Top Qs
Timeline
Chat
Perspective
2018 in Scandinavian music
Overview of the events of 2018 in Scandinavian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Remove ads
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2018.
Events
January
- 12
- 13 – Composer Paavo Heininen, considered by many to be Finland's most influential musician, celebrates his 80th birthday with a concert at the Järvenpää Hall, Helsinki.[3]
- 19 – The 37th annual Djangofestival starts in Oslo, Norway, to run until 20 January.[4]
- 28 – Jazz guitarist Gustav Lundgren and his trio perform a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall, featuring Aurélien Trigo and Antoine Boyer.[5]
- 30 – Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen is awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2019.[6]
February
- 10 – The 38th Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is won by "Higher Ground", performed by Rasmussen.[7]
- 14 – Norwegian singer Sigrid wins Best New Artist at the NME Awards ceremony.[8]
- 22 – It is announced that Agnes Obel has signed to Deutsche Grammophon, who will have a joint arrangement with Blue Note for North American releases.[9]
March
- 3 – At Söngvakeppnin 2018, Ari Ólafsson is selected to represent Iceland in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Heim".[10] After winning the context, Ólafsson is criticised on social media for crying on hearing the result.[11]
- 7 – Fifteen-year-old cellist Birgitta Elisa Oftestad wins the Virtuos 2018 competition and is named Norway's representative at the Eurovision Young Musicians 2018 contest.[12]
- 9 – Finnish band Nightwish begins a nine-month world tour titled Decades: World Tour, accompanying a new 2CD compilation called Decades.[13]
- 10 – The final of Melodifestivalen 2018 takes place in Friends Arena, Stockholm, Sweden.[14]
- 12 – The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, under Hannu Lintu, begins a week-long series of concerts in Germany.[15]
- 25
- Swedish House Mafia unexpectedly reunite for a performance at the 20th Anniversary of Ultra Music Festival in Miami, United States.[16]
- Greenlandic singer Nive Nielsen stars as "Lady Silence" in a new US horror series, The Terror, her first international TV role.[17]
April
May
- 8 – In semi-final 1 of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Iceland's entry is eliminated, but Finland's Saara Aalto finishes 10th and makes it to the final.
- 10 – In semi-final 2 of the Eurovision Song Contest, Norway's entry finishes in first place, Sweden 2nd and Denmark 5th; all three countries make it to the final.
- 12 – In the Eurovision final, held in Lisbon, Sweden does best of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 7th place.
- 23 - The Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 6 June. Guest performers include Meow Meow, Selene Muñoz and Helsinki Songs.[19]
June
- 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival opens in Norje, running until 9 June.[20] The Quill are forced to withdraw the day before the festival begins, because lead singer Magnus Ekwall is recovering from emergency surgery.[21]
July
- 3 – The organizers confirm that the Nobel Peace Prize Concert, normally held after the awards ceremony in Oslo, will not take place in 2018.[22]
- 4 – The 19th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur opens in Siglufjordur, Iceland, running until 8 July.[23]
- 5 – Gregory Porter guest stars at the 2018 Kongsberg Jazzfestival in Norway.[24]
- 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival opens in Sweden, running until 28 July, headlined by Jimmy Cliff.[25]
September
November
- 7 – The Iceland Airwaves music festival opens, running until 10 November. Guests include Blood_Orange, Cashmere Cat and Stella Donnelly.[28]
December
- 6 – Icelandic Music Day is celebrated.[29]
Remove ads
Albums released
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Remove ads
Film and television scores
Films
- On Her Shoulders (United States), music by Patrick Jonsson[74]
- Ravens (Sweden), music by Peter von Poehl[75]
- The Way to Mandalay (Denmark), biopic about John Mogensen, including some of his music[76]
Television
- Trapped (Iceland), music by Jóhann Jóhannsson with Hildur Gudnadóttir and Rutger Hoedemaekers[77]
Eurovision Song Contest
Deaths
- 1 January - Teddy Edelmann, Danish singer, 76[78]
- 18 January – Javiera Muñoz, Swedish singer, 40[79]
- 29 January – Asmund Bjørken, Norwegian jazz musician, 84[80]
- 4 February – Leif Rygg, Norwegian folk musician, 77[81]
- 5 February – Ove Stokstad, Norwegian artist and jazz musician, 78 [82]
- 9 February – Jóhann Jóhannsson, Icelandic film composer, 48[83]
- 3 March – Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter, 69
- 5 March – Kjerstin Dellert, Swedish opera singer, 92
- 9 March – Ole H. Bremnes, Norwegian folk singer and poet, 87[84]
- 25 March – Jerry Williams, Swedish singer, 75[85]
- 31 March – Frode Viken, guitarist and songwriter, D.D.E., 63
- 3 April – Lill-Babs, Swedish singer ("En tuff brud i lyxförpackning"), 80[86]
- 20 April – Avicii (Tim Bergling), Swedish musician, DJ and record producer, 28[87]
- 11 May –Mikhail Alperin, Ukrainian-born jazz pianist, member of the Moscow Art Trio, professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, 61
- 26 June – Bo Nilsson, Swedish composer, 81[88]
- 5 July – Bjørn Lie-Hansen, opera singer, 81[89]
- 9 July – Stefan Demert, Swedish musician, 78[90]
- 16 August – Benny Andersen, Danish writer and pianist, 88[91]
- 21 August – Stefán Karl Stefánsson, Icelandic actor and singer (b. 1975). [92]
- 9 September – Frank Andersson, Swedish entertainer and wrestler, 62 (complications during heart surgery)[93]
- 23 September – Berth Idoff, Swedish musician (Berth Idoffs), 77[94]
- 30 September – Kim Larsen, Danish rock musician (Gasolin'), 72 (prostate cancer)[95]
- 29 November – Erik Lindmark, vocalist and guitarist of Deeds of Flesh, 46 (sclerosis)[96]
Remove ads
References
Wikiwand - on
Seamless Wikipedia browsing. On steroids.
Remove ads