1980 in Nordic music

none July 2025 1980 1980 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1980. Events 9 March – Abba arrive in Japan on the first leg of their final world tour.https://abbaontv.com/programmes/1980/395 ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan 16 July 2025 19 April – At the 25th Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden is the highest-placed Scandinavian country, finishing in 10th place. Denmark finish 14th, Norway 16th and Finland 19th.The Hague 1980 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final European Broadcasting Union 12 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210412104322/https://eurovision.tv/event/the-hague-1980/final 12 April 2021 live December Icelandic punk band Þeyr release their debut Þagað í Hel, but the vinyl pressing is faulty and only 500 copies are made available.Steinar J. Lúđvíksson Hvađ gerđist á Íslandi is Bókaútgáfan Örn og Örlygur 1980 127 Swedish musician Stefan Dernbrant leaves punk group Strul, which he had formed with his ex-girlfriend Marie Fredriksson.Kärleken till livet Marie Fredriksson Helena von Zweigbergk Helena von Zweigbergk 2015 Piratförlaget 9789164204639 64 Classical works Jouni Kaipainen – Cinq poèmes de René Charhttps://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/805/Jouni-Kaipainen/ Jouni Kaipainen Wise Music Classical 16 July 2025 Trygve Madsen – Sonata for Tuba and Pianohttps://www.juneemersonwindmusic.com/SONATA-Op.24-6709a8ff-dd63-415a-b27a-b65d3b2fb814.html?srsltid=AfmBOopNx13rHhtbSENgLy7rHq67fSpJqC78xho5b2RweN9ciAbgNfcq SONATA Op.24 June Emerson Wind Music 18 July 2025 Esa-Pekka Salonen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen)https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/concerto-for-alto-saxophone-and-orchestra Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra Music Finland Core 16 July 2025 Jukka Tiensuu – Le Tombeau de Beethovenhttps://core.musicfinland.fi/works/tombeau-de-beethoven-52e75045-9d2c-48a0-a790-9b624ca68650 Le Tombeau de Beethoven Music Finland Core 16 July 2025 Hit singles ABBA – "The Winner Takes It All" (#1 UK, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa)Hits of the World Billboard 73 March 7, 1981 0006-2510 93 9 New York, NY Bamses Venner – "Tænker altid på dig"https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Bamses+Venner Bamses Venner discography Hung Medien danishcharts.dk 12 January 2014 Gyllene Tider – "När vi två blir en" (#1 Sweden, Norway)https://www.gyllenetider.com/discography/singles/nar-vi-tva-blir-en/ När vi två blir en (1980) Gyllenetider 16 July 2025 Kliché – "Aldrig mere / Militskvinder" Tomas Ledin – "Just nu!" (#1 Sweden)http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tomas+Ledin&titel=Just+nu%21&cat=s swedishcharts.com – Tomas Ledin – Just nu! swedishcharts.com 11 May 2012 Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – "Sámiid ædnan" (#1 Norway)https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Sverre+Kjelsberg+%26+Mattis+H%E6tta&titel=S%E1miid+%C6dnan&cat=s SVERRE KJELSBERG & MATTIS HÆTTA - SÁMIID ÆDNAN (SONG) norwegiancharts.com 17 July 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Film and television music Antti Hytti – Aurinkotuulihttps://www.elhogardelcine.com/titles/289667/aurinkotuuli/full-credits Aurinkotuuli El Hogar del Cine 17 July 2025 Morten Kærså – Sådan er Jeg Ossehttps://www.dfi.dk/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/sadan-er-jeg-osse Sådan er Jeg Osse Det Danske Filminstitut da 16 July 2025 Rolf Just Nilsen – LørdagsredaksjonenTakk for oss Verdens Gang 26 January 1981 Norwegian Arne Olsson – Det blir jul på Möllegårdenhttps://www.svtplay.se/video/egB7wnD/julkalendern-60-ar/21-det-blir-jul-pa-mollegarden-1980 21. Det blir jul på Möllegården - 1980 sv Julkalendern 60 år 17 July 2025 Gunner Møller Pedersen – Næste Stop Paradishttps://mubi.com/en/gb/films/next-stop-paradise-1980 Next Stop Paradise (1980) MUBI 16 July 2025 Births 7 June – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish metal musicianhttps://metalstorm.net/bands/bandmember.php?member_id=28 Henkka Samuli Seppälä Metal Storm 15 July 2025 28 October – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriterCornet Philippe Il faut laisser la mélodie décider du texte http://leviffocus.rnews.be/fr/loisirs/musique/agnes-obel-il-faut-laisser-la-melodie-decider-du-texte/article-1195003446801.htm https://web.archive.org/web/20110508040027/http://leviffocus.rnews.be/fr/loisirs/musique/agnes-obel-il-faut-laisser-la-melodie-decider-du-texte/article-1195003446801.htm dead 8 May 2011 FocusVif 5 May 2011 Deaths 13 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (born 1918)Finnish Music Quarterly Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK) 1998 29 20 June – Allan Pettersson, Danish violist and composer (born 1911) 23 July 1980 Mr Allan Pettersson, Obituary The Times London 60684 16 4 August – Pekka Pöyry, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1939)International Who's Who in Popular Music 2007 https://archive.org/details/internationalwho00 registration 27 January 2012 6 June 2007 Routledge 978-1-85743-417-0 26 October – Bjørn Fongaard, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher (born 1919)https://nbl.snl.no/Bj%C3%B8rn_Fongaard Bjørn Fongaard Norwegian Nesheim Elef Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 19 March 2017 10 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (born 1909)https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/3dd3ef01-42cb-447b-91c0-3c6018650b63 Söderholm, Valdemar Svenskagravar 16 July 2025 22 November – Uffe Baadh, Danish jazz drummer (born 1923)http://jazzconference.net/archive/2009/index_files/8th_njc_conference_report.pdf https://web.archive.org/web/20110720184318/http://jazzconference.net/archive/2009/index_files/8th_njc_conference_report.pdf usurped July 20, 2011 Uffe Baadh: The Story of a Danish Jazz Drummer Westin Lars 2009 8th Nordic Jazz Conference 15 July 2025 31 December – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914)https://orkesterjournalen.com/biografi/oesterwall-irmgard/ Österwall, Irmgard – sångerska 8 December 2010 Icedor Johansson Orkesterjournalen 15 July 2025 See also 1980 in Denmark 1980 in Iceland 1980 in Norwegian music 1980 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music