Echo (music award)
Echo (trademarked ECHO in capitals) is a German music award granted every year by the Deutsche Phono-Akademie (an association of recording companies). Each year's winner is determined by the previous year's sales. The Echo Deutscher Musikpreis is the successor to the Deutscher Schallplattenpreis (German Record Awards).
The winners in the pop category are announced in March; the winners in the classical category in October.
History
First held with 350 people in the Flora[1] in Cologne in 1992,[2] the award ceremony in Frankfurt was televised and the classical awards were moved to a separate event, Echo Klassik, in Cologne in 1994.[3] Until 1995, only invited guests could attend the ceremony.[4] It was held in Munich,[1] and in 2001, the venue was moved from Hamburg to Berlin[5] because of subsidies of up to 20 million euros, although a return in 2004 was considered.[6] In 2009, the venue in Berlin was moved to O2 World.[7]
Trophy
The trophy was designed by Oliver Renelt when he was a student at the Hochschule für bildende Künste Hamburg. It is stainless steel, and is 40 centimetres (16 in) tall and weighs 2 kilograms (4.4 lb).[1] It depicts half a disc with notes flowing into it from a globe, and the design was the winner of a competition held for that purpose.[4]
Echo Klassik
Following its first edition as a separate event in Cologne in 1994, Echo Klassik has been held in the Semperoper in Dresden in 1996 and 2009,[8] in Dortmund in 2003,[9] in Gasteig in Munich from 2004 to 2008. In 2011 it was held in Essen.[10]
Echo Awards
The Kastelruther Spatzen have won 13 Echo Awards in the category Volksmusik which is more than any other artist. The awards were in 1993, 1996–2003, 2006–2010.
- Selected pop categories
Best National Male Artist
Best National Female Artist
Best International Male Artist
Best International Female Artist
Best National Rock/Pop Group
Best International Rock/Pop Group
Single of the Year
Single of the Year (National)
Single of the Year (International)
Album of the Year
Best National Newcomer
Best International Newcomer
Honorary Award
References
- ^ a b c "Alles über den Echo". BZ. Axel Springer. 7 March 2004. http://www.bz-berlin.de/archiv/alles-ueber-den-echo-article99509.html. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Spahr, Wolfgang (30 May 1992). "German Stars Honored As Echoes Debut". Billboard: p. 10. http://books.google.com/books?id=jg8EAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA10&dq=Echo+trophy+music+1992&hl=en&ei=MjYbTND2C9eHOOKg9bgK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=7&ved=0CEgQ6AEwBg#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Pride, Dominic (26 March 1994). "Dance Music (And A Punk Jester) Captivate Echo Awards Ceremony". Billboard: p. 58. http://books.google.com/books?id=NQgEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA58&lpg=PA58&dq=Echo+trophy+music&source=bl&ots=Nm3ce1tSbz&sig=UXA0fA0YOxQiIienVAKFhnS7hQo&hl=en&ei=my4bTMzuINeXOOPwjN4K&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=10&ved=0CDMQ6AEwCTgy#v=onepage&q=Echo%20trophy%20music&f=false. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ a b "Ein bisschen Echo, oder was?". Der Spiegel. Spiegel Gruppe. 9 March 2000. http://www.spiegel.de/kultur/musik/0,1518,68398,00.html. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Masson, Gordon (21 April 2001). "This Year's Model: New Town, New Venue, New Media Partners". Billboard: p. 48. http://books.google.com/books?id=nRQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PA52&dq=Echo+trophy+music+1992&hl=en&ei=MjYbTND2C9eHOOKg9bgK&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct=result&resnum=1&ved=0CCwQ6AEwAA#v=onepage&q&f=false. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Schirg, Oliver; Hornung, Klaus (23 May 2003). "Subventions-Geschenke: Echo bleibt doch in Berlin". Die Welt. Axel Springer. http://www.welt.de/print-welt/article236504/Subventions_Geschenke_Echo_bleibt_doch_in_Berlin.html. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "EMI artists provide the evening's highlight performances as Germany's ECHO awards shine with a new venue and a first ever live primetime broadcast". Music. EMI Group. 23 February 2009. http://www.emimusic.com/news/2009/emi-artists-provide-the-evenings-highlight-performances-as-germanys-echo-awards-shine-with-a-new-venue-and-a-first-ever-live-primetime-broadcast/. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "ECHO Klassik im Überblick" (pdf). Semperoper. http://www.semperoper.de/fileadmin/home/alle/PDFs/semper/semper_0910_1.pdf. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ "Preisträger des Echo Klassik stehen fest". KIZ. NMZ. 26 August 2003. http://www.nmz.de/kiz/nachrichten/preistraeger-des-echo-klassik-stehen-fest. Retrieved 22 June 2010.
- ^ Lars von der Gönna (17 October 2010). "Echo Klassik bringt Melodien für Millionen" (in German). Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung. http://www.derwesten.de/kultur/Echo-Klassik-bringt-Melodien-fuer-Millionen-id3842377.html. Retrieved 9 April 2011.
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