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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.
Events
January
- 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.[1]
February
- 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
- 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Göteborg
- 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
- 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
March
- 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
- 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm[2]
- 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).[3]
April
June
- 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).[5]
July
- 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).[7]
August
- 10
- The Way Out West Festival start in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).[8]
- The Malmöfestivalen opens in Malmö (August 10 – 17).[9]
October
- 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).[10]
Albums released
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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| 5 | Trident Wolf Eclipse | Watain | Century Media | [11] | |
| 19 | Contra La Indecisión | Bobo Stenson Trio (Anders Jormin, Jon Fält) | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [12] |
Deaths
- January
- 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).[13]
- February
- March
- 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
- 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).[14]
- April
- 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).[15]
- 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)
- May
- June
- 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).[16]
- July
- 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).[17]
- August
- September
- 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).[18]
See also
- Music of Sweden
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2018 section on page)
References
- ↑ "An evening of Django Reinhardt". Konserthuset.se. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ↑ "Melodifestivalen 2018". LiveNation.se. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ↑ "Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2018". Festivall-App.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ↑ Alex Needham (27 April 2018). "Abba announce first new songs for 35 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- ↑ "Sweden Rock Festival 6-7-8-9 juni 2018". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ "Norberg Festival 2018". Everfest.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ "Uppsala Reggae Festival 2018". Uppsala Reggae Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ "Way Out West Gothenburg 10–12 Aug 2018". WayOutWest.se. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ↑ "Malmöfestivalen". Festivall-App.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ↑ "Umeå Jazz Festival". Valletta2018.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ↑ "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- ↑ "Bobo Stenson Trio – Contra La Indecisión". ECM Records. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- ↑ La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa (in Spanish)
- ↑ "Rocklegenden Jerry Williams är död". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- ↑ Veberg, Anders (2018-04-03). "Aftonbladet: Lill-Babs er død". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- ↑ "Kompositören Bo Nilsson död". Sveriges Television. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- ↑ "Trubaduren Stefan Demert har gått bort" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- ↑ Börjesson, Robert (2018-09-09). "Frank Andersson är död". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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