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Lucerne Blues Festival (Switzerland)<\/em><br \/>\n<em>Blues Alive Festival (Czech Rep)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>This is the third time Spain has won the European Blues Challenge. The first one was in 2014 in Riga with A Contra Blues, the second one in 2015 in Brussels with Travellin&#8217; Brothers and now in Chorz\u00f3w with Noa &amp; The Hell Drinkers.<\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to all participants and especially to Noa &amp; The Hell Drinkers!!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Photo by Aigars Lapsa We are really pleased to announce that Noa &amp; The Hell Drinkers have been the bright winners of the European Blues Challenge 2023 held in Chorz\u00f3w (Poland). 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