Faroese Music Awards – and the winners are…

Faroese Music Awards – and the winners are…
Fourteen awards were handed out at last night’s Faroese Music Awards ceremony
Robert McBirnie (pictured right), who has been active on the Faroese music and entertainment scene for more than 60 years, won the ‘lifetime achievement award’. Photo: Bjarni Árting Rubeksen
 
07.03.2021 - 10:33

The annual Faroese Music Awards ceremony took place night in the form of a televised virtual event with nine pre-recorded musical performances.

Robert McBirnie took home the main prize, the ‘lifetime achievement award’, for his 60+ years as a musician and entertainer.

Here are the 14 award winners: 

- Lifetime achievement: Robert McBirnie

- Best female singer: Eivør

- Best male singer: Teitur

- Best album: ‘Modern Era’ – Teitur

- Best song: ‘Kanska’ – Einangran

- Best singer or solo artist: Jákup Lützen

- Best album or live performance: Kata – ‘1902’

- Best arrangement: ‘Bei’ Konsørn (video)

- Best new artist: Brimheim

- Best video: ‘Sleep on it’ – Eivør

- Best producer: Høgni Lisberg and James Thomas for ‘Within a man’

- Best lyric: ’Mánasegl’ – Marjun Syderbø Kjelnes

- Best album cover: Snorri Eldjarn Snorrason for ’Eivør’

- Public vote award: Hallur Joensen

 

The event was televised live and you can watch it here.

 

Read the Faroese version of this article here.

Translated by prosa.fo

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