As the year draw to a close, Scandipop is taking its usual look over the past twelve months of music that’s been coming out of the Nordics. And picking out the very best. It’s our Scandipop Awards! Now in their 8th year.
We’ve compiled the nominations, which you can check out below. And the winners of each category will be announced and awarded in the new year.
Sixteen categories taking us through the artists, the newcomers, the songs, the albums, the EPs, and the ones to watch out for in the coming year.
Plus there’s a seventeenth category – the one we want our readers to vote in. We want you to tell us who your artist of the year is. Details on how to vote at the bottom of the page.
There’s a lot of brilliant pop music that’s come out of Scandinavia this year. And so as well as compiling the categories, we’ve also put together a Spotify playlist featuring the songs and the music makers behind this year’s Scandipop Award nominations. You can listen to that here.
And here are the nominations for the 2016 Scandipop Awards;
BEST FEMALE POPSTAR
Ace Wilder
Isa
Loreen
Molly Sandén
Sandra Lyng
Zara Larsson
BEST MALE POPSTAR
Anton Ewald
Danny Saucedo
Darin
Eric Saade
Magnus Carlsson
Måns Zelmerlöw
BEST GROUP
Alcazar
Death Team
Donkeyboy
Satin Circus
Smith & Thell
The Fooo Conspiracy
BEST NEW ARTIST
Benjamin Ingrosso
Cilia
Death Team
LÉON
Molly Pettersson Hammar
Saara
BEST ALBUM
Darin: Fjärilar i Magen
Galantis: Pharmacy
Magnus Carlsson: Gamla Stan
Måns Zelmerlöw: Perfectly Damaged
Susanne Sundfør: Ten Love Songs
Tove Styrke: Kiddo
BEST EP
Ace Wilder: The Wild Card
Annie: Endless Vacation
Anton Ewald: Studio 18
LÉON: Treasure
Molly Sandén: Like No One’s Watching
Noonie Bao: Noonia
BEST POP
Alexandra Joner: Cinderella
Cilia: Silhouettes in Slow Motion
Krista Siegfrids: Better On My Own
Maria Hazell: Killing All My Darlings
Sandra Lyng: Play My Drum
Zara Larsson: Lush Life
BEST BALLAD
Danny Saucedo: Så Som i Himlen
Darin: Ta Mig Tillbaka
Frida Sundemo: Keep An Eye On Me
Mørland & Debrah Scarlett: A Monster Like Me
ROK & Yohanna: Find A Better Man
Violet Days: So Dope
BEST DANCEPOP
Avicii: Waiting For Love
Axwell /\ Ingrosso: Sun Is Shining
Dinah: Make Me (La La La)
Galantis: Runaway (U & I)
John de Sohn & Violet Days: Rush
Loreen: Paper Light (Higher)
BEST ELECTROPOP
Linda Sundblad: Ljusa Tårar
Maja Francis & Veronica Maggio: Space Invades My Mind
Midnight Boy: Don’t Say No
Niki & The Dove: Play It On My Radio
Rebecca & Fiona: Sayonara
Sophia Somajo: Klein Blue
BEST ALTERNAPOP
Astrid S: Hyde
Cilia: Wilder Than The Wind
Death Team: So Fresh
LÉON: Nobody Cares
Mariette: Don’t Stop Believing
Truls: Circles
BEST SOULPOP
Awa: Obvious
Danny Saucedo: Brinner i Bröstet
Katéa: That Ain’t Love
Molly Pettersson Hammar: Something Right
Sabina Ddumba: Not Too Young
XOV: Don’t Talk To Me
BEST DEBUT SINGLE
Benjamin Ingrosso: Fall in Love
Jesper Jenset: Superhero
Martin Almgren: Can’t Hold Me Down
Molly Pettersson Hammar: I’ll Be Fine
Saara: Ur Cool
The Flights: Smile On Our Face
BEST VIDEO
Eric Saade: Girl From Sweden
Loreen: Paper Light (Higher)
MNEK & Zara Larsson: Never Forget You
Rebecca & Fiona: Sayonara
Saara: Ur Cool
Tove Lo: Moments
MOST MEMORABLE LIVE PERFORMANCE
Alexandra Joner: Cinderella (Melodi Grand Prix)
Eric Saade: Sting (Melodifestivalen)
Isa: Don’t Stop (Melodifestivalen)
Lena Philipsson: Jag Är Ingen Älskling (Allsång på Skansen)
Loreen: Paper Light (Higher) (interval act Melodifestivalen)
Måns Zelmerlöw: Heroes (Eurovision Song Contest)
SCANDIPOP’S BRIGHTEST NEW HOPE FOR 2015
Amanda Winberg
Ambition 17
Apollo 5
Clara Mae
Katea
The Flights
SCANDIPOP READERS ARTIST OF THE YEAR
For this category we want to hear from you, our readers. Tell us your number 1 artist or act of the past twelve months. They need to be either Norwegian, Swedish, Finnish, Danish, or Icelandic. And they must have released music in 2015.
TO VOTE:
1. Take to Twitter
2. Tweet the following text;
“I vote for ****** as my favourite artist in the @scandipop awards https://www.scandipop.co.uk/the-2016-scandipop-awards-the-nominations/”
3. And there you have it – you’ve voted. Thank you! We’ll see the tweet as we’re tagged in it.
You have until Sunday January 10th to take part and award your favourite artist. And only one vote per Twitter account will be accepted. TACK!
All winners announced mid-January.
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