Video: Jonsi wins first Nordic Music Prize at by:Larm 2011

There hasn't been a Nordic Music Prize before - kind of like a Mercury for countries that don't have a fit every time it snows - so that makes Jonsi the inaugural winner for Go . Here he is picking up the prize: -- Visit No Rock & Roll Fun to comment, complain and kvetch

Jónsi received the inaugural Nordic Music Prize yesterday for his 2010 release "Go". It was his debut solo album, the other 11 nominees included Robyn's "Body Talk", First Aid Kit's "The Big Black & the Blue", Efterklang's "Magic Chairs" and the Radio Dept.'s "Clinging To A...

Link: http://thequietus.com/articles /05729-jonsi-wins-first-nordic -music-prize It is awards season 4 all countries/regions of the world, and every1 is giving awards 2 who they think is the best artist/band from their part of the world. Did u know that Nordic countries have their own version of the Grammys/Junos/Brits/etc? It doesn't really look like a real awards show, looks more like a high school banquet held at Ruth's Chris Steakhouse. But u know, Nordic countries are kinda dying because they can't produce a relevant export for the modern world, so u gotta let [...]

Filed under: News , Awards Erika Goldring, Getty Images Sigur Rós frontman Jonsi Birgisson, who performs solo as Jonsi , has won the inaugural Nordic Music Prize for his solo album 'Go.' The announcement was made Saturday at an awards ceremony and reported on the artist's site over the weekend. "Thank you so much, thank you to all the other musicians," Jonsi said in a very [...]