Italian Music Awards


The Italian Music Awards were an accolade established in 2001 by the Federation of the Italian Music Industry to recognize the achievements in the Italian music business both by domestic and international artists.
The awards were given by an academy composed of 400 people, including music publishers, journalists, deejays, music producers, managers, retailers and consumers.
The first Italian Music Awards ceremony was held on 5 February 2001, to honor musical accomplishments for the period between 1 December 1999 and 30 November 2000, while the fourth and last awards ceremony was held on 15 December 2003.
The fifth edition of the awards was initially scheduled to be held in the end of 2004, but after being postponed in February 2004 and then in the Spring of 2004, it was canceled due to the lack of a broadcast agreement with the Italian TV networks.
The gap left by the Italian Music Awards was later filled by the Wind Music Awards, established in 2007.

Winners and nominations

First edition

In the first edition of the Italian Music Awards, the biggest winner was the pop group Lùnapop, who received 4 awards, followed by Carmen Consoli with two awards.
;Best Italian Male Artist
;Best Italian Female Artist
;Italian Italian Revelation of the Year
;Best Italian Dance Artist
;Best Italian Group
;Best Italian Tour
;Best Italian Single
  • "Qualcosa di grande" — Lùnapop
  • * "Parole di burro" — Carmen Consoli
  • * "Un giorno migliore" — Lùnapop
  • * "Vamos a bailar " — Paola e Chiara
  • * "Io sono Francesco" — Tricarico
;Best Italian Videoclip
  • "Parole di burro" — Carmen Consoli
  • * "Una su 1.000.000" — Alex Britti
  • * "File Not Found" — Jovanotti
  • * "Qualcosa di grande" — Lùnapop
  • * "Fuoco nel fuoco" — Eros Ramazzotti
;Best Italian Album
  • ...Squérez? — Lùnapop
  • * Canzoni a manovella — Vinicio Capossela
  • * Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno — Adriano Celentano
  • * Stato di necessità — Carmen Consoli
  • * Stilelibero — Eros Ramazzotti
  • * Microchip emozionale — Subsonica
;Best International Female Artist
;Best International Group
;Best International Male Artist
During the second edition of the Italian Music Awards, the number of categories was strongly increased. The biggest winners were Vasco Rossi and Elisa, receiving three awards each.
;Best Italian Album
  • Stupido hotel — Vasco Rossi
  • * Canzoni a manovella — Vinicio Capossela
  • * Esco di rado e parlo ancora meno — Adriano Celentano
  • * Iperbole — Raf
  • * La descrizione di un attimo — Tiromancino
;Best Italian Single
  • "Luce " — Elisa
  • * "Infinito" — Raf
  • * "Tre parole" — Valeria Rossi
  • * "Due destini" — Tiromancino
  • * "Io sono Francesco" — Tricarico
;Best Italian Female Artist
;Best Italian Male Artist
  • Vasco Rossi
  • * Adriano Celentano
  • * Raf
  • * Eros Ramazzotti
  • * Zucchero
;Best Italian Group
;Best Italian Revelation of the Year
;Best Italian Videoclip
  • "L'ultimo bacio" — Carmen Consoli
  • * "Luce " — Elisa
  • * "Infinito" — Raf
  • * "Siamo soli" — Vasco Rossi
  • * "Baila" — Zucchero
;Best Italian Tour
  • Vasco Rossi
  • * Vinicio Capossela
  • * Carmen Consoli
  • * Pino Daniele
  • * Eros Ramazzotti
;Best Italian Dance Artist
  • Gigi D'Agostino
  • * Alexia
  • * Eiffel 65
  • * Planet Funk
  • * Spiller
;Best Italian Arrangement
  • "La mia signorina" — Neffa
;Best Italian Lyrics
;Best Italian Composition
  • "Luce " — Elisa
;Best Italian Producer
  • Manuel Agnelli
  • Enzo Miceli
;Best Italian Graphical Project
;Best Italian Dance Producer
  • Gigi D'Agostino
;Best Italian Soundtrack
  • Le fate ignoranti
;Best International Album
  • All That You Can't Leave Behind — U2
  • * Born to Do It — Craig David
  • * No Angel — Dido
  • * Music — Madonna
  • * Reveal — R.E.M.
;Best International Single
  • "Trouble" — Coldplay
  • * "Crying at the Discoteque" — Alcazar
  • * "Clint Eastwood" — Gorillaz
  • * "Don't Tell Me" — Madonna
  • * "Me Gustas Tú" — Manu Chao
;Best International Female Artist
  • Anastacia
  • * Björk
  • * Dido
  • * Macy Gray
  • * Madonna
;Best International Male Artist
;Best International Group
  • U2
  • * Coldplay
  • * Gorillaz
  • * Jamiroquai
  • * R.E.M.

    Third edition

The third Italian Music Awards ceremony was held on 2 December 2002, host by Piero Chiambretti. The biggest winner of the year was Daniele Silvestri, who received four awards.
;Best Italian Album
  • Fuori come va? — Luciano Ligabue
  • * Then Comes the Sun — Elisa
  • * Rosso relativo — Tiziano Ferro
  • * Amorematico — Subsonica
  • * Shake — Zucchero
;Best Italian Single
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
  • * "Rosso relativo" — Tiziano Ferro
  • * "Vivi davvero" — Giorgia
  • * "Eri bellissima" — Luciano Ligabue
  • * "La rondine" — Mango
;Best Italian Female Artist
  • Carmen Consoli
  • * Alexia
  • * Elisa
  • * Giorgia
  • * Laura Pausini
;Best Italian Male Artist
  • Luciano Ligabue
  • * Tiziano Ferro
  • * Mango
  • * Francesco Renga
  • * Daniele Silvestri
  • * Zucchero
;Best Italian Group
;Best Italian Revelation of the Year
;Best Italian Videoclip
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
  • * "Vivi davvero" — Giorgia
  • * "Stupido hotel" — Vasco Rossi
  • * "Nuvole rapide" — Subsonica
  • * "Ahum" — Zucchero
;Best Italian Tour
  • Luciano Ligabue
  • * Francesco De Gregori
  • * Ron
  • * Pino Daniele
  • * Fiorella Mannoia
  • * Elisa
  • * Subsonica
  • * Zucchero
;Best Italian Dance Artist
  • Planet Funk
  • * Eiffel 65
  • * Gabin
  • * Moony
  • * Yu Yu
;Best Italian Lyrics
  • "Quello che non c'è" — Afterhours
  • "Stupido hotel" — Vasco Rossi
;Best Italian Arrangement
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
  • "Nuvole rapide" — Subsonica
;Best Italian Composition
  • "Salirò" — Daniele Silvestri
;Best Italian Producer
  • Enzo Miceli
;Best Italian Graphical Project
  • Amorematico — Subsonica
;Best Italian Soundtrack
;Best Italian Dance Producer
  • Molella
;Best Synchronization with a TV Spot
;Best International Female Artist
;Best International Male Artist
;Best International Group
  • Red Hot Chili Peppers
  • * Coldplay
  • * Jamiroquai
  • * Morcheeba
  • * Noir Désir
;Best International Revelation of the Year
  • Norah Jones
  • * Alicia Keys
  • * Las Ketchup
  • * Noir Désir
  • * Shakira
;Classical Award
  • Schoenberg: Gurrelieder. Dir. Simon Rattler
;Jazz Award
;FIMI Special Award — Italian Artist in the World
  • Zucchero
;FIMI Special Award — Lifetime Achievement Award
;Alice Award — Web Artist of the Year
  • Lenny Kravitz
  • Francesco Renga
;Alice Award — Extraordinary Emotion
  • Francesco Renga
;RTL Award
The fourth and last edition of the Italian Music Awards was held in December 2003. The biggest winners were Le Vibrazioni, Vasco Rossi and Eros Ramazzotti, receiving two awards each.
;Best Italian Female Artist
  • Carmen Consoli
  • * Elisa
  • * Giorgia
  • * Irene Grandi
  • * Laura Pausini
;Best Italian Male Artist
;Best Italian Group
;Best Italian Dance Artist
  • Planet Funk
  • * Eiffel 65
  • * Moony
  • * Molella
  • * Prezioso
;Best Italian Album
  • 9 — Eros Ramazzotti
  • * L'eccezione — Carmen Consoli
  • * Le Vibrazioni — Le Vibrazioni
  • * Tracks — Vasco Rossi
  • * In continuo movimento — Tiromancino
;Best Italian Single
  • "Gocce di memoria" — Giorgia
  • * "Mary" — Gemelli Diversi
  • * "Prima di partire per un lungo viaggio" — Irene Grandi
  • * "Dedicato a te" — Le Vibrazioni
  • * "Per me è importante" — Tiromancino
;Best Italian Revelation of the Year
  • Le Vibrazioni
  • * Roberto Angelini
  • * Sergio Cammariere
  • * Dj Francesco
  • * Morgan
;Best Italian Videoclip
  • "Shpalman®" — Elio e le Storie Tese
  • * "Gocce di memoria" — Giorgia
  • * "Dedicato a te" — Le Vibrazioni
  • * "Un'emozione per sempre" — Eros Ramazzotti
  • * "Per me è importante" — Tiromancino
;Best Italian Tour
  • Vasco Rossi
  • * Claudio Baglioni
  • * Alex Britti
  • * Carmen Consoli
  • * Giorgia
;Best International Female Artist
;Best International Male Artist
;Best International Group
;Best International Revelation of the Year
;FIMI Special Award — Contribution to the Music Industry
  • Nomadi
;FIMI Special Award — Ambassador of the Italian Music in the World
;FIMI Special Award
  • Vasco Rossi
;RTL 102.5 Special Award
  • Alex Britti
;Cornetto Free Music Festival Live Special Award
  • Simple Mind