1985 in Nordic music

none May 2025 1985 1985 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1985. Events 4 May – At the Eurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, Norway wins the contest for the first time, with "La det swinge", performed by Bobbysocks!. Sweden finish 3rd, Finland 9th and Denmark 11th.Gothenburg 1985 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 16 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416073301/https://eurovision.tv/event/gothenburg-1985/final 16 April 2021 live July The Tangomarkkinat festival is founded in Finland.https://www.dw.com/en/how-the-tango-came-to-finland/a-66082528 How the tango came to Finland Suzanne Cords 7 May 2023 DW 10 June 2025 16 September – A-ha release a new version of their previously unsuccessful 1984 single "Take On Me", accompanied by a new video.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-11485702 Taking on A-ha classic 8 October 2010 BBC Liam Allen 8 June 2025 25 December – Danish heavy metal band King Diamond, formed earlier in the year, release their debut single, "No Presents for Christmas".http://www.kingdiamondcoven.com/site/discography/king-diamond-no-presents-for-christmas/ No Presents for Christmas KingDiamondCoven.com 21 December 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20150702033750/http://www.kingdiamondcoven.com/site/discography/king-diamond-no-presents-for-christmas/ 2 July 2015 dead Classical works Kalevi Aho Oboe Sonatahttps://www.trevcomusic.com/products/nov-120676-aho-kalevi-sonata-ob-pn Sonata - OB/PN Trevco Music 10 June 2025 Solo II, for pianohttps://www.gramophone.co.uk/review/aho-works-for-solo-piano AHO Works for Solo Piano Gramophone 10 June 2025 Magnus Lindberg – KraftLindberg Magnus Magnus Lindberg 1985 Kraft G. Schirmer Inc. http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/4310 June 1, 2016 Einojuhani Rautavaara – Symphony No. 5Barbara Blanchard Hong Rautavaara's Journey in Music Rowman & Littlefield Publishers 9781538172346 2022 80 Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 5, "Washington Mosaics"Tuck Lon 1985-10-11 Sallinen's Disjointed brilliance https://www.washingtonpost.com/archive/local/1985/10/11/sallinens-disjointed-brilliance/13a6fde0-fd72-4fa6-a866-d1422dc8241e/?noredirect=on The Washington Post Section: Metro B6 Washington, DC Hit singles A-ha "Take On Me" (#1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany) "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (#1 Ireland, UK; #2 Denmark, Norway) David Roberts 2006 British Hit Singles & Albums 19th Guinness World Records Limited London 1-904994-10-5 458 British Hit Singles & Albums Gemini – "Just Like That"/"Live On The Love" (#24 Netherlands)Hung Steffen Gemini - Just Like That http://hitparade.ch/showitem.asp?interpret=Gemini&titel=Just+Like+That&cat=s 2023-11-05 hitparade.ch Gnags – "Elskende I Sommerlandet" (#4 Denmark) June 2025 Hjálparsveitin – "Hjálpum þeim" (charity recording)2024-05-15 Hjálpum þeim [annað] (1985-) https://glatkistan.com/2024/05/15/hjalpum-theim-annad/ 9 June 2025 Glatkistan is-IS Imperiet – "Balladen om Briggen Blue Bird av Hull" Tone Norum – "Can't You Stay" (#2 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=1985&date=19851129&cat=s swedishcharts.com SVERIGETOPPLISTAN - SINGLES TOP 100 19851129 10 June 2025 Swedish Metal Aid – "Give A Helpin' Hand"https://www.loudersound.com/features/swedish-metal-aid Swedish Metal Aid: The point where charity, hairspray and a singing horror show collide 23 April 2024 Fraser Lewry Louder 9 June 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 Film and television music Björn Isfält – My Life as a DogFilm Score Monthly, Volume 2 Lukas Kendall 1997 7 Births 16 May – Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriterTipsfu 2023-05-27 1985 In Iceland: Unveiling the Natural Wonders and Rich History https://www.tipsfu.com/1985-in-iceland-unveiling-the-natural-wonders-and-rich-history/ 27 May 2023 TipsFu en-US 8 September – Ragnar Þórhallsson, vocalist and guitarist Deaths 19 May – Hilding Rosenberg, Swedish composer (born 1892)https://sok.riksarkivet.se/sbl/Presentation.aspx?id=6900 Hilding C Rosenberg SBL 8 June 2025 29 May – Christian Hartmann, Norwegian composer (born 1910).https://nbl.snl.no/Christian_Hartmann Christian Hartmann Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Carsten Klouman Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 25 March 2017 5 August – Olav Kielland, composer and orchestra conductor (born 1901).https://nbl.snl.no/Olav_Kielland Olav Kielland Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Monica Kielland Forberg Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 25 March 2017 13 September – Ruth Althén, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1890)https://runeberg.org/vemardet/1969/0040.html Althén, Ruth E Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok 1969 Thyselius, Erik Lindblad, Göran P. A. Nordstedt & Söners 24 18 May 2021 sv Project Runeberg 3 October – Yngve Stoor, Swedish singer and composer (born 1912)Pacific Islands Monthly Deaths 57 57 18 November – Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due, Norwegian violinist and music teacher (born 1919).https://snl.no/Stephan_Henrik_Barratt-Due Stephan Henrik Barratt Due Store Norske Leksikon Monica Kielland Forberg Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2016-06-24 25 March 2017 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music