The Fryderyk is the annual award in
Polish music
The Music of Poland covers diverse aspects of music and musical traditions which have originated, and are practiced in Poland. Artists from Poland include world-famous classical composers like Frédéric Chopin, Karol Szymanowski, Witold Lutosł ...
. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin (born Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin; 1 March 181017 October 1849) was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist of the Romantic period, who wrote primarily for solo piano. He has maintained worldwide renown as a leadin ...
's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American
Grammy
The Grammy Awards (stylized as GRAMMY), or simply known as the Grammys, are awards presented by the Recording Academy of the United States to recognize "outstanding" achievements in the music industry. They are regarded by many as the most pre ...
and the UK's
BRIT Award.
Officially created in 1994 and presented for the first time in 1995, the award was initially conferred by the
Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (''Związek Producentów Audio-Video'', ZPAV). Since 1999, nominees and winners have been selected by a body called Phonographic Academy (''Akademia Fonograficzna'') which by now consists of nearly 1000 artists, journalists and music industry professionals.
Voting is anonymous and takes place in two rounds: In the first round, all Academy members can nominate five artists in each category, in the second round, members can vote for one candidate in each category from the most successful nominees established in the first round.
The Fryderyk statuette is reminiscent of the
Academy Awards
The Academy Awards, better known as the Oscars, are awards for artistic and technical merit for the American and international film industry. The awards are regarded by many as the most prestigious, significant awards in the entertainment ind ...
' "Oscar", but with wings, arms stretched backwards, and with headphones. The statuette was designed and created by
Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich
Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich (born 25 June 1969 in Szczecinek, Poland) is a Polish sculptor and drawing artist.
Education
She passed the matura exam in Liceum im. Księżnej Elżbiety (Lyceum of Princess Elizabeth) in Szczecinek and later Academy ...
.
Categories
The categories in which Fryderyk awards are presented have been steadily extended and modified since its inception in 1994. There are three main sections –
popular music
Popular music is music with wide appeal that is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. These forms and styles can be enjoyed and performed by people with little or no musical training.Popular Music. (2015). ''Fun ...
,
classical music
Classical music generally refers to the art music of the Western world, considered to be distinct from Western folk music or popular music traditions. It is sometimes distinguished as Western classical music, as the term "classical music" also ...
, and
jazz
Jazz is a music genre that originated in the African-American communities of New Orleans, Louisiana in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, with its roots in blues and ragtime. Since the 1920s Jazz Age, it has been recognized as a major ...
. At present (2010) the following categories are used:
Popular music
*Best Music Production
*Best Album Design
*Composer of the Year
*Author of the Year
*Best Foreign Album
*Album of the Year – Folk/World Music
*Album of the Year –
Sung Poetry
Sung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem (most often a ballad) and music written specially for that text. The compositions usu ...
*Album of the Year –
Rock
Rock most often refers to:
* Rock (geology), a naturally occurring solid aggregate of minerals or mineraloids
* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wales ...
*Album of the Year – Blues
*Album of the Year –
Heavy Metal
*Album of the Year – Club Music
*Album of the Year –
Hip-Hop/R&B
*Album of the Year –
Alternative
Alternative or alternate may refer to:
Arts, entertainment and media
* Alternative (''Kamen Rider''), a character in the Japanese TV series ''Kamen Rider Ryuki''
* ''The Alternative'' (film), a 1978 Australian television film
* ''The Alternative ...
*Album of the Year – Pop
*New Face of Fonography
*Group of the Year
*Female Vocalist of the Year
*Male Vocalist of the Year
*Video of the Year
*Song of the Year
Classical music
*Best Choral and Oratorias Music Album
*Best Early and Baroque Music Album
*Best Chamber Music Album
*Best Symphonic and Concerto Music Album
*Best Solo Music Album
*Best Contemporary Music Album
*Best Vocal Recital Music Album
*Best Opera, Operetta and Ballet Music Album
*Best Debut Album
*Composer of the Year
*Most Outstanding Polish Music Recording
Jazz
*Album of the Year
*New Act of the Year
*Act of the Year
Most successful artists
As of 2009, the most successful artists in the ten-year-history of the Fryderyks are (nominations and awards for 2009 not included):
Popular music
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Kasia Nosowska (of
Hey
Hey or Hey! may refer to:
Music
* Hey (band), a Polish rock band
Albums
* ''Hey'' (Andreas Bourani album) or the title song (see below), 2014
* ''Hey!'' (Julio Iglesias album) or the title song, 1980
* ''Hey!'' (Jullie album) or the title s ...
): 21 awards, 53 nominations,
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Grzegorz Ciechowski (of
Republika): 11 awards, 24 nominations,
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Kayah: 8 awards, 32 nominations,
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Grzegorz Turnau
Grzegorz Jerzy Turnau (born 31 July 1967) is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer. He has released eleven albums to date, including one (Cafe Sułtan) made up of his own versions of songs by Jeremi Przybora and Jerzy Wasowski, and most h ...
: 8 awards, 19 nominations,
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Myslovitz: 7 awards, 30 nominations,
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Raz, Dwa, Trzy
Raz, Dwa, Trzy (Polish for ''One, Two, Three'') is a Polish music band, which joins rock, jazz and folk with contemporary poetry. It was founded in February 1990 by students of the Pedagogical College in Zielona Góra (now University of Zielona G ...
: 7 awards, 17 nominations,
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Ania Dąbrowska: 7 awards, 15 nominations
Note: Awards for individual artists may include awards for their groups and vice versa.
Classical music
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Warsaw National Philharmonic Orchestra: 5 awards, 22 nominations,
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Sinfonia Varsovia
The Sinfonia Varsovia is an orchestra and a musical institution based in Warsaw, Poland. It was founded in 1984 by Yehudi Menuhin, Waldemar Dąbrowski and Franciszek Wybrańczyk, as a successor to the Polish Chamber Orchestra. Since 2003 the orches ...
: 5 awards, 22 nominations,
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Janusz Olejniczak
Janusz Olejniczak (; born 2 October 1952 in Wrocław) is a Polish classical pianist and actor.
Career
Olejniczak began playing piano at the age of six. He studied under Luiza Walewska, Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki in Warsaw and Łód ...
: 5 awards, 12 nominations,
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Jerzy Maksymiuk: 4 awards, 12 nominations,
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Jadwiga Rappé
Jadwiga Rappé (born 24 February 1952) is a Polish operatic contralto, born in Toruń. Rappé studied Slavic philology at the University of Warsaw and voice at the Wroclaw Music Academy.
In 1980 she was awarded first prize at the International B ...
: 4 awards, 9 nominations.
Jazz
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Tomasz Stańko: 8 awards + Golden Fryderyk, 9 nominations,
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Marcin Wasilewski (pianist)
Marcin Wasilewski (born 1975 in Slawno, Zachodniopomorskie) is a Polish pianist and composer.
Wasilewski established a musical partnership with bassist Slawomir Kurkiewicz and drummer Michal Miskiewicz as the Simple Acoustic Trio in the earl ...
: 6 awards, 8 nominations,
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Piotr Wojtasik: 2 awards, 6 nominations,
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Andrzej Jagodzinski: 2 awards, 4 nominations,
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Henryk Miśkiewicz Henryk may refer to:
* Henryk (given name)
* Henryk, Świętokrzyskie Voivodeship, a village in south-central Poland
* Henryk Glacier, an Antarctic glacier
See also
* Henryk Batuta hoax, an internet hoax
* Henrykian articles
The Henrician Article ...
: 1 award, 8 nominations.
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Jarek Smietana
Jarek is a Slavic male given name. It can be a nickname for the Polish name Jarosław. Notable people with this name include:
* Jarek Broussard, American American football player
* Jarek Dymek (born 1971), Polish strongman competitor
* Jarek Goe ...
: 1 award, 6 nominations.
Best foreign album
This category is particularly interesting as it reflects the Polish public's reception of international artists. The award was last given out in 2012 and the awardees were:
*1994:
Pink Floyd
Pink Floyd are an English rock band formed in London in 1965. Gaining an early following as one of the first British psychedelic music, psychedelic groups, they were distinguished by their extended compositions, sonic experimentation, philo ...
– ''The Division Bell''
*1995:
Queen
Queen or QUEEN may refer to:
Monarchy
* Queen regnant, a female monarch of a Kingdom
** List of queens regnant
* Queen consort, the wife of a reigning king
* Queen dowager, the widow of a king
* Queen mother, a queen dowager who is the mother ...
– ''Made in Heaven''
*1996:
George Michael
George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer and songwriter. He is considered one of the most significant cultural icons of the MTV generation and is one of the best-selling musici ...
– ''Older''
*1997:
Rolling Stones
The Rolling Stones are an English Rock music, rock band formed in London in 1962. Active for six decades, they are one of the most popular and enduring bands of the album era, rock era. In the early 1960s, the Rolling Stones pioneered the g ...
– ''Bridges To Babylon''
*1998:
Madonna
Madonna Louise Ciccone (; ; born August 16, 1958) is an American singer-songwriter and actress. Widely dubbed the " Queen of Pop", Madonna has been noted for her continual reinvention and versatility in music production, songwriting, a ...
– ''Ray of Light''
*1999:
Santana
Santana may refer to:
Transportation
* Volkswagen Santana, an automobile
* Santana Cycles, manufacturer of tandem bicycles
* Santana Motors, a former Spanish automobile manufacturer
Boats
* Santana 20, an American sailboat design by W. D. Sch ...
– ''Supernatural''
*2000:
U2 – ''All That You Can't Leave Behind''
*2001:
Leonard Cohen – ''Ten New Songs''
*2002:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – ''By The Way''
*2003:
Dido
Dido ( ; , ), also known as Elissa ( , ), was the legendary founder and first queen of the Phoenician city-state of Carthage (located in modern Tunisia), in 814 BC.
In most accounts, she was the queen of the Phoenician city-state of Tyre (t ...
– ''Life for Rent''
*2004:
Prince
A prince is a male ruler (ranked below a king, grand prince, and grand duke) or a male member of a monarch's or former monarch's family. ''Prince'' is also a title of nobility (often highest), often hereditary, in some European states. Th ...
– ''Musicology''
*2005:
Coldplay – ''X & Y''
*2006:
Red Hot Chili Peppers – ''Stadium Arcadium''
*2008:
Foo Fighters
Foo Fighters are an American rock band formed in Seattle in 1994. Foo Fighters was initially formed as a one-man project by former Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl. Following the success of the eponymous debut album, Grohl (lead vocals, guitar) re ...
– ''Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace''
*2009:
Erykah Badu – ''New Amerykah, Part One''
*2010:
Alice in Chains – ''Black Gives Way to Blue''
*2011:
Kings of Leon – ''Come Around Sundown''
*2012:
Adele – ''21''
References
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External links
ZPAV Official WebsiteFryderyk Website
Polish music awards
Polish awards
European music awards
Awards established in 1994
1994 establishments in Poland
Classical music awards