# Český slavík

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.
From 1999 to 2017, the award was sponsored by the mineral water bottling company Mattoni and hence officially known as Český slavík Mattoni.
In 2018, the award was cancelled due to vote manipulation in favor of the controversial group Ortel the previous year. In 2021, the event was revived with the support of entrepreneur Karel Janeček. A year later, the award came under the ownership of TV Nova.
Český slavík prizes are awarded in the categories Absolute Nightingale, Female Singer, Male Singer, Group, Hip Hop, and Discovery of the Year. Former categories include Slovak Artist, Biggest Gainer, and Internet Star.

## Winners

| 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 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Olympic |
| 1998 | Daniel Hůlka | Lucie Bílá | Olympic |
| 1999 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Lucie |
| 2000 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Lucie |
| 2001 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Lucie |
| 2002 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Lucie |
| 2003 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Rebeka | | Monika Absolonová | |
| 2004 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Aneta Langerová | | Radůza | |
| 2005 | Karel Gott | Aneta Langerová | Chinaski | Vlastimil Horváth | | Helena Zeťová | |
| 2006 | Karel Gott | Aneta Langerová | Divokej Bill | Ewa Farna | | | |
| 2007 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Josef Vágner | | Barbora Zemanová | |
| 2008 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Marek Ztracený | No Name | Iveta Bartošová | |
| 2009 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Martin Chodúr | No Name | Vojtěch Dyk | |
| 2010 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Markéta Konvičková | No Name | Xindl X | |
| 2011 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Gabriela Gunčíková | No Name | Monika Bagárová | |
| 2012 | Tomáš Klus | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Koblížci | No Name | Eddie Stoilow | Charlie Straight |
| 2013 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kryštof | Adam Mišík | No Name | Abba Stars | Johny Machette |
| 2014 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Elis | No Name | | Voxel |
| 2015 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Slza | No Name | | Slza |
| 2016 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Pekař | No Name | | Porty |
| 2017 | Karel Gott | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Mirai | No Name | | 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 | Marek Ztracený | Lucie Bílá | Kabát | Calin | | | | ATMO music |
| 2023 | Marek Ztracený | Ewa Farna | Kabát | Tereza Balonová | | | | Calin |
| 2024 | Marek Ztracený | Ewa Farna | Kabát | Sofian Medjmedj | | | | Calin |

## Leaders

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.
| Rank | Artist | Total awards |
| 1 | Lucie Bílá | 21 |
| 2 | Karel Gott | 20 |
| 3 | Kabát | 15 |
| 4 | No Name | 10 |
| 5 | Lucie | 4 |
| 6 | Marek Ztracený | 4 |