The nominees for the Government’s 2023 Music Export Prize
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On 10 April, Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell will present the Government’s Music Export Prize for 2023. The nominees include internationally successful Swedish artists and songwriters.
Time:
Place:
The Blue Drawing Room, Ministry for Foreign Affairs, Gustaf Adolfs torg 1
Practical information: Media representatives are welcome throughout the awards ceremony. See the programme below. Advance registration is required by 15.00 on Tuesday 9 April via email to Tomas Vanecek (see press contacts). Please provide your name, the name of your editorial office and the capacity in which you wish to attend (reporter or photographer). Please also attach your press credentials. Attendance is subject to available space. A maximum of two representatives from each editorial office may attend. Entry from 13.00.
“I am pleased to bring together industry representatives to honour and recognise artists, music creators and actors who distinguished themselves through their contributions to Swedish export successes in 2023. Music is culture, but we should not forget the importance the music industry also has for jobs, growth and the image of Sweden. The nominees have contributed in various ways to creating an interest in our country,” says Mr Forssell.
The nominees are:
- Ilya Salmanzadeh
- Loreen
- Martin Fröst
- Viagra boys
- Zara Larsson
During the ceremony, Mr Forssell will also present the Government’s Special Prize for long-standing contributions to Swedish music exports and an Honourable Mention for achievements of particular importance to the internationalisation of Swedish music.
Programme:
13.00: The doors open
13.30: Award ceremony
Approx. 14.45: Time for interviews and media questions
The members of the Government’s Music Export Prize jury
• Boel Adler, producer/host of Sveriges Radio P2
• Jesper Thorsson, CEO of Export Music Sweden
• Johan Seidefors, Head of Music Northern Europe at Spotify
• Karolina Moberg, Marketing Director at Live Nation Sweden
• Linda Portnoff, CEO of Tangy Market
• Ludvig Werner, CEO of IFPI Sweden
• Per Sinding-Larsen, music journalist, Swedish Television
• Robert Sehlberg, Head of Music at Viaplay Group (Radio, Sweden)
Press contact
Press Officer, Ministry for Foreign Affairs
Phone +46 8 405 26 61
Mobile +46 076-1158012
email to Tomas Vanecek
Press Secretary to Minister for International Development Cooperation and Foreign Trade Johan Forssell
Phone (switchboard) +46 8 405 10 00
Mobile +46 76-142 29 39
email to Victoria Holmqvist
The Government’s Music Export Prize
The Government’s Music Export Prize was established in 1997. The Prize is awarded every year to an artist who has been internationally successful during the preceding year and has contributed to Swedish musical export success and to a positive image of Sweden. A jury nominates and selects the winners of the various prizes.
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