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Artist News Awards
Nordic Music Prize presented
By Chris Cooke | Published on Friday 6 March 2015
Mirel Wagner won the Nordic Music Prize last night, taking the annual award for her album ‘When The Cellar Children See The Light Of Day’. As always, the prize was presented during the By:Larm festival and conference in Oslo.
The jury that picked the winner – and whose UK reps include Domino Records’ Laurence Bell, Rough Trade Records’ Jeannette Lee and The Guardian’s Jude Rogers – said in a joint statement: “This album showcases a strong, intense new voice that feels like it’s coming from somewhere deep and true. As a set of restrained and alluring short stories, gorgeously sung and played, this record keeps pulling you back into its world. And, please, don’t be scared by the title!”
The judges also picked two runners up, which were Selvhenter for ‘Motions Of Large Bodies’ and Iceage for ‘Plowing Into The Field Of Love’.
