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The Anděl Awards () is a Czech music award ceremony organized by the Czech Academy of Popular Music.


History

It is a successor to the Annual Czechoslovak Music Award (Czech: ''Výroční československé hudební ceny'') established in 1991 in
Czechoslovakia Czechoslovakia ( ; Czech language, Czech and , ''Česko-Slovensko'') was a landlocked country in Central Europe, created in 1918, when it declared its independence from Austria-Hungary. In 1938, after the Munich Agreement, the Sudetenland beca ...
. Between 1992 and 1995, it was known as Gramy, with award categories matching the American
Grammy Award The Grammy Awards, stylized as GRAMMY, and often referred to as The Grammys, are awards presented by The Recording Academy of the United States to recognize outstanding achievements in music. They are regarded by many as the most prestigious ...
s and the prize being represented by a ceramic gramophone 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

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Andel Awards Music of the Czech Republic Czech music awards Awards established in 1997 Czech television shows Czech Television 1997 establishments in the Czech Republic