Český slavík ( en, Czech Nightingale) is a Czech award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the

Zlatý slavík Zlatý slavík ( en, Golden Nightingale) was a music poll and an award of the same name established by magazine ''Mladý svět'' along with '' Smena na nedeľu'' in 1962, and broadcast on television. While in the first year of the poll 797 votes ...

awards, which was established in 1962 in

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by magazine ''

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'' and '' Smena na nedeľu,'' which continued until 1991.History of the chart
"The 16th Cesky Slavik" was held on 25 November 2011 at the State Opera, in

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, Czech Republic. From 1999 to 2017, the award has been sponsored by the

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producer

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and hence officially known as Český slavík Mattoni, or Mattoni's Czech Nightingale. Current award categories are "Male Singer", "Female Singer", "Musical Group", "Absolute Nightingale", and "Hip Hop & Rap".Categories of Czech Nightingale

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With twenty Český slavík awards each,

Karel Gott ) Sinatra of the East( cs, Sinatra Východu, link=no)Divine Charlie Lucie Bílá Lucie Bílá (born April 7, 1966 as ''Hana Zaňáková'') is a Czech pop singer. According to her label, EMI Czech Republic, the singer has sold over one million albums. She won the Czech musical award, Český slavík 13 times, the highest ...

are the most successful artists in the history of the award to date. They are followed by the band

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, which has earned twelve awards, and the groups No Name and

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