Faroese Music Awards (short form: FMA, in Faroese: Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar) is a Faroese music prize, which was established in 2014, after the former Faroese music prize Planet Awards was abolished in connection with Portal.fo being sold to new owners. Faroese Music Awards is a cooperation between Kringvarp Føroya, the newspaper Sosialurin and the internet new portal In.fo and the Nordic House.
The Faroese Music Awards were handed for the first time on 15 March 2014 in the Nordic House in Tórshavn, where 22 prizes were handed. Faroese Music Awards was held for the second time on 14 March 2015; the categories were changed a bit.
Tróndur Bogason
Bunkarin
Kaj Johannesen
Jákup Zachariassen
Jens L. Thomsen
New artist or band of the year
Alvi Joensen
Elinborg Pálsdóttir
Hamradun
Hulda
Jógvan Joensen
Kátir Kallar
Mahanna
Punjab
Ragnar Finsson
Hamferð - Deyðir varðar
Byrta - Aftur og aftur
Byrta - Andvekur
Brynjolfur - Chain glass
Ranchus – Clog
Annika Hoydal
Árni Johannesen
Hallur Joensen
Hanus G. Johansen
Sofus Hansen
Band/artist of the year
Annika Hoydal
Froðbiar Sóknar Bluesorkestur
Hallur Joensen
Hanus G. & Cantabile
Punjab
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
Hairy Woman – Punjab
Saknur - Hanus G. & Cantabile
Kári Kálvalíð – Hallur Joensen
Lívið er ein lítil løta – Hallur Joensen
Run to You – Punjab
FMA 2015 was held in the Nordic House in Tórshavn on 14 March 2015.
Following artist performed:
Greta Svabo Bech
Yggdrasil
Xperiment
Vágaverk
Týr
Tollarar Og Syndarar
Systrar
Signar í Homrum
Sakaris
Quarter To Three
Hallelujah Sofus
Dánjal á Neystabø
AVE
Alvi Joensen
Male singer of the year: Benjamin Petersen.
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
Singer or artist of the year: Dávur Juul Magnussen.
Band or choir of the year: Yggdrasil
Musical composition of the year: Nordisk messe by Sunleif Rasmussen for mixed choir and symphony orchestra.
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 were singing at the concert, the music was played by Aldubáran and Eystanljóð.
The show was broadcast in the national Faroese radio live. There were also performances with various Faroese artists and bands. The hosts were Barbara Holm and Eyðfinn Jensen. These artists performed:
Jóannes Andreasen
Jens Marni Hansen
Marius Ziska
The Absent Silver King
Kári Sverrisson
Hallur Joensen & Kristina Bærendsen
Kamarkórið
Leila av Reyni
Allan Tausen
Reduce to Ash
LoverLover
Døgg Nónsgjógv
Cantabile
Hanus G. Johansen
Best band of the year: Týr
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
Best album of the year: Eivør for Lítla Skrímsl
Best artist/band: The Quartet of Betesda (choir)
Best melody: Eivør for Lurta nú
Best male singer of the year: Hallur Joensen
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
Best new band of the year: Byrta
Best producer of the year: Baroli Music
Best msic video of the year: Greta Svabo Bech for Broken Bones, director: Jamie Quantrill
FMA prize of honour: Simme
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
Kári Sverrisson
Jón Aldará
Høgni Lisberg
Best band or artist of the year
Týr
Hamferð
Kári Sverrisson & Bendar Spónir
Valkyrja – Týr
Evst – Hamferð
Nøkur fá fet aftrat – Kári Sverrisson & Bendar Spónir
"Stóra lívmóðurin" – Kári Sverrisson & Bendar Spónir
"Tokan" – Marius and Svavar Knútur
"Nation" – Týr
Best artist or band of the year
Eivør
Bendar Spónir
Kvartettin í Betesda
Motion/Emotion – Sunleif Rasmussen
Skrímslið, lítla systir mín - Eivør
Hvussu bendir man spónir - Bendar Spónir
Lurta nú – Eivør
Motion/Emotion – Sunleif Rasmussen
Hin nýggi sangurin – Bendar Spónir
Teitur
Høgni Reistrup
Knút
Jens Marni
Hallur Joensen
Greta Svabo Bech
Guðrið Hansdóttir
Guðrun Pætursdóttir Háberg
Døgg Nónsgjógv
Laila Carlsen
Byrta – Byrta
Story Music – Teitur
Undirgangstónar – Swangah
Áðrenn vit hvørva – Høgni Reistrup
With Stars & Legends – Hallur Joensen
"Loyndarmál" – Byrta
"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
Byrta
Teitur
Greta Svabo Bech
Høgni Reistrup
Swangah
Best upkoming band/artist
Byrta
Døgg Nónsgjógv
Greta Svabo Bech
The Absent Silver King
LoverLover
Flamma
Allan Tausen
Laila av Reyni
Jákup Lützen
All in – Tú, : Polar Films Entertainment
Lena Anderssen – The Fighter, director: Lene Drachmann
Byrta – Norðlýsið, director: Heiðrik á Heygum
Eivør – True Love, director: Heiðrik á Heygum
Greta Svabo Bech – Broken Bones, director: Jamie Quantrill
