The 2023 version of the FemMetal Awards was full of interesting figures. The awards were named in tribute to 12 women in science.
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With the winners of each category now announced, it is time to announce the full results while taking a look at some interesting figures and facts from the 6th FemMetal Awards.
The Results Chaulmoogra Award: Best Breakthrough Metal Act Total Votes: 1,136 1 Never Obey Again 19.5% 2 The Effigy 17.7% 3 Exiled Hope 16.1% 4 Mystfall 13.8% 5 Conspiracy Of Blackness 9.3% 6 Sovereign Council 8.5% 7 Dreamyth 4.8% 8 Kapitur 4.8% 9 Ewiniar 3.2% 10 Pressure 2.3%
Neurogenesis Award: Best Breakthrough Rock Act Total Votes: 1,235 1 Cassidy Paris 25.4% 2 Scene Queen 17.6% 3 Stellvris 16.7% 4 Amnesiak 11.6% 5 The Almas 8.9% 6 Final Stage 8.7% 7 Piper 7.6% 8 lolitslea 3.6%
Fossil Award: Best Release by a Breakthrough Act Total Votes: 1,235 1 Cassidy Paris – “New Sensation” 26.5% 2 Stellvris – “Persistence” 16.8% 3 Never Obey Again – “The End Of An Era” 16.5% 4 Amnesiak – “Amnesiak” 9.8% 5 Mystfall – “Celestial Vision” 8.5% 6 Piper – “What Is The Heart For?” 7.2% 7 Conspiracy Of Blackness – “Pain Therapy” 5.7% 8 Ewiniar – “Another World” 3.7% 9 Dreamyth – “Aletheia” 3.4% 10 Lolitslea – “Happy Never Ending” 1.9%
Genetic Award: Best Write-In Act Total Valid Votes: 207 Top 3:
1 Delain 25 2 Daedric 16 3 Alterium 5
Celestial Award: Best Rock / Metal Influencer Total Votes: 1,244 1 Cristina Scabbia 47.11% 2 Nicoletta Rosellini 17.28% 3 Tashha 9.65% 4 Raja Meissner 8.12% 5 Larissa Liveir 5.79% 6 Tori Kravitz (She’s With The Band Podcast) 5.47% 7 Rina Robin 3.94% 8 Megan Elizabeth 2.65%
Apollo Award: Best Vocals Total Votes: 1,455 1 Helle Bogdanova (Ignea) 22.06% 2 Jennifer Haben (Beyond The Black) 11.13% 3 Claudia Beltrame (Degrees Of Truth) 10.45% 4 Sharon Den Adel (Within Temptation) 7.35% 5 Steva Deathless (Deathless Legacy) 7.35% 6 Alecia Demner (Stitched Up Heart) 6.05% 7 Melissa Bonny (Ad Infinitum) 5.70% 8 Tarja Turunen 5.64% 9 Doro Pesch (Doro) 5.02% 10 Ambre Vourvahis (Xandria) 3.99% 11 Zora Cock (Blackbriar) 3.51% 12 Marianna Florou (Project Renegade) 3.37% 13 Madeleine Liljestam (Eleine) 2.20% 14 Marialena Trikoglou (Mystfall) 1.86% 15 Daedric 1.65% 16 Päivi Sihvonen (Piper) 1.51% 17 Elisa Bonafè (Reasons Behind) 0.76% 18 Emma Zoldan (Sirenia) 0.41%
Cosmic Award: Best Brutal Vocals Total Votes: 1,285 1 Helle Bogdanova (IGNEA) 36.58% 2 Carla Harvey (Butcher Babies) 18.13% 3 Fernanda Lira (Crypta) 15.02% 4 Stefania Salladini (Mind Control) 8.33% 5 Liv Jagrell (Liv Sin) 7.00% 6 Prika Amaral (Nervosa) 5.45% 7 Sofia Frasz (Exiled Hope) 4.98% 8 Obscura (Asagraum) 4.51%
Metamorphosis Award: Best Instrument Player Total Votes: 1,309 1 Nita Strauss 41.10% 2 Tainá Bergamaschi (Crypta) 17.11% 3 Sophie Lloyd 13.83% 4 Katija Di Giulio (Eternal Silence) 6.80% 5 Jéssica Di Falchi (Crypta) 6.04% 6 Hella (Lordi) 5.19% 7 Prika Amaral (Nervosa) 3.82% 8 Obscura (Asagraum) 2.75% 9 Sam Mobley (Frozen Soul) 2.14% 10 Olivia Jean 1.22%
Symmetry Award: Best Music Video Total Votes: 1,430 1 Ignea – “Dunes” 24.20% 2 Degrees Of Truth – “Alchemists” 10.98% 3 Nita Strauss – “Victorious” ft. Dorothy 7.62% 4 Vision Of Atlantis – “Clocks” 7.34% 5 Within Temptation – “Ritual” 7.27% 6 Sophie Lloyd – “Imposter Syndrome” ft. Lzzy Hale 5.45% 7 Beyond The Black – “Free Me” 4.34% 8 Stitched Up Heart – “Possess Me” 3.99% 9 Ad Infinitum – “From The Ashes” 3.92% 10 Blackbriar – “Cicada” 3.36% 11 Scene Queen – “MILF” 3.01% 12 Sinheresy – “Castaways” 3.01% 13 Burning Witches – “World On Fire” 2.73% 14 Kapitur – “Nature Morte” 2.66% 15 Doro – “Children Of The Dawn” 2.31% 16 Reasons Behind – “Seas Of Grey” 2.24% 17 Cabrakaän – “Mictlán” 1.68% 18 Lexi Layne – “The High Priestess” 1.47% 19 Sirenia – “Deadlight” 1.47% 20 Hyperia – “The Serpent’s Cycle” 0.98%
Logic Award: Best Album Total Votes: 1,501 1 Ignea – “Dreams Of Lands Unseen” 23.38% 2 Degrees Of Truth – “Alchemists” 10.19% 3 Within Temptation – “Bleed Out” 8.13% 4 Never Obey Again – “The End Of An Era” 7.06% 5 Beyond The Black – “Beyond The Black” 6.33% 6 Stitched Up Heart – “To The Wolves” 6.13% 7 Xandria – “The Wonders Still Awaiting” 5.13% 8 Nita Strauss – “The Call Of The Void” 4.80% 9 Crypta – “Shades Of Sorrow” 3.66% 10 Doro – “Conqueress – Forever Strong And Proud” 3.46% 11 Ad Infinitum – “Chapter III – Downfall” 3.06% 12 Sophie Lloyd – “Imposter Syndrome” 2.66% 13 Project Renegade – “Ultra Terra” 2.60% 14 Stellvris – “Persistence” 2.47% 15 Blackbriar – “A Dark Euphony” 2.33% 16 Mind Control – “Elements” 2.33% 17 Eleine – “We Shall Remain” 2.27% 18 Nervosa – “Jailbreak” 1.73% 19 Reasons Behind – “Architecture Of An Ego” 1.47% 20 Hyperia – “The Serpent’s Cycle” 0.80%
Helical Award: Best Rock / Alternative Act Total Votes: 1,421 1 Within Temptation 24.00% 2 Nita Strauss 16.68% 3 Cassidy Paris 16.47% 4 Blackbriar 11.26% 5 Stitched Up Heart 5.91% 6 Scene Queen 5.28% 7 Project Renegade 3.94% 8 Sophie Lloyd 3.80% 9 Stellvris 3.80% 10 Violent Vira 3.10% 11 Alia Tempora 2.96% 12 Break Me Down 2.81%
Radiation Award: Best Metal Act Total Votes: 1,440 1 Ignea 24.17% 2 Within Temptation 11.04% 3 Degrees Of Truth 9.65% 4 Beyond The Black 8.06% 5 Deathless Legacy 7.85% 6 Ad Infinitum 4.86% 7 Tarja 4.86% 8 Doro 4.58% 9 Crypta 4.38% 10 Xandria 4.10% 11 Eleine 3.26% 12 Mind Control 2.99% 13 Nervosa 2.99% 14 Sirenia 2.15% 15 Mystfall 1.94% 16 Massive Scar Era 1.32% 17 Reasons Behind 1.11% 18 Hyperia 0.69%
Statistics
Total Votes: 2,030 Last year’s votes: 2,005
Total Number of Voters’ Countries: 75 Last year’s countries: 113
Most voted for category: Best Album Number of Votes: 1,501
Least voted for category: Best Breakthrough Metal Act Last year’s countries: 1,136
Demographic Analysis 1 Italy 439 2 United States 338 3 United Kingdom 266 4 Canada 153 5 Australia 122 6 Germany 80 7 Greece 49 8 Ukraine 49 9 Finland 45 10 Mexico 45
Top 10 Counties Facts & Records IGNEA’s records: IGNEA Visions of Atlantis Helle Bogdanova IGNEA IGNEA IGNEA 50 Facts for Nerds: The first vote was recorded one minute after the polls were open. The final vote was recorded 5 minutes before they closed “Marco” is the most repeated masculine first name among voters. “Laura” is the most repeated feminine name. None of the voters voted for all the winners in all categories. 19 voters voted for all three winners in the Breakthrough categories. 
