Sámi Grand Prix

[1][2] Each participant submits an original piece to be performed live in an auditorium in Kautokeino during the Sámi Easter Festival.

Originally broadcast on the radio in a limited area, they have started to be shown on TV and livestreamed as well and can be watched from anywhere in the world.

The winning song was Muital midjiide, performed by Ellen and Magnus Vuolab of the band Sáve.

Sámi Grand Prix had been held every year until 2020, when the entire Sámi Easter Festival was cancelled due to the uncertainty caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and the various restrictions imposed by the governments of the countries the participants live in.

The winner of each category receives a monetary prize of 20,000 Norwegian crowns, a diploma, and a stipend to be used for organizing and performing a concert on the main stage during the following year's Sámi Easter Festival.

[11][12] Since 2006, the winner of this category has goes on to compete in what was then called Liet-Lávlut, a music competition for minority languages in Europe.

[29] The winner receives a monetary prize of 20,000 Norwegian crowns, a diploma, a piece of art, and a two-week stay at Lásságámmi.

Nils Henrik Buljo, the winner of the song part of the Sámi Grand Prix in 2015, is fifth from the left.
A performance at the 2010 Sámi Grand Prix
Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen in 2018. She won the song category in the Sámi Grand Prix in 2016 and Liet International in 2017.
Niko Valkeapää in 2008. In 1994, he won the song category of the Sámi Grand Prix together with Inger Marie Gaino Nilut . The following year he won it again, this time as a solo act.
Hans Ole Eira in 2017. He won the yoik category the following year.
Sofia Jannok in 2010. In 2001, she won the song category of the Sámi Grand Prix together with Anna Kärrstedt . Two years later she won again, this time as a solo act.