Faroese Music Awards

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Faroese Music Awards (short form: FMA, in Faroese: Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar) is a Faroese music prize award ceremony, which was established in 2014, after the former Faroese music prize was abolished when the producers Portal.fo were sold to new owners. Faroese Music Awards is a cooperation between the Faroese national broadcasting company Kringvarp Føroya, the newspaper Sosialurin, the internet portal In.fo and the Nordic House.^[1]

The Faroese Music Awards were presented for the first time on 15 March 2014 in the Nordic House in Tórshavn, where 22 prizes were awarded.^[1] The Faroese Music Awards ceremony were also held in 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018, normally in March of each year. The musical categories were changed after the original FMA event.

The Winners of FMA 2018[]

The 2018 FMA show was co-hosted by Rolant Waag Dam and Kristian Blak in the Nordic House.^[2]

• Best Female singer: Kristina Baerendsen
• Best New Artist: Silvurdronger
• Best Album: Ingalvur av Reyni
• Best Band: Alda Magna
• Best Producer: Hans Poulson
• Best Album Cover: Kapnas spælir Blak

The Winners of FMA 2017[]

The 2017 FMA show was held in the Nordic House on 11 March 2017.^[3]

• Best Song: "Alright" by Danny and The Veetos
• Best Female singer: Lena Anderssen
• Best Male singer: Heiðrik á Heygum
• Best Singer/soloist: Eivør Pálsdóttir
• Best newcomer: Konni Kass
• Best Artist/Band: Danny and The Veetos
• Best Artist/Group: ORKA
• Best Composition: "Symphony no. 2 – The Earth Anew" – Sunleif Rasmussen
• Best Producer: , for producing Eagle In The Sky with Lena Anderssen
• Best Album: Eagle In The Sky – Lena Anderssen
• Best Album/Concert: At The Heart Of A Selkie – Eivør Pálsdóttir and DR Big Band
• Best Song lyrics: "Verð mín", written by Marjun Syderbø Kjælnæs, performed by Eivør Pálsdóttir on At The Heart Of A Selkie.
• Best Music video: "Einaferð var tað eg", GUT Productions – Director: Búi Dam.

The Winners of FMA 2016[]

• Best Female Singer: Eivør Pálsdóttir
• Best Individual singer: Eivør Pálsdóttir
• Best Composition: "Territorial Songs" by Sunleif Rasmussen
• Best CD: Territorial Songs by Sunleif Rasmussen
• Best Album: Double releases Slør and Bridges by Eivør Pálsdóttir
• Best Album Artwork: Slør with Eivør Pálsdóttir

Nominations in 2016[]

Nominations across the categories[]

Best producer of the year[]

• Tróndur Bogason

Best new artist or band of the year[]

Best music video of the year[]

• Hamferð - Deyðir varðar
• Byrta - Aftur og aftur
• Byrta - Andvekur
• Brynjolfur - Chain glass
• – Clog

Nominations of Folk, Country and Blues[]

Best female or male singer of the year[]

• Annika Hoydal
• Hanus G. Johansen
• Sofus Hansen

Best band/artist of the year[]

• Annika Hoydal
• Hanus G. &

Best album of the year[]

• Endurljós – Annika Hoydal
• Heitur kossur – Hanus G. &
• If the Ocean was Wine –
• Lívið er ein lítil løta –
• The Flying Elephant –

Best song of the year[]

• "Hairy Woman" –
• "Saknur" - Hanus G. &
• "Kári Kálvalíð" –
• "Lívið er ein lítil løta" –
• "Run to You" –

FMA 2015[]

Greta Svabo Bech won the prize Female singer of the year and the song "Myrkablátt", which she sings and composed was awarded with the prize Song of the year in the Pop/Rock category.

FMA 2015 was held in the Nordic House in Tórshavn on 14 March 2015.

The following artists performed:

• Greta Svabo Bech
• Yggdrasil
• Týr
• Quarter To Three

The Winners of FMA 2015[]

Høgni Lisberg (HOGNI) won the prize Album of the year in the category Pop/Rock, he won for the album Call for a Revolution. Photo: Bárður Eklund.

Pop/Rock category[]

• Male singer of the year: .^[4]
• Female singer of the year: Greta Svabo Bech.
• Song of the year: Myrkablátt (also known as: Einsamallast í Føroyum), Greta Svabo Bech sings and composed. wrote the text. The song was a part of the radio-advent calendar Nivinaja which wrote.
• Album of the year: Call for a Revolution with HOGNI (Høgni Lisberg)
• Band or artist of the year:

Open category[]

• Best singer or artist of the year: Dávur Juul Magnussen.
• Best band or choir of the year: Yggdrasil^[5]
• Best musical composition of the year: Nordisk messe by Sunleif Rasmussen for mixed choir and symphony orchestra.
• Best album or concert of the year: Høvdingar hittast, album by the British composer Gavin Bryars, published in 2014, performed in the Nordic House in Tórshavn in 2011, Eivør Pálsdóttir and Rúni Brattaberg sang at the concert. The music was played by and Eystanljóð.

FMA 2014[]

won the prize Best male singer in the pop category.

The show was broadcast on the national Faroese radio live. The hosts were Barbara Holm and Eyðfinn Jensen. There were also performances by various Faroese artists and bands:

• Jens Marni Hansen
• &
• Hanus G. Johansen

The winners of FMA 2014[]

Týr won the prize as Best band of the year in the category Rock/Metal, Jazz, Blues og Folk

Rock/Metal, Jazz, Blues and Folk category[]

• Best band of the year: Týr^[6]
• Best singer of the year: (lead singer in Hamferð)
• Best album of the year: Týr
• Best song of the year: Tokan – and Svavar Knútur

Open category[]

• Best album of the year: Eivør for Lítla Skrímsl
• Best artist/band: The Quartet of Betesda (choir)
• Best melody: Eivør for Lurta nú

Pop category[]

• Best male singer of the year: ^[7]
• Best female singer of the year: Greta Svabo Bech
• Best song of the year: for the song Tú tók mína hond
• Best album of the year: Byrta
• Best band/artist of the year: Byrta
• Best live band of the year:

Other prizes[]

• Best new band of the year: Byrta
• Best producer of the year:
• Best music video of the year: Greta Svabo Bech for Broken Bones, director:
• FMA prize of honour: Simme^[8]
• Best new thinker of the year: HOYMA (home concerts in Eysturoy) with and others
• Best text of the year: Jóanes Nielsen and for the song Lívið er júst sum tað er (poem by Jóanes Nielsen), which has composed and sung
• Best album cover of the year: Týr's Valkyrja

Nominations 2014[]

Rock/Metal, Jazz, Blues and Folk category[]

Best singer or artist of the year[]

• ^[9]
• Høgni Lisberg

Best band or artist of the year[]

• Týr^[9]
• Hamferð
• &

Best album of the year[]

• Valkyrja – Týr^[9]
• Evst – Hamferð
• Nøkur fá fet aftrat – &

Best song of the year[]

• "Stóra lívmóðurin" – & ^[9]
• "Tokan" – and Svavar Knútur
• "Nation" – Týr

Open category[]

Best artist or band of the year[]

• Eivør^[9]

Best album of the year[]

• Motion/Emotion – Sunleif Rasmussen^[9]
• Skrímslið, lítla systir mín - Eivør
• Hvussu bendir man spónir -

Best melody/værk[]

• Lurta nú – Eivør^[9]
• Motion/Emotion – Sunleif Rasmussen
• Hin nýggi sangurin –

Pop category[]

Best male singer of the year[]

• Teitur^[9]
• Høgni Reistrup
• Jens Marni

Best female singer of the year[]

• Greta Svabo Bech^[9]
• Guðrið Hansdóttir

Best album of the year[]

• Byrta – Byrta^[9]
• Story Music – Teitur
• Undirgangstónar –
• Áðrenn vit hvørva – Høgni Reistrup
• With Stars & Legends –

Best song of the year[]

• "Loyndarmál" – Byrta^[9]
• "Tú tók mína hond" –
• "Shut Up & Sing" – Greta Svabo Bech
• "Rock And Roll Band" – Teitur
• "Heyah" –

Best band/artist of the year[]

• Byrta^[9]
• Teitur
• Greta Svabo Bech
• Høgni Reistrup

Best upcoming band/artist[]

• Byrta
• Greta Svabo Bech
• Flamma
• ^[9]

Best music video of the year[]

• – Tú, : ^[10]
• Lena Anderssen – The Fighter, director: ^[11][12]
• Byrta – Norðlýsið, director: Heiðrik á Heygum^[13]
• Eivør – True Love, director: Heiðrik á Heygum^[14]
• Greta Svabo Bech – Broken Bones, director: ^[15]

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