Sigur Rós won two Icelandic Music Awards

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Sigur Rós

Better late than never it’s been said, so here’s a delayed rundown of the 2009 Icelandic Music Awards as they were given out at a ceremony on February 18.

Sigur Rós (photo) were the top hitter of the night, taking home two awards, while ALL SCANDINAVIAN favorites Agent Fresco were crowned Newcomer of the Year. The full list of winners is as follows:

Composers of the Year:
Sigur Rós – ‘Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust’

Pop/Rock Album of the Year:
Sigur Rós – ‘Með Suð í Eyrum Við Spilum Endalaust’

Newcomer of the Year:
Agent Fresco

Voice of the Year:
Emiliana Torrini

Single of the Year:
Páll Óskar and Toggi – ‘Þú komst Við Hjartað í Mér’

Video of the Year:
Björk and Encyclopedia Pictura – ‘Wanderlust’

Album cover of the Year:
Kate von Harreveld and Helgi Þórsson for Evil Madness’ ‘Demoni Paradiso’

Jazz album of the Year:
Ómar Guðjónsson – ‘Fram Af’

Classical/Contemporary Album of the Year:
Jóhann Jóhannsson – ‘Fordlandia’

Composition of the Year:
Áskel Másson – ‘ORA’

Performer of the Year:
Anna Guðný Guðmundsdóttir

Lifetime Achievement Award:
Ingólfur Guðbrandsson

Also, Mugison received a special grant from Reykjavík/Loftbrú, while Bagglútur had the Internet Presence of the Year according to tonlist.is and were voted the Most Popular Performer of the Year on visir.is. Músíktilraunir was awarded the Samtónn Prize of Excellent Achievement for their decades of dedication to promoting up and coming artists.

 

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