Do you want to sing or yoik on Sápmi's biggest stage? Sámi Music Festival, together with NRK, is looking for participants for the Sámi Grand Prix 2025!
Deadline for registration is 25.11.2024!
Do you have a dream of becoming an artist, or would it be great to give a joik as a gift to someone you hold dear, and then share that experience with the whole of Sápmi and the Nordics? Sign up, maybe you'll be one of those who get to shine on Sápmi's biggest TV production on Easter evening!
The Sámi Grand Prix is a competition in two parts: song and yoik. It is open to anyone who writes songs regardless of ethnic affiliation. This is a unique chance to participate in a colorful and warm music show that promotes Sámi artists and yoikers. The song or joik must not have been published before.
The yoiks must follow one of the Sámi yoik dialects (vuelie, vuolle, luohti, livde, leu'dd), and are performed a capella. The songs must be performed in one of the Sámi languages (Akkala, Kildin, Ter, Enare, Skolte, North, Lule, Pite, Ume, South)
The participant must be over 16 years of age.
Signing up is easy!
The song or yoik does not need to be fully produced or recorded in a studio. Phone recording is also good!
You can sign up via NRK's pages here.
You can also fill out submission on our website:
Or register via e-mail to Sámi Music Festival: sgp@samieasterfestival.com
Attach the music/sound file and write contact information. Please also send the lyrics if it is ready.
It is also possible to register by phone: Ol Johan Gaup tel: +47 977 34 966
(Photo: Mads Suhr Pettersen)
The Sámi Grand Prix 2025 will be held on saturday, April 12 in Báktehárji, Kautokeino. SGP 2025 will be broadcast live on NRK, SVT and YLE.
If you get chosen to be a finalist, all costs related to the production and recording of the song/joik will be covered, if you have not completed this yourself. All other participant expenses are also covered.
Does this sound exciting? Watch the Sámi Grand Prix 2024 broadcast here to get a better impression of what this entails!
Contact:
Ol Johan Gaup, Sámi Grand Prix producer, Sámi Music Festival
+47 977 34 966/ producer@samieasterfestival.com
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