The second Swedish contribution highlighted by the Nordic Council jury is the classic composer Andrea Tarrodi, with the work "Acanthes".

Among the other nominees, the Finnish trio 3TM is marked with "Laws of life", Faroese Janus Rasmussen with the debut album "Vín" and Greenlandic Rasmus Lyberth with "Inuunerup oqarfigaanga / Life shall be lived again".

If Robyn can look like one of the favorites, Gudnadóttir has received a number of awards in the past year. In February she was awarded the Nordic Music Prize for her music for "Chernobyl" and she recently also received a prize from BMI for her compositions.

Awarded every other year

The nominees for the Nordic Council Music Prize were announced this year in a live broadcast with the Icelandic composer (and former award winner) Anna Thorvaldsdottir and the British journalist Andrew Mellor as presenters.

The Music Prize is awarded every two years to a work by a now living composer and every two years to a larger or smaller ensemble.

Who will receive this year's prize will be revealed at a ceremony in Reyjkavik in Iceland on October 27.