Faroese Music Awards – and the winners are…

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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