The Áillohaš Music Award is an annual Sámi music award created to commemorate Nils-Aslak Áillohaš Valkeapää's 50th birthday in 1993. The winner of the award is announced on Holy Saturday in conjunction with the Sámi Grand Prix during the Sámi Easter Festival. It is conferred by Kautokeino Municipality and the Kautokeino Sámi Association. The winner receives a monetary prize of 20,000 Norwegian crowns, a diploma, a piece of artwork, and a two-week stay at Lásságámmi.
History The Áillohaš Music Award was created in 1993 by the Norwegian Sámi Association, Kautokeino Municipality, and the Kautokeino Sámi Association. It has been awarded every year since 1993, including 2020 even though the Sámi Easter Festival had been cancelled. The recipient can be a Sámi musician or musicians, or a band.
The prize is awarded to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music. The first recipient of this award was Mari Boine. Over the years, quite a few of the most popular and famous Sámi musicians and bands have received this award, including Wimme, Sofia Jannok, Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman, and Frode Fjellheim have won the award. The award is not limited to just traditional Northern Sámi yoikers. As such, a wide variety of different music genres has been represented, from the heavy yoik of Intrigue to the traditional Kildin Sámi luvvts collected, recorded, and performed by Domna Khomyuk.
Recipients Year Artist 1993 Mari Boine 1994 Johan Anders Bær 1995 Ole Larsen Gaino 1996 Wimme Saari 1997 Roger Ludvigsen 1998 Inga Juuso 1999 Iŋgor Ántte Áilu Gaup 2000 Sančuari 2001 Johan Sara jr. 2002 Frode Fjellheim 2003 Intrigue 2004 Anders P. Bongo 2005 Niko Valkeapää 2006 Dimitri joavku 2007 Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman 2008 Svein Schultz 2009 Liv Mæsel Rundberg 2010 Issát Sámmol Heatta 2011 Halvdan Nedrejord 2012 Marit Gaup Eira 2013 Magnus Vuolab 2014 Sofia Jannok 2015 Jussi Isokoski 2016 Johan Andreas Andersen 2017 Deatnogátte Nuorat 2018 Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska 2019 Domna Khomyuk 2020 SlinCraze 2021 Marja Mortensson 2022 Øystein Nilsen 2023 2024 Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen 2025 Jon Henrik Fjällgren 2026 Mikkâl Morottaja Áilu Valle
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