Fryderyk
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The Fryderyk is the annual award in Polish music
. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin
's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's BRIT Award
.
Officially created in 1994 and presented for the first time in 1995, the award was initially conferred by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Związek Producentów Audio-Video, ZPAV). Since 1999, nominees and winners have been selected by a body called Phonographic Academy (Akademia Fonograficzna) which by now consists of nearly 1000 artists, journalists and music industry professionals. Voting is anonymous and takes place in two rounds: In the first round, all Academy members can nominate five artists in each category, in the second round, members can vote for one candidate in each category from the most successful nominees established in the first round.
The Fryderyk statuette is reminiscent of the Academy Awards
' "Oscar", but with wings, arms stretched backwards, and with headphones. The statuette was designed and created by Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich
.
, classical music, and jazz
. At present (2010) the following categories are used:
Note: Awards for individual artists may include awards for their groups and vice versa.
Music of Poland
Artists from Poland, including famous composers like Chopin or Lutosławski and traditional, regionalized folk musicians, create a lively and diverse music scene, which even recognizes its own music genres, such as poezja śpiewana.- Beginning :...
. Its name refers to the original Polish spelling variant of Polish composer Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric Chopin
Frédéric François Chopin was a Polish composer and virtuoso pianist. He is considered one of the great masters of Romantic music and has been called "the poet of the piano"....
's first name. Its status in the Polish public can be compared to the American Grammy and the UK's BRIT Award
Brit Awards
The Brit Awards are the British Phonographic Industry's annual pop music awards. The name was originally a shortened form of "British", "Britain" or "Britannia", but subsequently became a backronym for British Record Industry Trust...
.
Officially created in 1994 and presented for the first time in 1995, the award was initially conferred by the Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry (Związek Producentów Audio-Video, ZPAV). Since 1999, nominees and winners have been selected by a body called Phonographic Academy (Akademia Fonograficzna) which by now consists of nearly 1000 artists, journalists and music industry professionals. Voting is anonymous and takes place in two rounds: In the first round, all Academy members can nominate five artists in each category, in the second round, members can vote for one candidate in each category from the most successful nominees established in the first round.
The Fryderyk statuette is reminiscent of the Academy Awards
Academy Awards
An Academy Award, also known as an Oscar, is an accolade bestowed by the American Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences to recognize excellence of professionals in the film industry, including directors, actors, and writers...
' "Oscar", but with wings, arms stretched backwards, and with headphones. The statuette was designed and created by Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich
Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich
Dorota Dziekiewicz-Pilich is a Polish sculptor and drawing artist.-Education:She passed the matura exam in Liceum im. Księżnej Elżbiety in Szczecinek and later Academy of Fine Arts in Poznań. She learned sculpturing from Professor Józef Petruk and Professor Józef Kopczyński...
.
Categories
The categories in which Fryderyk awards are presented have been steadily extended and modified since its inception in 1994. There are three main sections - popular musicPopular music
Popular music belongs to any of a number of musical genres "having wide appeal" and is typically distributed to large audiences through the music industry. It stands in contrast to both art music and traditional music, which are typically disseminated academically or orally to smaller, local...
, classical music, and jazz
Jazz
Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...
. At present (2010) the following categories are used:
Popular music
- Best Music Production
- Best Album Design
- Composer of the Year
- Author of the Year
- Best Foreign Album
- Album of the Year - Folk/World Music
- Album of the Year - Sung PoetrySung poetrySung poetry is a broad and imprecise music genre widespread in Eastern European countries, such as Poland and the Baltic States, to describe songs consisting of a poem and music written specially for that text. The compositions usually feature a delicate melody and scarce musical background, often...
- Album of the Year - RockRock musicRock music is a genre of popular music that developed during and after the 1960s, particularly in the United Kingdom and the United States. It has its roots in 1940s and 1950s rock and roll, itself heavily influenced by rhythm and blues and country music...
- Album of the Year - Blues
- Album of the Year - Heavy MetalHeavy metal musicHeavy metal is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the Midlands of the United Kingdom and the United States...
- Album of the Year - Club Music
- Album of the Year - Hip-HopHip hop musicHip hop music, also called hip-hop, rap music or hip-hop music, is a musical genre consisting of a stylized rhythmic music that commonly accompanies rapping, a rhythmic and rhyming speech that is chanted...
/R&B - Album of the Year - AlternativeAlternative rockAlternative rock is a genre of rock music and a term used to describe a diverse musical movement that emerged from the independent music underground of the 1980s and became widely popular by the 1990s...
- Album of the Year - Pop
- New Face of Fonography
- Group of the Year
- Female Vocalist of the Year
- Male Vocalist of the Year
- Video of the Year
- Song of the Year
Classical music
- Best Choral and Oratorias Music Album
- Best Early and Baroque Music Album
- Best Chamber Music Album
- Best Symphonic and Concerto Music Album
- Best Solo Music Album
- Best Contemporary Music Album
- Best Vocal Recital Music Album
- Best Opera, Operetta and Ballet Music Album
- Best Debut Album
- Composer of the Year
- Most Outstanding Polish Music Recording
Most successful artists
As of 2009, the most successful artists in the ten-year-history of the Fryderyks are (nominations and awards for 2009 not included):Popular music
- Kasia NosowskaKasia NosowskaKatarzyna Nosowska is the lead singer of the Polish rock band Hey. She is also known for her solo career, which in contrast to Hey's guitar-driven rock delves more into electronica...
(of HeyHey (band)Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1991 by guitarist Piotr Banach and lead singer Kasia Nosowska. It is one of the most popular Polish music acts of the 1990s....
: 21 awards, 53 nominations, - Grzegorz CiechowskiGrzegorz CiechowskiGrzegorz Ciechowski was a Polish rock musician and film music composer.Ciechowski was the founder and frontman of the band Republika, which was one of Poland's most popular rock groups...
(of RepublikaRepublika (band)Republika was a Polish rock band which began in 1978 in Torun, Poland. Originally, the band was founded and fronted by under the name Res Publica. . The name took its origin from "Rzecz Pospolita" , but under the communist regime at the time the name was censored and not allowed...
): 11 awards, 24 nominations, - KayahKayah (singer)Katarzyna Rooijens , professionally known as Kayah, is a Polish singer-songwriter. She began her career with her 1995 album Kamień and established herself as one of the most successful Polish singers with her further releases, including Zebra and Kayah i Bregović...
: 8 awards, 32 nominations, - Grzegorz TurnauGrzegorz TurnauGrzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer, pianist, poet and singer.He was born on 31 July 1967 in Kraków, Poland. At age seventeen he won First Prize at The Student Song Festival in Kraków in 1984...
: 8 awards, 19 nominations, - MyslovitzMyslovitzMyslovitz is a Polish rock band, whose music incorporates elements of college rock, shoegazing, and, arguably, Britpop. Since 2003, EMI Group has been attempting to establish them internationally, with considerable support from MTV Europe...
: 7 awards, 30 nominations, - Raz, Dwa, TrzyRaz, Dwa, TrzyRaz, Dwa, Trzy is a Polish music band, which joins rock, jazz and folk with contemporary poetry. It was founded in February 1990 by students of the Pedagogical College in Zielona Góra...
: 7 awards, 17 nominations, - Ania Dąbrowska: 7 awards, 15 nominations
Note: Awards for individual artists may include awards for their groups and vice versa.
Classical Music
- Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej (Polish National Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra): 5 awards, 22 nominations,
- Sinfonia Varsovia: 5 awards, 22 nominations,
- Janusz OlejniczakJanusz OlejniczakJanusz Olejniczak is a Polish classical pianist and actor.Olejniczak's piano teachers were Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki. In 1970 he won 6th place in the International Frederick Chopin Piano Competition in Warsaw, and two years later he placed in the Alfredo Casella Piano Competition in...
: 5 awards, 12 nominations, - Jerzy MaksymiukJerzy MaksymiukJerzy Maksymiuk is a Polish orchestra conductor.Maksymiuk studied violin, piano, conducting and composition at the Warsaw Conservatory. In 1964 he won first prize in the Paderewski Piano Composition. Conducting soon became his principal career...
: 4 awards, 12 nominations, - Jadwiga RappéJadwiga RappéJadwiga Rappé is a Polish operatic contralto. In 1980 she was awarded first prize at the International Bach Competition in Leipzig. She made her professional opera debut at the Great Theatre, Warsaw in 1983, and has remained a regular artist at that theatre ever since...
: 4 awards, 9 nominations.
Jazz
- Tomasz StankoTomasz StankoTomasz Stańko is a Polish trumpeter, composer and improviser. Often recording for ECM, Stańko is strongly associated with free jazz and the avant-garde....
: 6 awards, 6 nominations, - Piotr Wojtasik: 2 awards, 6 nominations,
- Andrzej Jagodzinski: 2 awards, 4 nominations,
- Henryk Miśkiewicz: 1 awards, 8 nominations.
Best foreign album
This category is particularly interesting as it reflects the Polish public's reception of international artists. The awardees so far were:- 1994: Pink FloydPink FloydPink Floyd were an English rock band that achieved worldwide success with their progressive and psychedelic rock music. Their work is marked by the use of philosophical lyrics, sonic experimentation, innovative album art, and elaborate live shows. Pink Floyd are one of the most commercially...
- The Division Bell, - 1995: QueenQueen (band)Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1971, originally consisting of Freddie Mercury , Brian May , John Deacon , and Roger Taylor...
- Made In Heaven, - 1996: George MichaelGeorge MichaelGeorge Michael is a British musician, singer, songwriter and record producer who rose to fame in the 1980s when he formed the pop duo Wham! with his school friend, Andrew Ridgeley...
- Older, - 1997: Rolling Stones - Bridges To Babylon,
- 1998: MadonnaMadonna (entertainer)Madonna is an American singer-songwriter, actress and entrepreneur. Born in Bay City, Michigan, she moved to New York City in 1977 to pursue a career in modern dance. After performing in the music groups Breakfast Club and Emmy, she released her debut album in 1983...
- Ray Of Light, - 1999: SantanaCarlos SantanaCarlos Augusto Alves Santana is a Mexican rock guitarist. Santana became famous in the late 1960s and early 1970s with his band, Santana, which pioneered rock, salsa and jazz fusion...
- Supernatural, - 2000: U2U2U2 are an Irish rock band from Dublin. Formed in 1976, the group consists of Bono , The Edge , Adam Clayton , and Larry Mullen, Jr. . U2's early sound was rooted in post-punk but eventually grew to incorporate influences from many genres of popular music...
- All That You Can't Leave Behind, - 2001: Leonard CohenLeonard CohenLeonard Norman Cohen, is a Canadian singer-songwriter, musician, poet and novelist. Cohen published his first book of poetry in Montreal in 1956 and his first novel in 1963. His work often explores religion, isolation, sexuality and interpersonal relationships...
- Ten New Songs, - 2002: Red Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
- By The Way, - 2003: DidoDido (singer)Dido Florian Cloud de Bounevialle O'Malley Armstrong , known as Dido, is an English singer-songwriter.Dido shot to worldwide success with her debut album, No Angel...
- Life for Rent, - 2004: PrincePrince (musician)Prince Rogers Nelson , often known simply as Prince, is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and actor. Prince has produced ten platinum albums and thirty Top 40 singles during his career. Prince founded his own recording studio and label; writing, self-producing and playing most, or all, of...
- Musicology, - 2005: ColdplayColdplayColdplay are a British alternative rock band formed in 1996 by lead vocalist Chris Martin and lead guitarist Jonny Buckland at University College London. After they formed Pectoralz, Guy Berryman joined the group as a bassist and they changed their name to Starfish. Will Champion joined as a...
- X & Y, - 2006: Red Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili PeppersRed Hot Chili Peppers is an American rock band, formed in Los Angeles in 1983. The group's musical style primarily consists of rock with an emphasis on funk, as well as elements from other genres such as punk, hip hop and psychedelic rock...
- Stadium Arcadium, - 2008: Foo FightersFoo FightersFoo Fighters is an American alternative rock band originally formed in 1994 by Nirvana drummer Dave Grohl as a one-man project following the dissolution of his previous band. The band got its name from the UFOs and various aerial phenomena that were reported by Allied aircraft pilots in World War...
- Echoes, Silence, Patience & Grace , - 2009: Erykah BaduErykah BaduErica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...
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