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For people with the given name Fryderyk, see Fryderyk (given name). Fryderyk is a given name and may refer to Fryderyk Chopin (1810–1849 a Polish piano composer Fryderyk Getkant (1600–1666 a

The Fryderyk is the award in Polish music. Artists from Poland, including famous composers like Chopin or Penderecki and traditional regionalized Folk musicians create a lively and diverse 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. The Grammy Awards (originally called the Gramophone Awards)—or Grammys —are presented annually by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences The BRIT Awards, often simply called The BRITs, are the British Phonographic Industry 's annual pop music awards 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). Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Since 1999, nominees and winners have been selected by a body called Phonographic Academy (Akademia Fonograficzna) which by now consists of more than 700 artists, journalists and music industry professionals. Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) 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 reminiscient of the Academy Awards' "Oscar", but with wings, arms stretched backwards, and with headphones. "The Oscar" redirects here for the film see The Oscar (film.

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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 music, classical music, and jazz. Popular music is Music belonging to any of a number of musical styles that are accessible to the general public and are disseminated by one or more Classical music is a broad term that usually refers to mainstream music produced in or rooted in the traditions of Western liturgical and Secular music Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States At present the following categories are used:

Popular music

Classical music

Jazz

In addition, there is a Special Achievements Award. Alternative rock (also called alternative music, alt-rock or simply alternative; known primarily in the UK as indie) is a genre of Rock music is a genre of Popular music often though not necessarily employing Electric guitar, Bass guitar, and Drums. Hip hop music, also referred to as rap music, is a Music genre typically consisting of a rhythmic vocal style called rap which is accompanied with

Most successful artists

As of 2004, the most successful artists in the ten-year-history of the Fryderyks are:

Popular music

  1. Grzegorz Ciechowski (of Republika): 10 awards, 20 nominations,
  2. Kasia Nosowska (of Hey: 8 awards, 31 nominations,
  3. Kayah: 7 awards, 34 nominations,
  4. Robert Gawlinski (of Wilki): 6 awards, 19 nominations,
  5. Leszek Kaminski: 6 awards, 12 nominations,
  6. Myslovitz: 5 awards, 21 nominations,
  7. Varius Manx: 5 awards, 19 nominations (including 4 for Anita Lipnicka),
  8. Kazik Staszewski: 5 awards, 16 nominations,
  9. Grzegorz Turnau: 5 awards, 13 nominations,
  10. Raz, dwa, trzy: 5 awards, 10 nominations,
  11. Justyna Steczkowska: 5 awards, 8 nominations. Grzegorz Ciechowski (b August 29 1957 Tczew - d Dec 22 2001 Warsaw) was a Polish rock musician and Film music composer Republika was a Polish rock band from the 1980s The group formed in Toruń, Poland in 1979 as Res Publica and began playing Jethro Katarzyna (Kasia Nosowska (born August 30, 1971, Szczecin) is the lead Singer of the Polish rock band Hey Hey is a Polish rock band founded in Szczecin in 1992 by guitarist Piotr Banach and charismatic lead singer Kasia Nosowska. Katarzyna Szczot (Kayah (born 5 November 1967 in Warsaw) is one of the most successful female Polish Singer-songwriters She has released several albums and Robert Gawliński is the Lead singer and Guitarist of the Polish Pop rock band Wilki. Wilki are a Polish Alternative rock / Pop rock band from Warsaw Myslovitz is a Polish rock band whose music incorporates elements of College rock, Shoegazing, and - arguably - Britpop, with Varius Manx is a Polish pop group, formed in Łódź in 1989 by composer Robert Janson Anita Lipnicka (born June 13, 1975 in Piotrków Trybunalski) is a Polish singer and songwriter Kazik Staszewski (born March 12, 1963) is a Polish Singer, Songwriter, and leader of the band Kult Grzegorz Turnau is a Polish composer pianist poet and singer He was born on July 31 1967 in Kraków, Poland. Justyna Steczkowska (b August 2, 1972 in Rzeszów, Poland) is a Polish singer song-writer and actress

Note: Awards for individual artists may include awards for their groups and vice versa.

Classical Music

  1. Orkiestra Symfoniczna Filharmonii Narodowej (Polish National Philharmonic Symphonic Orchestra): 5 awards, 22 nominations,
  2. Sinfonia Varsovia: 5 awards, 22 nominations,
  3. Janusz Olejniczak: 5 awards, 12 nominations,
  4. Jerzy Maksymiuk: 4 awards, 12 nominations,
  5. Jadwiga Rappé: 4 awards, 9 nominations. Janusz Olejniczak (born 1952 is a Polish classical pianist Olejniczak's piano teachers were Ryszard Bakst and Zbigniew Drzewiecki. Jerzy Maksymiuk (born April 9, 1936) is a Polish Orchestra conductor of Classical music.

Jazz

  1. Tomasz Stanko: 6 awards, 6 nominations,
  2. Piotr Wojtasik: 2 awards, 6 nominations,
  3. Andrzej Jagodzinski: 2 awards, 4 nominations,
  4. Henryk Miśkiewicz: 1 awards, 8 nominations. Tomasz Stańko (b July 11 1942) is a Polish Trumpeter, Composer and Improviser.

Best foreign album

This category is particularly interesting as it reflects the Polish public's reception of international artists. The awardees so far were:

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