German superstar Helene Fischer went home with four gongs at her home country’s biggest music awards event last night, The Echos.
Fischer (pictured) won in categories including Album Of The Year. She has now won 12 Echos in her career.
The glitzy ceremony, which took place in Berlin, also honoured emerging artist Oonagh with two prizes.
International acts to pick up awards included Arctic Monkeys, Ed Sheeran and Dutch Universal-signed band The Common Linnets.
Echo 2015 – all the winners:
Album of the Year:
“Rock Or Bust” – AC / DC
“Colors” – Helene Fischer
“Steady now” – Herbert Grönemeyer
“The Endless River” – Pink Floyd
“Sing My Song – The Exchange Concert” (Various Artists)
Male Artist Rock / Pop (national)
Arctic Monkeys – “Hey”
Rea Garvey – “Pride”
Herbert Grönemeyer – “Steady now”
Peter Maffay – “If that is so”
Adel Tawil – “Songs”
Male Artist Rock / Pop (international)
James Blunt – “Moon Landing”
Eric Clapton & Friends – “The Breeze – An Appreciation Of JJ Cale”
Michael Jackson – “Xscape”
Ed Sheeran – “x”
Pharrell Williams – “GIR L”
Female Artist Rock / Pop nationally
Alexa Feser – “Gold of Tomorrow”
Annett Louisan – “Too Much Information”
Ina Müller – “48”
Oonagh – “Oonagh”
Y’akoto – “Moody Blues”
Female Artist Rock / Pop internationally
Kiesza – “Sound Of A Woman”
Lana Del Rey – “Ultraviolence”
Shakira – “Shakira.”
Taylor Swift – “1989”
Zaz – “Paris”
Band Rock / Pop nationally
The Fantastic Four – “record”
Faun – “Luna”
Marquess – “Favoritas”
Radio Doria – “Radio Doria – The Free Voice of insomnia”
Revolverheld – “Always on the move”
Band Rock / Pop internationally
Coldplay – “Ghost Stories”
The Common Linnets – “The Common Linnets”
Pink Floyd – “The Endless River”
Sunrise Avenue – “Fairy Tales – Best Of 2006 – 2014”
U2 – “Songs of Innocence”
Hit
Andrea Berg – “Atlantis – Live”
Beatrice Egli – “Up to this point, and much more”
Fantasy – “One night in paradise”
Helene Fischer – “colors”
Udo Jürgens & guests – “In Real Life – The Tribute Album”
Folk Music
Amigos – “Summer Dreams”
Andreas Gabalier – “Home Sweet Home”
Kastel Spatzen – “A Bridge to Happiness”
Santiano – “The Tide”
VoXXclub – “Ziwui”
Hip-Hop / Urban
Farid Bang – “Killa”
CRO – “Melody”
Kollegah – “King”
Kool Savas – “martyrs”
Shindy – “FVCKB TCHE $ GETMONE ¥!”
Dance (national)
All colors – “Synesthesia”
Deicide – “Why Why level”
Fritz Kalkbrenner – “Ways Over Water”
Robin Schulz – “Prayer”
Scooter – “The Fifth Chapter”
Dance (international)
Avicii – “True”
Clean Bandit – “New Eyes”
David Guetta – “Listen”
Calvin Harris – “Motion”
Klangkarussell – “Network”
Rock / Alternative (national)
Beatsteaks – “Beatsteaks”
Element of Crime – “favorite colors and animals”
Farin Urlaub Racing Team – “The World of Space”
Kraftklub – “In Black”
Unheilig – “trailblazer”
Rock / Alternative (international)
AC / DC – “Rock Or Bust”
Foo Fighters – “Sonic Highways”
Linkin Park – “The Hunting Party”
Nickelback – “No Fixed Address”
Slipknot – “5: The Gray Chapter”
Crossover
Adoro – “Close to You”
Gregorian – “Winter Chants”
Schiller – “Symphonia”
Lindsey Stirling – “Shatter Me”
Wise Guys – “roller coaster”
National Newcomer
Andreas going – “Here I Am”
MaJoe – “Wider than the bouncer”
Oonagh – “Oonagh”
Radio Doria – “Radio Doria – The Free Voice of insomnia”
Robin Schulz – “Prayer”
Newcomer international)
The Common Linnets – “The Common Linnets”
George Ezra – “Wanted on Voyage”
Kiesza – “Sound Of A Woman”
Lorde – “Pure Heroine”
Sam Smith – “In The Lonely Hour”
Hit of the Year
“On Us” – Arctic Monkeys
“Breathless through the night” – Helene Fischer
“Au Revoir” – Mark Forster feat. Sido
“Waves (Robin Schulz Remix)” – Mr Probz
“Prayer in C (Robin Schulz Remix)” – Lilly Wood & The Prick and Robin Schulz
Music DVD / Blu-ray nationally
Andrea Berg – “Atlantis – Live”
Böhse Onkelz – “Nothing lasts forever / Live at the Hockenheimring”
Helene Fischer – “colors”
Frei.Wild – “Live in Frankfurt”
Die Toten Hosen – “Live: The crash of the Republic”
Radio-echo
Arctic Monkeys – “On Us”
Mark Forster feat. Sido – “Au Revoir”
Cro – “Dream”
Revolverheld – “Let’s go”
Adel Tawil feat. Matisyahu – “Home”
Best Video nationally
Beatsteaks – “Gentleman Of The Year”
Arctic Monkeys – “On other routes”
Dog Reds – “Ten Headed Beast”
Kraftklub – “Our fans”
Marcus Wiebusch – “The day will come”
Critics price national
Deicide – “Why Why level”
Kraftklub – “In Black”
Marteria – “Luckily to the Future II”
The Notwist – “Close To The Glass”
Debris – “debris”
Lifetime
Nana Mouskouri
Producer national
Michael Herberger
Live act nationally
Nana Mouskouri
Partner of the Year
Vox and Talpa Germany
Trade Partner of the Year
Media Markt Hamburg-Harburg
Social Commitment
Udo Lindenberg
National Act abroad
Milky Chance
Best Interactive Act nationally
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