2018 Echo Awards

2018 Echo Awards
2018 Echo Awards
Date	12 April 2018; 20:15 UTC+1
Location	Messe Berlin, Berlin, Germany
Presented by	Deutsche Phono-Akademie
Hosted by	Amiaz Habtu
Most awards	Ed Sheeran (3)
Most nominations	Bausa (4); Ed Sheeran (3); Luis Fonsi (3);
Website	www.echopop.de
Television/radio coverage
Network	VOX
Viewership	1,79 mio.

The 27th and last Echo Awards ceremony, presented by the Bundesverband Musikindustrie (BVMI), honored the best-selling music in Germany. They took place on 12 April 2018 at Messe Berlin beginning on 20:15 UTC+1. During the ceremony, Echo Awards were presented in 22 categories.

Winners and nominees[edit]

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Album of the Year	Hit of the Year
Ed Sheeran – ÷ Helene Fischer – Helene Fischer Kelly Family – We Got Love Kollegah & Farid Bang – Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 Die Toten Hosen – Laune der Natur	Ed Sheeran – "Shape of You" Ed Sheeran – "Perfect" Bausa – "Was du Liebe nennst" Luis Fonsi feat. Daddy Yankee – "Despacito" Imagine Dragons – "Thunder"
Artist pop national	Female artist pop national
Mark Forster – TAPE Peter Maffay – MTV Unplugged Johannes Oerding – Kreise Adel Tawil – So schön anders Wincent Weiss – Irgendwas gegen die Stille	Alice Merton – No Roots Yvonne Catterfeld – Guten Morgen Freiheit Julia Engelmann – Poesiealbum Lina Larissa Strahl – Ego Kerstin Ott – Herzbewohner
Artist international	Female artist international
Ed Sheeran – ÷ Jason Derulo – If I’m Lucky, Tip Toe und Swalla Eminem – Revival Luis Fonsi – Despacito and Despacito & Mis grandes éxitos Michael Patrick Kelly – ID	P!nk – Beautiful Trauma Camila Cabello – Camila Dua Lipa – Dua Lipa Rita Ora – "Your Song" & "Anywhere" Taylor Swift – Reputation
Band pop national	Band international
Ed Sheeran – Blossom Deine Freunde – Keine Märchen Die Lochis – #Zwilling Radio Doria – 2 Seiten Michael Patrick Kelly – MannHeim	Imagine Dragons – Evolve Depeche Mode – Spirit The Kelly Family – We Got Love Linkin Park – One More Light Sunrise Avenue – Heartbreak Century
Hip-hop/urban national	Rock national
Kollegah & Farid Bang – Jung Brutal Gutaussehend 3 187 Strassenbande – Sampler 4 Kontra K – Gute Nacht RAF Camora – Anthrazit SpongeBOZZ – Started from the Bottom / KrabbenKoke Tape	Die Toten Hosen – Laune der Natur Beatsteaks – Yours Eisbrecher – Sturmfahrt Kraftklub – Keine Nacht für Niemand SDP – Heartbreak Century
Dance national	Folk Music
Robin Schulz – "Uncovered" Alle Farben – "Bad Ideas" & "Little Hollywood" Alex Christensen & The Berlin Orchestra – "Classical 90s Dance" Gestört aber GeiL – #Zwei Felix Jaehn – I	Santiago – Im Auge des Sturms Die Amigos – Zauberland Kasalla – Mer sin eins Kastelruther Spatzen – Die Tränen der Dolomiten Voxxclub – Donnawedda
Schlager	Producer national
Helene Fischer – Helene Fischer Andrea Berg – 25 Jahre Abenteuer Leben Fantasy – Bonnie & Clyde Maite Kelly – Sieben Leben für dich Ben Zucker – Na und?!	Peter Keller: Peter Maffay – MTV Unplugged Other nominees Thorsten Brötzmann, Martin Fliegenschmidt, David Gold, Robin Grubert, Andreas Herbig, Patrick Salmy, Silverjam & Ali Zuckowski: Helene Fischer – Helene Fischer Julian Otto, Bounce Brothers, The Cratez, Jugglerz & reezy: Bausa – Powerbausa B-Case, Beatzarre, Djorkaeff, Andreas Herbig, Paul NZA, Yvan Peacemaker, Marek Pompetzki, Patrick Salmy: Adel Tawil – So schön anders Lex Lugner, Minhtendo, OZ, Alexis Troy: RIN – Eros
Newcomer national	Newcomer International
Wincent Weiss – Irgendwas gegen die Stille Bausa – Powerbausa RIN – Eros Ben Zucker – Na und?! Zuna – Mele7	Luis Fonsi – Despacito & Mis Grandes Exitos Camila Cabello – Camila DJ Khaled – Grateful French Montana – Jungle Rules Ofenbach – "Be Mine" and "Katchi"
Best video national	Critics’ Award national
Beatsteaks feat. Deichkind – "L auf der Stirn" Bausa – "Was du Liebe nennst" Kat Frankie – "Bad Behaviour" Fünf Sterne deluxe – "Moin Bumm Tschack" Marteria feat. Teutilla – "Aliens"	Haiyti – Montenegro Zero Casper – Lang lebe der Tod Feine Sahne Fischfilet – Sturm & Dreck Nils Frahm – All Melody Tocotronic – Die Unendlichkeit
Lifetime Achievement Award	Partner of the year
Klaus Voormann	Alexander Schulz / Reeperbahn Festival
Commercial partner of the year	Social commitment
Apple Music	Benefiz-Festival Peace by Peace of Fetsum Sebhat Tedros "Teddy" Twelde

References[edit]

^ "Vox zeigt auch den "Echo 2018"" [Vox is also presenting the "Echo 2018"] (in German). RTV. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "VOX überträgt den Echo 2018" [VOX transmits the Echo 2018] (in German). VOX. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Kirsch, Alexander (13 April 2018). "Vox: Echo-Verleihung erreicht deutlich mehr Zuschauer" [Vox: Echo awards reach significantly more viewers] (in German). DWDL. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ "Echo 2018: Das sind die Nominierten" [Echo 2018: These are the nominees] (in German). VOX. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
^ Spahr, Wolfgang (13 April 2018). "Echo Awards 2018: Ed Sheeran and Luis Fonsi Win Big, But So Does 'Make a Holocaust Again' Rap Duo". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[1] "Vox zeigt auch den "Echo 2018"" [Vox is also presenting the "Echo 2018"] (in German). RTV. 13 March 2018. Archived from the original on 1 March 2019. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[VOX-2] "VOX überträgt den Echo 2018" [VOX transmits the Echo 2018] (in German). VOX. 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[Viewership-3] Kirsch, Alexander (13 April 2018). "Vox: Echo-Verleihung erreicht deutlich mehr Zuschauer" [Vox: Echo awards reach significantly more viewers] (in German). DWDL. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[VOXnominees-4] "Echo 2018: Das sind die Nominierten" [Echo 2018: These are the nominees] (in German). VOX. 9 March 2018. Archived from the original on 19 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

[Billboard-5] Spahr, Wolfgang (13 April 2018). "Echo Awards 2018: Ed Sheeran and Luis Fonsi Win Big, But So Does 'Make a Holocaust Again' Rap Duo". Billboard. Retrieved 1 March 2019.

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