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The Hungarian Music Awards have been given to artists in the field of Hungarian music since 1992. [1] The award categories are similar to Grammy Awards in the United States and Brit Awards in the United Kingdom.

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The awards were known as the Golden Giraffe Awards until 2003. The award is presented by Mahasz, the Hungarian music industry association. [2] The current official name is Fonogram – Hungarian Music Awards. [3]

Categories

The categories may have been added and/or removed in the past. [4]

International categories

Domestic categories

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References

  1. "A díjról". Fonogram (in Hungarian). Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  2. "Kiosztották a Fonogram-díjakat, díjazták Fenyő Miklós életművét". Heti Világgazdaság (in Hungarian). March 2, 2017. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  3. "Ők az idei Fonogram-díj nyertesei". Origo (in Hungarian). March 8, 2018. Retrieved June 12, 2019.
  4. "Caramel, Szekeres, Road, Hiperkarma – Megvannak a 2019-es Fonogram-jelöltek". Blikk (in Hungarian). March 14, 2019. Retrieved June 12, 2019.