# Anděl Awards

The Anděl Awards (Czech: cena Anděl) 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 (Czech: Výroční československé hudební ceny) 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 (Czech: Výroční československé hudební ceny)
* 1992–1995: Gramy
* 1996: Czech Grammys (Czech: Česká Gramy)
* 1997: Academy of Music Awards (Czech: Ceny Hudební akademie)
* 1998–2000: Academy of Popular Music Awards (Czech: Ceny Akademie populární hudby)
* 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

## Most successful artists

| Artist | Number of wins |
| Lucie | 15 |
| Lucie Bílá | 15 |
| Dan Bárta | 13 |
| Kryštof | 13 |
| Buty | 11 |
| Monkey Business | 10 |
| Aneta Langerová | 10 |
| Tata Bojs | 8 |
| Lenka Dusilová | 6 |
| Bratři Ebenové | 6 |
| Robert Křesťan | 6 |
| Vladimír Mišík | 6 |
| Jaromír Honzák | 5 |
| Iva Bittová | 4 |
| Anna K | 4 |
| Chinaski | 4 |
| Tomáš Klus | 4 |
| David Koller | 4 |
| Jaromír Nohavica | 3 |
| Support Lesbiens | 3 |
| Insania | 3 |
| Květy | 3 |
| Šlapeto | 3 |

## Winners by year

| Year | Male singer | Female singer | Band |
| 1991 | Pavol Habera | Bára Basiková | Lucie |
| 1992 | Petr Muk | Lucie Bílá | Shalom |
| 1993 | Ivan Hlas | Lucie Bílá | Yo Yo Band |
| 1994 | Dan Bárta | Lucie Bílá | Lucie |
| 1995 | Kamil Střihavka | Lucie Bílá | Buty |
| 1996 | Janek Ledecký | Iva Bittová | Žlutý pes |
| 1997 | Daniel Hůlka | Lucie Bílá | Buty |
| 1998 | Dan Bárta | Lucie Bílá | Lucie |
| 1999 | Dan Bárta | Anna K | Buty |
| 2000 | Dan Bárta | Lenka Dusilová | Monkey Business |
| 2001 | Dan Bárta | Helena Vondráčková | Čechomor |
| 2002 | Dan Bárta | Kateřina Winterová | Support Lesbiens |
| 2003 | Dan Bárta | Radůza | Kabát |
| 2004 | Dan Bárta | Aneta Langerová | Tata Bojs |
| 2005 | Petr Kolář | Lenka Dusilová | Chinaski |
| 2006 | Matěj Ruppert | Anna K | Kryštof |
| 2007 | Matěj Ruppert | Aneta Langerová | Chinaski |
| 2008 | Dan Bárta | Lenka Dusilová | Kryštof |
| 2009 | Tomáš Klus | Ewa Farna | Monkey Business |
| 2010 | David Koller | Lucie Bílá | Nightwork |
| 2011 | Tomáš Klus | Lenka Dusilová | Mandrage |
| 2012 | Vojtěch Dyk | Aneta Langerová | Kryštof |
| 2013 | Dan Bárta | Lenka Dusilová | Bratři Orffové |
| 2014 | Michal Hrůza | Aneta Langerová | Chinaski |
| 2015 | David Koller | Klara | Kryštof |
| 2016 | Thom Artway | Lenny | Jelen |
| 2017 | David Stypka | Debbi | J.A.R. |
| 2018 | Miro Žbirka | Barbora Poláková | Monkey Business |
| 2019 | Vladimír Mišík | Beata Hlavenková | Mirai |
| 2020 | 7krát3 | Lenka Dusilová | Tata Bojs |
| 2021 | David Stypka | Ewa Farna | Mirai |
| 2022 | Miro Žbirka | Lenny | Vypsaná fixa |
| 2023 | David Koller | Pam Rabbit | J.A.R. |