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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2018.
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Events

January

  • 12 – The 22nd Folklandia Cruise starts in Helsinki, Finland, running until 13 January.[1]
  • 13 – Composer Paavo Heininen, considered by many to be Finland's most influential musician, celebrates his 80th birthday with a concert at the Järvenpää Hall, Helsinki.[2]
  • 19 – The 37th annual Djangofestival starts in Oslo, Norway, to run until 20 January.[3]
  • 28 – Jazz guitarist Gustav Lundgren and his trio perform a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall, featuring Aurélien Trigo and Antoine Boyer.[4]
  • 30 – Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen is awarded the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2019.[5]

February

March

April

  • 27 – Abba announce that they have recorded some new songs, the first since 1983.[17]

May

  • 8 – In semi-final 1 of the Eurovision Song Contest 2018, Iceland's entry is eliminated, but Finland's Saara Aalto finishes 10th and makes it to the final.
  • 10 – In semi-final 2 of the Eurovision Song Contest, Norway's entry finishes in first place, Sweden 2nd and Denmark 5th; all three countries make it to the final.
  • 12 – In the Eurovision final, held in Lisbon, Sweden does best of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 7th place.
  • 23 - The Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 6 June. Guest performers include Meow Meow, Selene Muñoz and Helsinki Songs.[18]

June

  • 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival opens in Norje, running until 9 June.[19] The Quill are forced to withdraw the day before the festival begins, because lead singer Magnus Ekwall is recovering from emergency surgery.[20]

July

September

  • 5 – The Copenhagen World Music Festival opens, running until 9 September.[24]
  • 6 – The Lahti Sibelius Festival opens, running until 9 September.[25]

November

Albums released

January

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
5 Trident Wolf Eclipse Watain Century Media [27]
19 Lucus Thomas Strønen & Time Is A Blind Guide ECM [28]
19 Contra La Indecisión Bobo Stenson Trio (Anders Jormin, Jon Fält) ECM Produced by Manfred Eicher [29]

February

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
2 Delights Of Decay Batagraf Jazzland Produced by Jon Balke, Kåre Christoffer Vestrheim [30]
Live at Victoria Solveig Slettahjell Jazzland Produced by Solveig Slettahjell [31]
23 Reformation Part 1 Super8 & Tab Armada Music [32]
Pilgrim Janne Mark with Arve Henriksen ACT Produced by Esben Eyermann and Janne Mark [33]

March

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 Takker Thomas Helmig Genlyd Grammofon [34]
2 Ravensburg Mathias Eick ECM Produced by Manfred Eicher [35]
9 Decades Nightwish Nuclear Blast [36]
23 Returnings Jakob Bro with Palle Mikkelborg, Thomas Morgan, and Jon Christensen ECM Produced by Manfred Eicher [37]

April

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
20 Barxeta II Per Mathisen & Jan Gunnar Hoff feat. Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez Losen Produced by Jan Gunnar Hoff and Per Mathisen [38]
Freedoms Trio II Steinar Aadnekvam Losen Produced by Steinar Aadnekvam [39]
Ultra Sivas Disco:Wax #1 in Danish album chart [40]
27 Större Molly Sandén unknown [41]
Ootsä nähny Nikkee Nikke Ankara unknown [42]
Wild Wild Wonderland Saara Aalto Warner style="text-align:center;"Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[43] 2

June

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 Ääripäät Mikael Gabriel Universal Music Group [44]
8 So Sad So Sexy Lykke Li RCA Executive producer Malay [45]

August

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
24 ‘re:member Ólafur Arnalds Mercury KX [46]

September

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
21 Immortelle Say Lou Lou à Deux Produced by Trent Mazur and Dash Le Francis [47]

Eurovision Song Contest

Deaths

References

  1. ↑ "Folklandia Cruise Helsinki - Tallinn 12 January 2018 - 13 January 2018". Festivals.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  2. ↑ Vesa Sirén (2018-01-13). "80-vuotias suomalaismestari koulutti maailmankuulut säveltäjät ja soittaa nyt tervehdyksen HS:n lukijoille". Helsingin Sanomat. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  3. ↑ "DJANGOFESTIVAL FREDAG". DetSkjerIOslo.no. Retrieved 2017-10-19.
  4. ↑ "An evening of Django Reinhardt". Konserthuset.se. Retrieved 2018-03-08.
  5. ↑ "Hans Abrahamsen to receive the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2019" (Press release). Léonie Sonning Music Foundation. 30 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-10.
  6. ↑ "Watch: Denmark picks song for Viking-themed raid on Eurovision Song Contest". The Local Denmark. 12 February 2018. Retrieved 24 February 2018.
  7. ↑ "Lorde, Kasabian, and Dua Lipa lead VO5 NME Awards 2018 nominations". NME. 4 February 2018.
  8. ↑ "Deutsche Grammophon signs Agnes Obel". Completemusicupdate.com. 22 February 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
  9. ↑ "Iceland: Ari Ólafsson wins Söngvakeppnin 2018 and will fly to Lisbon!". ESC Today. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  10. ↑ "ICELAND: ARI ÓLAFSSON RECEIVES NASTY SOCIAL MEDIA BACKLASH FOR CRYING ON LIVE TV". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 18 March 2018.
  11. ↑ "Norway: Birgitta Elisa Oftestad Wins Virtuos 2018". 8 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018.
  12. ↑ "Nightwish To Launch Nine-Month 'Decades: World Tour' Next March In North America". Blabbermouth. June 9, 2017. Retrieved June 9, 2017.
  13. ↑ "Melodifestivalen 2018". LiveNation.se. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  14. ↑ "Konzert: Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra mit Hannu Lintu und Sol Gabetta". SUOMEN SUURLÄHETYSTÖ. Retrieved 18 January 2018.
  15. ↑ Alex Young (26 March 2018). "Swedish House Mafia reunite at Ultra Music Festival for first performance in five years". Consequences of Sound. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  16. ↑ Vraast-Thomsen, Niki (September 20, 2017). "Grønlandsk sanger-skuespiller får stor rolle i Ridley Scotts nye serie over for britiske stornavne". Soundvenue. Retrieved September 21, 2017.
  17. ↑ Alex Needham (27 April 2018). "Abba announce first new songs for 35 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
  18. ↑ "2018 Festivities". Bergen International Festival. Retrieved 22 February 2018.
  19. ↑ "Sweden Rock Festival 6-7-8-9 juni 2018". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  20. ↑ Effie Trikili (5 June 2018). "The Quill ställer in sin spelning på Sweden Rock Festival – Ersättare klara". rocknytt. Retrieved 19 June 2018.
  21. ↑ "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
  22. ↑ "Gregory Porter". Kongsberg Jazzfestival. Retrieved 28 June 2018.
  23. ↑ "Uppsala Reggae Festival 2018". Uppsala Reggae Festival. Retrieved 31 May 2018.
  24. ↑ "The Copenhagen World Music Fesatival". CphWorld.dk. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
  25. ↑ "Lahti Sibelius Festival 6 September 2018 - 9 September 2018". Festivals.fi. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
  26. ↑ "Iceland Airwaves 2018". =tix.is. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  27. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  28. ↑ "Thomas Strønen: Lucus". JPC.de. Retrieved 2017-12-21.
  29. ↑ "Bobo Stenson Trio - Contra La Indecisión". ECM Records. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  30. ↑ "Batagraf – Delights Of Decay". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  31. ↑ "Solveig Slettahjell – Live At Victoria". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  32. ↑ "Reformation Part 1 album from Armada Music on Beatport". Retrieved 4 March 2018.
  33. ↑ "Janne Mark: Pilgrim - CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  34. ↑ "Takker - Thomas Helmig". imusic. Retrieved 2018-04-20.
  35. ↑ "Mathias Eick - Ravensburg". ECM Records. Retrieved 2018-02-01.
  36. ↑ "NIGHTWISH To Launch Nine-Month 'Decades: World Tour' Next March In North America". Blabbermouth. June 9, 2017. Retrieved January 5, 2018.
  37. ↑ "Jakob Bro - Returnings". ECM Records. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  38. ↑ "Barxeta II - Per Mathisen & Jan Gunnar Hoff featuring Horacio "El Negro" Hernandez". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  39. ↑ "Freedoms Trio II - Steinar Aadnekvam". Musical reviews. Losen Records. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
  40. ↑ "Album Top-40 Uge 17, 2018". Hitlisten. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  41. ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  42. ↑ "Ootsä nähny Nikkee". genius.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  43. ↑ "Saara Aalto: Wild Wild Wonderland" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
  44. ↑ Hätinen, Jukka. "Mikael Gabriel vastasi jäätävällä kommentilla Slim Millin riidanhaastoon". Rumba. Retrieved 1 June 2018.
  45. ↑ Maicki, Salvatore (19 April 2018). "Lykke Li shares two new singles from so sad so sexy". The Fader. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
  46. ↑ "ÓLAFUR ARNALDS ANNOUNCES NEW ALBUM 'RE:MEMBER' WITH GORGEOUS VIDEO FOR NEW SINGLE 'UNFOLD' FT SOHN". diymag.com. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
  47. ↑ Frometa, RJ (June 8, 2018). "Say Lou Lou Returns With New Single "Ana." Announce New Album "Immortelle" Out 9/21". Vents Magazine. Retrieved July 7, 2018.
  48. ↑ Teddy Edelmann er død (in Danish)
  49. ↑ La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa (in Spanish)
  50. ↑ Jazzmusiker Asmund Bjørken er død (in Norwegian)
  51. ↑ Kvamsdal, Nils. "Ein bauta er borte". Hordaland (in Norwegian). Retrieved 8 February 2018.
  52. ↑ "Ove Stokstad". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 23 February 2018.
  53. ↑ Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies: ‘The Theory Of Everything’ Composer Was 48
  54. ↑ Talseth, Thomas (2018-03-12). "Ole Hagbart Bremnes er død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2018-03-21.
  55. ↑ Rocklegenden Jerry Williams är död (in Swedish)
  56. ↑ Lill-Babs är död (in Swedish)
  57. ↑ "Avicii Dies at 28". Variety. 20 April 2018. Retrieved 20 April 2018.
  58. ↑ "В Осло умер Михаил Альперин". lenta.ru (in Russian). 2018-05-11. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
  59. ↑ "Kompositören Bo Nilsson död". Sveriges Television. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
  60. ↑ Helge, Evju (5 July 2018). "Bjørn Lie-Hansen". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). p. 36.
  61. ↑ Trubaduren Stefan Demert har gått bort (in Swedish)
  62. ↑ Forfatteren Benny Andersen er død (in Danish)
  63. ↑ Frank Andersson är död (in Swedish)
  64. ↑ Dansbandsmusikern Berth Idoff är död (in Swedish)
  65. ↑ Danska artisten Kim Larsen är död (in Swedish)
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