Overview of the events of 2019 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2019. (Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)
6 – The 50th Turku Jazz Festival opens in Åbo , Finland, running until 10 March.[ 7]
9
22 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm , Sweden, running until 24 March.[ 10]
28 – Icelandic band Sigur Rós are charged with tax evasion , covering the period 2011-2014.[ 11]
Day
Album
Artist
Label
Notes
Ref.
5
Nummer 1
Einár
Self-released
Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts
[ 83]
13
Rust
Crashdïet
Diet Records; Frontiers Music Srl
First full-length album with Gabriel Keyes as vocalist
[ 84]
Film and television scores [ edit ]
Eurovision Song Contest [ edit ]
12 February - Olli Lindholm , 54, Finnish singer and guitarist (heart attack)[ 102]
26 February - Magnus Lindberg , 66, Swedish musician, singer and composer (cancer)[ 103]
20 March - Terje Nilsen , 67, Norwegian singer-songwriter.[ 104]
26 March - Master Fatman , 53, Danish comedian, film director and singer[ 105]
27 March - Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian musician, member of Her's (car crash)[ 106]
5 May - Ib Glindemann , 84, Danish jazz composer and bandleader[ 107]
19 May - Alfred Janson , 82, Norwegian composer and pianist[ 108]
10 June
5 July - Paolo Vinaccia , 65, Italian drummer long resident in Norway[ 111]
6 July – Thommy Gustafsson, 71, keyboardist of Swedish band Sven-Ingvars [ 112]
8 August - Erling Wicklund , 75, Norwegian jazz trombonist and journalist.[ 113]
18 September – Tony Mills , 57UK-born vocalist for Norwegian band TNT (cancer)[ 114]
2 October - Morten Stützer, Danish guitarist and former bassist of Artillery , 57[ 115]
4 November - Timi Hansen , 61, Danish bassist (cancer)[ 116]
5 November - Jan Erik Kongshaug , 75, Norwegian jazz musician and sound engineer[ 117]
9 December - Marie Fredriksson , 61, Swedish singer-songwriter (Roxette )[ 118]
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^ "Nordlysfestivalen 25. januar – 3. februar 2019" . Nordlysfestivalen . Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "BJO vinterjazz 31 januar - 02 februar 2019" (in Norwegian). Bodø Jazz Open . Retrieved 2018-12-13 .
^ "Polarjazz 2019" . Polarjazz . Retrieved 2018-12-13 .
^ "Programme" . Ice Music Festival . Retrieved 12 February 2019 .
^ "Leonora is Denmark's hopeful for Tel Aviv!" . Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 29 March 2019 .
^ "Turku Jazz Festival 6.-10.3.2019" . TurkuJazz.fi. Retrieved 2019-01-19 .
^ Granger, Anthony (9 March 2019). "Sweden: John Lundvik Is Off To The Eurovision Song Contest 2019" . Eurovoix .
^ Jens Hakun Leo (March 11, 2019). "Eivør, Jón & Teitur are the biggest winners at 2019 Faroese Music Awards" . local.fo . Retrieved 10 February 2020 .
^ "Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2019" . Konserthuset.se. Archived from the original on 2018-07-19. Retrieved 2019-01-19 .
^ "Sigur Rós band members charged with tax evasion by Icelandic authorities" . The Guardian . 28 March 2019.
^ Horst, Jørn Lier (4 September 2018). "Wisting: from book to screen" . Dead Good . Archived from the original on 22 December 2019. Retrieved 22 December 2019 .
^ "Hannu Lintu to leave the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2021" (Press release). Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 12 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ "Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Harrison Parrott. 30 April 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ "Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra elects Nicholas Collon as its next Chief Conductor" (Press release). Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra. 2 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ "Hannu Lintu appointed as Chief Conductor of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet" (Press release). Finnish National Opera and Ballet. 9 May 2019. Retrieved 4 May 2019 .
^ "EBU issues statement on Eurovision 2019 Grand Final jury result" . eurovision.tv . 22 May 2019.
^ "The Philharmonia Announces Santtu-Matias Rouvali As Its Next Principal Conductor" (Press release). Philharmonia Orchestra. 22 May 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-25 .
^ Valgerður Árnadóttir (2019-06-12). "Eva Ollikainen ráðin aðalhljómsveitarstjóri" . Fréttablaðið . Retrieved 2019-06-14 .
^ "Bergenfest 12.-15 juni 2019" (in Norwegian). Bergenfest . Retrieved 2018-12-13 .
^ "Bergen Fest 2019 with Robert Plant, Patti Smith, Madrugada, Years & Years and More" . Artist Pictures Blog . 2019-07-30. Retrieved 4 February 2020 .
^ "Norwegian Wood 2019" (in Norwegian). MusicFestivalWizard.com. Archived from the original on 2018-12-16. Retrieved 2018-12-13 .
^ "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur" . FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2019-01-19 .
^ "Skånevik Bluesfestival 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2019" (in Norwegian). FjordHotellet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-21 .
^ "Baltic Jazz Festival 5.7.2019 - 7.7.2019" . Baltic Jazz . Retrieved 2019-01-19 .
^ "Copenhagen Jazz Festival July 5-14 2019" . Copenhagen Jazz Festival . 2018-05-18. Retrieved 2019-01-19 .
^ "Øyafestivalen 2019" . Øyafestivalen . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ "SildaJazz 2019" (in Norwegian). Sildajazz . Archived from the original on 2019-01-23. Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ "Oslo Jazz Festival" (in Norwegian). Oslo Jazzfestival . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ "Sibelius Festival" . Sinfonia Lahti . Retrieved 12 February 2019 .
^ "Karl-Heinz Steffens new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor at SON" (Press release). Norrköping Symphony Orchestra. 3 October 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-12 .
^ "Ny Festivaldirektør: Amy Lane fra Covent Garden til CPH Opera Festival" (Press release). Copenhagen Opera Festival. 4 October 2019. Retrieved 2019-10-12 .
^ Ragnar Tomas (19 October 2019). "Hildur Guðnadóttir Named Best Television Composer at WSA" . Retrieved 11 February 2020 .
^ "A Chapter Called Children of Bodom" . Children of Bodom - Official . Retrieved 4 December 2019 .
^ " "En del av mitt hjärta" - första teasern till 2019 års julfilm är här" . MovieZine .
^ "Festerday announce new album, stream new track" . lambgoat.com. November 11, 2018. Retrieved November 23, 2018 .
^ "SOILWORK - release brand new song, announce new album's details, pre-orders up now!" . Nuclear Blast . 12 October 2018. Retrieved 12 October 2018 .
^ "Last Call: Live in Helsinki" . RateYourMusic. Retrieved 12 February 2019 .
^ "ARCH ENEMY To Release 'Reason To Believe' Single, 'Covered In Blood' Compilation Album" . Blabbermouth.net . November 20, 2018. Retrieved November 20, 2018 .
^ "KING DIAMOND To Release 'Songs For The Dead Live' DVD/Blu-Ray In January" . Blabbermouth.net . December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
^ "Mats Eilertsen And Then Comes The Night Harmen Fraanje Thomas Strønen" . ECM . Retrieved 2019-01-22 .
^ "SOEN Set February Release For New Album "Lotus" " . ThePRP. November 5, 2018. Retrieved November 5, 2018 .
^ "Dualistic - Dualistic" . Musical reviews . Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "Tana - Sverre Gjørvad" . Musical reviews . Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "Anton Eger - Æ" . Musical reviews . Edition Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "Quilter - Thomas T Dahl" . Musical reviews . Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "BLACK SABBATH's TONY IOMMI To Guest On New CANDLEMASS Album, 'The Door To Doom' " . Blabbermouth.net . December 6, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
^ Tyran Grillo (17 April 2019). "Rigmor Gustafsson - Come Home" . Downbeat . Retrieved 27 April 2024 .
^ "THE MOTH GATHERER Detail New Album Esoteric Oppression" . Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . December 4, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018 .
^ "Darkwater - Premiere Video For New Single" . metalstorm.net. January 13, 2019. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
^ "Léon by Léon" . Apple Music. Retrieved 11 February 2019 .
^ "Sigrid Announces New Album 'Sucker Punch' " . ClashMusic.com . Retrieved 2019-01-18 .
^ "Biography" . Run for Cover Records . Retrieved 2 December 2020 .
^ "Brymir - To Release New Studio Album In March" . metalstorm.net. February 9, 2018. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Iron Fire - Releasing New Album In March" . metalstorm.net. December 15, 2018. Retrieved January 29, 2019 .
^ Thom Jurek. 2019 in Scandinavian music at AllMusic . Retrieved March 8, 2019.
^ "Daniel Herskedal - Voyage" . Musical reviews . Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ Iiro Myllymäki (5 November 2019). "Anna Abreun kipeä suhdehistoria kuuluu uudella levyllä - "Uskalsin olla avoimesti oma itseni" " . Voice Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 22 March 2023 .
^ "Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 - Per Mathisen" . Musical reviews . Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "HAMFERÐ Announce New EP 'Ódn' And Release Video For Title Track" . Metal Shock Finland. April 12, 2019. Retrieved April 13, 2019 .
^ "Former OPETH Keyboardist PER WIBERG To Release Solo Album" . Blabbermouth.net . December 20, 2018. Retrieved December 20, 2018 .
^ "NEW SINGLE FROM UPCOMING HELHEIM ALBUM REVEALED. NEW TOUR DATES ADDED" . darkessencerecords.no. March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Månegarm reveals coverart and more" . folk-metal.nl. January 13, 2019. Archived from the original on January 4, 2019. Retrieved January 13, 2019 .
^ "The Art of Losing" . RateYourMusic . Retrieved 19 February 2024 .
^ "Kampfar - Stream New Track, Album Coming In May" . metalstorm.net. March 7, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "Bigbang – Glory Chord" . Discogs. Retrieved 28 September 2019 .
^ Bote, Joshua (1 May 2019). "Inspired By Environmental Crisis, Sigur Rós' Jónsi Announces New Duo Dark Morph" . NPR . Retrieved 26 June 2019 .
^ "Eyolf Dale and Andre Roligheten - Departure" . Edition Records. Retrieved 24 January 2021 .
^ "Ulver To Release "Drone Activity" In May" . theprp.com. March 2, 2019. Retrieved March 11, 2019 .
^ "AVATAR To Release 'The King Live In Paris' Album In May" . Blabbermouth.net . March 8, 2019. Retrieved March 8, 2019 .
^ "Northbound - Eivind Austad Trio" . Musical reviews . Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16 .
^ "COMBICHRIST Reveals New Album Release Date & Art + Adds International Tour Dates" . Outburn Online. February 22, 2019. Retrieved March 5, 2019 .
^ "& Co. by Daði Freyr on Apple Music" . Apple Music . 12 June 2019. Archived from the original on 28 May 2020. Retrieved 5 March 2020 .
^ "TIMO TOLKKI'S AVALON To Release 'Return To Eden' Album In June" . Blabbermouth.net. April 16, 2019. Retrieved April 15, 2019 .
^ "The 50 Best Metal Albums of 2019" . Loudwire . Townsquare Media . December 3, 2019. Retrieved March 7, 2021 .
^ "ABBATH Announce New Album 'Outstrider' And Release Video Teaser" . Metal Shock Finland. March 14, 2019. Retrieved March 14, 2019 .
^ "BULLET Release "Speed And Attack" Live Video And Digital Single" . Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . May 10, 2019. Retrieved June 23, 2019 .
^ "SABATON To Release 'The Great War' Album In July" . Blabbermouth.net . April 2, 2019. Retrieved April 2, 2019 .
^ Murias, Kris (2019-05-17). "LORDI To Release "Recordead Live – Sextourcism In Z7" DVD In July" . Nordic Metal . Archived from the original on May 24, 2019. Retrieved 2019-05-21 .
^ "VOLBEAT To Release 'Rewind, Replay, Rebound' Album In August" . Blabbermouth.net . May 15, 2019. Retrieved May 16, 2019 .
^ "HAMMERFALL To Release 'Dominion' Album In August" . Blabbermouth.net . December 18, 2018. Retrieved December 18, 2018 .
^ "TARJA TURUNEN: 'In The Raw' Album Details Revealed" . Blabbermouth.net . May 3, 2019. Retrieved May 3, 2019 .
^ "Veckolista Album, vecka 37" . Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 13 September 2019 .
^ "CRASHDÏET To Release 'Rust' Album In September; 'Idiots' Music Video Now Available" . Blabbermouth.net . June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 4, 2019 .
^ "INSOMNIUM Reveals 'Heart Like A Grave' Album Details, Announces New Guitarist" . Blabbermouth.net . July 16, 2019. Retrieved July 16, 2019 .
^ "KONKHRA Release "Babylon", First Single From New Album Alpha And The Omega" . Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . August 5, 2019. Retrieved August 8, 2019 .
^ "Art Nation - Transition" . Rockreport.be. Retrieved 2 December 2020 .
^ "Leprous Detail New Album "Pitfalls" " . theprp.com. 27 August 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2019 .
^ "MAYHEM To Release Daemon Album In October; Artwork, Tracklisting Revealed" . Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . August 12, 2019. Retrieved August 12, 2019 .
^ Munro, Scott. "The Dark Element announce new album Songs The Night Sings" . Louder Sound . Retrieved October 31, 2019 .
^ "Wolfbrigade announce new album 'The Enemy: Reality' " . distortedsoundmag.com. September 25, 2019. Retrieved October 1, 2019 .
^ "RAGNAROK To Release Non Debellicata Album In November; Details Revealed" . Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . September 5, 2019. Retrieved September 10, 2019 .
^ "9 Elu" . Musicstax. Retrieved 30 May 2019 .
^ "THE MURDER OF MY SWEET To Release Brave Tin World Album In December; "Tin Soldiers" Lyric Video Streaming" . Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles . 24 October 2019. Retrieved 7 December 2019 .
^ "Nightwish To Release 'Decades: Live In Buenos Aires' In December" . Blabbermouth.net . October 11, 2019. Retrieved December 1, 2019 .
^ Los Angeles Philharmonic, 24 October 2019 programme
^ NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, 15 February 2019 programme
^ London Philharmonic Orchestra, 16 January 2019 programme
^ Charles T. Downey (30 October 2019). "Thorvaldsdóttir premiere leads an atmospheric evening with Spektral Quartet" . Washington Classical Review . Retrieved 2019-11-09 .
^ Maria Jakobsen. " 'Easter Crime' " . Filmhounds . Retrieved 9 July 2024 .
^ "Soundtrack Album for NRK's 'TWIN' to Be Released" . Film Music Reporter . 24 October 2019. Retrieved 3 December 2020 .
^ Yö-yhtyeen laulaja Olli Lindholm on kuollut (in Sundanese)
^ Magnus Lindberg frånd Grymlings död (in Swedish)
^ "Terje Nilsen is dead" (in Norwegian). Bodo Kultur. March 23, 2019.
^ Journalist, Johan Varning Bendtsen (2019-03-26). "Master Fatman er død" . Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2019-03-26 .
^ "Her's: Band's crash caused by 'wrong-way driver' " . BBC News . Retrieved 29 March 2019 .
^ Dødsfald: Kapelmester, filmkomponist Ib Glindemann (84) (in Danish)
^ Komponist Alfred Janson er død (in Norwegian)
^ Harriet Cochrane (20 June 2019). "Composer Ib Nørholm has died" . Gramophone . Retrieved 22 June 2019 .
^ "Composer Sven-David Sandström has died" . Gramophone . 14 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019 .
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^ "Sven-Ingvars tidigare pianist död" . Ekuriren.se . July 6, 2019. Archived from the original on August 9, 2020. Retrieved May 16, 2021 .
^ Jazznestoren Erling Wicklund er død (in Norwegian)
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^ Mercyful Fate Bassist Timi Hansen Dies After Battle With Cancer
^ Lydmesteren Jan Erik Kongshaug er død (in Norwegian)
^ Marie Fredriksson är död – blev 61 år (in Swedish)