Praised for his efforts • Obtained the Polar prize in 2024
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Nile Rodgers was honored at this yr’s Polar music prize.
Benjamin Ingrosso, who lately launched a success with the disco legend, pays tribute to Rodgers.
– I feel he means greater than we perceive, says Ingrosso on TV4.
In the course of the Tuesday night, the disco legend was awarded Nile Rodgers71, the Polar prize 2024 throughout a ceremony on the Grand lodge in Stockholm.
Just lately, Rodgers launched the hit “Honey boy” along with Benjamin Ingrosso26. A tune he lately carried out through the Eurovision tune contest in Malmö.
Now Ingrosso goes out and pays tribute to his colleague and the Polar Prize winner.
– I feel he means greater than we perceive. I feel lots of my colleagues, songwriters and producers in my era have had him at the back of their minds with out really figuring out who he actually is or what he has completed, says Benjamin Ingrosso in TV4’s broadcast from the banquet.
– After I’ve needed to clarify to individuals who would possibly solely acknowledge “Stylish” and perceive that after I rattle off tune after tune after tune, you notice what a musical genius he’s. And the truth that he nonetheless makes music immediately is simply so fucking cool.
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full display Nile Rodgers with the Swedish royal couple. Photograph: Jessica Gow/TT
Began as a joke – grew to become actuality
The concept of a collaboration with Nile Rodgers began as a joke through the manufacturing of the tune “Honey boy”, says Ingrosso.
– Rattling, the world is sort of small. We talked as if for enjoyable, what can be the icing on the cake? However it’s having Nile Rodgers on it. He received to listen to it and beloved it and thought it wanted one thing and it “clearly” wanted him. So after I received the primary draft of his guitar taking part in, I really died, says Ingrosso to TV4.
Additionally the Finnish composer and conductor Esa-Pekka Salonen acquired the Polar Prize this yr.
The broadcasts from the award ceremony and the banquet might be seen on TV4 Play.
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full screenBenjamin Ingrosso pays tribute to Nile Rodgers. Photograph: TV4FAKTA
That is Nile Rodgers
Was concerned in forming the group Stylish along with bassist Bernard Edwards in 1976. Some hit songs are “Le Freak”, “Dance dance dance (yowsah, yowsah, yowsah)” and “Everyone dance”.
One other hit the group had was “Good instances”.
Rodgers has additionally produced many data and songs. Amongst different issues Diana Ross’ tune “The other way up” and the hit “I am popping out”. But additionally “Infamous” by Duran Duran and Sister Sledge’s “We’re household”.
Supply: TT
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