Iceland Music Export has announced the results of the annual Icelandic Music Awards. The winners were decided by an academy of music scholars and the Icelandic public.
The results for 2007 are as follows:
Album of the year
Rock/alternative: “Mugiboogie” – Mugison
Pop: “Frágangur/Hold er Mold” – Megas
Various: “Vid og vid” – Ólöf Arnalds
Jazz: “Cycles” – Einar Scheving
Classical/Modern: “Melodía” – Kammerkórinn Carmina (Chamber choir Carmina)
Performer of the year
Diverse Music: Björk
Classical/Modern: Kammersveitin Ísafold (“Chamber band Ísafold”)
Jazz: Sigurður Flosason
Composition/song of the year
Classical/Modern: “Apocrypha” – Hugi Guðmundsson
Jazz: “Daboli” – Agnar Már Guðmundsson
Diverse music: “Verum í Sambandi” – Sprengjuhöllin
Lyricist of the year
Bergur Ebbi Benediktsson (Sprengjuhöllin)
Songwriter of the year
Högni Egilsson (Hjaltalín)
Female singer of the year
Björk
Male singer of the year
Páll Óskar Hjálmtasson
Movie/TV music of the year
Pétur Ben for Foreldrar (“Parents”)
Music Video of the year
Gísli Darri/Bjarki Rafn for Mugison’s “The Great Unrest”
Album cover of the year
“Mugiboogie” – Mugison, Kjartan Hallur and Alli Metall.
Brightest hope
Hjaltalín
Internet awards from Tónlist.is
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Popular award (as voted for on Visir.is)
Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson
Reykjavík Loftbrú Export Award
Sigurður Flosason and Jóel Pálsson Quartet
Honorary award
Rúnar Júlíusson
For more information on Icelandic music, visit www.icelandmusic.is
