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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 11th 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

Best Female Singer: Eivør Pálsdóttir

Best Individual singer: Eivør Pálsdóttir

Best Composition: "Territorial Songs" by Sunleif Rasmussen

Best CD: "Territorial Songs" by Sunleif Rasmussen

Best Album: Double releases Slør and Bridges by Eivør Pálsdóttir

Best Album Artwork: Slør with Eivør Pálsdóttir

Nominations in 2016

Nominations across the categories

Best producer of the year

Best new artist or band of the year

Best music video of the year

Hamferð - Deyðir varðar
Byrta - Aftur og aftur
Byrta - Andvekur
Brynjolfur - Chain glass
Ranchus – Clog

Nominations of Folk, Country and Blues

Best femal 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

FMA 2015 was held in the Nordic House in Tórshavn on 14 March 2015.

The following artists performed:

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

The show was broadcast on the national Faroese radio live. The hosts were Barbara Holm and Eyðfinn Jensen. TThere were also performances by various Faroese artists and bands:

The winners of FMA 2014

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 almbum 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 conserts 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

Valkyrja – Týr^[9]
Evst – Hamferð
Nøkur fá fet aftrat – Kári Sverrisson & Bendar Spónir

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

Best album of the year

Motion/Emotion – Sunleif Rasmussen^[9]
Skrímslið, lítla systir mín - Eivør
Hvussu bendir man spónir - Bendar Spónir

Best melodi/værk

Lurta nú – Eivør^[9]
Motion/Emotion – Sunleif Rasmussen
Hin nýggi sangurin – Bendar Spónir

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

All in – Tú, : Polar Films Entertainment^[10]
Lena Anderssen – The Fighter, director: Lene Drachmann^[11]^[12]
Byrta – Norðlýsið, director: Heiðrik á Heygum^[13]
Eivør – True Love, director: Heiðrik á Heygum^[14]
Greta Svabo Bech – Broken Bones, director: Jamie Quantrill^[15]

References

^ ^a ^b jn.fo - Fyrireikingarnar til Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar – FMA 2015
^ Hawkins, Si (2018-03-28). "The Shipping Forecast Blues in Search of the Faroe Island's Sound". www.pressreader.com. The New European. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 2018-03-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ Gorman, Francine (2017-03-14). "The winners of the Faroese Music Awards 2017 have been revealed!". Ja Ja Ja. Retrieved 2018-03-30. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)
^ in.fo - Guitaristurin gjørdist sangari, skrevet af Danjal av Rana, den 14. marts 2015.
^ in.fo - Hesi vunnu á FMA, written by Danjal av Rana, on 15 March 2015.
^ kvf.fo, Byrta og Týr stóru vinnararnir á FMA
^ aktuelt.fo, FMA - seinni hálvleikur: Simme fekk ársins tónleikaheiður
^ in.fo, Ársins tónleikaheiður: Simme
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m Hansen, Uni L. (21 February 2014). "FMA: Tilnevningarnar klárar" (in Faroese). Kringvarp Føroya. Retrieved 18 January 2016.
^ Tú á Youtube
^ The Fighter på YouTube
^ In.fo, Tilnevningar til Ársins videolag á FMA
^ Norðlýsið på YouTube
^ True Love på YouTube
^ Broken Bones på YouTube

[FMA_2015-1] .fo - Fyrireikingarnar til Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar – FMA 2015

[2] Hawkins, Si (2018-03-28). "The Shipping Forecast Blues in Search of the Faroe Island's Sound". www.pressreader.com. The New European. pp. 58–59. Retrieved 2018-03-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[3] Gorman, Francine (2017-03-14). "The winners of the Faroese Music Awards 2017 have been revealed!". Ja Ja Ja. Retrieved 2018-03-30. {{cite news}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |dead-url= (help)

[4] .fo - Guitaristurin gjørdist sangari, skrevet af Danjal av Rana, den 14. marts 2015.

[5] .fo - Hesi vunnu á FMA, written by Danjal av Rana, on 15 March 2015.

[6] vf.fo, Byrta og Týr stóru vinnararnir á FMA

[7] tuelt.fo, FMA - seinni hálvleikur: Simme fekk ársins tónleikaheiður

[8] .fo, Ársins tónleikaheiður: Simme

[FMA_nominations_2014-9] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m 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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 Best Composition: ‘Symphony no. 2 – The Earth Anew’ – [[Sunleif Rasmussen]]
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-Best Album: ''Eagle In The Sky'' – 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]]