En jury bestående av i huvudsak brittiska musikbranschpersoner – med svenske Andres Lokko som ordförande – valde Jónsis Go bland till sist 12 nominerade titlar. Priset delades ut vid by:larm i Oslo.
Juryns formulering:
"The music of the winner could only have been made here, in the North. It sounds and almost smells like Iceland. It’s brave and life affirming pop music that grabs you by the heart in flamboyant technicolour. The winner of the first Nordic Music Prize is Jónsi”
Lars Nylin