TVN brought the international competition back, taking over from TVP, and in 2006 invited Elton John and Katie Melua. The Sopot International Song Festival is usually considered bigger than the Benidorm International Song Festival because of its ability to attract star performers. In 2010 and 2011, the festival did not take place due to renovation of the Forest Opera. Since 2012, it is called Sopot Top Of The Top Festival and is broadcast annually by Polsat. In 2014, the name was changed to Polsat Sopot Festival. In 2015, Polsat decided not to organize the festival. However, the city authorities decided to organize a one-day festival in Sopot this year, but without a television broadcast. In 2016, the concert did not take place due to the lack of a television partner, which initially was to be TVP. After a year of break, the decision was made to restore the festival. Since 2017, it has been organized and broadcast by TVN again. The festival also provided opportunity to listen to international stars. In the past, it featured Charles Aznavour, Boney M, Gloria Gaynor, Johnny Cash, and more recently: Chuck Berry, Vanessa Mae, Annie Lennox, Belinda Carlisle, Vaya Con Dios, Chris Rea, Tanita Tikaram, La Toya Jackson, Kajagoogoo and Goran Bregovic, Anastacia. Winners by year This list includes only winners of the most prestigious contests within the Sopot Music Festival. Sometimes one contest has overshadowed another with time. Grand Prix de disque was the most prestigious award between 1974 and 1976 and the Intervision Song Contest during 1977–80. Since the 1980s, the main prize of the festival is the Amber Nightingale award. The festival has also given prizes for Best Interpretation in the 1960s, and Winner Of The Polish Day on and off from the 1960s to the 1980s. Winners by country *More than one winner at that year. See also ABU Song Festivals AfriMusic Song Contest Bundesvision Song Contest Cân i Gymru Caribbean Song Festival Eurovision Choir Eurovision Dance Contest Eurovision Song Contest Eurovision Young Dancers Eurovision Young Musicians Intervision Song Contest Junior Eurovision Song Contest OGAE OGAE Second Chance Contest OGAE Video Contest Sanremo Music Festival Turkvision Song Contest References External links Sopot Festival website The complete list of all participants and places till 2009 Sopot Music festivals in Poland Music competitions in Poland Song contests Music festivals established in 1961 1961 establishments in Poland Tourist attractions in Pomeranian Voivodeship Polish