Nordlysprisen

Nordlysprisen (the Northern Lights Prize, established in 1989) is an annual award presented by the newspaper Nordlys during the opening concert at Nordlysfestivalen in Tromsø, Norway. Nordlysprisen is awarded to a performing musician or composer, that through their work in Northern Norway has excelled at a high artistic level and therefore contributed to highlighting the region's musical life in a positive way. In 2013 the prize-winner was awarded 50 000 Norwegian kroner.^[1]

Nordlysprisen winners

1989: Håkon Stødle (clarinet), from Porsanger
1990: Paul Wåhlberg (flute), from Göteborg
1991: Tori Stødle (piano), from Oslo
1992: Tove Karoline Knutsen (vocals), from Torsken
1993: Arne Dagsvik (conductor and composer), from Åfjord
1994: Mari Boine (vocals), from Karasjok
1995: Bjørn Andor Drage (composer and concert organist), from Saltdal
1996: Bjarte Engeset (conductor), from Ørsta
1997: Arne Bjørhei (trumpet), from Troms
1998: Henning Gravrok (saxophone), from Tovik
1999: Geir Jensen (keyboards), from Tromsø
2000: Arvid Engegård (violin), from Bodø
2001: Malfred Hanssen (violin), from Bodø
2002: Knut Erik Sundquist (double bass), from Tromsø
2003: Ingor Ánte Áilo Gaup (joik and composer), from Kautokeino
2004: Ola Bremnes (troubadour), from Svolvær
2005: Susanne Lundeng (violin and fiddle), from Bodø
2006: Jan Gunnar Hoff (piano), from Bodø
2007: Anneli Drecker (vocals), from Tromsø
2008: Ragnar Rasmussen (conductor), from Vardø
2009: Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano), from Lørenskog
2010: Bodvar Moe (double bass & composer), from Mo i Rana
2011: Marit Sandvik (vocals), from Harstad
2012: Inga Juuso (vocals), from Kautokeino
2013: Nils Anders Mortensen (piano), from Flekkefjord
2014: Anne-Lise Sollied Allemano (soprano), from Tromsø
2015: Ragnar Olsen, (folk singer, songwriter), from Tromsø^[2]
2016: Ketil Vea and Sigmund Lillebjerka
2017: Terje Nilsen
2018: Ragnhild Furebotten
2019: Roger Ludvigsen
2020: Jens Christian Kloster
2021: Ola Graff

References

^ "Nordlysprisen". NordlysFestivalen.no. Archived from the original on 3 July 2013.
^ Myhre, Tove B. (23 January 2015). "Hun vant Nordlysprisen" (in Norwegian). Nordlys. Retrieved 26 April 2015.