Thought it might be fun for you guys to see what was hot in Norway in 2006 smile.gif

Here are the results from this weekends Spellemannspris:

ÅRETS SPELLEMANN (Performer of the year)
VAMP
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KVINNELIGE ARTIST (Female Artist)
ELVIRA NIKOLAISEN - QUIET EXIT
MARIT LARSEN - UNDER THE SURFACE
MIRA CRAIG - MIRA MIRA

MANNLIGE ARTIST (Male Artist)
BJØRN EIDSVÅG - NÅDE
ODD NORDSTOGA - HEIM TE MOR
THOMAS DYBDAHL - SCIENCE

POPGRUPPE (Best Pop group)
DELILLOS'85 - SUSER VIDERE
JIM STÄRK - TURN AROUND AND LOOK
MINOR MAJORITY - REASONS TO HANG AROUND

ELEKTRONIKA
LINDSTRØM - IT'S A FEEDELITY AFFAIR
SPLAXXTER WATTS - THE SHAKEOUT
THE WHITEST BOY ALIVE - DREAMS

SAMTIDSMUSIKK (Contemporary music)
GREX VOCALIS/KORK - ARNE NORDHEIM: DRAUMKVEDET
NORSKE KAMMERORKESTER/DIR. TERJE TØNNESEN - CORELLI MACHINE
ROLF-ERIK NYSTRØM - CONCEPTS OF SORROWS & DANGERS

ROCK
120 DAYS - 120 DAYS
BONK - BONK AGAINST NOTHING
MADRUGADA - LIVE AT TRALFAMADORE
THE LOW FREQUENCY IN STEREO - THE LAST TEMPTATION OF...
THE SCHOOL - ESPIONAGE

BLUES
KID ANDERSEN - GREASELAND
RITA ENGEDALEN - HEAVEN AINT READY FOR ME YET
WOODLEG ODD - FOOT FETISH

COUNTRY
CLAUDIA SCOTT - JOHN CLARE'S DREAM
ILA AUTO - IF YOU KEEP PICKIN' IT MIGHT NEVER HEAL
ROY LØNHØIDEN - SANGER FRA SKOGEN

METAL
BENEA REACH - MONUMENT BINEOTHAN
ENSLAVED - RUUN
GORGOROTH - AD MAJOREM SATHANAS GLORIAM
KEEP OF KALESSIN - ARMADA

HIP-HOP
DARKSIDE OF THE FORCE - EL DIA DE LOS PUERCOS
KARPE DIEM - RETT FRA HJERTET
TUNGTVANN - SISTE SKANSE

FOLKEMUSIKK/GAMMALDANS (Folk)
KVARTS - STEINSPRANG
MAJORSTUEN - JULEDRØM
TINDRA - LUKKELEG VAKING

DANSEORKESTER (Dance orchestra)
OLE IVARS - OLE IVARS SÅ KLART!
PK & DANSEFOLKET - HENG DEG PÅ
SCANDINAVIA - ALLE MANN TIL PUMPENE

JAZZ
ATOMIC - HAPPY NEW EARS!
HELGE SUNDE/NORSKE STORE ORKESTER - DENADA
HÅKON KORNSTAD/HÅVARD WIIK - THE BAD AND THE BEAUTIFUL
KEN VANDERMARK/ PAAL NILSSEN-LOVE - SEVEN
THE THING - ACTION JAZZ

KLASSISK (Classical music)
LEIF OVE ANDSNES - HORIZONS
MARIANNE THORSEN /TRONDHEIMSOLISTENE - MOZART: VIOLIN CONCERTOS
OSLO CAMERATA - GRIEG: HOLBERG SUITE
SVEINUNG BJELLAND - SCARLATTI & MENDELSSOHN: SONATAS

VISER (Singer/songwriter I think is an ok translation)
HELENE BØKSLE - ELVERHØY
LARS BREMNES - HJERTEKAPTEIN
OLA BREMNES - GUDENE VET
VAMP - I FULL SYMFONI (MED KORK)

ÅPEN KLASSE (Open category)
HANNE HUKKELBERG - RYKESTRASSE 68
KRISTIN ASBJØRNSEN - WAYFARING STRANGER - A SPIRITUAL SONGBOOK
MARI BOINE - IDJAGIEDAS - IN THE HAND OF THE NIGHT
TERJE ISUNGSET - IGLOO
WIBUTEE - SWEET MENTAL

BARNEPLATER (Children records)
JUL I SVINGEN - DIVERSE ARTISTER - JUL I SVINGEN
MAJ BRITT ANDERSEN - ONGER ER RARE
VESLEMØY SOLBERG & FELIX JOHANSEN - EVENTYRET OM HANNA

ÅRETS NYKOMMER (Newbie of the year)
120 DAYS - 120 DAYS
ELVIRA NIKOLAISEN - QUIET EXIT
MARTE WULFF - JACKET
MIRA CRAIG - MIRA MIRA
ROCKETTOTHESKY - SO SING YOU APPLE TREES

ÅRETS HIT (Hit of the year)
LIND, NILSEN, FUENTES OG HOLM - HALLELUJAH
MARIT LARSEN - DON'T SAVE ME
ELVIRA NIKOLAISEN - LOVE I CAN'T DEFEND
DUMDUM BOYS - ENHJØRNING
ALEKSANDER WITH - A LITTLE TO PERFECT

MUSIKKVIDEO (Music video)
BJØRN EIDSVÅG M/ELVIRA NIKOLAISEN - FLODEN
CHRISTEL ALSOS - COME ON
GRAND ISLAND - US ANNEXED
MARIT LARSEN - DON'T SAVE ME
THE WHITE BIRCH - SEER BELIVER

And also the LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AWARD: Sissel Kyrkjebø, Aage Aleksandersen and Bjoern Eidsvaag.
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As you can see it was a good year for Marit Larsen and 120 Days. Both won two awards and I would recommend checking them out.
Marit Larsen:
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120 Days are gonna do some gigs in Europe soon (They sold out the Astoria in London) so check them out if you have the chance smile.gif They thanked for their award by playing a recording into the mic laugh.gif
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My personal recommendations:
120 Days
Elvira Nikolaisen - Quiet Exit
Jim Stärk - Turn Around And Look
Marit Larsen
Vamp in Symphony
Bjoern Eidsvaag and Elvira Nikolaisen - Floden