2000 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2000.
Events
- 14 April – On the first day of Norway's annual Vossajazz festival, Ivar Kolve is awarded the festival prize.[1]
- 13 May – The 45th Eurovision Song Contest final is held in Stockholm's Globe Arena, is won by Denmark's Olsen Brothers and the song "Fly on the Wings of Love".[2]
- 25 May – At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, Icelandic singer Björk wins the Best Actress Award for her performance in Dancer in the Dark.[3]
- 6 October – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opens in Norway, running until 15 October. It includes works by Wolfgang Rihm, Gyorgy Kurtag and Morton Feldman, as well as Finland's Kaija Saariaho.[4]
Classical works
- Magnus Lindberg – Corrente (revised); China Version[5]
- Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas Lear (opera)[6]
- Benjamin Staern – 3The Threat of War for symphony orchestra[7]
Film and television scores
Top hit singles
- Aqua – "Cartoon Heroes" (#1 Denmark, Italy, Norway, Spain)[10]
- Creamy – "Den Bedste Jul I 2000 År" (#1 Denmark)[11]
- Darude – "Sandstorm" (#1 Canada, Norway; #3 Denmark, Finland, UK)[12]
- DJ Aligator – "Lollipop" (#1 Denmark; #8 Sweden; #9 Norway)
- Olsen Brothers – "Smuk som et stjerneskud" (#1 Denmark, Sweden)
Eurovision Song Contest
Births
- 20 April – Klara Hammarström, Swedish singer [citation needed]
- 23 October – Hanna Ferm, Swedish singer [citation needed]
- 20 December – Gaboro, Swedish rapper and songwriter (died 2024)[13]
- 26 December – Isac Elliot, Finnish actor, dancer, singer and songwriter[14]
Deaths
- 29 January – Beate Asserson, Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1913)[15]
- 6 March – Ole Jacob Hansen, Norwegian jazz drummer (born 1940)[16]
- 3 April – Greta Gynt, Norwegian dancer, singer and actress (born 1916)[17]
- 25 April – Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer (born 1919)[18]
- 28 April – Kim Borg, Finnish operatic bass, teacher and composer (born 1919)[19]
- 22 June – Svein Finnerud, Norwegian pianist and artist (born 1945)[20]
- 31 August – Dan Fog, Danish music antiquarian and publisher (born 1919)[21]
- 11 October – Sture Nordin, Swedish jazz bassist (born 1933; heart failure)[22]
- 17 October – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian rock musician, poet and songwriter (born 1964; heroin overdose)[23]