Anděl Awards
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 established in 1991 in Czechoslovakia. Between 1992 and 1995, it was known as Gramy, with award categories matching the American Grammy Awards 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
- 1992–1995: Gramy
- 1996: Czech Grammys
- 1997: Academy of Music Awards
- 1998–2000: Academy of Popular Music Awards
- 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