Great Bertsolari Championship

The Great Bertsolari Championship (Bertsolari Txapelketa Nagusia) is a championship among bertsolaris from all over the Basque Country. It is contested every four years and the current 2017 champion is Maialen Lujanbio.^[1]

History[]

It was first organized by Euzko Gaztedi in 1935 and 1936. Then there was a hiatus of the Spanish Civil War and its subsequent repression. Euskaltzaindia took some years of organizational responsibility in 1960, 1962, 1965, and 1967. The next, with a thirteen-year break, were held in 1980 and 1982, and won both. Although he was a Biscayan, he sung in Standard Basque, breaking the mold, and since then established the bases for modern bertsolaritza. Since 1986, the Basque Association of Friends of the Basque Country has organized the championship every four years.^[2]

Winners[]

Year	Winner
1935
1936	Jose Manuel Lujanbio Retegi "Txirrita"
1960
1962
1965
1967
1980
1982
1986
1989
1993
1997
2001
2005
2009	Maialen Lujanbio Zugasti
2013
2017	Maialen Lujanbio Zugasti

References[]

^ "Maialen Lujanbio recupera la txapela en el campeonato de bertsolaris". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-20.
^ Vasca, EiTB Radio Televisión Pública. "Sebastián Lizaso será el encargado de enfundar la txapela al triunfador en la final". www.eitb.eus (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-20.

External links[]

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[1] "Maialen Lujanbio recupera la txapela en el campeonato de bertsolaris". ELMUNDO (in Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-20.

[2] Vasca, EiTB Radio Televisión Pública. "Sebastián Lizaso será el encargado de enfundar la txapela al triunfador en la final". www.eitb.eus (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2017-12-20.

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