Awards and Prizes
In September 2007 Salem was named as one of the recipients of the Monica Zetterlund scholarship, awarded in memory of the late Swedish jazz singer.
In October 2007 Salem received the Swedish music publishers' award for "Best Newcomer".
In January 2008 Salem was announced as this year's winner of the Expressen newspaper's "Spelmannen" prize.
Salem Al Fakir was nominated in seven categories for the Swedish Grammis which took place on 9 January 2008, at which he also performed "It's True". The categories are: best album ("This Is Who I Am" / newcomer / producer / male artist / song ("Good Song") / composer / lyricist. He won four awards, for best male artist, best newcomer, best composer and best producer, the most awards for any one artist at this year's ceremony.
Salem was also nominated in the newspaper Aftonbladet's "Rockbjörnen" music awards in the best newcomer category, whilst he received two nominations in Swedish radio station P3's "P3 Guld" awards, in the best male artist and best live act categories. However he failed to win any of these awards.
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