Faroese Music Awards

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.[1]

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.[1] Faroese Music Awards was held for the second time on 14 March 2015; the categories were changed a bit.

Nominations in 2016

Nominations across the categories

Best producer of the year

New artist or band of the year

Best music video of the year

Nominations of Folk, Country and Blues

Best femal or male singer of the year

Band/artist of the year

Best album of the year

Best song of the year

FMA 2015

Greta Svabo Bech won the prize Female singer of the year and the song Myrkablátt, which she sings and composed was awarded with the prize Song of the year in the Pop/Rock category.

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

Following artist performed:

Winners 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

Open category

FMA 2014

Hallur Joensen won the prize Best male singer in the pop category.

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:

The winners of FMA 2014

Týr won the prize as Best band of the year in the category Rock/Metal, Jazz, Blues og Folk

Rock/Metal, Jazz, Blues and Folk category

Open category

Eivør won the prize Best album and Best melody of the year in the Open category.

Pop category

Other prizes

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

Best song of the year

Open category

Best artist or band of the year

Best album of the year

Best melodi/værk

Popp kategorien

Best male singer of the year

Best female singer of the year

Best album of the year

Best song of the year

Best band/artist of the year

Best upkoming band/artist

Best music video of the year

References

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