Gammleng-prisen
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Gammleng-prisen is a Norwegian
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
culture award created by The Fund for Performing Artists in 1982, 25 years after the fund was established in 1957. It is awarded to for music and theatre. The award is named after Rolf Gammleng, who was leading the Norwegian Musicians' Union when the fund was created. It is awarded each year to around 10 artists in various classes. The total award amounts is 410 000 kroner.