Hosted by Helene Fischer Network Das Erste Other ceremonies 2012, 2014 | Official website www.echopop.de Date 21 March 2013 Host Helene Fischer | |
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Location Funkturm Berlin, Berlin, Germany | ||
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.
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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. In addition, the band was awarded Best National Rock/Pop Group and Producers of the Year along with Vincent Sorg. Other multiple winners include: Cro, Unheilig, Lana Del Rey and host Helene Fischer with two awards each.
Performers
The following performed on the main telecast:
Awards
The winners and nominees per category were (Winners are listed first and highlighted in boldface):
Televised ratings
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.