AMAS (an

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for Anuario de la Musica de Asturias) Awards is the official music award in

Asturias Asturias (; ; ) officially the Principality of Asturias, is an autonomous communities of Spain, autonomous community in northwest Spain. It is coextensive with the provinces of Spain, province of Asturias and contains some of the territory t ...

, held every year since 2005. The name translates in English as "

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of the

Music of Asturias The musical traditions of the Northwest Iberian Peninsula include those of Galicia, Asturias, and Cantabria. The music of Galicia and Asturias is characterized by the use of bagpipes, with some similarities to the music of Cantabria. History It ...

". Some important Spanish bands, like

Avalanch Avalanch is a Spanish heavy metal band formed in Asturias in 1993. Led by composer, producer and guitar player Alberto Rionda, the band has released nine studio albums, plus a handful of compilations, DVDs and English versions of their works ...

(also Alberto Rionda as singer and composer), WarCry (also Víctor García as singer, Pablo García as guitarist, Rafael Yugueros as drummer),

El Sueño de Morfeo El Sueño de Morfeo ( English: '' Morpheus' Dream'') was a Spanish band from Asturias. Their musical style is pop rock fused with Celtic, folk rock and indie pop elements. They represented Spain at Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song " ...

have received awards as

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and in the sub-categories. Some other influential artists, such as

Melendi Ramón Melendi Espina (born 21 January 1979), known mononymously as Melendi, is a Spanish singer-songwriter. His specialties are rock, flamenco, and rumba styles. Early life Melendi was born in Oviedo, Asturias. He went to school with Formu ...

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s, among others

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Premios AMAS
— official website Spanish music awards Music of Asturias {{music-event-stub

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