Boris Bukowski receives this year’s Amadeus Austrian Music Award for his life’s work. “He has set musical milestones both as a solo artist and with the band Magic,” the organizers of the music prize praised him in a broadcast today. The award ceremony will take place on April 29 as part of the Amadeus Gala at the Volkstheater in Vienna.
The musician, born on February 5, 1946 in Fürstenfeld as Fritz Bukowski, began his career as a drummer for the band Music Machine before he celebrated success with the formation Magic 69 (later Magic), for which he finally switched to the microphone.
In addition, Bukowski was able to succeed as a studio operator. At the end of the 1970s he then went on a solo path, followed by albums like “I’m tired” and several hits, including “Kokain” and “Your Fritze with the syringe”.
However, Bukowski was by no means limited to music, but also appeared as a book author (“Unter Bunten Hunden”) and actor (for Peter Patzak’s “Waikiki”). The singer released his most recent album in 2017, for “Is there a life before death?” he relied on a crowdfunding campaign, among other things.
At the Amadeus Awards, prizes are awarded in a total of 14 categories. This year’s nominee field is led by pop singer Josh with five chances to win, including for Song of the Year and Album of the Year. They are followed by rapper RAF Camora and singer Oska, each with three nominations. Conchita Wurst will lead the award ceremony, which will be broadcast on ORF1 on April 29 from 10:15 p.m.