The 19th Annual Premios Gardel ceremony were held on June 6, 2017. The TN network broadcast the show live from the Gran Rex Theatre in Buenos Aires. The ceremony recognizes the best recordings, compositions, and artists of the eligibility year, which runs from January 1, 2016 to January 31, 2016.

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19th Annual Premios Gardel
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DateJune 6, 2017
LocationGran Rex Theatre, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Hosted by
Most awardsAbel Pintos (3)
Most nominationsAbel Pintos (5)
Television/radio coverage
NetworkTN
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Lalo Mir and Maju Lozano hosted the ceremony. The "pre-telecast" ceremony was held on the same day at the Opera Allianz Theatre prior to the main event and was hosted by Gabriela Radice.[1]

The nominations were announced on May 9, 2017 at the Néstor Kirchner Cultural Centre. Abel Pintos acquired the most nominations with five, while Carajo, Eruca Sativa and Illya Kuryaki and the Valderramas followed with three nominations each.[2] Pintos was the biggest winner of the night with three trophies, including Best Male Pop Album the Golden Gardel Award for Album of the Year for 11, and Song of the Year for "Cómo Te Extraño". Eruca Sativa, Carajo and Babasónicos followed with two trophies each. The Solidarity Gardel Award went to León Gieco, for the video of his song "La memoria", which pays tribute to the victims at the AMIA bombing attack.[3]

Background

The 2017 edition of the Gardel Awards received 1,500 applications, marking a 23% of increase regarding the 2016 edition, even though Universal, one of the major record companies, declined to submit its artists for award consideration.[4] The genre that received the most nominations was rock, followed by folklore and pop.[5]

Performers

Performers adapted from Clarín.com.[6]

More information Artist(s), Song(s) ...
Artist(s) Song(s)
Lalo Mir
Raúl Lavié
Alejandro Lerner
Ariel Ardit
Abel Pintos
Marcela Morelo
Gladys
Mono
Kevin Johansen
"El Día Que Me Quieras"
Eruca Sativa
Octafonic
"Armas Gemelas"
Miranda!
Juanchi Baleirón
Palito Ortega
Tribute to Cacho Castaña
"Ojalá que no puedas"
"Cara de tramposo"
"La vuelta del matador"
"Quieren matar al ladrón"
"La reina de la bailanta"
Daniel Melingo "En un bosque de la China"
Elena Roger
Escalandrum
"Preludio para el año 3001"
Lali "Ego"
"Boomerang"
"Soy"
Hernán Jacinto
Joaquín Vitola
In Memoriam
"Rezo por vos"
Jairo
Bruno Arias
Nahuel Pennisi
Tribute to Horacio Guarany
El Polaco "Sola Otra Vez"
Los Palmeras "Bombón asesino"
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Nominees and winners

Nominees were taken from the Gardel Awards website.[7] Winners are listed in bold.[6]

General

Album of the Year

Song of the Year

Best Singer-Songwriter Album

Pop

Best Female Pop Album

Best Male Pop Album

Best Pop Group Album

Best New Pop Artist Album

  • Vida LejanaBenjamín Amadeo
  • Antihéroe – Juanjo Ceccón
  • Continental – Sullivan

Rock

Best Female Rock Album

Best Male Rock Album

Best Rock Group Album

Best New Rock Artist Album

  • Al Borde del Filo – Las Diferencias
  • Hoy – Mel Cruz
  • Dedos Negros – Sol Bassa

Best Hard Rock/Punk Album

Tango

Best Female Tango Album

Best Male Tango Album

Best New Tango Artist Album

  • Así – Jorge Vázquez
  • Tango EnergyGiannina Giunta
  • La Martino Orquesta Típica – La Martino Orquesta Típica

Tropical

Best Female Tropical Album

Best Male Tropical Album

Best Tropical Group Album

Best New Tropical Artist Album

  • No Ha Sido FácilEugenia Quevedo
  • La Dama del Acordeón – Azul
  • Sin Fronteras – Puli Moreno

Folk

Best Female Folklore Album

Best Male Folklore Album

Best Folklore Group Album

  • Solo Luz, Tributo a Raúl Carnota – Luna Monti y Juan Quintero
  • Los Manseros Santiagueños en el Luna Park – Los Manseros Santiagueños
  • 30 Años – Los Nocheros

Cuarteto

Best Cuarteto Album

Best Cuarteto Group Album

Alternative

Best Alternative Tango Album

  • Anda – Melingo
  • La Pampa grande – La Chicana
  • Desenchufado – Tanghetto

Best Alternative Folklore Album

  • Otras MúsicasChango Spasiuk
  • Ayer es siempre – Juan Falú y Marcelo Moguilevsky
  • Gira – Los Huayra

Best Alternative Rock/Pop Album

Electronic

Best Electronic Music Album

  • Opera GalaxyShoot the Radio
  • DJ Sings The Blues – Dr. Trincado
  • Circus – Mistol Team
  • We Are Landscapes – Moon Pollen

Romantic/Melodic

Best Romantic/Melodic Album

Music for Visual Media

Best Cinema/Television Soundtrack Album

Reggae/Urban

Best Reggae/Urban Album

Chamamé

Best Chamamé Album

  • Puertos – Hernán Crespo
  • En tiempo de Chamamé – Gabriel Cocomarola
  • Ídolos – Juancito Güenaga y su conjunto

Jazz

Best Jazz Album

  • Mute – Fernández 4
  • Música anfibia – Abel Rogantini
  • Woody & Jazz – Manuel Fraga Trío

Classical

Best Classical Album

  • LiveSol Gabetta
  • Ginastera - Prokofiev - Janácek, Manos a las Obras II – Elías Gurevich and Haydée Schvartz
  • Senanes/Cuerdas Camerata Bariloche and Orquesta Cuerda

Best Instrumental Tango Orchestra Album

  • Timba – Diego Schissi Quinteto
  • 13 – Rodolfo Mederos
  • Aeropuerto París – Walter Ríos

World Music

Best Instrumental/Fusion/World Music Album

Children

Best Children's Album

Historical

Best Catalog Collection

  • Héctor Stamponi interpreta su música al piano – Héctor Stamponi
  • Fundamentales (81-87) "¿Y ahora qué pasa eh?" – Los Violadores
  • Cinco Décadas de Rock Argentino: Primera Década (1966-1976) – Various Artists

Recording Engineering

Recording Engineering

  • Hoy Como AyerCarajo
    • Engineer: Alejandro Vazquez
  • 11Abel Pintos
    • Engineers: Bori Alarcón – Iván Chapo – Antonio Pérez – Oskar Winberg – Edward Hartwell and Ted Jensen
  • Brindando por NadaLas Pelotas
    • Engineers: Mariano Bilinkis – Uriel Mackren and Daniel Ovie

Producer

Production of the Year

Music Video/Film

Best DVD

Best Music Video

Design

Best Cover Design

Archival Concept

Best Archival Concept Album

Multiple nominations and awards

The following received multiple nominations:

References

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