19th Annual Gardel Awards


The 19th Annual Gardel Awards 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 :es:Maju Lozano|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.
The nominations were announced on May 9, 2017 at the Néstor Kirchner Cultural Centre. Abel Pintos acquired the most nominations with five, while Carajo, :es:Eruca Sativa|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 :es:11 |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.

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 Clarín.com.
ArtistSong
Lalo Mir
Raúl Lavié
Alejandro Lerner
Ariel Ardit
Abel Pintos
Marcela Morelo
:es:Gladys, la bomba Tucumana|Gladys
:es:Kapanga|Mono
Kevin Johansen
"El Día Que Me Quieras"
:es:Eruca Sativa|Eruca Sativa
:es:Octafonic|Octafonic
"Armas Gemelas"
Miranda!
:es:Juanchi Baleirón|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
:es:Escalandrum|Escalandrum
"Preludio para el año 3001"
Lali"Ego"
"Boomerang"
"Soy"
Hernán Jacinto
Joaquín Vitola
In Memoriam
":es:Rezo por vos|Rezo por vos"
Jairo
:es:Bruno Arias|Bruno Arias
:es:Nahuel Pennisi|Nahuel Pennisi
Tribute to Horacio Guarany
:es:Ezequiel Iván Cwirkaluk|El Polaco"Sola Otra Vez"
Los Palmeras"Bombón asesino"

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
Best Female Pop Album
Best Male Pop Album
Best Pop Group Album
Best New Pop Artist Album
Best Female Rock Album
Best Male Rock Album
Best Rock Group Album
Best New Rock Artist Album
Best Hard Rock/Punk Album
Best Female Tango Album
Best Male Tango Album
Best New Tango Artist Album
Best Female Tropical Album
Best Male Tropical Album
Best Tropical Group Album
Best New Tropical Artist Album
Best Female Folklore Album
Best Male Folklore Album
Best Folklore Group Album
Best Cuarteto Album
Best Cuarteto Group Album
Best Alternative Tango Album
Best Alternative Folklore Album
Best Alternative Rock/Pop Album
Best Electronic Music Album
Best Romantic/Melodic Album
Best Ciema/Television Soundtrack Album
Best Reggae/Urban Album
Best Chamamé Album
Best Jazz Album
Best Classical Album
Best Instrumental Tango Orchestra Album
Best Instrumental/Fusion/World Music Album
Best Children's Album
Best Catalog Colelction
Recording Engineering
Production of the Year
Best DVD
Best Music Video
Best Sleeve Design
Best Archival Concept Album
The following received multiple nominations:
Five:
Three:
Two