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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1996.
Events
- 29 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Terje Isungset is awarded the festival prize.[1]
- April – Swedish band Rednex feature on the German charity single "Children", as part of the supergroup "Hand in Hand for Children".[2]
- 18 May – The annual Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo, Norway, at the Oslo Spektrum. Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing second; Sweden finishes third with "Den vilda", performed by the band One More Time. Iceland, represented by Anna Mjöll, finishes in 10th place, Finland 22nd, and Denmark 25th.[3]
- 27 July – Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Patrik Jensen form the band The Haunted.[4]
Classical works
- Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Trumpet Concerto No. 2[5]
- Frederik Magle – Christmas cantata: A newborn child, before eternity, God![6]
- Per Nørgård – Nuit des Hommes (opera)[7]
Hit singles
- Henrik Åberg – "Du är alltid en del utav mej" (#28 Sweden)[8]
- Apulanta – "Anna mulle piiskaa" (#1 Finland)[9]
- Aqua – "Roses Are Red" (#1 Denmark; #2 Norway; #5 Sweden)[10]
- Jumper – "När hela världen står utanför" (#12 Sweden)[11]
- Anna Mjöll – "Sjúbídú"[12]
- One More Time – "Den vilda" (#7 Sweden)[13]
- Trine Rein
- Whigfield – "Sexy Eyes" (#4 Spain; #6 Australia)[15]
Eurovision Song Contest
Film and television music
Births
- 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Norwegian singer
- 15 June – Aurora, Norwegian singer[17]
- 10 October – Oscar Zia, Swedish singer-songwriter
- 1 November – Line, Danish singer
Deaths
- 23 February – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (born 1927)[18]
- 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (born 1917)[19]
- 22 May – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (born 1912)[20]
- 5 June – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1911)[21]
- 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (born 1909)[22]
- 16 September – Rolf Graae, Danish church architect and designer of organs (born 1916)[23]
- 2 October – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (born 1921)[24]
- 9 October – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928)[25]
- 29 October – Robert Levin, Norwegian classical pianist and composer (born 1912)[26]
References
- ↑ "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "Hand In Hand For Children biography". Eurodance Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ "Oslo 1996 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
- ↑ The Haunted – No false pride, no fashion, no fake set of values Archived February 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra". Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "Timeline and CV". Frederick Magle. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Stephen Johnson (7 July 2000). "Call the tunes". Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "HENRIK ÅBERG - DU ÄR ALLTID EN DEL UTAV MEJ (LÅT)". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ FinnishCharts.com: Apulanta discography Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
- ↑ "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 01/16/97". Billboard. Vol. 109, no. 5. Nielsen Business Media. 1 February 1997. p. 49. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ↑ "Jumper discography". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Simon Barclay (2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. p. 102. ISBN 9781445784151.
- ↑ "1996 - One More Time - Den vilda". Svenska Dagbladet. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
- 1 2 "Trine Rein". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". ARIA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
- ↑ Holden, Stephen (28 May 1997). "Crime, Drugs, Brutality and Love". The New York Times. Retrieved 24 February 2014.
- ↑ "Aurora Aksnes". Brak. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
- ↑ Pia Rasmussen. "Birgit Brüel". Danmarks Nationalleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Dahm, Cecilie. "Maj Sønstevold". In Knut Helle (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ "Veikko Lavi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
- ↑ Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Anne Marie Ørbeck". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ Martin Anderson (4 September 1996). "Vagn Holmboe: Obituary". Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Ebbe Hædersdal. "Rolf Graae". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerkeksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
- ↑ Martin Anderson (3 October 1996). "Obituary: Joonas Kokkonen". Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
- ↑ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Per Asplin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ↑ Solbu, Einar (8 May 2012). "Robert Levin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
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