1996 in Nordic music

none April 2025 1997 1997 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1996. Events 29 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Terje Isungset is awarded the festival prize.https://vossajazz.no/vossa-jazz-prisen/ Vossa Jazz-prisen Vossajazz 3 April 2025 April – Swedish band Rednex feature on the German charity single "Children", as part of the supergroup "Hand in Hand for Children".https://www.eurokdj.com/search/eurodb.php?name=Hand_in_Hand_for_Children Hand In Hand For Children biography Eurodance Encyclopedia 3 April 2025 18 May – The annual Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo, Norway, at the Oslo Spektrum. Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing second; Sweden finishes third with "Den vilda", performed by the band One More Time. Iceland, represented by Anna Mjöll, finishes in 10th place, Finland 22nd, and Denmark 25th.Oslo 1996 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/oslo-1996/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 14 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210414125200/https://eurovision.tv/event/oslo-1996/final 14 April 2021 live 27 July – Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Patrik Jensen form the band The Haunted.The Haunted – No false pride, no fashion, no fake set of values https://web.archive.org/web/20140221180937/http://www.the-haunted.com/site/?p=band February 21, 2014 Classical works Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Trumpet Concerto No. 2https://taan.no/music-for-your-instrument/trp-corn-ensemble/item/concerto-for-trumpet-and-string-orchestra-hommage?category_id=27 Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen 2 April 2025 Frederik Magle – Christmas cantata: A newborn child, before eternity, God!https://www.magle.dk/bio-more.html Timeline and CV Frederick Magle 1 April 2025 Per Nørgård – Nuit des Hommes (opera)https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,3605,340406,00.html Call the tunes Guardian 7 July 2000 Stephen Johnson 1 April 2025 Hit singles Henrik Åberg – "Du är alltid en del utav mej" (#28 Sweden)https://hitparad.se/showitem.asp?interpret=Henrik+%C5berg&titel=Du+%E4r+alltid+en+del+utav+mig&cat=a HENRIK ÅBERG - DU ÄR ALLTID EN DEL UTAV MEJ (LÅT) Swedishcharts.com 2 April 2025 Apulanta – "Anna mulle piiskaa" (#1 Finland)FinnishCharts.com: Apulanta discography https://web.archive.org/web/20160304114650/http://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Apulanta March 4, 2016 Aqua – "Roses Are Red" (#1 Denmark; #2 Norway; #5 Sweden)Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 01/16/97 Billboard Nielsen Business Media 109 5 49 1 February 1997 0006-2510 Jumper – "När hela världen står utanför" (#12 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Jumper Jumper discography Swedishcharts.com 1 April 2025 Anna Mjöll – "Sjúbídú"Simon Barclay The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 2010 9781445784151 102 One More Time – "Den vilda" (#7 Sweden)https://www.svd.se/a/c54e5bef-7410-3458-8e6b-2b46c0543f10/1996-one-more-time-den-vilda 1996 - One More Time - Den vilda 19 January 2014 15 April 2022 Svenska Dagbladet Trine Rein "Just Missed the Train" (#4 Norway)https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Trine+Rein&titel=A+Little+More+Of+You&cat=s Trine Rein Norwegiancharts.com 2 April 2025 "Torn" (#10 Norway) Whigfield – "Sexy Eyes" (#4 Spain; #6 Australia)http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.htm ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles ARIA 2015-08-06 29 October 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20191029213005/http://www.aria.com.au/pages/aria-charts-accreditations-singles-1997.htm live Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Film and television music Morten Olsen – Portland Crime, Drugs, Brutality and Love https://www.nytimes.com/movie/review?res=9801EEDC103AF93BA15756C0A961958260 28 May 1997 Stephen Holden The New York Times Stephen Holden 24 February 2014 Births 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Norwegian singerApril 2025 15 June – Aurora, Norwegian singerhttp://www.brak.no/bransjesok/aurora-aksnes/ Aurora Aksnes Brak 15 May 2016 30 June 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160630145753/http://www.brak.no/bransjesok/aurora-aksnes/ dead 10 October – Oscar Zia, Swedish singer-songwriterApril 2025 1 November – Line, Danish singerApril 2025 Deaths 23 February – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (born 1927)https://kvindebiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Birgit_Br%c3%bcel Birgit Brüel Danmarks Nationalleksikon Pia Rasmussen 1 April 2025 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (born 1917)https://snl.no/Maj_S%C3%B8nstevold Maj Sønstevold Norsk biografisk leksikon Cecilie Dahm Knut Helle 1 April 2025 22 May – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (born 1912)Veikko Lavi https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002623494.html Helsingin Sanomat 4 November 2024 fi 5 June – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1911)https://nbl.snl.no/Anne-Marie_%C3%98rbeck Anne Marie Ørbeck no Dahm Cecilie Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 13 February 2009 2 April 2025 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (born 1909)https://www.independent.co.uk/incoming/vagn-holmboe-obituary-5601897.html Vagn Holmboe: Obituary 4 September 1996 Martin Anderson Independent 1 April 2025 16 September – Rolf Graae, Danish church architect and designer of organs (born 1916)https://www.kulturarv.dk/kid/VisWeilbach.do?kunstnerId=6939&wsektion=alle Ebbe Hædersdal Rolf Graae Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerkeksikon da 3 April 2025 2 October – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (born 1921)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/people/obituary-joonas-kokkonen-5597944.html Obituary: Joonas Kokkonen 3 October 1996 Martin Anderson Independent 1 April 2025 9 October – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928)https://nbl.snl.no/Per_Asplin Per Asplin no Larsen Svend Erik Løken Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 2 April 2025 29 October – Robert Levin, Norwegian classical pianist and composer (born 1912)https://nbl.snl.no/Robert_Levin Robert Levin no Solbu Einar Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2012-05-08 2 April 2025 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music