Faroese Music Awards

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 Planet Awards 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: Niclas Johannesen, 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

Nominations in 2016

Nominations across the categories

Best producer of the year

Best new artist or band of the year
  • Alvi Joensen
  • Elinborg Pálsdóttir
  • Hamradun
  • Hulda
  • Jógvan Joensen
  • Kátir Kallar
  • Mahanna
  • Punjab
  • Ragnar Finsson

Best music video of the year

Nominations of Folk, Country and Blues

Best female or male singer of the year

Best band/artist of the year

Best album of the year
  • Endurljós – Annika Hoydal
  • Heitur kossur – Hanus G. & Cantabile
  • If the Ocean was Wine – Froðbiar Sóknar Blues Orkestur
  • Lívið er ein lítil løta – Hallur Joensen
  • The Flying Elephant – Punjab

Best song of the year
  • "Hairy Woman" – Punjab
  • "Saknur" - Hanus G. & Cantabile
  • "Kári Kálvalíð" – Hallur Joensen
  • "Lívið er ein lítil løta" – Hallur Joensen
  • "Run to You" – Punjab

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
  • Xperiment
  • Vágaverk
  • Týr
  • Tollarar Og Syndarar
  • Systrar
  • Signar í Homrum
  • Sakaris
  • Quarter To Three
  • Hallelujah Sofus
  • Dánjal á Neystabø
  • AVE
  • Alvi Joensen

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: Benjamin Petersen.[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. Elin á Rógvi wrote the text. The song was a part of the radio-advent calendar Nivinaja which Elin á Rógvi wrote.
  • Album of the year: Call for a Revolution with HOGNI (Høgni Lisberg)
  • Band or artist of the year: AVE

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 Aldubáran and Eystanljóð.

FMA 2014
Hallur Joensen 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:

  • Jóannes Andreasen
  • Jens Marni Hansen
  • Marius Ziska
  • The Absent Silver King
  • Kári Sverrisson
  • Hallur Joensen & Kristina Bærendsen
  • Kamarkórið
  • Leila av Reyni
  • Allan Tausen
  • Reduce to Ash
  • LoverLover
  • Døgg Nónsgjógv
  • Cantabile
  • 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: Jón Aldará (lead singer in Hamferð)
  • Best album of the year: Týr
  • Best song of the year: Tokan – Marius 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: Hallur Joensen[7]
  • Best female singer of the year: Greta Svabo Bech
  • Best song of the year: Døgg Nónsgjógv 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: Swangah

Other prizes
  • Best new band of the year: Byrta
  • Best producer of the year: Baroli Music
  • Best music video of the year: Greta Svabo Bech for Broken Bones, director: Jamie Quantrill
  • FMA prize of honour: Simme[8]
  • Best new thinker of the year: HOYMA (home concerts in Eysturoy) with Jón Tyril and others
  • Best text of the year: Jóanes Nielsen and Kári Sverrisson for the song Lívið er júst sum tað er (poem by Jóanes Nielsen), which Kári Sverrisson 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

Best band or artist of the year

Best album of the year

Best song of the year
  • "Stóra lívmóðurin" – Kári Sverrisson & Bendar Spónir[9]
  • "Tokan" – Marius and Svavar Knútur
  • "Nation" – Týr

Open category

Best artist or band of the year
  • Eivør[9]
  • Bendar Spónir
  • Kvartettin í Betesda

Best album of the year

Best melody/værk

Pop category

Best male singer of the year

Best female singer of the year

Best album of the year
  • Byrta – Byrta[9]
  • Story Music – Teitur
  • Undirgangstónar – Swangah
  • Áðrenn vit hvørva – Høgni Reistrup
  • With Stars & Legends – Hallur Joensen

Best song of the year
  • "Loyndarmál" – Byrta[9]
  • "Tú tók mína hond" – Døgg Nónsgjógv
  • "Shut Up & Sing" – Greta Svabo Bech
  • "Rock And Roll Band" – Teitur
  • "Heyah" – Allan Tausen

Best band/artist of the year

Best upcoming band/artist

Best music video of the year

References
  1. jn.fo - Fyrireikingarnar til Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar – FMA 2015
  2. Hawkins, Si (28 March 2018). "The Shipping Forecast Blues in Search of the Faroe Island's Sound". www.pressreader.com. The New European. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  3. Gorman, Francine (14 March 2017). "The winners of the Faroese Music Awards 2017 have been revealed!". Ja Ja Ja. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
  4. in.fo - Guitaristurin gjørdist sangari, skrevet af Danjal av Rana, den 14. marts 2015.
  5. in.fo - Hesi vunnu á FMA, written by Danjal av Rana, on 15 March 2015.
  6. kvf.fo, Byrta og Týr stóru vinnararnir á FMA
  7. aktuelt.fo, FMA - seinni hálvleikur: Simme fekk ársins tónleikaheiður
  8. in.fo, Ársins tónleikaheiður: Simme
  9. Hansen, Uni L. (21 February 2014). "FMA: Tilnevningarnar klárar" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
  10. Tú á Youtube
  11. The Fighter på YouTube
  12. In.fo, Tilnevningar til Ársins videolag á FMA
  13. Norðlýsið på YouTube
  14. True Love på YouTube
  15. Broken Bones på YouTube
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