Victoires de la Musique (French pronunciation:[viktwardəlamyzik]; English: Victories of Music) are an annual French award ceremony where the Victoire accolade is delivered by the French Ministry of Culture to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry. The classical and jazz versions are the Victoires de la musique classique and Victoires du Jazz.
The annual presentation ceremony features performances by prominent artists, some of the awards of more popular interest are presented in a widely viewed televised ceremony. The awards are the French equivalent to the Grammy Awards and the Brit Awards for music, and it is one of the major awards in France, along with Nuits des Molières for stage performances, and the César Award for motion pictures.
The first Victoires de la Musique ceremony was held in 1985, and it was set up to honor musical accomplishments by performers for the year 1985.
Background
The title trophies and nominees for each are established annually by the Board of Directors of the Association "Les Victoires de la Musique", which also refers to people who make up the Academy voters. In 2010, the Victoires were awarded by a panel of 1 226 professionals (musicians, artists, writers, composers, producers, record stores, video directors, sound engineers and critics) in a vote in one round. Of the voters, 40% are artists (performers, but also musicians, writers, composers ...), 40% are professional music producers and 20% are of other professional circles close to the world of music (agents artists, music stores, music critics, radio programmers ...).
In recent years, some trophies are awarded by the public, through SMS voting, and since 2009, Internet: Victory "Group or Artist of the public revelation of the year" and that the "Song of the year".
Categories
Group of the Year
(Starting 2001, replaced by Male Group or Artist of the Year / Female Group or Artist of the Year)
1988 : Kassav'
1990 : Gipsy Kings
1991 : Elmer Food Beat
1992 : MC Solaar
1993 : Pow woW
1994 : Les Innocents
1995 : IAM
1996 : Les Innocents (second award)
1997 : Les Innocents (third award)
1998 : Noir Désir
1999 : Louise Attaque
2000 : Zebda
Male Artist of the Year
1985 : Michel Jonasz
1986 : Jean-Jacques Goldman
1987 : Johnny Hallyday
1988 : Claude Nougaro
1990 : Francis Cabrel
1991 : Michel Sardou
1992 : Patrick Bruel
1993 : Alain Bashung
1994 : Alain Souchon
1995 : MC Solaar
1996 : Maxime Le Forestier
1997 : Charles Aznavour
1998 : Florent Pagny
1999 : Alain Bashung (second award)
2000 : -M-
Male Group or Artist of the Year
(Replacing Male Artist of the Year and Group of the Year)
2001 : Henri Salvador
2002 : Gérald De Palmas
2003 : Renaud
2004 : Calogero
2005 : -M- (second award)
2006 : Raphael
2007 : Bénabar
2008 : Abd Al Malik
2009 : Alain Bashung (third award)
2010 : Benjamin Biolay
2011 : Gaëtan Roussel
2012 : Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
2013 : Dominique A
2014 : Stromae
2015 : Julien Doré
2016 : Vianney
2017 : Renaud (2nd award)
2018 : Orelsan
2019 : Bigflo & Oli
Female Artist of the Year
1985 : Jeanne Mas
1986 : Catherine Lara
1987 : France Gall
1988 : Mylène Farmer
1990 : Vanessa Paradis
1991 : Patricia Kaas
1992 : Jane Birkin
1993 : Véronique Sanson
1994 : Barbara
1995 : Celine Dion
1996 : Véronique Sanson (second award)
1997 : Barbara (second award)
1998 : Zazie
1999 : Axelle Red
2000 : Natacha Atlas
Female Group or Artist of the Year
(Replacing Female Artist of the Year and Group of the Year)
2001 : Hélène Ségara
2002 : Zazie (second award)
2003 : Lynda Lemay
2004 : Carla Bruni
2005 : Françoise Hardy
2006 : Juliette
2007 : Olivia Ruiz
2008 : Vanessa Paradis (second award)
2009 : Camille
2010 : Olivia Ruiz (second award)
2011 : Aṣa
2012 : Catherine Ringer
2013 : Lou Doillon
2014 : Vanessa Paradis (third award)
2015 : Christine and the Queens
2016 : Yael Naim
2017 : Jain
2018 : Charlotte Gainsbourg
2019 : Jeanne Added
Foreign Artist of the Year
1985 : Tina Turner (United States)
Francophone Artist or Artist of the Year
1994 : Maurane (Belgium)
1995 : Khaled (Algeria)
1996 : Céline Dion (Canada)
1997 : Teri Moïse (United States / Haiti)
Electronic/Dance Artist of the Year
2009 : Martin Solveig
2010 : Birdy Nam Nam
2011 : Stromae
Révélation (Newcomer)
Popular Music Révélation of the Year
1985 : Jeanne Mas
1986 : Gold
Popular Music Female Révélation of the Year
1987 : Guesch Patti
1988 : Patricia Kaas
1990 : Corinne Hermès
1991 : Liane Foly
1992 : Jil Caplan
1993 : Zazie
1994 : Nina Morato
1995 : Rachel Des Bois
1996 : Stephend
Popular Music Male Révélation of the Year
1987 : L'Affaire Louis Trio
1988 : Florent Pagny
1990 : Philippe Lafontaine
1991 : Art Mengo
1992 : Nilda Fernandez
1993 : Arthur H
1994 : Thomas Fersen
1995 : Gérald de Palmas
1996 : Ménélik
Group Révélation of the Year
1994 : Native
1995 : Sinclair
1996 : Alliance Ethnik
Révélation of the Year
(Starting 1997 until 2004, replacing three categories Female Révélation of the Year, Male Révélation of the Year and Group Révélation of the Year)
(Starting 2005, replaced by Group or Artist Popular Révélation of the Year)
1997 : Juliette
1998 : Lara Fabian
1999 : Faudel
2000 : 113
2001 : Isabelle Boulay
2002 : Aston Villa
2003 : Natasha Saint-Pier
2004 : Kyo
Group or Artist Popular Révélation of the Year
(Replacing Révélation of the Year)
2005 : Jeanne Cherhal
2006 : Amel Bent
2007 : Miss Dominique
2008 : Christophe Maé
2009 : Sefyu
2010 : Pony Pony Run Run
2011 : Lilly Wood and the Prick
2012 : Orelsan
2013 : C2C
(Discontinued starting 2014)
Group or Artist Stage Révélation of the Year
2001 : Saint-Germain
2002 : Le Peuple de l'Herbe
2003 : Sanseverino
2004 : Kyo
2005 : La Grande Sophie
2006 : Camille
2007 : Grand Corps Malade
2008 : Renan Luce
2009 : BB Brunes
2010 : Izia
2011 : Ben l'Oncle Soul
2012 : Brigitte
2013 : C2C
2014 : Woodkid
2015 : Benjamin Clementine
2016 : Hyphen Hyphen
2017 : L.E.J
2018 : Gaël Faye
2019 : Clara Luciani
Album Révélation of the Year
2001 : Mieux qu'ici bas by Isabelle Boulay
2002 : Rose Kennedy by Benjamin Biolay
2003 : Vincent Delerm by Vincent Delerm
2004 : Le Chemin by Kyo
2005 : Crèvecœur by Daniel Darc and Le rêve ou la vie by Ridan
2006 : Le Fil by Camille
2007 : Midi 20 by Grand Corps Malade
2008 : Repenti by Renan Luce
2009 : Ersatz by Julien Doré
2010 : Tree of Life by Yodelice
*Discontinued for period 2011 to 2013
2014 : Psycho Tropical Berlin by La Femme
2015 : Mini World by Indila
2016 : Chambre 12 by Louane
2017 : Les Conquêtes by Radio Elvis
2018 : Petite Amie by Juliette Armanet
2019 : Brol by Angèle
Album of the Year
Album of the Year
1985 : Love on the Beat by Serge Gainsbourg
1986 : Sauver l'amour by Daniel Balavoine
1987 : The No Comprendo by Rita Mitsouko
1988 : Nougayork by Claude Nougaro
1990 : Sarbacane by Francis Cabrel
1991 : Nickel by Alain Souchon
1992 : Sheller en solitaire by William Sheller
1993 : Caché derrière by Laurent Voulzy
1994 : Rio Grande by Eddy Mitchell
1995 : Samedi soir sur la Terre by Francis Cabrel
1996 : Défoule sentimentale by Alain Souchon
1997 : Mr Eddy by Eddy Mitchell
1998 : L'École du micro d'argent by IAM
*Discontinued and replaced by Song/Variety Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year
Song/Variety Album of the Year
1999 : Fantaisie Militaire by Alain Bashung (as Variety, Pop, Rock Album of the Year)
2000 : Sang pour sang by Johnny Hallyday (as Variety, Pop, Rock Album of the Year)
2001 : Chambre avec vue by Henri Salvador
2002 : Avril by Laurent Voulzy
2003 : Boucan d'enfer by Renaud
2004 : Les Risques du Métier by Bénabar
2005 : Qui de nous deux by -M-
2006 : Caravane by Raphael
2007 : Le soldat rose by Louis Chedid
2008 : Divinidylle by Vanessa Paradis
2009 : Bleu pétrole by Alain Bashung
2010 : La Superbe by Benjamin Biolay
2011 : Causes perdues et musiques tropicales by Bernard Lavilliers
2012 : Suppléments de mensonge by Hubert-Félix Thiéfaine
2010 : Alain Bashung à l'Olympia by Alain Bashung (director: Fabien Raymond)
2014 : Geeks on Stage by Shaka Ponk
Various awards
Sound engineer
1985 : Andy Scott for Julien Clerc at Bercy
1992 : Dominique Blanc-Francard for Seul dans ton coin of David McNeil and Amours secrètes... Passion publique of Julien Clerc
1993 : Patrice Cramer for Où est la source? of Michel Jonasz
Album producer
1985 : Michel Jonasz, Kamil Rustam, Gabriel Yared, Manu Katché, Jean-Yves D'Angelo and Georges Rodi - for Unis vers l'uni of Michel Jonasz
Studio musician
1986 : Jannick Top
1987 : Manu Katché
1988 : Russell Powell
Producer / Arranger
1992 : Mick Lanaro for Si ce soir... of Patrick Bruel and Sheller en solitaire of William Sheller
1993 : Michel Cœuriot and Laurent Voulzy for Caché derrière of Laurent Voulzy
1994 : Dominique Blanc-Francard
Show producer
1992 : Jean-Claude Camus
1993 : Gilbert Coullier
1994 : L'Olympia
1995 : Corida
1996 : Jules Frutos, Hélène Rol et Dominique Revert
Record covers
1985 : William Klein for cover of Love on the Beat by Serge Gainsbourg
1986 : Ennio Antonangeli, Silvana Fantino and Jeanne Mas for Femmes d'aujourd'hui by Jeanne Mas
Comedian of the Year
1985 : Raymond Devos
1987 : Coluche
1990 : Les Inconnus
1991 : Les Inconnus (second award)
1992 : Smaïn
1993 : Guy Bedos and Muriel Robin
1994 : Patrick Timsit
1995 : Raymond Devos (second award)
1996 : Les Inconnus (third award)
1997 : Valérie Lemercier
1998 : Quator for the show Il pleut des cordes (as Humour show of the year)
Honorary Award
1990 : Serge Gainsbourg
1996 : Henri Salvador
2001 : Renaud
2003 : Serge Reggiani
2007 : Juliette Gréco and Michel Polnareff
2009 : Johnny Hallyday and Jean-Loup Dabadie
2010 : Charles Aznavour, Stevie Wonder and Hugues Aufray
2011 : Indochine
2013 : Véronique Sanson and Sheila
Multiple awards
13 won
Matthieu Chedid, Alain Bashung
12 won
Orelsan
10 won
Johnny Hallyday, Alain Souchon
7 won
Vanessa Paradis
6 won
Jean-Jacques Goldman, Patricia Kaas,Renaud, Zazie
5 won
Camille, Julien Clerc, Michel Jonasz, Eddy Mitchell, Noir Désir, MC Solaar, Stromae, Laurent Voulzy, Michel Sardou
4 won
Abd al Malik, Benjamin Biolay, C2C, Francis Cabrel, Christine and the Queens, Les Inconnus, Louise attaque, Jean-Baptiste Mondino, Olivia Ruiz, Henri Salvador, Éric Serra, William Sheller, Julien Doré
3 won
Air, Angèle, Bénabar, Bigflo et Oli, Calogero, Patrick Bruel, Henri Dès, Céline Dion, Mylène Farmer, Serge Gainsbourg, Arthur H, Les Innocents, Izïa, Jean-Michel Jarre, Manu Katché, Kyo, Daniel Lavoie, Jeanne Mas, Mickey 3D, Yael Naim, Raphael, Gaëtan Roussel, Véronique Sanson, Shaka Ponk, Émilie Simon, Rachid Taha
Notes
References
External links
Official website(in French)
(in English and French)Les Victoires de la musique de 2011 (The 2011 Music’s Victories)