Swedish Dance Music Awards (also known as Gilbey's Swedish Dance Music Awards and ZTV Dance Music Awards) was a Swedish dance music award that started in 1990 by John Wallin (Pitch Control) and Jonas Siljemark (Siljemark Production).
History and purpose At that time Swedish dance artists had no national media exposure compared to the massive coverage they were receiving internationally. Wallin and Siljemark felt that the home market of such successful artists didn't give the respect the artists deserved. That is how they came up with the idea of the Swedish Dance Music Awards. It was broadcast live on television and radio and got much media coverage.
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1991 (as Swedish Discjockey Music Awards) Source:
Best Female Artist Titiyo (winner)
Best Male Artist Papa Dee (winner)
Best Breakthrough Artist Dr. Alban (winner)
Best Swedish Group Stonefunkers (winner)
Best Producer Magnus Frykberg (winner)
Best Live Act Stonefunkers (winner)
Best Album Titiyo - Titiyo (winner)
Best Dance Album Dr. Alban - Hello Africa The Album (winner)
Best Hip Hop Album Papa Dee - Lettin' Off Steam (winner)
Best Twelve Inch Just D - Vi har vår egen påse (winner)
Best House Twelve Inc Clubland - Let's Get Busy (winner)
Best Remix Chrille Falk/Stonebridge (winner)
Best Record Company Swemix (winner)
Best DJ Björn Stavfeldt (winner)
Best Radio DJ Clabbe af Gejerstam (winner)
Best Nightclub Ritz (winner)
Performances Dr. Alban Papa Dee Snap! Stonefunkers
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1992 Source:
Best Male Artist/Crossover Tomas Ledin (winner)
Best Female Artist/Crossover Eva Dahlgren (winner)
Best Dance Album Army Of Lovers - Massive Luxury Overdose (winner)
Best Remix Johan Ekelund (winner)
Best Producer Stonebridge (winner)
Best Album/Crossover Eric Gadd - Do You Believe In Gadd? (winner)
Best Live Act Stone-Funkers (winner)
Best Tweøve Inc Rob'n'Raz DLC - Bite the Beat (winner)
Best Breakthrough Artist Gladys (winner)
Best Radio DJ Pontus Enhörning (winner)
Best TV Show/Music Kosmopol (winner)
Performances Army Of Lovers DaYeene Cecilia Ray 2 Unlimited
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1993 (as Gilbey's Dance Music Awards) Source:
Best Artist/Group Clubland (winner)
Best Breakthrough Artist Ace of Base (winner)
Best Internatyional Dance Artist Stereo Mc's (winner)
Best Dance Album Clubland - Adventures Beyond Clubland (winner)
Best Producer Denniz Pop (winner)
Best Remiz Denniz Pop (winner)
Best Twelce Inch Dr. Alban - "It's My Life" (winner)
Best Radio Dj Pontus Enhörning (winner)
Best TV Show/Music Clubbhopping/Swedish Dance Chart (winner)
Golden Plate Of The Music Business Dr. Alban/Denniz Pop (winner)
Performances Ace of Base East 17 Dr. Alban Rob'n'Raz
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1994 (as Gilbey's Dance Music Awards)
Best Radio DJ Amanda Rydman, "Program Signal", P3, Swedish Broadcasting Co. Jesse Wallin, Radio City/Stockholm Mats Nileskar, "Soul Corner, P3, Swedish Broadcasting Co. Pontus Enhörning, "Tval", P3, Swedish Broadcasting Co. (winner)
Best Newcomer Basic Element Pandora Jennifer Brown Stakka Bo (winner)
Best Swedish Dance Track Melodie MC – Dum Da Dum Stakka Bo – Here We Go Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah Rob'n'Raz – In Command (winner)
Best Swedish Dance Artist/Group Jennifer Brown Ace of Base (winner) Stakka Bo Rob'n'Raz
Best Swedish Producer StoneBridge Statikk & Tom Droid Anders Bagge Denniz Pop (winner)
Best Foreign Dance Artist/Group M People Culture Beat (winner) Haddaway Robin S.
Best Swedish Remixer Anders Bagge for Rob'n'Raz/Clubhopping, Papa Dee/Ain't No Sunshine J.J. for Legacy of Sound/Can't Let You Go, Flexx/Wake Up, Jennifer Brown/Heaven Come Down Douglas Carr/Denniz PoP for Dr. Alban/Sing Hallelujah (mixes) Stonebridge for Robin S./Show Me Love, Staxx/Joy, Rage/Give It Up, Legacy Of Sound/Happy, Jennifer Brown/Heaven Come Down (winner)
Best Swedish Dance Album Stakka Bo – Supermarket Rob'n'Raz – Spectrum (winner) Ace of Base – Happy Nation - US version Pandora – One Of A Kind
Guldtallrikens Branch Award GSDMA's special jury chose a person/company who did something special for the Swedish dance music industry. No nominations, winner was presented at the Awards.
ZTV Video Awards Best Swedish Dance Video Stakka Bo – Down the Drain (winner) Rob'n'Raz – In Command Just D – Vart tog den söta lilla flickan vägen Dr. Alban – Sing Hallelujah
ZTV Video Awards Best Music Video (Free music style, any country) Voted by ZTV viewers. Nominations and winners presented at the Awards.
ZTV Video Awards Best Swedish Video (Free music style) Voted by ZTV's special jury. Nominations and winners presented at the Awards.
Performances on the TV-show Jennifer Brown – Take a Piece of My Heart Juliet Roberts – Caught in the Middle Stakka Bo – On Your Knees Dr Alban – Look Who's Talking Maxx – Get-A-Way Just D – Vart tog den söta lilla flickan vägen Culture Beat – Anything
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1995 (as Gilbey's Dance Music Awards) SOurce:
Best Swedish Dance Track 94 E-Type – This is the Way (winner) E-Type – Set the World on Fire Herbie – Pick It Up Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe
Best Swedish Remix 94 3rd Nation – I Believe/Remix by Stonebridge & Nick Nice E-Type – This is the Way/Remix by Kristian Lundin & John Amatiello (Amadin) Herbie – Pick It Up/Remix By Douglas Carr (winner) Melodie MC – Give It Up/Remix by Denniz Pop
Best Swedish Producer Anders Bagge for Fatima Rainey, Jennifer Brown Denniz Pop for Dr. Alban, E-Type, Herbie (winner) Pat Reiniz for Rednex, Cool James Stonebridge for Robin S., 3rd Nation, Sabrina Johnston, Shawn Christopher
Best Swedish Underground 94 MONDAY BAR (Downtown Stockhold) For their great club evenings Record Label CLUBVISION Record Label LOOP StoneBridge For all his clubgrooves (winner)
Best Newcomer 94 E-Type (winner) Herbie Latin Kings Rednex
Best Swedish Dance Video 94 Dr. Alban – Let the Beat Go On (Director: Jonathan Bate) E-Type – This is the Way (Director: Matthew Broadley) Herbie – Pick It Up (Director: Debbie Bourne) Rednex – Cotton Eye Joe (Director: Stefan Berg) (winner)
Best Swedish Dance Album 94 Basic Element – Basic Injection Dr. Alban – Look Who's Talking (winner) E-Type – Made in Sweden Cool James & Black Teacher – Zooming You
Best International Dance Artist Ice MC M People Reel 2 Real (winner) Warren G
Best Swedish Dance Artist 94 Herbie Ace of Base E-Type (winner) Rednex
Guldtallrikens Branch Award 94 Stockholm Records (winner)
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1996
Best Dance Artist Herbie (winner)
Best Dance Album Infinite Mass – The Infinite Patio (winner)
Best Newcomer Robyn (winner)
Best Hip Hop/R&B Artist Infinite Mass (winner)
Best Swedish Dance Track Herbie – Right Type of Mood Infinite Mass – Area Turns Red (winner) Papa Dee – The First Cut Is the Deepest
Dance Song Of The Year Robin Cook – I Won't Let the Sun Go Down (winner)
Best Swedish Producer Stonebridge & Nick Nice Denniz Pop & Max Martin (winner) Pierre Jerksten Douglas Carr
Best Remixer Stonebridge & Nick Nice (winner) Pierre Jerksten JJ DJ Blackhead
Best Foreign Dance Artist Coolio (winner)
Special Music Industry Prize Mats Nileskar for his radio programme "Soulcorner" (winner)
Best Underground Dunkla Recordings (winner)
ZTV Viewers Prize For Best Scandinavian Video Addis Black Widow – Innocent (winner)
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1997 Source:
Best Swedish Dance Artist 1996 Lutricia McNeal Rob'n'Raz DLC E-Type (winner) Papa Dee
Best Swedish Producer 1996 EZ Production Denniz Pop & Max Martin for work with Leila K, Papa Dee and George (winner) Pierre Jerksten Stonebridge
Best Swedish Dance Album 1996 Blacknuss - Allstars E-Type - Explorer Papa Dee - The Journey Rob'n'Raz – Circus (winner)
Best Swedish Breakthrough Artist 1996 George George Cole Goldmine Lutricia McNeal – Ain't That Just the Way (winner)
Best House/Techno Artist Antiloop Cari Lekebusch Pierre Jerksten Tellus (Pierre Jerksten project)
Best Swedish Remix 1996 Antiloop for E-Type Pierre J for Dr. Alban, Knockabout & Tellus Rob'n'Raz for Rob'n'Raz (Take a Ride) (winner) Stonebridge for Inner Circle, Goldmine & Tanya Louise
Best Swedish Dance Song 1996 Blacknuss - Dinah Lutricia McNeal - Ain't That Just the Way Rob'n'Raz – Take A Ride (winner) Robin Cook - I Won't Let The Sun Go Down
Best International Dance Artist 1996 2Pac & Dr. Dre Faithless (winner) The Fugees The Prodigy
Swedish Hip Hop/R&B Artist 1996 Blacknuss (winner) Lutricia McNeal Rob'n'Raz Circus Robyn
ZTV's Best Dance Video 1996 Award Lutricia McNeal - Ain't That Just the Way E-Type – Free Like a Flying Demon (winner) Rob'n'Raz feat. D-Flex - Take A Ride Leila K - Rude Boy
Swedish Dance Music Awards 1998
Best House/Techno Antiloop (winner)
Best Album Antiloop (winner)
Best Dance Track Antiloop – In My Mind (winner)
Best Artist/Group Antiloop (winner)
Best R&B Artist Eric Gadd (winner)
Best Producer Denniz Pop (winner)
Best Newcomers Drömhus (winner)
Best Remix Cue – Burnin' (C&N Project Remix) (winner)
Best Foreign Dance Artist Sash! (winner)
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