Spellemannprisen

Spellemannprisen

Spellemannprisen is an award presented to Norwegian musicians for their contributions.-Operation:The award was established on the initiative of International Federation of the Phonographic Industry , an organization that represents the interests of the recording industry worldwide...

 1972 was awarded on Saturday 3 March 1973 at Chateau Neuf

Chateau Neuf

For other uses, see Châteauneuf.Chateau Neuf is a building in Oslo that houses Det Norske Studentersamfund, , including cafes, bars, performance centers, and other facilities for student assembly...

 in Oslo

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

. This was the very first time Spellemannprisen was awarded and there were 7 winners, and 3 additional special awards. Composer Egil Monn-Iversen

Egil Monn-Iversen

Egil Monn-Iversen is one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater...

 and the musical Bør Børson Jr.

Bør Børson Jr.

Bør Børson Jr. is a 1974 Norwegian musical film directed by Jan Erik Düring, starring Rolv Wesenlund, Britt Langlie and Sølvi Wang. The film is based on a novel by Johan Falkberget....

 got the jury's honorary award as the first play in 1972 at The Norwegian Theater. Jens Book-Jenssen

Jens Book-Jenssen

Jens Peter Book-Jenssen was a Norwegian singer of popular music, songwriter, revue artist and theatre director. From his stage debut in the early 1930s, his career included radio and television work, recordings, and extensive touring...

 got a special award. Philharmonic Company Orchestra won the first award in classical music and has later become the artist to win the most prizes. It has won 8 awards, mostly as 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...

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Winners

Class	Artist
Female artist	Kirsti Sparboe Kirsti Sparboe Kirsti Sparboe was born on 7 December 1946 in Tromsø, Norway. She Is a musical performer, and an actress. Most of her musical career is based around the widely popular Eurovision Song Contest....
Male artist	Erik Bye Erik Bye Erik Erikssønn Bye was a versatile Norwegian journalist,artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality...
Group	Popol Vuh Popol Vuh Popol Vuh is a corpus of mytho-historical narratives of the Post Classic Quiché kingdom in Guatemala's western highlands. The title translates as "Book of the Community," "Book of Counsel," or more literally as "Book of the People."...
Classical music	Philharmonic Company Orchestra
Folk music	Birgitte Grimstad
Open class	Einar Schanke Einar Schanke Einar Leonard Schanke was a Norwegian composer, pianist, revue writer, theatre director and theatrical producer. He wrote revues for the Edderkoppen Theatre, and later for Chat Noir, where he was also director from 1962 to 1975.-Personal life:Schanke was born in Oslo as the son of baker Einar...
Music for children	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...
Special award: The jury's honorary award	Egil Monn-Iversen Egil Monn-Iversen Egil Monn-Iversen is one of the most influential modern composers in Norway. He has had many important roles in Norwegian music, film, opera, television, comedy and theater... /Bør Børson Jr. Bør Børson Jr. Bør Børson Jr. is a 1974 Norwegian musical film directed by Jan Erik Düring, starring Rolv Wesenlund, Britt Langlie and Sølvi Wang. The film is based on a novel by Johan Falkberget....
Special award	Jens Book-Jenssen Jens Book-Jenssen Jens Peter Book-Jenssen was a Norwegian singer of popular music, songwriter, revue artist and theatre director. From his stage debut in the early 1930s, his career included radio and television work, recordings, and extensive touring...
And for arranging Spellemannprisen	Sigurd Jansen Sigurd Jansen Sigurd Jansen is a Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor. -Biography:Sigurd Alf Jansen was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. He studied classical music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He was a teacher of piano from 1957 to 1962...