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Choice Music Prize
Meteor Choice Music Prize Year 2005. She was followed by The Divine Comedy, Su-
per Extra Bonus Party and Jape, winners of Irish Album of
the Year 2006, 2007 and 2008 respectively. Adrian Crow-
ley won Irish Album of the Year 2009, while Two Door
Cinema Club won Irish Album of the Year 2010.
The ceremony to announce the winner takes place
at Vicar Street, Dublin in February or March each year.
Originally presented by Michelle Doherty and Rigsy,[17] it
is now presented by Alison Curtis.[18] It has been broad-
cast live since its inception on national radio station To-
day FM.[19][18][20][17] The nominated acts are invited to
perform in front of a live audience at the ceremony.[18]
However, some nominated acts, such as The Chalets,
Fionn Regan, Snow Patrol, Lisa Hannigan, Oppenheimer,
Bell X1 and Laura Izibor, have not performed in the past
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due to other commitments.[21][22][23][24] David Holmes
Awarded Best album from the Republic of Ireland or and The Script also did not perform when nominated,
for Northern Ireland though Holmes and Danny O’Donoghue attended the cer-
Presented IRMA, IMRO and RAAP emony.[24] The judging panel is locked in an enclosed
by room during the performances to debate over which act
ought to win.[2] A secret ballot was used to decide the
Location Vicar Street, Dublin, Ireland
winner of Irish Album of the Year 2008, Ritual.[18]
First 2005 Past winners and nominees have credited the Choice
awarded Music Prize with boosting their careers. Julie Feeney de-
Official http://www.choicemusicprize.com/ scribed winning Irish Album of the Year 2005 as "proba-
website bly the biggest achievement of my life", adding "it meant
a phenomenal amount to me. It was an enormous val-
Meteor Choice Music Prize[1] is an annual music prize idation".[3] Duke Special, nominated for the first two
awarded to the best album from Ireland. awards, said his nomination for the inaugural award had
helped raise his profile in the Irish media.[25] Cormac
Brady stated Super Extra Bonus Party’s Irish Album of the
Establishment Year 2007 win "brought us a hell of a lot more recogni-
It was established by journalist Jim Carroll and manager tion overnight and opened a lot of doors".[3] Nominees
Dave Reid in 2005.[2][3] as an alternative to the industry- have doubled or trebled sales after the award has been
dominated Meteor Music Awards.[4][5] The Choice Music announced.[26] Steve Jordan was influenced by the
Prize is modelled after the Mercury Prize which is award- Choice Music Prize when he set up Canada’s Polaris Music
ed each year to the best album from the United Kingdom Prize.[27] Culture Ireland invited figures from the inter-
or Ireland.[6][7][8] It is a music award voted for by a panel national music industry to the event that decided the Ir-
of twelve judges[9] based on artistic merit, regardless of ish Album of the Year 2010.[28]
genre,[9] sales, or record label. The price includes a
€10,000 cheque jointly funded by the Irish Music Rights
Organisation (IMRO) and the Irish Recorded Music As-
2011 Meteor Choice Music
sociation (IRMA).[10][11][12][13][14] There is no sponsor- Prize
ship.[2]
It was announced on Monday, October 10, 2011 that Me-
Initially considered by co-founder Carroll as a "titchy
teor have become the official sponsors to the awards,
little maverick event",[15] the Choice Music Prize has
previously sponsoring the Ireland Music Awards[29]. In
gained a reputation for producing "unpredictable" win-
the run-up to the nominess to be announced in January
ners.[2][16] Winners thus far consist of one solo female
2012[30], both the awards organizers and Meteor will pre-
performer, four bands and one solo male performer. Julie
sent a number of live gigs to showcase some of the best
Feeney won the inaugural prize for Irish Album of the
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albums from 2011. Meteor Choice Music Prize Presents... will
begin on November 1, 2011 with a live performance by
Snow Patrol at Dublin’s Button Factory.
Winners and shortlisted nomi-
nees
Jape, winners in 2008
Neil Hannon, winner with The Divine Comedy in 2006 and
nominee with The Duckworth Lewis Method in 2009
Adrian Crowley, winner in 2009
1. All albums must have been released for the very first
time in Ireland in the previous calendar year. This
means that the album must have been made
available for purchase by the general public (in
shops, at gigs or on websites) for the very first time
in Ireland (i.e. Republic of Ireland and/or Northern
Ireland) between 1 January and 31 December of that
year.
Super Extra Bonus Party, winners in 2007 2. Re-issues, multi-artist compilations, live albums and
Best Of collections are not eligible
Eligibility 3. The artist(s) in question must have been born in
Ireland (i.e. Republic of Ireland or Northern Ireland)
In order to be considered for the Choice Music Prize a re- and/or hold an Irish passport. Bands are eligible to
lease must meet all of the following conditions: be nominated if the majority of the band members
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Year Winner Album Shortlisted nominees & al- 25]
Judges[25] Ref(s)
20] 31] 32] 33]
bums[20][31][32][33]
2005 Julie Feeney 13 songs[34] • Bell X1 – Flock
• Cane 141 – Moonpool
• The Chalets – Check In
• Joe Chester – A Murder of Crows
• Duke Special – Adventures in
Gramophone
• Hal – Hal
• Nick Kelly – Running Dog
• Emmett Tinley – Attic Faith
• Turn – Turn
2006 The Divine Victory for the • Director – We Thrive on Big Cities • John Caddell (Phantom FM)
Comedy Comic • Duke Special – Songs from the • Stuart Clarke (Hot Press)
Muse[22] Deep Forest • Alison Curtis (Today FM)
• The Immediate – In Towers and • Neil Dunphy (Sunday Tribune)
Clouds • Sinead Gleeson (The Ticket)
• David Kitt – Not Fade Away • Rick O’Shea (RTÉ 2fm)
• Messiah J and the Expert – Now • Nick Kelly (Irish Independent)
This I Have to Hear • Mike Knightson (Limerick’s Live
• Fionn Regan – The End of History 95fm)
• Republic of Loose – Aaagh! • Padraic Kileen (Irish Examiner)
• Si Schroeder – Coping Mechanisms • Eamon Sweeney (Foggy Notions)
• Snow Patrol – Eyes Open • Tanya Sweeney (The Star)
• Jonny Tiernan (Alternative Ulster)
2007 Super Extra Super Extra • Adrian Crowley – Long Distance • Brian Boyd (The Irish Times)
Bonus Party Bonus Par- Swimmer • Michael Carr (Cork’s 96FM and
ty[35] • Cathy Davey – Tales of Silversleeve Cork Independent)
• Delorentos – In Love with Detail • Ronan Casey (Westmeath
• Dry County – Unexpected Falls Examiner)
• The Flaws – Achieving Vagueness • Alan Corr (RTÉ Guide)
• David Geraghty – Kill Your • Dan Hegarty (2FM)
Darlings • Anne Marie Kelly (Today FM)
• Kíla – Gamblers’ Ballet • Sheena McGinley
• Róisín Murphy – Overpowered (entertainment.ie)
• Stanley Super 800 – Louder & • Una Mullally (Sunday Tribune and
Clearer the Una Rocks blog)
• Paul McClean (BBC Northern
Ireland)
• Nadine O’Regan (The Sunday
Business Post, Phantom 105.2 and
blogger)
• Leagues O’Toole (Foggy Notions)
• Jon Richards (Galway Bay FM)
2008 Jape Ritual[10] • Fight Like Apes – Fight Like Apes • Niall Byrne (State/Nialler9 blog)
and the Mystery of the Golden • Edel Coffey (Irish Independent)
Medallion • Ian Dempsey (Today FM)
• Mick Flannery – White Lies • James Foley (Record of the Day)
• Halfset – Another Way of Being • Andrew Hamilton (Clare People)
There • Kieran Hurley (Cork Campus
• Lisa Hannigan – Sea Sew Radio)
• David Holmes – The Holy Pictures • Paul Mallon (Irish Daily Star
Sunday)
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• Messiah J and the Expert – From • Lauren Murphy
the Word Go (entertainment.ie)
• Oppenheimer – Take the Whole • Sinead Ni Mhorda (Phantom FM)
Midrange and Boost It • Ed Power (Freelance)
• R.S.A.G. – Organic Sampler • Rigsy (BBC Northern Ireland¹s
• The Script – The Script Across The Line/ATL TV)
• Ian Wilson (RTÉ 2fm)
2009 Adrian Season of the • And So I Watch You From Afar – • Martin Burns (News of the World)
Crowley Sparks[36] And So I Watch You From Afar • Josh Clarke (I102-104FM, Galway)
• Bell X1 – Blue Lights on the • Roisin Dwyer (Hot Press)
Runway • Tony Fenton (Today FM)
• Codes – Trees Dream in Algebra • Cathal Funge (Phantom 105.2,
• Dark Room Notes – We Love You Dublin)
Dark Matter • Padraic Halpin (Ragged Words)
• The Duckworth Lewis Method – • Sophie Gorman (Irish Independent)
The Duckworth Lewis Method • John McMahon (RTÉ 2fm)
• Julie Feeney – Pages • Rob O’Connor (Beat 102 103,
• Valerie Francis – Slow Dynamo Waterford)
• Laura Izibor – Let the Truth Be • Eva Staic (Spin 1038, Dublin)
Told • Chris Wasser (Evening Herald)
• The Swell Season – Strict Joy • Aoife Woodlock (Other Voices)
2010 Two Door Tourist Histo- • Adebesi Shank – This Is the Second • Aidan Cuffe – Goldenplec.com
Cinema ry[37] Album of a Band Called Adebisi • Ray D’Arcy – Today FM
Club Shank • Michelle Doherty – Phantom
• Cast of Cheers – Chariot 105.2
• Cathy Davey – The Nameless • Dave Fanning – 2FM
• Fight Like Apes – The Body of • Shane Hegarty – Irish Times
Christ and the Legs of Tina Turner • Chris Jones – Alternative Ulster
• Halves – It Goes, It Goes (Forever & • Danny McElhinney – Irish Mail
Ever) on Sunday
• Imelda May – Mayhem • John Meagher – Irish
• James Vincent McMorrow – Early Independent
in the Morning • Jenny Mulligan –
• O Emperor – Hither Thither Entertainment.ie
• Villagers – Becoming a Jackal • Celina Murphy – Hotpress
• Phil Udell – State.ie
• Tony Clayton-Lea – Chairman of
Judging Panel
were born in Ireland (i.e. Republic of Ireland or
Northern Ireland) and/or hold an Irish passport.
4. For the purposes of the Choice Music Prize, an album
must contain six or more tracks and/or be over 33
minutes and 20 seconds in length.
There is no formal application process for the Choice Mu-
sic Prize. Once an album meets the above criteria, it is el-
igible to be considered by the judges for selection.
“ It’s not about the best debut album or the best ”
out-there album or the best pop album or the
best album by an old-timer — it’s the album
that you, the judges, believe best sums up the
previous year in Irish music, made by the act
you, the judges, believe best represents Irish
Two Door Cinema Club, winners in 2010 music and the Choice Music Prize right now.
4
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— E-mail reminder sent to judges of Irish Album of the mainstream Meteor Awards, which took place last
Year 2008.[38] month."
[5] Brian Boyd (6 March 2010). "Season in the sun". The
Irish Times. http://www.irishtimes.com/
newspaper/weekend/2010/0306/
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• Mercury Prize (United Kingdom) "Crowley has been around long enough to know
• Polaris Music Prize (Canada) that the Choice Music Prize award won’t mean he’ll
• Australian Music Prize (Australia) be challenging Jedward for press coverage anytime
• Prix Constantin (France) soon. The Choice – Ireland’s answer to the UK’s
• Shortlist Music Prize (United States) Mercury Music Prize – is an “alternative” award to
the chart-driven likes of the Meteors and the Brits.
Many of the albums that have been nominated for
References the award over its five-year existence have been
• John Meagher (February 15, 2008). "Choice Cuts". self-released and would never have been
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entertainment/day-and-night/features/choice- imagination."
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Sunday Tribune journalist Una Mullally, debate the Dempsey and Declan O’Rourke - also failed to make
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he’s surprised to scoop Choice gong". Irish Retrieved 3 March 2010. "The event will be live on
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morphed into an event that is prominent on the choicemusicprize.html. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
musical scene," said co-founder of the Choice "Nine of the ten acts on the Choice Music Prize
Music Prize, Jim Carroll." shortlist will attend and perform live - the only
[16] Brian Boyd (5 March 2009). "Jape the surprise absentee being The Chalets, who will be on tour in
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generally rewards critical acclaim over sheer choicemusicprize.html. Retrieved 3 March 2010.
commercial sales and has thrown up some "The other two shortlisted acts, Fionn Regan and
surprising winners over the years. Jape/Richie Snow Patrol, were unable to attend the ceremony
Egan was not the bookie’s favourite to win this due to touring commitments in Australia and the
year." US respectively."
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and seemed in top form. Lisa Hannigan and sponsor-the-choice-music-prize
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has recently launched the Australian Music Prize town/choice-music-prize-is-won-by-two-door-
and Ireland has created the Choice Music Award. "I cinema-club-2565902.html. Retrieved 4 March
was talking to the directors of both of those over 2011.
the past few months to compare notes," says [38] John Meagher (13 February 2009). "Loaded: 13/02/
Jordan. "They were in a similar situation. "They 2009". Irish Independent.
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music prize". The Irish Times.
http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/ireland/
External links
2011/0304/1224291283152.html. Retrieved 4 March • Choice Music Prize official site
2011. "There was an international dimension to last • Choice Music Prize category at "On the Record" (blog
night’s ceremony with Culture Ireland (a State of co-founder Jim Carroll on The Irish Times website)
agency for the promotion of Irish arts worldwide) • Choice Music Prize page of broadcaster Today FM
inviting over some key international music • Irish Recording Music Association (IRMA)
industry press, promoters and publishers to attend • Recorded Artsits Actors Performance (RAAP)
the event." • Irish Music Rights Organisation (IMRO)
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