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Founded in 1989 by Stig Anderson, publisher and
manager of the Swedish band ABBA, previous winners include Paul
McCartney, Bob Dylan, Paul Simon, Elton John and Metallica.
"Getting the Polar Music Prize is amazing ... when I looked at
the past recipients of it, that I could be in that kind of
company is kind of mind blowing," Warren said in a video on
award-giving body's website.
Cher, speaking in the same video, said; "She's a great writer,
there's nobody better than her."
Warren, known for her epic romantic pop ballads, has had over 80
songs charted in the top 10, according to the Songwriter's Hall
of Fame, which she was inducted into in 2001.
She wrote Lady Gaga's 2015 hit "Til It Happens to You", a song
from the perspective of a victim of sexual assault which helped
galvanise the #MeToo movement.
Two prizes are given out each year, traditionally to one
classical and one pop musician. The committee also rewarded the
Austrian-Russian soprano Anna Netrebko, one of the most
prominent virtuosos in the opera world.
Both winners receive 1 million Swedish crowns ($103,500).
(Reporting by Colm Fulton, editing by Ed Osmond)
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