Nordic Music Prize | |
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Awarded for | Best album from the Nordic Countries |
First awarded | 2011 |
Website | http://bylarm.no/awards/phonofile-nordic-music-prize/ |
The Nordic Music Prize is an annual award for the Best Nordic Album Of The Year, inspired by the Mercury Prize and introduced in 2010. The prize was initiated by the by:Larm conference in Norway. The first Nordic Music Prize was presented by the Prince Of Norway during by:Larm in Oslo in February 2011. [1]
The prize was created to create a stronger unity across the Nordic countries industry, to increase international interest and awareness of what the region has to offer musically and, to refocus on the full-length album as an art form. [1]
The winner is decided by a selection involving each Nordic country's domestic recording industry, that lead to representatives converging on Oslo with a list of ten albums from their nation, and these are then whittled down to 12 final nominations. The final choice is made by a jury composed of international journalists and label people. [1]
Year | Winner | Nominees | Ref(s) |
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2011 | Jónsi - Go |
| [2] |
2012 | Goran Kajfeš – X/Y |
| [2] |
2013 | First Aid Kit – The Lion's Roar |
| [3] |
2014 | The Knife – Shaking the Habitual |
| [4] [5] |
2015 | Mirel Wagner – When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day |
| [6] |
2016 | Band of Gold – Band of Gold |
| [7] |
2017 | Jenny Hval – Blood Bitch |
| [8] |
2018 | Susanne Sundfør — Music for People in Trouble | [9] [10] | |
2019 | Robyn — Honey |
| [11] |
2020 | Hildur Guðnadóttir — Chernobyl |
| [12] |
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