1967 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1967 in Nordic music.
Events
- 27 February – British band The Spencer Davis Group appear on Finnish television in the music show Valmiina Pyörii; it is Steve Winwood's final appearance with the group.[1]
- 5 March – The 12th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Austria, and is won by the UK. Of the competing Scandinavian countries, Sweden finish 8th, Finland 12th and Norway 14th.[2]
- 7 September – The Sibelius Monument is unveiled in Helsinki.[3]
New works
- Herbert H. Ágústsson – Tveir menuettar for piano[4]
- Ulf Grahn – Pour Quatre[5]
- Lars-Erik Larsson – Lyrical fantasy for small orchestra[6]
- Leif Segerstam – Pandora (ballet)[7]
Popular music
- Bent Fabricius-Bjerre & Klaus Rifbjerg – "Duerne flyver"[8]
- Ola & the Janglers – "Alex is the Man" (#1 Sweden)[9]
- Tages – "Miss Mac Baren" (#1 Sweden)[10]
New recordings
- Hljómar – Hljómar (album)[11]
- M. A. Numminen – M. A. Numminen In memoriam[12]
Eurovision Song Contest
Film music
Musical films
Births
- 14 January – Rolf Gupta, Swedish/Norwegian composer and conductor[15]
- 8 February – Lise Davidsen, Norwegian soprano[16]
- 12 February – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian jazz musician[17]
- 1 April – Dag Stokke, Norwegian keyboardist (TNT), church organist and mastering engineer(died 2011)[18]
- 7 June – Olli Mustonen, Finnish composer[19]
- 13 October – Hannu Lintu, Finnish conductor[20]
Deaths
- 11 February – Simon Brehm, Swedish jazz double bassist (born 1900)[21]
- 16 March – Jakob Sande, Norwegian poet and folk singer (born 1907)[22]
- 24 June – Kai Normann Andersen, composer (born 1900)[23]
- 22 November – Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer (born 1881)[24]
- 26 November – Johannes Hanssen, Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher (born 1874)[25]
