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.
Lalo Mir and 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.
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. 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 ', 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.
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. The genre that received the most nominations was rock, followed by folklore and pop.
Performers
Performers adapted from ClarÃÂn.com.
Nominees and winners
Nominees were taken from the Gardel Awards website. Winners are listed in bold.
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
- Las antenas âÂÂ
- Era Es Será â Barco
- Ojos tremendos â Los Tipitos
Best New Pop Artist Album
- Vida Lejana âÂÂ
- Antihéroe â Juanjo Ceccón
- Continental â Sullivan
Rock
Best Female Rock Album
Best Male Rock Album
Best Rock Group Album
Best New Rock Artist Album
- Al Borde del Filo â Las Diferencias
- Hoy â Mel Cruz
- Dedos Negros â Sol Bassa
Best Hard Rock/Punk Album
- Hoy Como Ayer â Carajo
- Vivo en Red House â A.N.I.M.A.L.
- 1000 Vidas â Coverheads
Tango
Best Female Tango Album
- En Vivo en el Teatro Coliseo â Lidia Borda
- Memorias de un bandoneón â Carla Algeri
- Tango âÂÂ
Best Male Tango Album
- Gardel Sinfónico â Ariel Ardit & Filarmónica de MedellÃÂn
- Secretos conocidos âÂÂ
- Misteriosa Buenos Aires âÂÂ
Best New Tango Artist Album
- Asàâ Jorge Vázquez
- Tango Energy âÂÂ
- La Martino Orquesta TÃÂpica â La Martino Orquesta TÃÂpica
Tropical
Best Female Tropical Album
- Cosecharás tu siembra âÂÂ
- Viva âÂÂ
- No Ha Sido Fácil âÂÂ
Best Male Tropical Album
- Sola Otra Bez âÂÂ
- Y Amigos âÂÂ
- Cumbia Peposa â El Pepo
Best Tropical Group Album
Best New Tropical Artist Album
- No Ha Sido Fácil âÂÂ
- La Dama del Acordeón â Azul
- Sin Fronteras â Puli Moreno
Folk
Best Female Folklore Album
Best Male Folklore Album
- El disco de oro. Folklore de 1940 âÂÂ
- El Derecho De Vivir En paz âÂÂ
- De Criollo a Criollo, Homenaje a Don Ata (Mi Versión) â Chaqueño Palavecino
Best Folklore Group Album
- Solo Luz, Tributo a Raúl Carnota â Luna Monti y Juan Quintero
- Los Manseros Santiagueños en el Luna Park â Los Manseros Santiagueños
- 30 Años â Los Nocheros
Cuarteto
Best Cuarteto Album
- No Me Pidan Que Baje el Volumen âÂÂ
- Soy un tipo de la noche â La Mona Jiménez
- La gente me quiere âÂÂ
Best Cuarteto Group Album
- 22 Años âÂÂ
- Una Buena Costumbre âÂÂ
- Raza ÃÂnica â Tru-la-lá
Alternative
Best Alternative Tango Album
- Anda â Melingo
- La Pampa grande â La Chicana
- Desenchufado â Tanghetto
Best Alternative Folklore Album
- Otras Músicas â Chango Spasiuk
- Ayer es siempre â Juan Falú y Marcelo Moguilevsky
- Gira â Los Huayra
Best Alternative Rock/Pop Album
Electronic
Best Electronic Music Album
- Opera Galaxy âÂÂ
- DJ Sings The Blues â Dr. Trincado
- Circus â Mistol Team
- We Are Landscapes â 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 â Hernán Crespo
- En tiempo de Chamamé â Gabriel Cocomarola
- ÃÂdolos â Juancito Güenaga y su conjunto
Jazz
Best Jazz Album
- Mute â Fernández 4
- Música anfibia â Abel Rogantini
- Woody & Jazz â Manuel Fraga TrÃÂo
Classical
Best Classical Album
- Live â Sol Gabetta
- Ginastera - Prokofiev - Janácek, Manos a las Obras II â ElÃÂas Gurevich and Haydée Schvartz
- Senanes/Cuerdas Camerata Bariloche and Orquesta Cuerda
Best Instrumental Tango Orchestra Album
- Timba â Diego Schissi Quinteto
- 13 â Rodolfo Mederos
- Aeropuerto ParÃÂs â Walter RÃÂos
World Music
Best Instrumental/Fusion/World Music Album
Children
Best Children's Album
- Churo! âÂÂ
- Lo que Llevas en tu Corazón â and others
- Piñón en Familia â Piñón Fijo with Solcito Fijo and Jere Fijo
Historical
Best Catalog Collection
- Héctor Stamponi interpreta su música al piano â Héctor Stamponi
- Fundamentales (81-87) "ÿY ahora qué pasa eh?" â Los Violadores
- Cinco Décadas de Rock Argentino: Primera Década (1966-1976) â Various Artists
Recording Engineering
Recording Engineering
- Hoy Como Ayer â Carajo
- Engineer: Alejandro Vazquez
- ' â Abel Pintos
- Engineers: Bori Alarcón â Iván Chapo â Antonio Pérez â Oskar Winberg â Edward Hartwell and Ted Jensen
- Brindando por Nada â Las Pelotas
- Engineers: Mariano Bilinkis â Uriel Mackren and Daniel Ovie
Producer
Production of the Year
Music Video/Film
Best DVD
- Desde Adentro - Impuesto de Fe â Babasónicos
- La Beriso (Estadio ÃÂnico) âÂÂ
- ' â Manal
Best Music Video
Design
Best Cover Design
- Impuesto de Fe â Babasónicos
- Designer: Alejandro Ros
- ' â Abel Pintos
- Designer: Omar Souto
- Hoy Como Ayer â Carajo
- Designer: Matias Marano
- El Lapsus del Jinete Ciego â Gabo Ferro
- Designer: Laura Varsky
Archival Concept
Best Archival Concept Album
- Jobim" â and Litto Nebbia
- Executive producer: Litto Nebia
- Nuevas cartas al rey de la cabina y Anita, mi amor â Luis Pescetti and
- Executive producer: Luis Pescetti
- Tiempo reflejado - Un homenaje a Manolo Juárez â Various Artists
- Executive producers: Mora Juárez and Lito Vitale
Multiple nominations and awards
The following received multiple nominations:
Five:
Three:
Two
References