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 headed by Andres Lokko and composed of international journalists and label people.^[1]

Jury

• Andres Lokko – Journalist
• Laurence Bell – founder of Domino Recording Company
• Jeannette Lee – co-owner of Rough Trade Records
• Jonathan Galkin – head of DFA Records

The Nordic Music Prize Committee

• Ralf Christensen – Denmark
• Niklas Elmér – Sweden
• Ilkka Mattila – Finland
• Audun Vinger – Norway
• Arnar Eggert Thoroddsen – Iceland

Winners and nominees

Jónsi won the inaugural edition in 2010

2011 winner Goran Kajfeš

2012 winners First Aid Kit

2013 winners The Knife

Year	Winner	Nominees	Ref(s)
2010	Jónsi - Go	Dungen – Skit i allt Paleface – Helsinki – Shangri-La Frisk Frugt – Dansktoppen møder Burkina Faso i det himmelblå rum hvor solen bor, suite Susanne Sundfør – The Brothel Robyn – Body Talk Efterklang – Magic Chairs Serena-Maneesh – Serena Maneesh 2: Abyss in B Minor The Radio Dept. – Clinging to a Scheme Ólöf Arnalds – Innundir skinni Kvelertak – Kvelertak First Aid Kit – The Big Black & The Blue	[2]
2011	Goran Kajfeš – X/Y	Ane Brun – It All Starts with One Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes Rubik – Solar GusGus – Arabian Horse Malk de Koijn – Toback to the Fromtime Siinai – Olympic Games Björk – Biophilia Iceage – New Brigade Montée – Renditions Of You Anna Järvinen – Anna Själv Tredje The Field – Looping State of Mind	[2]
2012	First Aid Kit – The Lion's Roar	Anna von Hausswolff – Ceremony Ásgeir Trausti – Dýrð í dauðaþögn Choir of Young Believers – Rhine Gold Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi – Kerkko Koskinen Kollektiivi Lindstrøm – Smalhans / Neneh Cherry & The Thing – The Cherry Thing Pää Kii – Pää Kii Retro Stefson – Retro Stefson Selvhenter – Frk. B. Fricka Susanne Sundfør – The Silicone Veil Tønes – Sån av Salve	[3]
2013	The Knife – Shaking the Habitual	Atlanter – Vidde Death Hawks – Death Hawks Hjaltalín – Enter 4 Iceage – You're Nothing Jenny Hval – Innocence Is Kinky Jenny Wilson – Demand the Impossible! Minä ja Ville Ahonen – Mia Mona & Maria – My Sun múm – Smilewound / Rhye – Woman Synd og Skam – Lad Mig Falde Ind Til Dig / Center	[4][5]
2014	Mirel Wagner – When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day	Emilie Nicolas – Emilie Nicolas Gracias – Elengi Iceage – Plowing Into the Field of Love Lorentz – Kärlekslåtar Lykke Li – I Never Learn MØ – No Mythologies to Follow Neneh Cherry – Blank Project Pink Street Boys – Trash From the Boys Prins Póló – Sorri Selvhenter – Motions of Large Bodies Todd Terje – It's Album Time Mirel Wagner – When the Cellar Children See the Light of Day	[6]

See also

• Polar Music Prize (Sweden)
• Mercury Prize (UK)
• Choice Music Prize (Ireland)
• Polaris Music Prize (Canada)
• Prix Constantin (France)
• Shortlist Music Prize (United States)
• Australian Music Prize (Australia)

References

External links

Official website