Faroese Music Awards (short form:FMA, inFaroese:Føroysku Tónlistavirðislønirnar) is aFaroese music prize award ceremony, which was established in 2014, after the former Faroese music prizePlanet Awards was abolished when the producers Portal.fo were sold to new owners. Faroese Music Awards honours Faroese music, singers, musicians, composers etc. and is a cooperation between the Faroese national broadcasting companyKringvarp Føroya, theNordic House in Tórshavn and others like the Miðlahúsið (Sosialurin and the internet portal In.fo).[1]
The Faroese Music Awards were presented for the first time on 15 March 2014 in the Nordic House inTórshavn, where 22 prizes were awarded.[1] The Faroese Music Awards ceremony have been held every year since then, normally on a Saturday night in early March. The musical categories have been changed several times since the first FMA event.
The 2022 Faroese Music Awards ceremony took place on 2022 was the ninth year of this event. It was held in the Nordic House in Tórshavn on 12 March 2022.[2]
The 2021 Faroese Music Awards ceremony took place on 7 March 2021 in the form of a televised virtual event with nine pre-recorded musical performances.[4]
Faroese Music Awards 2020 were held at the Nordic House in Tórshavn. Due to the COVID-19 outbreak, the award ceremony was held without a present audience, and music performances were recorded in advance. The winners at the FMA 2020 were as follows:[5]
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.
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 calendarNivinaja whichElin á Rógvi wrote.
Album of the year:Call for a Revolution with HOGNI (Høgni Lisberg)
Best musical composition of the year: Nordisk messe bySunleif Rasmussen for mixed choir and symphony orchestra.
Best album or concert of the year:Høvdingar hittast, album by the British composerGavin Bryars, published in 2014, performed in the Nordic House in Tórshavn in 2011,Eivør Pálsdóttir andRúni Brattaberg sang at the concert. The music was played byAldubáran and Eystanljóð.
Hallur Joensen won the prize Best male singer in the pop category.
The show was broadcast on the national Faroese radio live. The hosts were Barbara Holm and Eyðfinn Jensen.There were also performances by various Faroese artists and bands:
