Abbreviation | ZAI |
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Formation | 1990 |
Type | Music organization |
Headquarters | Bratislava, Slovakia, EU |
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Region served | Slovakia |
Membership | |
Official language | Slovak |
Chairman | Martin Sarvaš |
Main organ | ZAI Board |
Website | ZAI.eu.sk |
Union of Authors and Performers, or rather Zväz autorov a interprétov populárnej hudby (ZAI), is a Slovak not-for-profit trade organization that works to increase brand recognition of the local music scene and its artists. Headquartered in Bratislava, the union was co-founded by Martin Sarvaš, and it is best known for holding the annual ZAI Awards in the country.
The origin of the organization dates back to the 1990s, when it produced samplers for new local artists to promote their work on a national level. Apart from that, the association published the Music Report magazine in the region, as well held a music festival called Non Stop Rock Show.[3]
Main article: ZAI Awards |
Union of Authors and Performers (ZAI) in association with Music Fund Slovakia (HF) and IFPI Slovakia (SNS IFPI) | ||||||||||
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Year | Name | Date | Venue | Presenter(s) | Producer | Broadcaster | Ref | |||
1990 | ZAI Awards | 1991 | Hotel Kiev, BA | ZAI | TBD | STV[A] | [4] | |||
1991 | To be defined | TBD | — | |||||||
1992 | — | |||||||||
1993 | February 1994 | BA | [5] | |||||||
1994 | February 24, 1995 | PKO, BA | [6] | |||||||
1995 | March 2, 1996 | West Theater, BA | HF | [7] | ||||||
1996 | Grammy Awards | February 13, 1997 | NS, BA | [8] | ||||||
1997 | March 2, 1998 | [9] | ||||||||
1998 | Artmedia Awards | February 26, 1999 | SNS IFPI |
[10] | ||||||
1999 | February 25, 2000 | PKO, BA | [11] | |||||||
2000 | March 9, 2001 | DK Zrkadlový háj, BA | Markíza[12] | [13] | ||||||
2001 | Aurel Awards held instead |
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2002 | [15] | |||||||||
2003 | [16] | |||||||||
2004 | [17] | |||||||||
2005 | [18] | |||||||||
2006 | [19] | |||||||||
2007 | [20] | |||||||||
2008 | Not held | [21] | ||||||||
2009 | [22] | |||||||||
2010 | — | |||||||||
2011 | Held biennially | April 26, 2012 | Hotel Crowne Plaza, BA | [23] | ||||||
2012 | — | |||||||||
2013 | February 13, 2014 | V-klub, BA | Hudba.sk[B] | National Public Center | [24] | |||||
2014 | — | |||||||||
Notes | Fri Sat Thu Mon | BA denotes Bratislava | ||||||||
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