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BIZARRE: Le freak s nile rodgers wins swedish music prize - You Need To See This

Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen (L) and US disco legend Nile Rodgers (Credit: AFP)

US disco legend Nile Rodgers, whose hits include "Le Freak" and "Good Times", won Sweden's 2024 Polar Music Prize with Finnish conductor and composer Esa-Pekka Salonen, the jury said on Tuesday.

Marie Ledin, managing director of the prize, called Rodgers "a ground-breaking pioneer".

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