Áillohaš Music Award

The Áillohaš Music Award is an annual Sámi music award created to commemorate Nils-Aslak Áillohaš Valkeapää's 50th birthday in 1993.^[1] The winner of the award is announced on Holy Saturday in conjunction with the Sámi Grand Prix during the Sámi Easter Festival. It is conferred by Kautokeino Municipality and the Kautokeino Sámi Association.^[1] The winner receives a monetary prize of 20,000 Norwegian crowns, a diploma, a piece of artwork, and a two-week stay at Lásságámmi.^[1][2][3]

Mari Boine in 2018

Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman in 2018

Frode Fjellheim in 2014

Sofia Jannok in 2007

Wimme in 2006

History

The Áillohaš Music Award was created in 1993 by the Norwegian Sámi Association, Kautokeino Municipality, and the Kautokeino Sámi Association.^[4][5] It has been awarded every year since 1993, including 2020 even though the Sámi Easter Festival had been cancelled.^[6] The recipient can be a Sámi musician or musicians, or a band.

The prize is awarded to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music.^[7] The first recipient of this award was Mari Boine.^[7][5][8] Over the years, quite a few of the most popular and famous Sámi musicians and bands have received this award, including Wimme, Sofia Jannok, Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman, and Frode Fjellheim have won the award.^[5][9] The award is not limited to just traditional Northern Sámi yoikers. As such, a wide variety of different music genres has been represented, from the heavy yoik of Intrigue to the traditional Kildin Sámi luvvts collected, recorded, and performed by Domna Khomyuk.^[10]

Recipients

Year	Artist
1993	Mari Boine[8][5]
1994	Johan Anders Bær[5]
1995	Ole Larsen Gaino[5]
1996	Wimme Saari[5]
1997	Roger Ludvigsen[5]
1998	Inga Juuso[5]
1999	Iŋgor Ántte Áilu Gaup[5]
2000	Sančuari[5]
2001	Johan Sara jr.[5]
2002	Frode Fjellheim[5]
2003	Intrigue[5]
2004	Anders P. Bongo[5]
2005	Niko Valkeapää[5]
2006	Dimitri joavku[5]
2007	Ulla Pirttijärvi-Länsman[5]
2008	Svein Schultz[5]
2009	Liv Mæsel Rundberg[5]
2010	Issát Sámmol Heatta[5]
2011	Halvdan Nedrejord[5]
2012	Marit Gaup Eira[5]
2013	Magnus Vuolab[5][11]
2014	Sofia Jannok[5][8][9][12]
2015	Jussi Isokoski[5][8]
2016	Johan Andreas Andersen[5][2]
2017	Deatnogátte Nuorat[5][4]
2018	Sara Marielle Gaup Beaska[5][13]
2019	Domna Khomyuk[5][3]
2020	SlinCraze[14][15]
2021	Marja Mortensson[16]
2022	Øystein Nilsen
2023	Maj-Lis Skaltje[17]
2024	Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen[18]