1996 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1996.
Events
- 29 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Terje Isungset is awarded the festival prize.[1]
- April – Swedish band Rednex feature on the German charity single "Children", as part of the supergroup "Hand in Hand for Children".[2]
- 18 May – The annual Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo, Norway, at the Oslo Spektrum. Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing second; Sweden finishes third with "Den vilda", performed by the band One More Time. Iceland, represented by Anna Mjöll, finishes in 10th place, Finland 22nd, and Denmark 25th.[3]
- 27 July – Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Patrik Jensen form the band The Haunted.[4]
Classical works
- Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Trumpet Concerto No. 2[5]
- Frederik Magle – Christmas cantata: A newborn child, before eternity, God![6]
- Per Nørgård – Nuit des Hommes (opera)[7]
Hit singles
- Henrik Åberg – "Du är alltid en del utav mej" (#28 Sweden)[8]
- Apulanta – "Anna mulle piiskaa" (#1 Finland)[9]
- Aqua – "Roses Are Red" (#1 Denmark; #2 Norway; #5 Sweden)[10]
- Jumper – "När hela världen står utanför" (#12 Sweden)[11]
- Anna Mjöll – "Sjúbídú"[12]
- One More Time – "Den vilda" (#7 Sweden)[13]
- Trine Rein
- Whigfield – "Sexy Eyes" (#4 Spain; #6 Australia)[15]
Eurovision Song Contest
Film and television music
Births
- 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Norwegian singer[citation needed]
- 15 June – Aurora, Norwegian singer[17]
- 10 October – Oscar Zia, Swedish singer-songwriter[citation needed]
- 1 November – Line, Danish singer[citation needed]
Deaths
- 23 February – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (born 1927)[18]
- 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (born 1917)[19]
- 22 May – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (born 1912)[20]
- 5 June – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1911)[21]
- 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (born 1909)[22]
- 16 September – Rolf Graae, Danish church architect and designer of organs (born 1916)[23]
- 2 October – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (born 1921)[24]
- 9 October – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928)[25]
- 29 October – Robert Levin, Norwegian classical pianist and composer (born 1912)[26]