The biggest event celebrating Estonian music - the Estonian Music Awards Gala once again took place at the Alexela Concert Hall in Tallinn on January 26, during which the winners in each of the 17 award categories were revealed. The most nominated artists this year were NOËP - 6 categories and 5Miinust - 4 categories.
The Estonian Music Awards 2022 gala was hosted by the always sparkling Daniel Levi Viinalass and the beautiful Liis Lemsalu. Awards ceremony featured the best in Estonian music and surprised with impressive performances by NOËP, 5Miinust, Puuluup, Wateva, Genka, YASMYN and Gameboy Tetris. To add a very special touch to this event, the artists performed their favourite songs accompanied by a symphony orchestra.
For the first time in the history of the Estonian Music Awards, the online audience had the opportunity to be on stage, backstage and in the audience on the big gala night. The Elisa Stage platform with hosts Lauri Pedaja and Kristel Aaslaid brought viewers in the middle of the action at the Estonian Music Awards Gala: interviews with guests, commentary, various entertainment challenges, surprises and much more in a specially created studio.
In cooperation with Kroonika magazine the Artist of the Year Award were also presented. 3 artists who received the most votes by readers of Kroonika magazine - NOËP, 5MIINUST and Liis Lemsalu - were competing for this nominee and 5MIINUST won this award.
However, NOËP took home the most prizes. In addition to the Male Artist of the Year and Pop Artist of the Year categories, NOËP also won the Debut Album of the Year and Album of the Year categories.
Read more about him here and watch our recent chat with NOËP:
Find out who else came out on top as the winners of the Estonian Music Awards 2022:
Debut Album of the Year
Maris Pihlap - What Have You Become?
Winner: NOËP - No Man Is An Island
WATEVA - Disposable Society
Alternative/Indie Album of the Year
Erki Pärnoja, Collegium Musicale - Anima Mea
Winner: Janek Murd - Viiv
Ouu - Saint Frotée
Author/ National Album of the Year
Winner: Jaak Johanson - Sisemeri silmini
Jalmar Vabarna - ID
Sten-Olle - Rapla
Electronic Album of the Year
Bert On Beats - Eight
Maarja Nuut - Hinged
Winner: WATEVA - Disposable Society
Ethno/Folk Album of the Year
Curly Strings - Pidu meis eneses
Duo Ruut - Kulla kerguseks
Winner: Puuluup - Viimane suusataja
Hip-Hop/Rap/R`n`B Artist of the Year
Winner: Genka & Dew8 - OLEG
villemdrillem - vd
YASMYN - YASMYN
Jazz Album of the Year
Winner: Joel Remmel Trio - Kevad
Susanna Aleksandra - The Siren
Tõnu Naissoo Electric Trio - Different Directions
Metal Album of the Year
ÆØNS - The Rotten Unknown
Winner: Mört - Pangetäis Bängereid
Nihilistikrypt - Diemension
Pop Artist of the Year
5MIINUST - Kõik on süüdi
Daniel Levi
Winner: NOËP - No Man Is An Island
Rock Album of the Year
Ans.Andur - Uus palav päev
Dead Furies - Midnight Ramble
Winner: The Boondocks - Soup Can Pop Band
Female Artist of the Year
Liis Lemsalu
Maarja Nuut - Hinged
Winner: YASMYN - YASMYN
Male Artist of the Year
Ivo Linna - Taevatähtedest Tee
Jüri Pootsmann
Winner: NOËP - No Man Is An Island
Band of the Year
5MIINUST - Kõik on süüdi
Curly Strings - Pidu meis eneses
Winner: Puuluup - Viimane suusataja
Music Video of the Year
5MIINUST - Koptereid
NOËP - KIDS (feat. Emily Roberts)
Winner: Tommy Cash - Racked
Best Song of the Year
5MIINUST - Koptereid
Jüri Pootsmann - Magus Melanhoolia
NOËP - KIDS (feat. Emily Roberts)
Winner: Rita Ray - Love Ain't The Same
Smilers - Tee mis sa tahad
Album of the Year
Erki Pärnoja, Collegium Musicale - Anima Mea
Genka & Dew8 - OLEG
Winner: NOËP - No Man Is An Island
Puuluup - Viimane suusataja
YASMYN - YASMYN
Classical Album of the Year nominees are the best in the four categories of the classical music genre:
Songwriting Album of the Year
Heino Eller. Complete Piano Music. Volume Seven
Performed by Sten Lassmann
Winner:
Chamber Music Album of the Year
Strings Attached: The Voice of Kannel
Performed by Anna-Liisa Eller
Choral Music Album of the Year
Alfred Schnittke. Choir Concerto, Three Sacred Hymns. Arvo Pärt. Seven Magnificat-Antiphons
Performed by Estonian Philharmonic Chamber Choir, conductor Kaspars Putniņš.
Symphonic or Stage Music Album of the Year
Sergei Rachmaninoff. Eduard Tubin. Works for Piano and Orchestra
Performed by Mihkel Poll, Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, conductor Mihhail Gerts
