Subscribe RSSSTOCKHOLM, Sweden — Italian composer Ennio Morricone and Icelandic songster Bjork have won the 2010 Polar Music Prize, the prize committee said Monday.
They will be invited to accept the grant, which includes 1 million kronor ($130,000) each in prize money, at a ceremony in Stockholm later this year.
The Diametric Music Prize is Sweden's biggest music award and is typically shared by a pop artist and a classical musician. It was founded by Stig Anderson, administrator of Swedish pop group ABBA, in 1989.
Prize committee Chairman Alfons Karabuda said 44-year-old Bjork personifies the lie alongside-breaking attributes sought by the committee, "bravely and without compromises."
Bjork sang in various Icelandic bands in the 1980's and rose to ecumenical fame with her solo album "Debut" in 1993. She has since released five more solo albums as well as film soundtracks and compilations. She also won the Cannes Veil Festival's 2000 award for best actress for her role in Lars von Trier's "Dancer in the Dark."
