Český slavík (English: Czech Nightingale) is an award meant to recognize outstanding achievement and annual popularity in the Czech music industry. It was established in 1996 as the successor to the Zlatý slavík awards, which were established in 1962 in Czechoslovakia by the magazine Mladý svět and continued until 1991.[1]

Český slavík
Awarded forPopularity in the Czech music industry
CountryCzech Republic
First awarded1996
Last awarded2023
Most awardsLucie Bílá (21)
WebsiteOfficial website

From 1999 to 2017, the award was sponsored by the mineral water bottling company Mattoni and hence officially known as Český slavík Mattoni.[2]

In 2018, the award was cancelled due to vote manipulation in favor of the controversial group Ortel the previous year.[3][4][1] In 2021, the event was revived with the support of entrepreneur Karel Janeček.[5][1] A year later, the award came under the ownership of TV Nova.[6][1]

Český slavík prizes are awarded in the categories Absolute Nightingale, Female Singer, Male Singer, Group, Hip Hop, and Discovery of the Year.[7] Former categories include Slovak Artist, Biggest Gainer, and Internet Star.

Winners

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Year Male singer Female singer Group Discovery of the year Slovak artist Biggest gainer Internet star Hip Hop & Rap
1996 Karel Gott Lucie Bílá Olympic
1997
1998 Daniel Hůlka
1999 Karel Gott Lucie
2000
2001
2002
2003 Kabát Rebeka Monika Absolonová
2004 Aneta Langerová Radůza
2005 Aneta Langerová Chinaski Vlastimil Horváth Helena Zeťová
2006 Aneta Langerová Divokej Bill Ewa Farna
2007 Lucie Bílá Kabát Josef Vágner Barbora Zemanová
2008 Marek Ztracený No Name Iveta Bartošová
2009 Martin Chodúr Vojtěch Dyk
2010 Markéta Konvičková Xindl X
2011 Gabriela Gunčíková Monika Bagárová
2012 Tomáš Klus Koblížci Eddie Stoilow Charlie Straight
2013 Karel Gott Kryštof Adam Mišík Abba Stars Johny Machette
2014 Kabát Elis Voxel
2015 Slza Slza
2016 Pekař Porty
2017 Mirai Mirai
2018 not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded
2019 not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded
2020 not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded not awarded
2021 Marek Ztracený Ewa Farna Mirai Michal Horák Řezník
2022 Lucie Bílá Kabát Calin ATMO music
2023 Ewa Farna Kabát Tereza Balonová Calin

Leaders

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With 21 Český slavík awards, Lucie Bílá is the most successful artist in the history of the award. She is followed by Karel Gott, with twenty awards, the band Kabát, which has earned fourteen awards, and the groups No Name and Lucie at ten and four, respectively.[7]

Rank Artist Total awards
1 Lucie Bílá 21
2 Karel Gott 20
3 Kabát 14
4 No Name 10
5 Lucie 4

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Český slavík". novinky.cz (in Czech). 22 February 2024. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  2. ^ "Český slavík Mattoni". ceskyslavikmattoni.cz (in Czech). Archived from the original on 9 February 2016. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  3. ^ "Český slavík letos nebude. Kvůli hlasování" [There will be no Český slavík this year. Because of the vote]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  4. ^ "Český slavík letos nebude. Hudební anketa si dá rok pauzu, chce změnit pravidla hlasování" [There will be no Český slavík this year. The music poll will take a year off, it wants to change voting rules]. irozhlas.cz (in Czech). 20 September 2018. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  5. ^ "Slavík se vrací v novém kabátě, obnovil ho miliardář Karel Janeček" [Slavík returns in a new coat, restored by billionaire Karel Janeček]. novinky.cz (in Czech). 14 September 2021. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  6. ^ "Nova odhalila logo jubilejního ročníku ankety Český slavík" [Nova unveiled the logo of the anniversary year of the Český slavík award]. idnes.cz (in Czech). 15 July 2022. Retrieved 23 June 2024.
  7. ^ a b "Letošní výsledky" [This year's results]. tv.nova.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 23 June 2024.
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