1980 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1980.
Events
- 9 March – Abba arrive in Japan on the first leg of their final world tour.[1]
- 19 April – At the 25th Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden is the highest-placed Scandinavian country, finishing in 10th place. Denmark finish 14th, Norway 16th and Finland 19th.[2]
- December
- Icelandic punk band Þeyr release their debut Þagað í Hel, but the vinyl pressing is faulty and only 500 copies are made available.[3]
- Swedish musician Stefan Dernbrant leaves punk group Strul, which he had formed with his ex-girlfriend Marie Fredriksson.[4]
Classical works
- Jouni Kaipainen – Cinq poèmes de René Char[5]
- Trygve Madsen – Sonata for Tuba and Piano[6]
- Esa-Pekka Salonen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen)[7]
- Jukka Tiensuu – Le Tombeau de Beethoven[8]
Hit singles
- ABBA – "The Winner Takes It All" (#1 UK, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa)[9]
- Bamses Venner – "Tænker altid på dig"[10]
- Gyllene Tider – "När vi två blir en" (#1 Sweden, Norway)[11]
- Kliché – "Aldrig mere / Militskvinder"
- Tomas Ledin – "Just nu!" (#1 Sweden)[12]
- Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – "Sámiid ædnan" (#1 Norway)[13]
Eurovision Song Contest
Film and television music
Births
- 7 June – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish metal musician[19]
- 28 October – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter[20]
Deaths
- 13 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (born 1918)[21]
- 20 June – Allan Pettersson, Danish violist and composer (born 1911)[22]
- 4 August – Pekka Pöyry, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1939)[23]
- 26 October – Bjørn Fongaard, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher (born 1919)[24]
- 10 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (born 1909)[25]
- 22 November – Uffe Baadh, Danish jazz drummer (born 1923)[26]
- 31 December – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914)[27]