Karin Krog on stage with microphone.

Awards & nominations

Karin Krog was awarded The Buddy from Norsk Jazzforum in 1965

Karin Krog and John Surman was awarded Spellemannprisen 1999 for “Bluesand” in 2000

Karin Krog was awarded the medal Knight 1st class of the Order of St. Olavs in 2005

Karin Krog was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award from Riksforbundet Svensk Jazz in 2020

Karin Krog was awarded the Norwegian Culture Council’s honorary award in 2021

Karin Krog was awarded Buddyprisen/The Buddy from Norsk Jazzforum in 1965

1965

Buddyprisen/The Buddy award, Norsk jazzforum

1967

Voted as best vocalist in the category “Talent deserving Wider recognition”, by DownBeat magazine

1975

Spellemannprisen 1974, in the female artists category

1975

Female Singer of the Year, European Jazz Federation

1981

Nominated to Spellemannprisen in 1980, for “Swingin’ Arrival» with
Per Borthen Swing Department Ltd

1981

Oslo bys kunstnerpris/The city of Oslo artist award

1983

Gammleng-prisen, in the jazz category

1987

Nominated to Spellemannprisen 1986 for the album «Freestyle», in the jazz category

1990

Nominated to Spellemannprisen 1989 for the album «Something Borrowed… Something New», in the jazz category

Karin Krog and John Surman was awarded Spellemannprisen 1999 for “Bluesand” in 2000

2000

Spellemannprisen 1999 for «Bluesand» with John Surman, in the jazz category

2004

Nominated to Spellemannprisen 2003 for «Where You At?», in the jazz category

Karin Krog was awarded the medal 1.klasse av St.Olavs Orden in 2005

2005

Ridder 1. klasse av St. Olavs Orden/
Knight 1st class of the Order of St. Olavs

2006

Nominated to Spellemannprisen 2005 for «Seagull» with John Surman and Bergen Big Band, in the jazz category

2007

Anders Jahres kulturpris/Anders Jahre’s cultural award

2008

Oslo Jazzfestival’s hederspris “Ella-prisen”/ Oslo Jazzfestival honorary award “Ella”

2013

Spellemannprisen 2012, Honorary award

2014

Spellemannprisen 2013 for «Songs about This and That» with John Surman, in the jazz category

2014

Gammleng-prisen Veteranprisen/ The Gammleng Veteran award

2016

Karin Krog is included in the Rockheim Hall of Fame

2017

NOPA’s ærespris/honorary award

2017

Molde jazzfestival Molderosen

2018

Winner of “Prix du Jazz Vocal Europe”, French Académie du Jazz

Karin Krog was awarded the Lifetime Achievement award from Riksforbundet Svensk Jazz in 2020

2020

Lifetime Achievement award, Riksforbundet Svensk Jazz

Karin Krog was awarded Norsk kulturråds ærespris in 2021

2021

Norsk kulturråds ærespris/The Norwegian Culture Council’s honorary award