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2004 in Norwegian music
Overview of the events of 2004 in Norwegian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2004 in Norwegian music.
Events
January
- 1 – The pop/country singer Kurt Nilsen, whom won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show Pop Idol in May 2003, wins the World Idol competition which was a one-off international version of Pop Idol featuring winners of the various national Idol shows.
- 22 – The 7th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 22 – 25).[1]
- 30 – The 23rd annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo (January 30 – 31).[2]
February
- 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 5 – 21).[3]
March
- 6 – The election of the participant for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
- 12 – The annual By:Larm started in Oslo (March 12 – 15).[4]
April
- 2
- The 31st Vossajazz started at Voss (April 2 – 4).[5]
- Magne Thormodsæter was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2004.[6]
- 3 – Svein Folkvord performs the commissioned work Across for Vossajazz 2004.[7]
- 23 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 23 – May 1).[8]
May
June
- 16 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 16 – 19).[12]
- 30 – The 40th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg (June 30 – July 3).[13]
July
- 12 – The 44th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 12 – 17).[14]
- 20 – Maria Mena performs "You're the Only One" on Late Show with David Letterman.[15]
August
- 5 – The 17th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 5 – 8).[16]
- 9 – The 19th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 9 – 15).[17]
- 11 – The 18th Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 11 – 15).[18]
September
- 1 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim (September 1 – 5).[19]
- 14 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 14 – 17).[20]
- 30 – The 2nd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 30 – Oktober 3.[21]
Oktober
- 3 – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo (Oktober 3 – 17).[22]
- 26 – The 3rd Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 26 – 28).[23]
November
- 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 2 – 7).[24]
December
- 11– The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held in Oslo Spektrum.[25]
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Albums released
August
September
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Deaths
- January
- 14 – Terje Bakken, rock singer known as "Valfar", Windir (born 1978).[30]
- February
- 20 – Ørnulf Gulbransen, classical flautist (born 1916).[31]
- May
- 13 – Kjell Bækkelund, classical pianist (born 1930).[32]
- July
- 2 – Carsten Klouman, jazz pianist and band leader (born 1923).[33]
- October
- 2 – Bjørnar Andresen, jazz bassist (born 1945).[34]
- 13 – Erik Bye, journalist, artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality (born 1926).[35]
- 16 – Jon Bratt Otnes, opera singer and diplomat (born 1919).[citation needed]
- December
- 21 – Arild Nyquist, singer, author, and visual artist (born 1937).[36]
- 26 – Sigurd Køhn, jazz saxophonist, tsunami (born 1959).[37]
See also
References
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