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Amsterdam Dance Event (ADE), DJ Fanclub & Paradiso proudly present the winners of the first edition of the 'International Golden Gnome Awards', which took place during a spectacular show at the Paradiso on the official opening night of the ADE yesterday.Having started as a prank in 1995 to bring back some humour into the increasingly serious and commercial club scene, the Golden Gnome Awards (Gouden Kabouters in Dutch) has grown over the past 15 years into Holland’s top annual awards ceremony for the Dutch dance scene.The self proclaimed “Incredibly Unofficial Oscars for the Club Scene” attracts an impressive crowd of DJs, club owners, producers, musicians and festival organisers who take the winning of the ‘little golden man’ much more seriously than the organisers ever imagined. This annual event has grown into a highlight on the social calendar of many a top Dutch DJ. It’s not merely a prize giving, but an evening full of entertainment, surprise acts, fun & frolics with a healthy dose of irony and satire thrown in. With a list of past winners including world famous names such as Richie Hawtin (2009), Armin van Buuren (2008), Ricardo Villalobos (2005), Audio Bullys (2003), Underworld (2002) and David Guetta (2001), the organization decided it is time to go global.This years winners are:1. MEDIA GNOME – for best magazine, website or campaignResident Advisor2. MOST POPULAR INTERNATIONAL DJ:Armin van Buuren3. NOISY GNOME – Club with the best soundsystemAir4. MOST LOVEABLE AGENTCeline Aron (So Blonde)5. MASKED GNOME – Favorite masked DJ/live actBloody Beetroots6. FAVOURITE LABELDim Mak7. FUTURE GNOME – most promising new Dutch talentMiss Fuzzy8. BEST DRESSED DJDr. Lektroluv9. BEST INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALMysteryland10. UNDERGROUND GNOME – city with the most influential & creative underground sceneBerlin11. DJ with the WORST HAIRCUTDavid Guetta12. SEXY GNOME – the most sexy DJ (m/f)Ida Engberg13. BEST LIVE ACTDeadmau514. FAVOURITE INTERNATIONAL DJRichie Hawtin15. LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARDDetroit 25 crew (Kevin Saunderson, Carl Craig, Derrick May, Stacey Pullen e.a.)
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