The Northern Lights Award

The Northern Lights Price is awarded to performing musicians or composers who, through their work in Northern Norway have excelled at a high artistic level, and thereby contributed to marketing the region´s musical life in a positive way.

The Northern Lights Price was first awarded in 1989. Since then, a number of prominent cultural figures have received the award for their work in Northern Norway. The award is a collaboration with the newspaper Nordlys. The prize is 50.000,- NOK

The winner is selected by a jury consisting of a representative from the UIT Norway´s Arctic University at the conservatory of music. A representative from Creo Troms and a representative from the Northern Lights Festival.

Previous winners of the Northern Lights Award

1989 - Håkon Stødle

1990 - Paul Wåhlberg

1991 - Tori Stødle

1992 - Tove Karoline Knutsen

1993 - Arne Dagsvik

1994 - Mari Boine

1995 - Bjørn Andor Drage

1996 - Bjarte Engeset

1997 - Arne Bjørhei

1998 - Henning Gravrok

1999 - Geir Jensen

2000 - Arvid Engegård

2001 - Malfred Hanssen

2002 - Knut Erik Sundquist

2003 - Ingor Ánte Áilo Gaup

2004 - Ola Bremnes

2005 - Susanne Lundeng

2006 - Jan Gunnar Hoff

2007 - Anneli Drecker

2008 - Ragnar Rasmussen

2009 - Marianne Beate Kielland

2010 - Bodvar Drotninhaug Moe

2011 - Marit Sandvik

2012 - Inga Juuso

2013 - Nils Anders Mortensen

2014 - Anne-Lise Sollied Allemano

2015 - Ragnar Olsen

2016 - Ketil Vea og Sigmund Lillebjerka

2017 - Terje Nilsen

2018 – Ragnhild Furebotten

2019 - Roger Ludvigsen

2020 - Jens Christian Kloster

2021 - Ola Graff

2022 - Erika Toth

2023 - Lars "Poppa Lars" Sandness