Edison Award

For the awards given for excellence in innovation, see Edison Awards.
For the award given for achievements in Tamil cinema, see Edison Awards (India).
Edison Award
Edison award 1961
Awarded forOutstanding achievements in the music industry
CountryNetherlands
Presented byNVPI
First awardedOctober 22, 1960
Websitewww.edisons.nl

The Edison Award is an annual Dutch music prize awarded for outstanding achievements in the music industry. It is comparable to the American Grammy Award.[1] The Edison award itself is a bronze replica of a statuette of Thomas Edison, designed by the Dutch sculptor Pieter d'Hont.[2] It is one of the oldest music awards in the world, first presented in 1960 at the inaugural Grand Gala du Disque.[3]

  1. ^ "Edison, Prizes to Vlad, Stravinsky" (PDF). Billboard. July 2, 1966. p. 23. Archived (PDF) from the original on January 31, 2023 – via WorldRadioHistory.
  2. ^ "Edison van beeldhouwer D'Hont onder de hamer". RTV Utrecht. March 21, 2014. Archived from the original on March 24, 2014.
  3. ^ Edisons Archived 2014-03-02 at the Wayback Machine. edisons.nl