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Nordic Music Prize shortlist announced

By | Published on Friday 2 December 2011

Nordic Music Prize

The final twelve nominees for the second Nordic Music Prize have been announced, with artists from across the region represented. A panel of judges, which includes Domino Records founder Laurence Bell, Rough Trade co-founder Jeanette Lee and Sony/Columbia A&R and former Hacienda DJ Mike Pickering, will select the overall best Nordic album of 2011, which will be announced at the by:Larm festival on 16 Feb.

Organisers said in a statement: “The jury agrees that it has been a very strong year for Nordic music, even stronger than 2010. The Nordic countries definitely have something in common, and the Nordic music territory is one of the strongest in Europe now, only England can compete. And that is something to be proud of. The output from each country was very even in terms of quality, with a big healthy variety of genres from leftfield punk to avant-garde jazz, and also artists from several generations. [We also had] established acts and debut artists competing on the same level. And [it was] a very strong year for female artists as well, with Lykke Li, Björk, Ane Brun and Anna Järvinen”.

The final shortlist is as follows:

Ane Brun – It All Starts With One
Lykke Li – Wounded Rhymes
Rubik – Solar
Gus Gus – Arabian Horse
Malk De Koijn – Toback To The Fromtime
Siinai – Olympic Game
Björk – Biophilia
Iceage – New Brigade
Montée – Renditions Of You
Anna Järvinen – Anna Själv Tredje
Goran Kajfes – X/Y
The Field – Looping State Of Mind



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