7th ZAI Awards

The 7th ZAI Awards, honoring the best in the Slovak music industry for individual achievements for the year of 1996, took time and place on February 13, 1997, at the New Scene Theater in Bratislava.

7th ZAI Awards

Grammy West '96

• February 13, 1997 (1997-02-13)
• New Scene, Bratislava, Slovakia

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Presenter(s)

• Union of Authors and Performers (ZAI)
• Music Fund Slovakia (HF)

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Broadcaster
STV1 (delay, on February 15, 1997)

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Grand Prix
Elán

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◄ 6th │ 8th ►

Subtitled as Grammy West '96, the ceremony was held in association with the local Music Fund (HF) and hosted by Miroslav Žbirka.

Winners

Main categories

Pavol Habera

IMT Smile

Richard Müller

Gladiator

Marián Greksa

Elán

Vocal Artist or Ensemble	New Artist
★ Pavol Habera Gladiator MC Erik & Barbara Peter Nagy O.B.D.	★ IMT Smile Bee M D-Night Lobby Temeraf
Instrumental Artist(s)	Dancefloor Artist
★ Henrich Tóth – Breath František Griglák • Pavol Horváth • Peter Uherčík – Magma Andrej Šeban – Andrej Šeban Band... Juraj Tatár – Svet lásku má (by P. Habera and VA)	★ D-Night Bee M Lobby Maduar MC Erik & Barbara
Writer	Song
★ Richard Müller – "Cigaretka na dva ťahy" (by Himself) Marián Greksa – "Tak dokedy" (by Himself) Daniel Hevier – "Svet lásku má" (by P. Habera, P. Dvorský, K. Gott) Peter Nagy – "Svet je krásny zadok" (by Himself) Jozef Urban – "Zdemolovaný kríž" (by J. Lehotský)	★ "Svet lásku má" (by P. Habera, P. Dvorský, K. Gott) – Daniel Hevier (lyrics) • Pavol Habera (music) "Vetroň" (by Hex) – Martin Žúži (lyrics) • Žúži and Peter Dudák (music) "Biely strom" (by O.B.D.) – Unknown "Nepoznám" (by IMT Smile) – Vladimír Krausz (lyrics) • Ivan Tásler (music) "Say U Love Me" (by D-Night) – Unknown
Record	Album
★ Svet lásku má (by P. Habera and VA) • Dogstime (by Gladiator) – Ján Došek with Otto Nopp (Svet lásku má) Breath (by H. Tóth) – Ivan Jombík LSD (by R. Müller) – Ivan Minárik Magma (by F. Griglák, P. Horváth, P. Uherčík) – Juraj Kupec Say U Love Me (by D-Night) • Second (by MC Erik & Barbara) • Ten (by Maduar) – Savid Studio	★ Svet lásku má – Pavol Habera and VA Dogstime – Gladiator Magma – František Griglák • Pavol Horváth • Peter Uherčík LSD – Richard Müller Breath – Henrich Tóth
Producer	Music Video
★ Július Kinček – Svet lásku má (by P. Habera and VA) • Second (by MC Erik & Barbara) Peter Nagy Ladislav Lučenič Michal Kovalčík – Dogstime (by Gladiator) Peter Uherčík	★ "Sweet Little Mouse" (by Gladiator) – Karol Vosátko "Biely strom" (by O.B.D.) – Vladimír Balko "Do What You Want" (by Bee M) – Roman Valentko "Svet lásku má" (by P. Habera, P. Dvorský, K. Gott) – Juraj Johanides "Tak dokedy" (by M. Greksa) – Avi • Espé Studios

Others

Grand Prix	★ Elán