Is it that time of the year again already?!
Yep! It’s time for the third annual scandipop awards. Where we look back over the last 12 months of Scandinavian pop music, take stock of all of it, and give recognition to the absolute best. Not just the songs and the albums, but also the artists creating and delivering them too. 2011 has been a stellar year for Scandinavian pop, particularly with new artists that have broken through, but also thanks to some long awaited comebacks. And this year’s awards shortlist has actually been the most difficult one to compile so far – with a lot of amazing songs, albums and artists just missing out on some of the categories, and thus not getting a single mention, which is a little bit heartbreaking, since we love them so much! But it does mean of course that the below nominations are the best of the best.
The rules for eligibility are that the song and album must have been released in 2010 of course. And for the artist categories, as always we’ve only really gone for artists that have either released an album or EP over the last 12 months, or at the very least had a very active 2010 in terms of gigs, appearances, and releases. That’s why, for example, the winner of the Best Female award for the last two years running, Velvet, hasn’t been nominated for Best Female this year – it’s because she hasn’t really had an active year in music. Etc etc etc.
We’ve also dropped a number of categories, and replaced them with new ones. And we’ve created a seperate category for dance music and also for dansband/classic schlager music. The reason being that it seems a bit silly to have the likes of Tim Berg and Eric Prydz compete with the likes of Eric Saade and Ola in the regular pop categories – their music is so different, but we love both. Likewise with the dansband/classic schlager category – otherwise you’ve got Robyn competing with Anne-Lie Rydé, and Tove Styrke up against Nanne! Not only does it seem a bit wrong, it’s also incredibly difficult to judge and to be subjective.
We don’t think that anything else needs explaining, so on with the nominations then! As always, we’ll leave these to stew for a few weeks over the festive season, and announce the results in the new year, early in January. There’s no public vote – we decide the winners ourselves. But please do leave any comments, feedback, thoughts, predictions, or utter disdain, in the comments section below!
Best Female
Elin Lanto
Jenni Vartiainen
Jenny Berggren
Robyn
September
Tove Styrke
Best Male
Cristal Snow
Darin
Eric Saade
Erik Hassle
Magnus Carlsson
Ola
Best Group
Ace of Base
Alcazar
Gravitonas
Le Kid
Love Generation
Timoteij
Best New Artist
Eric Saade
Gravitonas
Le Kid
Love Generation
Timoteij
Tove Styrke
Best Female Album
Elin Lanto – ‘Love Made Me Do It’
Hera Björk – ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’
Jenni Vartiainen – ’Seili’
Linda Sundblad – ’Manifest’
Robyn – ’Body Talk’
Tove Styrke – ’Tove Styrke’
Best Male Album
Bjørn Johan Muri – ‘Airwaves’
Cristal Snow – ‘God You Made Me Wicked’
Darin – ‘Lovekiller’
Eric Saade – ‘Masquerade’
Magnus Carlsson – ‘Pop Galaxy’
Ola – ‘Ola’
Best Group Album
Ace of Base – ‘The Golden Ratio’
Infernal – ‘Fall From Grace’
Play – ’Under My Skin’
Page – ‘Nu’
Sukkerchok – ‘De 1000 Drømmes Nat’
Timoteij – ‘Längtan’
Best Album from a New Artist
Bjørn Johan Muri – ‘Airwaves’
Eric Saade – ‘Masquerade’
Erik Grönwall – ‘Somewhere Between A Rock And A Hard Place’
Swedish House Mafia – ‘Until One’
Timoteij – ‘Längtan’
Tove Styrke – ‘Tove Styrke’
Best Female Single
Alice – ‘I Wanna Live’
Hera Björk – ‘Je Ne Sais Quoi’
Robyn – ‘Dancing On My Own’
September – ‘Resuscitate Me’
Therese – ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’
Tove Styrke – ‘White Light Moment’
Best Male Single
Basshunter – ‘Saturday’
Darin – ‘Lovekiller’
Eric Saade – ‘It’s Gonna Rain’
Eric Saade – ‘Manboy’
Magnus Carlsson – ‘Feel You’
Ola – ‘All Over The World’
Best Group Single
Ace of Base – ‘All For You’
Gravitonas – ‘Religious’
Le Kid – ‘We Should Go Home Together’
Love Generation – ‘Love Generation’
Star Pilots – ‘I’m Alive’
Timoteij – Kom’
Best Single from a New Artist
Eric Saade – ‘It’s Gonna Rain’
Eric Saade – ‘Manboy’
Gravitonas – ‘Religious’
Love Generation – ‘Love Generation’
Timoteij – Kom’
Tove Styrke – ‘White Light Moment
Best Video
Cristal Snow – ‘Killing Me’
Darin – ‘Lovekiller’
Gravitonas – ‘Kites’
Gravitonas – ‘You Break Me Up’
Magnus Carlsson – ‘A Little Respect’
September – ‘Resuscitate Me’
Best Remix
Anna Bergendahl – ‘This Is My Life’ (Niclas Kings Remix)
Elin Lanto – ‘Tickles’ (Almighty Remix)
Le Kid – ‘Mercy Mercy’ (Kaus Remix)
Le Kid – ‘Mercy Mercy’ (Stay The Mix)
Robyn – ’Dancing On My Own’ (Buzz Junkies Remix)
September – ‘Resuscitate Me’ (Buzz Junkies Remix)
Best Dance/Club Record
Alex Says & Sibel – ‘United As One’
Pryda – ‘Niton’
Swedish House Mafia – ‘One’
Swedish House Mafia & Tinie Tempah – ‘Miami 2 Ibiza’
Therese – ‘Drop It Like It’s Hot’
Tim Berg – ‘Seek Bromance’
Best Collaboration
Agnes & Björn Skifs – ‘When You Tell The World You’re Mine’
Alex Sayz & Sibel – ‘United As One’
Chanee & N’evergreen – ‘In A Moment Like This’
Linda Bengtzing & Velvet – ‘Victorious’
Petter & September – ‘Baksmälla’
Swedish House Mafia & Tinie Tempah – ’Miami 2 Ibiza’
Best Dansband/Classic Schlager Artist
Anne-Lie Rydé
CC & Lee
Drifters
Elisa’s
Nanne
Titanix
Best Dansband/Classic Schlager Album
Anne-Lie Rydé – ’Dans På Rosor’
Drifters – ’Stanna Hos Mig’
Nanne – ’En Rastlös Själ’
Scotts – ’Vi Gör Det Igen’
Titanix – ’Drommar Får Liv’
Zekes – ’En Sån Natt’
scandipop’s Brightest New Hope for 2011
Elisa’s
Hilda
Jimi Constantine
Ulrik Munther
Viktorious
Xander
No Le Kid in “Best Single from a New Artist”???
Outrageous!!
Besides that, a very interesting and – above all – ambitious list of Swedish guilty pleasure pop! It will be very exciting to see the winners. Good job.
Where’s REbound?
Best Group, Best Album and Best Single all go to Ace of Base!!!
Have you seen the YouTube performances of their Cancun gig? AMAZING!
Eric Saade! :d :d :d :d <333
One question:
How has the choice to win?
The fans or scandipop?
Where I can vote?
There’s no voting, Thomas. scandipop decides! Results in the new year.
You would give the chance to the fans vote. Something like 50% our opinion and 50% yours. Where is “Gotta Go” in the category of best female singles!?
Fantastic choices. Your winnowing down of the field to such great nominations gives me absolute confidence in your final choice for the prizes…
(Can I also congratulate you on how lightning-fast you have become a trusted chronicler of the dansband world?)
Sad.
I would also prefer the 50:50 Chance!
One half your follower/fans and the other half you!
Åååh grattis hilda!!
GO CRISTAL SNOW !
Cristal Snow should definitely win ‘Best Video’ and ‘Best Male Album’, he’s done such a extraordinary job that he really deserves it!
(and of course if you ask me he’s also the ‘Best Male’! ?)
50/50 would be nicer IMO. Interesting list! Crystal Snow is great.
Tove is the best star in the World
!!!
“All Over the World”? In my opinions, “Overdrive” should’ve been in the running.
But I’m happy with the choices. Ola had better win something! And I hope Bjørn too, but that might be even harder.
I think you forgot about “Airwaves”, the BIG album by Bjorn Johan Muri!
HAHHA
I haven’t seen it is on the list! =P
Ooo great stuff. As long as Darin, Eric, Ola, Gravitonas and Tove win something each I’ll be more than happy. Oh and Le Kid. Oh and Bjorn Johan… ssssooooooooo hard
Best group album – Sukkerchok ftw!
Go Therese! She is a star that has been shining for a long time, but now she shines brighter than ever!!! All the love and luck in the world!!! Xx
Ola,Eric and Darin cool!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Ola!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!1
omg!!!!i am so happy you have put Cristal Snow up for nominations… THREE!!! He’s so misunderstood here in finland.. noone gets what he is .. here is hoping he breaks out BIG overseas and finland will get him.. <333333333
THERESE, she’s the best everything, DROP IT LIKE IT’S HOT?
PICK IT CAUSE IT’S COOL
O c’mon!!! It’s got to be Therese!!!
“Drop it like it’s hot” is amazing:)))(
Therese – Drop it like its hot is such a good tune!! No competition – definite winner!
Therese is amazing!
Gravitonas!
September to win all her five nominations!
Agree with Eduardo – where’s ‘Gotta Go’ or Jenny B’s album? Ah well – Eric Saade to win everything
And now I’m off to listen to all the nominations that I don’t have on repeat on my stereo to see why you love them more than Jenny B? I have no doubt I’m in for a treat….
HILLDAAA!
Jenny Berggren must to be BEST FEMALE, she is great!!!
Eric Saade is a wonderful boy!
Ace of Base & Timoteij are very popular this year!!!
love & peace
Sweet baby Jesus. This looks like an exceptionally difficult group to choose from. Some of my absolute favorite songs and acts of … dare I say it … all time.
ACE OF BASE must win. I just love “All for you”.
Best Album from a new group
and Best single from a new group, should belong to-Timoteij. Great page!
PS Unknown facts: They are from Västergötland and the inhabitants are called ‘gautar’ in the icelandic sagas. Mentioned as ‘geatas’, along with the origin of Beowulf. A ten year old theory says that most of the ‘gepids’ emigrated from there around 2000 years ago, and the first settled in Poland and later Hungary. DS
Erik Hassle is the best Singer ever !!
I love every single song that flows through his lips
He is so amazing!!
He have to win
Erik Haaaasslee!!
cristal snow should absolutely win at least the best music video ! though the video of “wicked” is better. he is so talented ! and needs much more noticing than the others, because he is not very known in SCANDINAVIA. give him all three awards, he would appraciate that a lot
PLAY – Under My Skin, best album by FAR!
Ace of Base and Magnus Carlsson for the win! Best albums hands down.
JENNY BERGGREN, THE BEST!She its the winer!Ace. Of.Base…sucks!
TIMOTEIJ !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Elin Lanto best4ever!!!! Best Female