The Anděl Awards ( cs, cena Anděl) is a Czech music award ceremony organized by the
Czech Academy of Popular Music. It is a successor to the Annual Czechoslovak Music Award (Czech: ''Výroční československé hudební ceny'') established in 1991 in
Czechoslovakia
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. Between 1992 and 1995, it was known as Gramy, with award categories matching the American
Grammy Award
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 pr ...
s and the prize being represented by a ceramic
gramophone
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statuette. Since 1997, it bears the current name, with the prize including a statuette of an angel with open wings playing a
horn, designed by sculptor
Jaroslav Róna.
Name history
* 1991: Annual Czechoslovak Music Award (Czech: ''Výroční československé hudební ceny'')
* 1992–1995: Gramy
* 1996: Czech Grammys (Czech: ''Česká Gramy'')
* 1997: Academy of Music Awards (Czech: ''Ceny Hudební akademie'')
* 1998–2000: Academy of Popular Music Awards (Czech: ''Ceny Akademie populární hudby'')
* 2001–2002: Anděl
* 2003–2007: Anděl Allianz
* 2008–present: Anděl
Categories
Award categories
* Band of the Year
* Male Singer of the Year
* Female Singer of the Year
* Hall of Fame
* Discovery of the Year
* Composition of the Year
* Album of the Year
* Video of the Year
* Slovak Album of the Year
Genre awards as of 2020
* Alternative & Electronic
* Folk
* Jazz
* Classical
* Rap
* Rock
Most successful artists
Winners by year
References
External links
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Czech music
Czech music awards
Awards established in 1997
Czech television shows