Leza Awards Explained

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Awarded For:	Best Music Album Best Music Single Best Music Video Best New Album Best Feature Film Lifetime Achievement
Sponsor:	Ibex Band Roha Band
Country:	Ethiopia
Network:	Sheger FM 102.1 (radio) Fana TV
Previous:	10th Leza Award
Next:	11th Leza Award

Leza Awards (Amharic: ለዛ ሽልማት) is an Ethiopian annual film and music award held in Hilton Hotel, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia since 2010. The award show broadcast on television channels and radio on Sheger FM 102.1.^[1]

In 2014, Leza introduced lifetime achievement award for outstanding pioneers of Ethiopian musicians. The Leza Radio Listeners' Choice Award gives both film and music recognition.^[2]

Overview

Leza Awards is an annual music and film award where performers of both awarded for contribution of their work with achieve market.^[3] In 2014, Leza introduced lifetime achievement award that recognize Ethiopian pioneer musicians. In 2015, seven pioneers who were deemed in contribution of Ethiopian music awarded. The finalists judged based on public vote which takes for one month. The Leza Radio Listeners' Choice Award gives both film and music recognition. Leza awards for primarily in 6 categories:

• Best Music Album
• Best Music Single
• Best Music Video
• Best New Album
• Best Feature Film
• Lifetime Achievement

List of awards

See main article: article and List of Leza Awards editions.

Notes and References

1. Web site: 2015-08-29 . Nominees revealed for Ethiopia's Leza Awards . 2022-09-11 . Music In Africa . en.
2. Web site: St . Addis . ard . 2014-12-17 . "What doesn’t kill you makes you Stronger" . 2022-09-11 . Addis Standard . en-US.
3. Web site: St . Addis . ard . 2012-10-02 . And the winner is… . 2022-09-11 . Addis Standard . en-US.