Miriam Bryant has been a frequent visitor to the Grammy Awards over the years, but without winning. Now the 31-year-old from Gothenburg was praised for the album “Ps I hate you” and the song “Tystnar i luren”, a collaboration with Victor Leksell.
– Before the album award, I was very overwhelmed, and felt “names now I do not have time to cry, I have to go on stage and say thank you to lots of people. But I am incredibly proud and happy, says Miriam Bryant to TT.
With this year’s song award, Victor Leksell received his fourth Grammy statuette in his career. He will celebrate by immediately going to the studio – and making music with 1 Cuz.
– We have been trying to get it together for a while, it’s a tight schedule when I’m in Stockholm. It’s just a matter of squeezing two flies in one go, says Göteborgssonen right after the gala.
Benjamin Ingrosso took home the gala heaviest prize – artist of the year, which is also the 24-year-old’s first Grammy. In 2021, he released the album “Once Upon a Time”.
– It’s great fun to get “recognition” for what you do and last year was a very hectic year for me. I toiled hard, it’s fun to get confirmation for that, says Benjamin Ingrosso.
He says he did not expect to hear his name called out as the winner.
– Not at all! I did not even drink anything tonight because I was going to go home right after this. I regret that I am not fuller than I am!
Together with Miriam Bryant, Snoh Aalegra was one of the big favorites before the gala, and had to go home with a statuette for this year’s soul / r’n’b. The third big favorite Agnes was awarded in the category of composer of the year, together with Vincent Pontare, Salem Al Fakir, Kerstin Ljungström and Maria Hazell.
This year’s honorary award and this year’s special prize was awarded to Abba, who released his first album in 40 years in 2021.
During the time Abba broke through, the Grammy Gala had a break indefinitely, and when the gala returned in 1987, Björn, Benny, Agneta and Anni-Frid had already gone their separate ways. The Swedish world stars have therefore not been praised at the music gala during the years they have been active.
In a pre-recorded clip, Anni-Frid Lyngstad thanked for the prize:
-Thank Agneta, Benny and Björn for everything we have shared with each other and thank you to all the people who have taken our music to their hearts, she says and continues:
Last but not least, “thank you for the music”.
The Grammy Gala is to sum up the music year – and 2021 was not only marked by joy. In October, hip-hop artist Nils “Einár” Grönberg was murdered. His girlfriend Alexandra Torgrip praised him from the stage.
– Nils was much more than his music, he was a human being, humble and kind and gave so much more than he ever received, she says, and continues: Nils was still just a teenager who did his best, his life had just begun.
She also mentions that Einár was not the only victim of shootings in 2021, and addressed the politicians directly before the election campaign, urging them to stop street violence with “concrete measures and results based on genuine love for our areas”.
– You have fished enough voices based on our grief.
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