The Danish Music Awards (DMA) is a Danish award show. The show has been arranged by IFPI since 1989, and was originally called IFPI-prisen ("IFPI-Award") until 1991, when it changed its name to Dansk Grammy ("Danish Grammy"). It was changed to its current name, Danish Music Awards in 2001, after the American Grammy Awards registered the name "Grammy" as their trademark. In 2011, IFPI joined together with TV2 and KODA to present the awards ceremony.[1]
The 1990 Danish IFPI Awards were held on 25 February 1990 in K.B. Hallen, Frederiksberg to be replaced the following year by the Danish Grammy Awards that continued from 1991 until 2000.
This section needs expansionwith: results for Danish Grammies 1992 to 2000. You can help by adding to it. (January 2013)
Danish Grammy Awards 2000
2000 was the last year the awards were held under the title Danish Grammy Awards. After the American Grammy organization objecting, the show would be renamed Danish Music Awards starting 2001.
The last Danish "Grammies" were held on 5 February 2000 in the Forum, Frederiksberg. The show was broadcast live on TV 2, and was hosted by Casper Christensen and Krede.
Starting 2001, the awards were held under the name Danish Music Awards after ten years as Danish Grammy Awards. The American Grammies management had protested the use of the name "Grammies" by the Danes and the Danish management was forced to bow to pressure and change the name from Danish Grammy Awards to Danish Music Awards.
Danish Music Awards 2001
The first ever Danish Music Awards under the new name was held on 3 March 2001 in the Forum, Frederiksberg. The inaugural "Danish Music Awards" show was broadcast live on TV 2, and was hosted by Casper Christensen and Lasse Rimmer.
The 2002 Danish Music Awards were held on 2 March 2002 in the Forum, Frederiksberg. The show was broadcast live on TV 2, and was hosted by Lars Hjortshøj.
Balstyrko – "Intet stopper helt" and "Jagten paa noget"
Love Shop – "Alle har en drøm at befri", "Love Goes On Forever" and "Kræmmersjæl"
Prizes were given in 22 categories[2] of these are eight different musical genre from children's albums to electronica. 52 different artists or bands had 89 nominations at the Danish Music Awards 2009. More than 46% of the nominees are women or had women as their main artist. One fourth of the nominees were newcomers.
Danish Music Awards 2010
Danish Music Awards 2010 was held at the Bremen Theatre in Copenhagen, Denmark on Sunday 14 November 2010. The host was songwriter and producer Søren Rasted. The show was not shown live on Danish TV. This was the first that the IFPI, World Music Denmark, Jazz Danmark and Folkemusikkens Fælles Sekretariat joined forces and made one joint music award event.[3]
The awards were given to 20 different music categories.[4] The prize Steppeulven for Hope of the Year was given by the Foreningen af Danske Musikkritikere (Association of Danish Music Critics).
Danish Album of the Year: Eaggerstunn – Armagedion, Lukas Graham – Lukas Graham, Malk De Koijn – Toback to the Fromtime, Oh Land – Oh Land, When Saints Go Machine – Konkylie.[8]
Danish Songwriter of the Year: Aura Dione for Before the Dinosaurs, Jacob Bellens (I Got You On Tape) for Church of the Real, Lukas Graham & Backbone for Lukas Graham, Malk De Koijn for Toback to the Fromtime, Rasmus Seebach, Nicolai Seebach and Lars Ankerstjerne for Mer' end kærlighed.
Danish Music Video of the Year: L.O.C. – "Langt Ude" (director: Mike Spooner), L.O.C. – "Noget Dumt" (director: Rasmus Laumann), Nabiha – "Never Played the Bass" (director: Patrick Killingbeck), Outlandish – "Warrior//Worrier" (director: Martin Skovbjerg /Sauna Cigar) and Shaka Loveless – "Tomgang" (director: Amdi Niss-Espinoza).
Malk de Koijn is a Danish rap group formed in 1993, formed of three members, Tue Track, Blæs Bukki and Geolo G (rap).
Remee Sigvardt Jackman, better known as Remee, is a Danish rapper, songwriter, producer and composer.
Engelina Andrina Larsen is a Danish singer and songwriter who is best known for writing and providing the vocals for DJ Encore's "I See Right Through to You", which was a number-one hit in her native Denmark.
Maria Louise Joensen, known as Aura Dione, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2008 she released her debut album, Columbine. The album spawned the hit single "I Will Love You Monday (365)", which reached number one in Germany, achieved over 80 million video views and was certified platinum.
Nabiha Bensouda is a Danish singer-songwriter.
Rasmus Thude is a Danish singer and songwriter with more than 20 million plays worldwide. He has previously participated in the Danish X Factor in 2010. In January 2011 his song LLL got him worldwide attention when it was mistaken with the American singer, Justin Timberlake. The song had been renamed "Take You Down" and both media and fans thought it was a new single from JT. In 2014 Rasmus Thude enrolled at DTU studying Processing and Innovation. In 2015 he created his first app start-up "Ta' det", where he is currently working as CEO.
Before the Dinosaurs is the second studio album by Danish singer-songwriter Aura Dione. The album was released on 4 November 2011 by Universal Music. It was preceded by the lead single, "Geronimo" on 19 September 2011. Upon its release, the album received mixed reviews from most music critics, who compared the singer to Lady Gaga but felt the album was over-produced.
Wafande Pierre Jolivel Zahor, better known by his mononym Wafande, is a Danish singer and songwriter of African-French descent, in the field of reggae, soul and urban-hit tunes and is a true influencer in the nature of the word. These factors are reflected in his music and personality and have made him famous in Denmark. He is signed to Universal Music.
NorthSide Festival, or simply NorthSide, is a three-day music festival held every year in June in Aarhus, Denmark. It has four stages with rotating artists and several sideshow events and happenings. The first festival commenced in 2010 and from 2011 to 2019, the festival has been held at Ådalen in Åbyhøj. The 2017 festival was attended by 40,000 people each day. In 2022, for the very first time, NorthSide took place in Eskelunden, right by Aarhus Å and in the backyard of the city.
Lukas Graham is a Danish pop band consisting of lead vocalist Lukas Forchhammer, and drummer Mark Falgren. The band released Lukas Graham, their first album, with labels Copenhagen Records and Then We Take The World in 2012. The album peaked at number one on the Danish charts. Their second album was released in 2015 and earned international attention with singles like "Mama Said" and "7 Years", the latter of which topped the singles charts in many major music markets. The self-titled international debut album was released in the United States by Warner Bros. Records on 1 April 2016.
Karen Marie Aagaard Ørsted Andersen, known professionally as MØ, is a Danish singer and songwriter. In 2012, she signed a recording contract with Sony Music Entertainment, releasing her debut extended play, Bikini Daze (2013), and her debut studio album, No Mythologies to Follow (2014).
Ukendt Kunstner is a Danish hip hop group from Copenhagen, founded in 2012 by rapper Hans Philip and producer Jens Ole Wowk McCoy. They were signed to the label Sony Music Denmark.
"Happy Home" is a song by Danish DJ Hedegaard featuring the vocals of Lukas Graham. The song was co-written by Hedegaard himself and Lukas Graham Forchhammer. Released on Copenhagen Records in association with Universal Music Denmark, it reached number one on Hitlisten, the Danish Official Singles Chart.
Henrik Bryld Wolsing, better known as Hennedub, is a Danish Los Angeles–based music producer. Hennedub is best known for his work with Gilli, Kesi, and Lukas Graham, and also releases music in his own name.
Sylvester Willy Sivertsen, known professionally as Sly, is a Danish successful songwriter and music producer who has written and produced the following: Dua Lipa's "We're Good", Sigrid's album "How To Let Go", Jonas Brothers' "Comeback", Shawn Mendes' "Higher", The Chainsmokers' "Side Effects", Liam Payne’s "Slow" and "Live Forever", among others.
Kalaha is a Danish band consisting of Emil de Waal (drums), Niclas Knudsen (guitar), Rumpistol aka Jens Berents Christiansen (synthesizer) and electronic producer Mikael Elkjær aka Spejderrobot... The band takes inspiration from Afrobeat, Anatolian rock, electronic rave music and jazz improvisation.
Johannes Jules Wolfson, better known as Jules Wolfson or as part of the production team Jon & Jules, is a Danish producer, songwriter and record executive.
Sarah Mariegaard, known professionally as Soleima, is a Danish singer-songwriter.
This page is based on this Wikipedia article Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.
