(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.
Nordlysprisen winners 1989: Håkon Stødle (clarinet), from Porsanger 1990: Paul Wåhlberg (flute), from Gothenburg 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 2016: Ketil Vea and Sigmund Lillebjerka 2017: Terje Nilsen 2018: Ragnhild Furebotten 2019: Roger Ludvigsen 2020: Jens Christian Kloster 2021: Ola Graff
References
External links Nordlysprisen at Nordlysfestivalen's official website