The annual Spellemann Awards (Spellemannprisen), also known as the Norwegian GRAMMYs, were held virtually this year and celebrated Norwegian artists, albums, and releases from 2019. Though originally scheduled to be held in March, this year’s Spellemann Awards were moved to May 1, 2020, and were broadcasted nationally on TV and radio. Awards were handed out over live stream chats in the artists living rooms and at talk shows. Though this year’s awards were celebrated a little bit differently, the Spellemann Awards still took the time to recognize the incredible releases that came out of the Norwegian music scene from the past year. 2019 was definitely a strong year for Norwegian music, and many of The Orchard’s local labels received nominations for their artists and albums in different categories.
Norway independent label Peroleum Records’ artist Sigrid took home the prestigious Spellemann Of The Year Award, as well as the award for Best Pop Act for the album Sucker Punch. Sigrid’s producer for Sucker Punch Martin Sjølie also won the award for Producer of the Year.
Norwegian rock/pop duo brenn. was one of the most exciting rock acts to come out of Norway in 2019. In April of last year, the duo released their debut album Elsker. The duo received the award for Best Rock Act for Elsker at this year’s Spellemann Awards!
See the full list of award winners here and The Orchard’s partners listed below:
Spellemann of The Year
Sigrid (Peroleum Records)
Album of The Year
Karpe – SAS PLUS / SAS PUSSY (Apen & Kjeften)
Pop
Sigrid – Sucker Punch (Peroleum Records)
Rock
Brenn. – Elsker (brenn./Compro)
Metal
Gaahls WYRD – Gastir – Ghosts Invited (Indie Recordings)
Contemporary Classical
Øyvind Torvund/BIT 20 Ensemble, Trond Matsen, Kjetil Møster & Jørgen Træen – The Exotica Album (Hubro)
Composer of The Year
Helge Iberg – Helge Iberg: Songs of The Planet of Life (Aurora)
Singer/Songwriter
Frida Ånnevik – Andre Sanger (Grappa Musikkforlag)
Non-Genre Specific
Erlend Apneseth Trio & Frode Haltli – Salika, Molika (Hubro)
Children’s Music
Maria Solheim & Silje Sirnes Winje – Bråkebøttebaluba (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
Traditional
Morgenrode – Morgenrode (Talik)
Classical
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Simax)
Lifetime Achievement Award
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Simax)
Producer of The Year
Martin Sjølie – Sucker Punch (Sigrid)
Lyricist of The Year
Signe Marie Rustad – When Words Flew Freely (Die With Your Boots on/Jansen)
