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2018 in Swedish music
Overview of the events of 2018 in Swedish music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.
Events
January
- 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.[1]
February
- 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
- 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg
- 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
- 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
March
- 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
- 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm[2]
- 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).[3]
April
May
June
- 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).[5]
July
- 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).[7]
August
- 10
- The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).[8]
- The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö (August 10 – 17).[9]
September
October
- 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).[10]
November
December
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Albums released
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June
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September
October
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Deaths
- January
- 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).[20]
- February
- March
- 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
- 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer (born 1925)
- 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).[21]
- April
- 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).[22]
- 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)
- May
- June
- 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).[23]
- July
- 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).[24]
- August
- September
- 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).[25]
See also
- 2018 in Sweden
- Music of Sweden
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2018 section on page)
References
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