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Awards
Jónsi wins first Nordic Music Prize
By CMU Editorial | Published on Tuesday 22 February 2011
Sigur Rós frontman Jónsi was awarded the very first Nordic Music Prize for his solo album ‘Go’ last week. The album was selected from a shortlist of twelve by a panel of music journalists and industry types like Domino Record’s Laurence Bell, Rough Trade’s Jeannette Lee and Columbia Records’ Mike Pickering.
The trophy was handed over at the by:Larm conference in Oslo last week by Prince Haakon Magnus of Norway, who said: “The music of the winner could only have been made here, in the North. It sounds and almost smells like Iceland. It’s brave and life affirming pop music that grabs you by the heart in flamboyant Technicolor”.
Here’s a video, if you don’t believe us.
