1984 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1984.
Events
- The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, held in Luxembourg, is won by the Swedish entry, "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", performed by Herreys.[1] Denmark finish in 4th place, Finland 9th and Norway 17th.
- August – Finnish power metal band Stratovarius is formed, under the name "Black Water".[2]
- September – Lars H.U.G. releases his first solo album, City Slang.[3]
- unknown date – Kirka receives his first gold disc for his album Hengaillaan, and is awarded the Emma, the most important Finnish music prize, for Best Male Singer.[4]
Classical works
- Ulf Grahn – Symphony no 2[5]
- Knut Nystedt – Missa brevis[6]
- Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (opera)[7]
Hit singles
- Åge Aleksandersen – "Lys og varme"[8]
- Stefan Borsch – "Det är ju dej jag går och väntar på" (#32 Sweden; Swedish version of "Det' lige det")[9]
- Agneta Fältskog – "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (#2 Sweden; #11 UK)[10]
- Marie Fredriksson – "Ännu doftar kärlek" (#18 Sweden)[11]
- Carola Häggkvist – "Tommy tycker om mig" (#9 Norway; #10 Sweden)[12]
- Hot Eyes – "Det' lige det"[13]
- Nanna Lüders Jensen – "Buster"[14]
Eurovision Song Contest
Film and television music
Births
- 14 February – Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic pianist[17]
- 1 September – Ludwig Göransson, Swedish Academy-Award winning film score composer[18]
Deaths
- 10 January – Thore Jederby, Swedish jazz bassist, record producer, and radio broadcaster (born 1913)[19]
- 28 July – Ahti Sonninen, Finnish composer (born 1914)[20]
- 12 August – Arild Sandvold, Norwegian organist, choir conductor and composer (born 1895)[21]
- 3 September – Rolf Gammleng, Norwegian classical violinist and organizational leader (born 1898)[22]
- 13 September – Konsta Jylhä, Finnish folk musician (born 1910)[23]
- 13 October – Kjeld Bonfils, Danish pianist and vibraphonist (born 1918)[24]
- 8 November – Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, Norwegian classical violinist and composer (born 1903)[25]