Spellemannprisen
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Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian
musician
s for their contributions.
The prizes are divided into 17 genres, three awards of authors (that year's contemporary composer, popular composer and lyricist) and four additional classes (Fiddler of the Year, newcomer, hit and music video). In addition, the members of the Committee decide whether it should be awarded honorary award and industry price.
There is a jury for each of the 21 classes and the members of each jury are kept secret to both the other juries and outsiders. Normally there can be only three participants nominated for each class. For each of the genre-specific classes it appoints a panel in which the composition is kept secret from each other and outsiders. Juries make determinations using the scoring of the registered artists and recordings to be nominated in the various classes. The jury then votes until a winner receives a bronze statuette and a diploma.
A separate jury nominates up to ten videos to that year's music while the Committee itself nominate artists for the hits this year and this year's newcomer. Winner of that year and that year's hit music chosen by public vote during the committee selections determine the winner of the newcomer. Committee members select the Fiddler of the Year for which case no nomination is announced to the public in advance.
Dating from 2007, the award for that year's newcomer expanded to include a working grant of 200 000 kroner
. The scholarship is awarded by Gramo, the compensation bureau for the Norwegian music industry.
To date, fifteen artists have been the winner of five or more awards. Two of those who have won the most awards, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
and Leif Ove Andsnes
, have never received more than one award that year. Some artists have won numerous awards both as a solo artist and together with bands, like Morten Harket
, lead singer of the synthpop band a-ha
and singer-songwriter Gustav Lorentzen
who has won the award for six discs, two of them with the singing duo, Knutsen & Ludvigsen
.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
musician
Musician
A musician is an artist who plays a musical instrument. It may or may not be the person's profession. Musicians can be classified by their roles in performing music and writing music.Also....* A person who makes music a profession....
s for their contributions.
Operation
The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide. It was first established and awarded in 1973 for the year 1972, and has continued to be awarded annually every year to date. The award is arranged by the Spellemanns committee which act as the judge, composed of officials from IFPI Norway and FONO, the association for Norwegian independent record companies.The prizes are divided into 17 genres, three awards of authors (that year's contemporary composer, popular composer and lyricist) and four additional classes (Fiddler of the Year, newcomer, hit and music video). In addition, the members of the Committee decide whether it should be awarded honorary award and industry price.
There is a jury for each of the 21 classes and the members of each jury are kept secret to both the other juries and outsiders. Normally there can be only three participants nominated for each class. For each of the genre-specific classes it appoints a panel in which the composition is kept secret from each other and outsiders. Juries make determinations using the scoring of the registered artists and recordings to be nominated in the various classes. The jury then votes until a winner receives a bronze statuette and a diploma.
A separate jury nominates up to ten videos to that year's music while the Committee itself nominate artists for the hits this year and this year's newcomer. Winner of that year and that year's hit music chosen by public vote during the committee selections determine the winner of the newcomer. Committee members select the Fiddler of the Year for which case no nomination is announced to the public in advance.
Dating from 2007, the award for that year's newcomer expanded to include a working grant of 200 000 kroner
Norwegian krone
The krone is the currency of Norway and its dependent territories. The plural form is kroner . It is subdivided into 100 øre. The ISO 4217 code is NOK, although the common local abbreviation is kr. The name translates into English as "crown"...
. The scholarship is awarded by Gramo, the compensation bureau for the Norwegian music industry.
To date, fifteen artists have been the winner of five or more awards. Two of those who have won the most awards, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
The Oslo-Filharmonien is a symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra was founded in 1919, and has since 1977 had its home in the Oslo Concert Hall. The orchestra consists of 69 musicians in the string section, 16 in the woodwinds, 15 in brass, 5 in percussionists, 1 harpist, and 1...
and Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes
Leif Ove Andsnes is a Norwegian pianist and an ardent champion of the works of Edvard Grieg.-Biography:He studied with Jiří Hlinka at the Bergen Music Conservatory and made his debut in Oslo in 1987, in Britain at the Edinburgh Festival with the Oslo Philharmonic in 1989, and in the United States...
, have never received more than one award that year. Some artists have won numerous awards both as a solo artist and together with bands, like Morten Harket
Morten Harket
Morten Harket is a Norwegian musician, best known as the lead singer of the Norwegian synthpop/rock band A-ha, which released nine studio albums and topped the charts in several countries after their breakthrough hit "Take on Me" in 1985. A-ha disbanded in 2010. Harket has also released four solo...
, lead singer of the synthpop band a-ha
A-ha
A-ha were a Norwegian pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. The band was founded by Morten Harket , Magne Furuholmen , and Pål Waaktaar...
and singer-songwriter Gustav Lorentzen
Gustav Lorentzen
Gustav Lorentzen , also known by his stage name Ludvigsen, was a Norwegian singer-songwriter, best known from being half of the successful duo Knutsen & Ludvigsen, alongside Øystein "Knutsen" Dolmen...
who has won the award for six discs, two of them with the singing duo, Knutsen & Ludvigsen
Knutsen & Ludvigsen
Knutsen & Ludvigsen was a Norwegian singing duo consisting of Øystein Dolmen and Gustav Lorentzen .Writing and performing various songs mostly aimed at children, they released seven albums, two of which received Spellemannprisen - the Norwegian Grammy. They had several #1 hits, including "Grevling...
.
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