NOPA, the Norwegian Society of Composers and Lyricists is a trade union for creators of music and song lyrics in Norway.

It was created in 1937 as Norske populærautorer. The name has later been changed to NOPA – Norsk forening for komponister og tekstforfattere. It is a daughter organization of TONO

TONO

TONO is a Norwegian corporation that administers copyrights for music in Norway.It is owned and governed by its members; composers, music publishers and text-writers...

, and a sister of the Norwegian Society of Composers

Norwegian Society of Composers

The Norwegian Society of Composers was founded in 1917. The Society’s main objectives are to promote its members’ music and secure their rights....

. Chief administrative officer is Lill Øyen, while the board of directors consists of Ragnar Bjerkreim

Ragnar Bjerkreim

Ragnar Bjerkreim is Norwegian composer with film scores as his specialty.Bjerkreim has a masters degree in music from University of Oslo; his thesis was entitled "The Function of Film Music". He received his first success as a composer for the two Kamilla and the Thief movies...

, Kari Bremnes

Kari Bremnes

Kari Bremnes is a Norwegian singer and songwriter.She got an M.A. in language, literature , history and theater studies from the University of Oslo, and worked as a journalist for several years before deciding to dedicate herself to music full time.In 1987 she received the Spellemannprisen for the...

, Ingrid Kindem, Henning Kvitnes

Henning Kvitnes

Henning Kvitnes is a singer/songwriter from Tistedal, Halden in Norway. His debut came with The Ice Cream Band, but he later found bigger success as a solo artist.-Biography:...

, Anniken Paulsen, Lars Martin Myhre and Bent Åserud.
NOPA is currently one of the 36 organizations of composers and songwriters represented by the European Composer and Songwriter Alliance.