Premios Pulsar Explained

Pulsar Awards
Awarded For:	Excellence in Chilean music releases.
Sponsor:	Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor (SCD)
Country:	Chile
Network:	La Red (2015-2016, 2019, 2021-2022) TVN (2017-2018, 2023)

The Premios Pulsar (English: Pulsar Awards) is an award ceremony presented annually by the (SCD) to recognize the best in Chilean music releases. It includes categories for albums, songs, music videos and music-related books and other publications.

The first awards ceremony was held on 25 July 2015, at Teatro Nescafé de las Artes in Santiago. Chilean television presented Ignacio Franzani served as host while La Red and Radio Cooperativa broadcast the ceremony on television and radio, respectively.

Background

The awards were created in 2015, intended to highlight musical releases in the country. The name comes from the "Feria Pulsar", an annual event organized by the Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor that takes place in Santiago and includes activities such as concerts and music-related exhibitions.^{[1] [2]}

Prior to the awards inception, the Altazor Awards were presented, from 2000 to 2014, to recognize the best in Chilean literature, visual arts, theater, dance, music, cinema and television. The Sociedad Chilena del Derecho de Autor were one of the institutions involved in said awards.^[3]

The winners and nominees are chosen by a set of juries that changes for each edition. The jury members range from musicians, journalists, producers, engineers, music video directors, art directors, among other professionals from the music industry.^[4] Winners and nominees for all the categories are selected by the juries except Artist of the Year, which is voted by the public through the awards website, and Most Played Song, which is determined through the statistics given by Chilean radio stations.^[5]

Trophy

The trophy was designed by Chilean sculptor Catalina Rojas and was named "El Aplauso" (The Clap). It was created through lost-wax casting and consists of two hands, one painted silver and the other gold. According to Rojas, it represents the connexion between the artist and the audience through the act of clapping while the different materials in the hands represent the need for diversity in music.^[6]

Categories

As of 2023, the following 26 categories are presented:

Current categories

• Artist of the Year
• Song of the Year
• Album of the Year
• Record of the Year
• Best New Artist
• Best Pop Artist
• Best Rock Artist
• Best Urban Music Artist
• Best Metal Artist
• Best Tropical Music and Ranchera Artist
• Best Electronic Music Artist
• Best Fusion Artist
• Best Jazz Artist

• Best Singer-Songwriter
• Best Roots Music Artist
• Best Children's' Music Artist
• Best Classical Music Artist
• Best Record Producer
• Instrumentalist of the Year
• Best Visual Media Composer
• Best Music Video
• Best Cover Art
• Best Music-Related Book
• Dissemination of Music of the Indigenous Peoples Award
• SCD Award for Most Played Song
• Special Award for Promotion of Chilean Music

Defunct categories

• Best Tropical Music Artist
• Best Jazz Fusion Artist

• Best Pop Ballad Artist
• Best Visual Media Related to Music

Ceremonies

Year	Date	Venue	City	Host	Broadcast		Ref.
					Television	Radio
	18 July 2015	Teatro Nescafé de las Artes	Santiago	Ignacio Franzani	La Red	Radio Cooperativa	^[7]
	10 May 2016	Teatro Teletón					^[8]
	31 May 2017			Cristián Sánchez	TVN	Radio Bío-Bío	^[9]
	12 & 14 June 2018	Sala SCD, Plaza Egaña Studio 1, TVN		Alfredo Lewin			^[10]
	9 July 2019	Teatro Teletón		Eduardo Fuentes	La Red		^[11]
	15 July 2020	Streaming		Humberto Sichel Javiera Contador Natalia Valdevenido	Súbela Radio		^[12]
	9 June 2021			Eduardo Fuentes	La Red	Radio Bio-Bío	^[13]
	30 May 2022	Centro Cultural Estación Mapocho	Santiago				^[14]
	4 June 2023	Studio 1, TVN		Eduardo Fuentes Ivette Vergara	TVN		^[15]

Selected winners

The following table features the winners for the four main categories.

Year	Artist of the Year	Album of the Year	Song of the Year	Best New Artist	Ref.
2015	Ana Tijoux	Ana Tijoux Vengo	Ana Tijoux "Vengo"	Benjamín Walker	^[16]
2016	La Combo Tortuga	Camila Moreno Mala Madre	Camila Moreno "Tu Mamá Te Mató"	Niños del Cerro
2017	Villa Cariño	Alex Anwandter Amiga	Alex Anwandter "Siempre es Viernes en Mi Corazón"	300am	^[17]
2018	Movimiento Original	Congreso La Canción Que Te Debía	Mon Laferte "Amárrame"	Niña Tormenta	^[18]
2019	La Comba Tortuga	Mon Laferte Norma	Paloma Mami "Not Steady"	La Brígida Orquesta	^[19]
2020	Cami	Como Asesinar a Felipes Naturaleza Muerta	Cami "Aquí Estoy"	Simón Campusano	^[20]
2021	DrefQuila	Francisca Valenzuela La Fortaleza	Francisca Valenzuela "Flotando"	Pau	^[21]
2022	La Combo Tortuga	Camila Moreno Rey	Yorka featuring Gepe and Lido Pimienta "Viento"	Soulfia	^[22]
2023	Paula Rivas	Congreso Luz de Flash	Polimá Westcoast and Pailita "Ultra Solo"	Fran Quintero	^[23]

See also

• Altazor Award

External links

• Official website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Premios Pulsar 2015: Los grammys chilenos que reconocen lo mejor de la música nacional. El Mostrador. 5 March 2015. 18 September 2023. es.
2. Web site: Feria Pulsar celebró el regreso a su formato histórico con más de 20 mil asistentes. El Mostrador. 12 December 2022. 18 September 2023. es.
3. Web site: Tras 15 años, los premios Altazor dejan de existir por falta de recursos. El Mostrador. 30 January 2015. 18 September 2023. es.
4. Web site: Jurado. Premios Pulsar. 18 September 2023. es.
5. Web site: Bases de la 9° Versión Premios Pulsar a la Música Chilena. Premios Pulsar. 18 September 2023. es.
6. Web site: Creadora del Museo Arte de Luz confecciona la estatuilla de los Premios Pulsar. Arte al Limite. 10 May 2016. 18 September 2023. es.
7. Web site: Alvaro Scaramelli y los detalles de los Premios Pulsar. Radio Cooperativa. 28 July 2015. 18 September 2023. es.
8. Web site: Camila Moreno arrasó en los Premios Pulsar 2016. Radio Cooperativa. 11 May 2016. 18 September 2023. es.
9. Web site: Premios Pulsar saltan a TVN con Cristián Sánchez en la animación. La Tercera. Andrés. Del Real. 6 May 2017. 18 September 2023. es.
10. Web site: Mon Laferte y Gepe lideran las nominaciones en los Premios Pulsar 2018. El Mostrador. 24 April 2018. 18 September 2023. es.
11. Web site: Premios Pulsar 2019 ya tienen fecha de entrega: serán en julio. Rock & Pop. 17 June 2019. 18 September 2023. es.
12. Web site: Javiera Contador, Humberto Sichel y Natalia Valdebenito serán los animadores de los Premios Pulsar 2020. Súbela. 3 July 2020. 18 September 2023. es.
13. Web site: La Red transmitirá la ceremonia de los Premios Pulsar 2021: “Mientras haya aplausos, habrá música”. El Dínamo. Rodrigo. León. 24 May 2021. 18 September 2023. es.
14. Web site: Premios Pulsar vuelven a la presencialidad y debutan en la Estación Mapocho. La Tercera. 5 May 2022. 18 September 2023. es.
15. Web site: De Congreso y Gepe a Cristóbal Briceño y Cris MJ: estos son los nominados a los Premios Pulsar 2023. Radio Bío-Bío. Emilio. Contreras. 27 April 2023. 18 September 2023. es.
16. Web site: Ana Tijoux es la gran ganadora de los primeros Premios Pulsar. La Tercera. Andrés. Del Real. 29 July 2015. 18 September 2023. es.
17. Web site: ALEX ANWANDTER, EL GRAN GANADOR DE LOS PREMIOS PULSAR 2017. Los 40. Javier. Sandoval. 1 June 2017. 18 September 2023. es.
18. Web site: Estos fueron los ganadores de los Premios Pulsar 2018. La Tercera. 15 June 2018. 18 September 2023. es.
19. Web site: Premios Pulsar 2019: Mon Laferte, Cami y Paloma Mami destacan entre los ganadores. Radio Cooperativa. 9 July 2019. 18 September 2023. es.
20. Web site: Cami, CAF y Diego Lorenzini son los grandes ganadores de los Premios Pulsar 2020. La Tercera. Darío. Zambra. 15 July 2020. 18 September 2023. es.
21. Web site: Francisca Valenzuela arrasa en otros Premios Pulsar dominados por las mujeres. La Tercera. Andrés. Del Real. 10 June 2023. 18 September 2023. es.
22. Web site: Premios Pulsar 2022: Revisa la lista completa de ganadores. CNN Chile. 31 May 2022. 18 September 2023. es.
23. Web site: Con Ultra Solo, Congreso y Paula Rivas como grandes ganadores: revisa los triunfadores de los premios Pulsar 2023. La Tercera. 5 June 2023. 18 September 2023. es.