2018 Echo Awards

The 27th and last Echo Awards ceremony, presented by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), honored the best-selling music in Germany. They took place on 12 April 2018 at Messe Berlin beginning on 20:15 UTC+1. During the ceremony, Echo Awards were presented in 22 categories.

2018 Echo Awards
Date	12 April 2018; 20:15 UTC+1[1]
Location	Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Presented by	Deutsche Phono-Akademie
Hosted by	Amiaz Habtu
Most awards	Ed Sheeran (3)
Most nominations	Bausa (4) Ed Sheeran (3) Luis Fonsi (3)
Website	www.echopop.de
Television/radio coverage
Network	VOX[2]
Viewership	1,79 mio.[3]
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Winners and nominees

English singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran (pictured in 2013) was nominated for three awards: Album of the Year, Hit of the Year and Artist international and won all of them.

Puerto Rican singer Luis Fonsi was also nominated for three awards and was able to win in the category newcomer international.

German rapper Bausa (pictured in 2018) was nominated for four awards; two of them for his single "Was du Liebe nennst", one for his first mixtape Powerbausa (2018) and the fourth as newcomer of the year. He was not able to win any of them.

Source:^[4][5]

Album of the Year	Hit of the Year
Ed Sheeran – ÷ Helene Fischer – Helene Fischer Kelly Family – We Got Love Kollegah & Farid Bang – Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 Die Toten Hosen – Laune der Natur	Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran – "Perfect" Bausa – "Was du Liebe nennst" Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee – "Despacito" Imagine Dragons – "Thunder"
Artist pop national	Female artist pop national
Mark Forster – TAPE Peter Maffay – MTV Unplugged Johannes Oerding – Kreise Adel Tawil – So schön anders Wincent Weiss – Irgendwas gegen die Stille	Alice Merton – No Roots Yvonne Catterfeld – Guten Morgen Freiheit Julia Engelmann – Poesiealbum Lina Larissa Strahl – Ego Kerstin Ott – Herzbewohner
Artist international	Female artist international
Ed Sheeran – ÷ Jason Derulo – If I’m Lucky, Tip Toe und Swalla Eminem – Revival Luis Fonsi – Despacito and Despacito & Mis grandes éxitos Michael Patrick Kelly – ID	P!nk – Beautiful Trauma Camila Cabello – Camila Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa Rita Ora – "Your Song" & "Anywhere" Taylor Swift – Reputation
Band pop national	Band international
Ed Sheeran – Blossom Deine Freunde – Keine Märchen Die Lochis – #Zwilling Radio Doria – 2 Seiten Michael Patrick Kelly – MannHeim	Imagine Dragons – Evolve Depeche Mode – Spirit The Kelly Family – We Got Love Linkin Park – One More Light Sunrise Avenue – Heartbreak Century
Hip-hop/urban national	Rock national
Kollegah & Farid Bang – Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 187 Strassenbande – Sampler 4 Kontra K – Gute Nacht RAF Camora – Anthrazit SpongeBOZZ – Started from the Bottom / KrabbenKoke Tape	Die Toten Hosen – Laune der Natur Beatsteaks – Yours Eisbrecher – Sturmfahrt Kraftklub – Keine Nacht für Niemand SDP – Heartbreak Century
Dance national	Folk Music
Robin Schulz – "Uncovered" Alle Farben – "Bad Ideas" & "Little Hollywood" Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra – "Classical 90s Dance" Gestört aber GeiL – #Zwei Felix Jaehn – I	Santiago – Im Auge des Sturms Die Amigos – Zauberland Kasalla – Mer sin eins Kastelruther Spatzen – Die Tränen der Dolomiten Voxxclub – Donnawedda
Schlager	Producer national
Helene Fischer – Helene Fischer Andrea Berg – 25 Jahre Abenteuer Leben Fantasy – Bonnie & Clyde Maite Kelly – Sieben Leben für dich Ben Zucker – Na und?!	Peter Keller: Peter Maffay – MTV Unplugged Other nominees Thorsten Brötzmann, Martin Fliegenschmidt, David Gold, Robin Grubert, Andreas Herbig, Patrick Salmy, Silverjam & Ali Zuckowski: Helene Fischer – Helene Fischer Julian Otto, Bounce Brothers, The Cratez, Jugglerz & reezy: Bausa – Powerbausa B-Case, Beatzarre, Djorkaeff, Andreas Herbig, Paul NZA, Yvan Peacemaker, Marek Pompetzki, Patrick Salmy: Adel Tawil – So schön anders Lex Lugner, Minhtendo, OZ, Alexis Troy: RIN – Eros
Newcomer national	Newcomer International
Wincent Weiss – Irgendwas gegen die Stille Bausa – Powerbausa RIN – Eros Ben Zucker – Na und?! Zuna – Mele7	Luis Fonsi – Despacito & Mis Grandes Exitos Camila Cabello – Camila DJ Khaled – Grateful French Montana – Jungle Rules Ofenbach – "Be Mine" and "Katchi"
Best video national	Critics’ Award national
Beatsteaks feat. Deichkind – "L auf der Stirn" Bausa – "Was du Liebe nennst" Kat Frankie – "Bad Behaviour" Fünf Sterne deluxe – "Moin Bumm Tschack" Marteria feat. Teutilla – "Aliens"	Haiyti – Montenegro Zero Casper – Lang lebe der Tod Feine Sahne Fischfilet – Sturm & Dreck Nils Frahm – All Melody Tocotronic – Die Unendlichkeit
Lifetime Achievement Award	Partner of the year
Klaus Voormann	Alexander Schulz / Reeperbahn Festival
Commercial partner of the year	Social commitment
Apple Music	Benefiz-Festival Peace by Peace of Fetsum Sebhat Tedros "Teddy" Twelde

References

1. "Vox zeigt auch den "Echo 2018"" [Vox is also presenting the "Echo 2018"] (in German). RTV. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
2. "VOX überträgt den Echo 2018" [VOX transmits the Echo 2018] (in German). VOX. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
3. Kirsch, Alexander (13 April 2018). "Vox: Echo-Verleihung erreicht deutlich mehr Zuschauer" [Vox: Echo awards reach significantly more viewers] (in German). DWDL. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
4. "Echo 2018: Das sind die Nominierten" [Echo 2018: These are the nominees] (in German). VOX. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
5. Spahr, Wolfgang (13 April 2018). "Echo Awards 2018: Ed Sheeran and Luis Fonsi Win Big, But So Does 'Make a Holocaust Again' Rap Duo". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2019.