8th ZAI Awards

The 8th ZAI Awards, honoring the best in the Slovak music industry for individual achievements for the year of 1997, took time and place on March 2, 1998, at the New Scene Theater in Bratislava. The ceremony was held in association with the local Music Fund (HF) and was hosted by actress Zdena Studenková. Unlike the previous editions when a clay statuette was designed, the new winners were bestowed a golden, five-pointed star with an inscription that read Grammy Slovakia '97, stationed on a black base.

8th ZAI Awards

Grammy Slovakia '97

• March 2, 1998 (1998-03-02)
• 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
STV2 (delay, on March 8, 1998)

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Grand Prix
Miroslav Žbirka

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◄ 7th │ 9th ►

Winners

Main categories

Gladiator

Jana Kirschner

Boris Filan

Vidiek

Ladislav Lučenič

Miroslav Žbirka

Vocal Artist or Ensemble	New Artist
★ Gladiator Hex IMT Smile Made II Mate Vidiek	★ Jana Kirschner B3 Karol Mikloš Róbert Opatovský Polemic
Instrumental Artist	Dancefloor Artist
★ Marcel Buntaj Gabriel Dušík Ladislav Lučenič Andrej Šeban Henrich Tóth	★ D-Night Exil Fun Master Lobby Maduar
Writer	Song
★ Boris Filan – "Buď tma" (by P. Hammel) Miloš Hladký – "Slovenská" (by Gladiator) Richard Jajcay – "Vianoce '97" (by Vidiek) Peter Uličný – "Týždeň má sto dní " (by P. Habera) Martin Žúži – "Som on (Snežný pluh)" (by Hex)	★ "Slovenská" (by Gladiator) – Miloš Hladký (lyrics/music) "Fönky nálada" (by Made II Mate) – Katarína Korčeková (lyrics) • Made II Mate (music) "Som on (Snežný pluh)" (by Hex) – Martin Žúži (lyrics) • Peter Dudák (music) "Vianoce '97" (by Vidiek) – Richard Jajcay (lyrics/music) "Vrany" (by IMT Smile) – Vladimír Krausz (lyrics) • Ivan Tásler (music)
Record	Album
★ Ultrapop (by Hex) • Štyry (by Vidiek) – Ivan Minárik B3 (B3)– B.P.M. Music Production Carousel Life (by Made II Mate) – Ivan Jombík • Petr Ackermann • Igor Baar Legal Drug (by Gladiator) – Tomáš Kmeť • Roman Slávik Život je... (by P. Hammel) – Juraj Solan	★ Ultrapop – Hex Carousel Life – Made II Mate Kilk-klak – IMT Smile Sen lásky – Darina Rolincová Štyry – Vidiek
Producer	Music Video
★ Ladislav Lučenič – Good Vibes: Remixes • Klik-klak (by IMT Smile) • "Tomorrow" and The Same Mist Here (by K. Mikloš) Pavel Daněk – Život je... (by P. Hammel) Gabriel Dušík – Argo • Hra na telo (by M. Noga) • No Problem (by M. Noga, Š. Skrúcaný) Peter Nagy – Extra 2 • Peter Nagy a deti: Výber Andrej Šeban – Jana Kirschner (by Herself)	★ "Slovenská" (by Gladiator) – Karol Vosátko "Buď tma" (by P. Hammel) – Katarína Ďurovičová "Happy End" (by M. Noga) – Roman Petrenko "Pressburg Boys" (by M. Noga, Š, Skrúcaný) – Juraj Takáč "Týždeň má sto dní" (by P. Habera) – František Antonín Brabec

Others

Grand Prix	★ Miroslav Žbirka