Ingor Antte Ailu Gaup, or in correct Sámi spelling: Iŋgor Ántte Áilu Gaup, artist-name Ailloš (born 25 March 1960 in

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) is a

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actor, composer, and folk musician. He is the brother of professor and politician

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and visual artist .

Career

Gaup was an early part of the rock group Ivnniiguin, which, among other things, created arrangements of poems by Ailo Gaup, whose work, the

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, was presented at the Kautokeino Theater and at cultural festivals in

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. This piqued an interest in theater, which led to the establishment of SNTB, or "Beaivváš Sámi National Theater", which he has been part of since 1983. He has also had roles in Norwegian film and television, such as the film Pathfinder, the series ' (1994), and has also contributed to such musical publications as Jan Garbarek's '' I Took Up the Runes'' (1990). Together with

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, he released (1993). Since 1993, he has been part of

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Gabriel Fliflet's group , which has toured the country together with

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in the jazz

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performance . One of his joiks features in the German book by and ( Samica, 2019 ). He has been part of the dance and joik performance ''Jasat'' with the Sami theater in

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and the . Gaup received the Nordlys award in 2003, and participated in the Nordlys Festival in 2004 with singer Solveig Kringlebotn. Together with

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, he released ''Jeđđehus'' (2004), which was nominated for the

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in (2005). His newest album includes the musicians Svein Schultz, Kenneth Ekornes, and Stein Austrud.

Awards

In 1999, Gaup received the

Áillohaš Music Award The Áillohaš Music Award is an annual Sámi music award created to commemorate Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Nils-Aslak ''Áillohaš'' Valkeapää's 50th birthday in 1993. The winner of the award is announced on Holy Saturday in conjunction with ...

, a Sámi music award conferred by

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and the Kautokeino Sámi Association to honor the significant contributions the recipient or recipients has made to the diverse world of Sámi music. In 2003, he won the Nordlysprisen.

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External links

Ivnniiguin on MySpace
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