1974 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1974.
Events
- 5 April – The first Vossajazz festival opens in Vossavangen, Norway, running until 7 April.[1]
- 6 April – The Eurovision Song Contest is held in Brighton, UK, and is won by Swedish band ABBA, with the song "Waterloo".[2] Finland and Norway finish in 13th and 14th place respectively.[3]
- unknown date – The Swedish opera company NorrlandsOperan is founded in Umeå.[4]
New works
- Einar Englund – Piano Concerto No. 2[5]
- Ulf Grahn – Two Dances[6]
- Yngve Sköld – String quartet no. 4[7]
Top hit singles
- ABBA – "Honey, Honey" (#2 Germany; #4 Austria)[8]
- Inger Lise Rypdal – "En spennende dag for Josefine" (#1 Norway)[9]
- Anne-Karine Strøm & the Bendik Singers – "Hvor er du"[10]
Hit albums
- ABBA – Waterloo (#1 Norway, Sweden)
- Flying Norwegians – New Day
- Ted Gärdestad – Upptåg (#1 Sweden)[11]
- Carita Holmström – Toinen Levy[12]
- Knutsen & Ludvigsen – Knutsen og Ludvigsen nr. 3 – Tut[13]
- Lillebjørn Nilsen – ...og Fia hadde sko
Eurovision Song Contest
Film and television music
Musical films
- Dunderklumpen!, with music by Toots Thielemans
- Knutsen & Ludvigsen, with music by Øystein Dolmen & Gustav Lorentzen[15]
Births
- 17 January – Jaakko Kuusisto, Finnish violinist, conductor and composer (died 2022)[16]
- 17 April – Mikael Åkerfeldt, Swedish heavy metal musician[17]
- 13 June – Selma Björnsdóttir, Icelandic singer[18]
- 31 October – Natasja Saad, Danish rapper and singer (died 2007)[19]
Deaths
- 15 February – Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer (born 1887)[20]
- 20 February – David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer (born 1888)[21]
- 14 June – Knud Jeppesen, Danish musicologist and composer (born 1892)[22]
- 31 October – Olav Gurvin, Norwegian conductor and composer (born 1893)[23]
- 23 November – Páll Ísólfsson, Icelandic musician, conductor and composer, first director of the Reykjavík School of Music (born 1893)[24]
- 26 December – Knudåge Riisager, Danish composer (born 1897)[25]