Rockbjörnen is a music prize in Sweden, divided into several categories, which is awarded annually by Aftonbladet. The prize was first awarded in 1979. Since 2010 they are focusing more on live performances.
Rockbjörnen history of Roxette, Marie Fredriksson, Per Gessle and Gyllene Tider:
1982
Swedish band of the year: Gyllene Tider
1986
Swedish female artist of the year: Marie Fredriksson
1987
Swedish female artist of the year: Marie Fredriksson
Swedish album of the year: Marie Fredriksson – Efter stormen
1988
Swedish band of the year: Roxette
Swedish female artist of the year: Marie Fredriksson
Swedish album of the year: Roxette – Look Sharp
1989
Swedish band of the year: Roxette
Swedish female artist of the year: Marie Fredriksson
1991
Swedish band of the year: Roxette
Swedish album of the year: Roxette – Joyride
1992
Swedish band of the year: Roxette
1996
Swedish song of the year: Gyllene Tider – Gå & fiska!
2003
Swedish male artist of the year: Per Gessle
Swedish album of the year: Per Gessle – Mazarin
Swedish song of the year: Per Gessle – Här kommer alla känslorna (på en och samma gång)
2004
Swedish band of the year: Gyllene Tider
Swedish album of the year: Gyllene Tider – Finn 5 fel!
To the question ”Which Rockbjörn is the most fun to get: Band of the year or Album of the year?” – in a chat in January, 2005 – Gyllene Tider replied:
Album of the year, because it is very difficult for an old band like us to make a relevant and popular album, which in addition is good.
Well, Dags att tänka på refrängen would deserve to be the Swedish album of the year, wouldn’t it? It’s a pity there is no ”Swedish album of the year” category anymore, but there is still space for your favourite song from the album. And you know who the Swedish live artists of the year are and which the Swedish live band of the year is, right? Gyllene Tider’s tour has not yet started (only 1 month left!), but you might already have a thought which should be the Concert of the year. So, c’mon guys & girls! Vote HERE until you drop (but at least until 28th July 😉 – each day)!
Here are the categories (it’s in Swedish, but here you have the English translation as well):
Årets kvinnliga liveartist = Female live artist of the year (it can only be Swedish)
Årets manliga liveartist = Male live artist of the year (it can only be Swedish)
Årets livegrupp = Live band of the year (it can only be Swedish)
Årets genombrott = Breakthrough artist of the year (it can only be Swedish)
Årets svenska låt = Swedish song of the year
Årets utländska låt = Foreign song of the year
Årets konsert (artist, plats) = Concert of the year (concerts only in Sweden are accepted)
Årets hårdrock / metal = Hard rock / metal artist of the year (either Swedish or foreign)
After filling it in, click on ”Nästa” (= ”Next”) and fill in your name (first name & surname), e-mail address, age (ålder) and if you are female (kvinna) or male (man). Reply to the control question, leave the tick at the first sentence (this way you won’t have to fill in the form again, as it saves your replies and you just have to click on voting the next time). If you want to receive info and offers from Aftonbladet, leave the second tick in, too. ”Tillbaka” means ”Back”, ”Rösta” means ”Vote”. That’s it. It’s much easier than it looks like. 😉
© All photos are from Aftonbladet’s archive.
