Country Czechoslovakia | First awarded 1962 | |
Awarded for Popularity in the music industry. | ||
Zlatý slavík (English: Golden Nightingale) was a music poll established by magazine Mladý svět along with Smena na nedeľu in 1962, and broadcast on television.
Contents
As later exposed, since the 1970s the entries were very frequently falsified by Communist Party of Czechoslovakia (KSČ). The poll lasted until 1991, prior to the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia in 1993. While in the initial edition of the pool 797 votes in total were received, the highest number registered in its almost thirty years long history surpassed 115,000.
Winners
Over the years, the categories were occasionally changed.
Leaders
With twenty-two Zlatý slavík awards, Karel Gott is the most successful artist in the history of the poll, followed by Hana Zagorová who scored nine wins, and Naďa Urbánková with five awards.