Spellemannprisen and TONO begin collaboration

The Spellemannprisen has, in collaboration with TONO, established three author awards.

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The awards are presented to the authors of the musical works, and are presented in the following categories:

The authors will be assessed based on works released on CD between 4 December 2007 and 3 December 2008. The releases do not need to be entered for the Spellemannprisen in other categories.

When registering, you must indicate which of the three categories you wish to be considered in. There is no separate registration form, so this must be stated in the attached letter.

Candidates for the awards must be members of TONO.

Three original copies of the album must be sent to TONO, and must be received by . If you wish to be considered for lyricist of the year, three copies of the lyrics must also be submitted.

There is a short registration deadline this year, but from next year there will be normal registration deadlines for Spellemann.

Three copies of the CD and any text, as well as information about which of the three categories you wish to be considered in, should be sent to:

TONOPostboks 9171, Grønland0134 OSLO Special juries will select three nominees for each class. The nominees will be announced together with the other nominees at a press conference on January 6th at 10:00 AM at Hotel Continental. Spellemann 2008 will be held in Oslo Spektrum on Saturday, January 24th, and the winners of the individual classes will be honored here! Read more about the Spellemannprisen at

We are pleased that our creators are now being honored with their own awards in Spellemann!

Questions regarding the Spellemann Prize should be directed directly to the Spellemann Prize administration at tel. 22 22 17 88.