Český slavík explained

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]

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]} In 2021, the event was revived with the support of entrepreneur Karel Janeček.^[5] A year later, the award came under the ownership of TV Nova.^[6]

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

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				Rebeka
2004
2005		Aneta Langerová	Chinaski			Helena Zeťová
2006		Aneta Langerová	Divokej Bill
2007		Lucie Bílá	Kabát			Barbora Zemanová
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012							Charlie Straight
2013	Karel Gott					Abba Stars	Johny Machette
2014			Kabát	Elis			Voxel
2015							Slza
2016							Porty
2017							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		Ewa Farna	Mirai	Michal Horák				Řezník
2022		Lucie Bílá	Kabát	Calin				ATMO music
2023		Ewa Farna	Kabát	Tereza Balonová				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	14
4	No Name	10
5	Lucie	4

See also

• Slávik Awards

Notes and References

1. Web site: Český slavík . novinky.cz . 22 February 2024 . 23 June 2024 . cs.
2. Web site: Český slavík Mattoni . ceskyslavikmattoni.cz . https://web.archive.org/web/20160209225625/http://www.ceskyslavikmattoni.cz/historie-ankety/cmsarticle/#.Vrpun-zP32d . 23 June 2024 . 9 February 2016 . cs.
3. Web site: Český slavík letos nebude. Kvůli hlasování . novinky.cz . 20 September 2018 . 23 June 2024 . cs . There will be no Český slavík this year. Because of the vote.
4. Web site: Český slavík letos nebude. Hudební anketa si dá rok pauzu, chce změnit pravidla hlasování . irozhlas.cz . 20 September 2018 . 23 June 2024 . cs . There will be no Český slavík this year. The music poll will take a year off, it wants to change voting rules.
5. Web site: Slavík se vrací v novém kabátě, obnovil ho miliardář Karel Janeček . novinky.cz . 14 September 2021 . 23 June 2024 . cs . Slavík returns in a new coat, restored by billionaire Karel Janeček.
6. Web site: Nova odhalila logo jubilejního ročníku ankety Český slavík . idnes.cz . 15 July 2022 . 23 June 2024 . cs . Nova unveiled the logo of the anniversary year of the Český slavík award.
7. Web site: Letošní výsledky . tv.nova.cz . 23 June 2024 . cs . This year's results.