2013 Echo Awards

Official poster

Date| March 21, 2013 (2013-03-21)
Location| Palais am Berliner Funkturm,
Berlin, Germany
Hosted by| Helene Fischer
Website| http://www.echopop.de/
Television/radio coverage
Network| Das Erste
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The 22nd Annual Echo Awards were held on March 21, 2013, at the Palais am Berliner Funkturm in Berlin. The show was broadcast on Das Erste and was hosted for the first time by Schlager entertainer Helene Fischer. Nominations for all 27 award categories were announced on January 31, 2013.[1]

Die Toten Hosen won the most number of awards during the ceremony, with four, including the Echo for Song of the Year for "Tage wie diese" and Album of the Year for Ballast der Republik.[2] In addition, the band was awarded Best National Rock/Pop Group and Producers of the Year along with Vincent Sorg.[2] Other multiple winners include: Cro, Unheilig, Lana Del Rey and host Helene Fischer with two awards each.[2]

## Performers[edit]

The following performed on the main telecast:

* Carla Bruni – "Mon Raymond"
* Cascada "Glorious"
* Cro – "Einmal um die Welt"
* Depeche Mode – "Heaven"
* Frida Gold – "Liebe ist meine Rebellion"
* David Garrett – "Viva la Vida"
* Helene Fischer – "Let Me Entertain You"
* Hurts – "Miracle"
* Lena – "Neon (Lonely People)"
* Peter Plate – "Wir beide sind Musik"
* Emeli Sandé – "Read All About It, Part III"
* Santiano & Andreas Gabalier – "Es gibt nur Wasser"
* Seeed – "Deine Zeit"
* Silly – "Deine Stärken"
* Hannes Wader & Die Toten Hosen – "Heute hier, morgen dort"

## Winners and nominees[edit]

### Awards[edit]

Die Toten Hosen won the most number of awards during the ceremony, including Song and Album of the Year.[2] Rapper Cro received two awards of out his six nods.[2] American singer Lana Del Rey was awarded Best International Newcomer and Female Rock/Pop Artist.[2] Unheilig were awarded two prizes out of five nominations.[2] Host Helene Fischer won two Echo Awards, including Best Schlager Artist or Group.[2]

The winners and nominees per category were (Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface):[1]

General

Song of the Year  | Album of the Year

* Die Toten Hosen – "Tage wie diese"
* Asaf Avidan & the Mojos – "One Day / Reckoning Song"
* Lykke Li – "I Follow Rivers"
* Psy – "Gangnam Style"
* Rihanna – "Diamonds"

* Die Toten Hosen – Ballast der Republik
* Die Ärzte – Auch
* Cro – Raop
* Santiano – Bis ans Ende der Welt
* Unheilig – Lichter der Stadt

Best National Newcomer  | Best International Newcomer

* Cro – Raop
* Mrs. Greenbird – Mrs. Greenbird
* Daniele Negroni – Crazy
* Ivy Quainoo – Ivy
* Santiano – Bis ans Ende der Welt

* Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
* Alex Clare – The Lateness of the Hour
* Luca Hänni – My Name Is Luca
* Of Monsters and Men – My Head Is an Animal
* Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events

Rock/Pop
Best National Rock/Pop Male Artist  | Best International Rock/Pop Male Artist

* David Garrett – Music
* Rea Garvey – Can't Stand the Silence
* Heino – Mit freundlichen Grüßen
* Peter Maffay – Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit
* Daniele Negroni – Crazy

* Robbie Williams – Take the Crown
* Joe Cocker – Fire It Up
* Mark Knopfler – Privateering
* Eros Ramazzotti – Noi
* Bruce Springsteen – Wrecking Ball

Best National Rock/Pop Female Artist  | Best International Rock/Pop Female Artist

* Ivy Quainoo – Ivy
* Mandy Capristo – Grace
* Lena – Stardust
* Nena – Du bist gut
* Y’akoto – Babyblues

* Lana Del Rey – Born to Die
* Amy Macdonald – Life in a Beautiful Light
* Katie Melua – Secret Symphony
* P!nk – The Truth About Love
* Emeli Sandé – Our Version of Events

Best National Rock/Pop Group  | Best International Rock/Pop Group

* Die Toten Hosen – Ballast der Republik
* The BossHoss – Liberty of Action
* Mrs. Greenbird – Mrs. Greenbird
* PUR – Schein & Sein
* Silbermond – Himmel auf

* Mumford & Sons – Babel
* Florence + the Machine – Ceremonials
* Gossip – A Joyful Noise
* Of Monsters and Men – My Head Is an Animal
* The xx – Coexist

Rock/Alternative
Best National Rock/Alternative Group  | Best International Rock/Alternative Group

* Unheilig – Lichter der Stadt
* Die Ärzte – Auch
* ~~Frei.Wild~~ – ~~Feinde deiner Feinde~~[3]
* Kraftklub – Mit K
* MIA. – Tacheles

* Linkin Park – Living Things
* Billy Talent – Dead Silence
* Green Day – ¡Uno!
* Muse – The 2nd Law
* The Rolling Stones – GRRR!

Schlager/Folk
Best Schlager Artist or Group  | Best Folk Artist or Group

* Helene Fischer – Für einen Tag: Live 2012
* Fantasy – Best Of: 10 Jahre Fantasy
* Olaf – Wenn der Anker fällt
* Matthias Reim – Unendlich
* Michael Wendler – Spektakulär

* Santiano – Bis ans Ende der Welt
* Die Amigos – Bis ans Ende der Zeit
* Andreas Gabalier – Volks-Rock'n'Roller Live
* Michael Hirte – Liebesgrüße auf der Mundharmonika
* Kastelruther Spatzen – Leben und leben lassen

Others
Best Hip Hop/Urban Artist or Group  | Best Club/Dance Artist or Group

* Cro – Raop
* Max Herre – Hallo Welt!
* Kollegah & Farid Bang – Jung, brutal, gutaussehend 2
* Seeed – Seeed
* Xavas – Gespaltene Persönlichkeit

* Deichkind – Befehl von ganz unten
* DJ Antoine – Sky Is the Limit
* Fritz Kalkbrenner – Sick Travellin'
* Paul Kalkbrenner – Guten Tag
* Schiller – Sonne

Best Crossover Artist or Group  | Best Music DVD

* Wise Guys – Zwei Welten
* Adoro – Träume
* Adya – Classic 2
* The Baseballs – Good Ol' Christmas
* Gregorian – Epic Chants

* Helene Fischer – Für einen Tag: Live 2012
* Peter Maffay – Tabaluga und die Zeichen der Zeit
* Rammstein – Videos 1995–2012
* Die Toten Hosen – Noches como Estas: Live in Buenos Aires
* Unheilig – Lichter der Stadt

Producer(s) of the Year  | Music Video of the Year

* Die Toten Hosen, Vincent Sorg – Die Toten Hosen
* Cro – Cro
* Der Graf, Brötzmann, Masbaum, Spremberg, Verlage – Unheilig
* Elephant Music – Santiano
* Seeed – Seeed

* Lena – "Stardust"
* Bushido – "Kleine Bushidos"
* Cro – "Easy"
* Die Toten Hosen – "Tage wie diese"
* Y-Titty – "Der letzte Sommer"

Critic's Choice  | Radio–Echo

* Kraftklub – Mit K
* Deichkind – Befehl von ganz unten
* Kid Kopphausen – I
* Sizarr – Psycho Boy Happy
* Die Türen – ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ

* Roman Lob – "Standing Still"
* Cro – "Du"
* Die Ärzte – "M&F"
* Die Toten Hosen – "Tage wie diese"
* Silbermond – "Himmel auf"

Lifetime Achievement Award (National)  | Lifetime Achievement Award (International)

* Hannes Wader

* Led Zeppelin

## Artists with multiple nominations and awards[edit]

The following artists received multiple nominations:

* Seven: Die Toten Hosen
* Six: Cro
* Five: Unheilig
* Four: Santiano
* Three: Die Ärzte, Seeed, Silbermond
* Two: Mandy Capristo, Deichkind, Helene Fischer, Mrs. Greenbird, Max Herre, Kraftklub, Lena, Peter Maffay, Daniele Negroni, Of Monsters and Men, Ivy Quainoo, Lana Del Rey, Emeli Sandé, Xavas, Y’akoto

The following artists received multiple awards:

* Four: Die Toten Hosen
* Two: Cro, Unheilig, Lana Del Rey, Helene Fischer

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## Televised ratings[edit]

In its original live television broadcast, the ceremony received an 11.4 share/rating among viewers aged 18–49 and was watched by 3.73 million people.[4]

## References[edit]

1. ^ a b "Echo Award Gewinner" (in German). Archived from the original on 15 April 2013. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
2. ^ a b c d e f g h "Echo-Verleihung: Tote Hosen räumen ab". Spiegel Online (in German). 2013-03-22. Retrieved 2013-03-22.
3. ^ Nomination withdrawn: "Deutsche Phono-Akademie nimmt Frei.Wild von der Liste der diesjährigen ECHO-Nominierten" Archived 2013-08-23 at the Wayback Machine, Bundesverband Musikindustrie, 7 March 2013. Retrieved 11 July 2013. (in German)
4. ^ Mantel, Uwe (2013-03-22). "Echo erholt sich: Höchste Zuschauerzahl seit 2008". dwdl.de. Retrieved 2013-03-22.

## External links[edit]

* Media related to Echo 2013 at Wikimedia Commons
* Official website