Echo award 2016

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Echo award 2016

date April 7, 2016
Loan location exhibition center Berlin
Country Germany
Awarded by German Phono Academy
First awarded 1992
website www.echo.de
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Markus Huber, Thomas Burkholz, Kollegah and Elvir Omerbegovic at the Echo Awards 2016

The 25th echo award ceremony of the German Phono Academy took place on April 7, 2016 at Messe Berlin . The gala was moderated for the fourth time by Barbara Schöneberger and broadcast on the television station Das Erste . The echo was awarded in 31 categories. The musician David Bowie , who died on January 10, 2016, was inducted into the ECHO Hall of Fame, a category for deceased musicians, as the sixth artist. Other deceased artists were also remembered, including Roger Cicero , to whom Xavier Naidoo dedicated his song Frei . One of the favorites in the run-up to the award ceremony was Sido , who was nominated in four categories, but ultimately couldn't prevail in any. Helene Fischer won in the categories album of the year , crossover , music DVD / Blu-ray national as well as the national live act award . Overall, Helene Fischer leads the all-time Echo best list with her 16th Echo in front of the Kastelruther Spatzen , who can claim 13 awards. Alex Christensen also won the producer award for the Fischer album Christmas . Newcomer Joris received three awards.

Live acts

Show acts (in the order of their appearance):

Award winners and nominees

Rock / pop

National rock / pop artist

GermanyGermany Andreas Bourani - Hey

Presenter: Sido

International rock / pop artist

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Ed Sheeran - ×

National rock / pop artist

GermanyGermany Sarah Connor - mother tongue

Presenter: Alexandra Maria Lara

International rock / pop artist

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Adele - 25

National rock / pop group

GermanyGermany Pure - attention

Presenter: Barbara Schöneberger
Award ceremony (at a simultaneous pure concert): Stefanie Heinzmann

International rock / pop group

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Coldplay - A Head Full of Dreams

Rock / alternative

Group rock / alternative (national)

ItalyItaly Frei.Wild - opposition

Presenter: Alexander Wesselsky

Group rock / alternative (international)

United KingdomUnited Kingdom Iron Maiden - The Book of Souls

Presenter: Max Raabe

Schlager / popular music

Artist / group of German-speaking hits

GermanyGermany Cloud free - kissed awake

  • GermanyGermany Fantasy - leaps of friends
  • GermanyGermanyNetherlandsNetherlandsBelgiumBelgium Klubbb3 - Caution uncensored!
  • GermanyGermany Wolfgang Petry - brand new
  • ArgentinaArgentinaAustriaAustria Semino Rossi - Amor - The most beautiful love songs of all time

Presenter: Gregor Meyle

Folk music artist / group

GermanyGermany Santiano - Of love, death and freedom

Presenter: Oonagh

Hip Hop / Urban

Artist / Group Hip Hop / Urban (national)

GermanyGermany Kollegah - pimp tape Volume 4

Presenter: Rea Garvey

Artist / group Hip Hop / Urban (international)

United StatesUnited States Dr. Dre - Compton

Hit of the year and album of the year

Hit of the year (national or international)

BelgiumBelgium Lost Frequencies - Are You with Me

Presenter: Amy Macdonald

Album of the year (national or international)

GermanyGermany Helene Fischer - Christmas

Presenters: Michi Beck and Smudo

Best video (national)

On March 23, 2016, the following five videos were nominated for the Echo:

GermanyGermany Udo Lindenberg - Through the hard times (Director: Kim Frank )

Presenter: Barbara Schöneberger

The following 16 videos were also pre-selected:

Young Talent Award of the German Phono Academy

Newcomer of the year (national)

GermanyGermany Joris - Hopelessly hopeful

Presenter: Christina Stürmer

Newcomer of the year (international)

EnglandEngland James Bay - Chaos and the Calm

Presenters: Alec Völkel and Sascha Vollmer

Dance (national)

GermanyGermany Robin Schulz - Sugar

Presenter: Mark Forster

Dance (international)

BelgiumBelgium Lost Frequencies - Are You with Me

Crossover (national or international)

GermanyGermany Helene Fischer - Christmas

Presenter: Max Raabe

Music DVD / Blu-ray national

GermanyGermany Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel Live - The Stadium Tour / Christmas - Live from the Hofburg Vienna

Presenter: Conchita Wurst

Live act nationally

GermanyGermany Helene Fischer - Farbenspiel Live - Die Stadion-Tournee (Semmel Concerts)

Presenter: Conchita Wurst

National Critic Award

GermanyGermany Joris - Hopelessly hopeful

Presenter: Christina Stürmer

Producer / Team of the Year

GermanyGermany Alex Christensen for Helene Fischer - Christmas

Radio ECHO

The winner was chosen on April 7, 2016 by telephone and SMS voting.

GermanyGermany Joris - heart over head

Presenter: Robin Schulz

Appreciation of the life's work

GermanyGermany Puhdys

Laudator: Peter Maffay

Partner of the year

aspects (ZDF)

Trading partner of the year

Spotify

Appreciation for social commitment

GermanyGermany Roland Kaiser

Laudator: Michael Müller

Best interactive act

GermanyGermany Kollegah

Best national act abroad

GermanyGermany Robin Schulz

Presenter: Klaus Meine

Echo Hall of Fame

United KingdomUnited Kingdom David Bowie

See also

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ Manuel Weis: 25. “Echo”: Schöneberger moderates again . In : quotemeter.de . February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  2. ↑ Echo 2016: The nominees have been chosen . In: Echopop.de . March 10, 2016. Retrieved March 11, 2016.
  3. ↑ Renzo Wellinger: Echo 2016: Helene Fischer will be the act with the most Echo Awards ( Memento of the original from April 8, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.musikmarkt.de archive link was inserted automatically and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. In: Musikmarkt.de of April 7, 2016, accessed on April 8, 2016