1978 in Nordic music

none July 2025 1978 1978 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1978. Events 12 April – György Ligeti's opera, Le Grand Macabre, receives its world première in Stockholm, in Swedish translation.Griffiths Paul Paul Griffiths (writer) revised by Michael Searby 2002 Grand Macabre, Le ('The Grand Macabre') O002356 15 April – Ulf Grahn's The Wind of Dawn for orchestra and tape is premièred by the Northern Virginia Symphony in the United States, five years after its composition.https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/grahn-ulf/SMH-W6861-The_Wind_of_Dawn_for_orchestra_and_tape/ The Wind of Dawn for orchestra and tape Swedish Musical Heritage 2 August 2025 22 April – At the 23rd Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden, in 14th place, is the best performing of the Scandinavian countries. Denmark finish 16th and Finland 18th.Paris 1978 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/paris-1978/final European Broadcasting Union 11 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210411170702/https://eurovision.tv/event/paris-1978/final 11 April 2021 live Norway finish 20th (bottom) with no points, after an eccentric performance by Jahn Teigen, whose song went on to be a huge success in the charts.Final of Paris 1978 https://eurovision.tv/event/paris-1978/final European Broadcasting Union 11 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210411170702/https://eurovision.tv/event/paris-1978/final 11 April 2021 livehttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/articles/d0cafc39-d886-4e28-9369-668b8ff79219 What happened to the Eurovision contestants who scored nul points? Emily Mackay 6 May 2017 BBC 31 July 2025 unknown date – Sweden's Göran Söllscher wins the Concours International de Guitare in Paris.https://www.pcmsconcerts.org/artist/goran-sollscher-guitar/ Göran Söllscher, guitar Philadelphia Chamber Music Society 31 July 2025 New works Vagn HolmboeRapoport, Paul The Compositions of Vagn Holmobe Edition Wilhelm Hansen 1996 Brass Quintet No. 2 String Quartet No. 15 Aulis Sallinen – The Red Line (opera)Matthew Boyden Nick Kimberley The Rough Guide to Opera Rough Guides 2002 579 Hit singles ABBA "Summer Night City" (#1 Ireland, Sweden)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/search?query=abba Sverigetopplistan ABBA IFPI Sweden 11 September 2021 12 September 2021 "Take a Chance on Me" (#1 Austria, Belgium, Ireland, UK)Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 122. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995 Eppu Normaali – "Jee jee" (#18 Finland) Luoto, Santtu Tiimalasin santaa – Eppu Normaalin tarina fi 86 WSOY 1999 951-0-24344-2 Leevi and the Leavings – "Mitä kuuluu, Marja-Leena?"Ilmaisun murroksia vuosituhannen vaihteen suomalaisessa kulttuurissa Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura 2005 9789517466837 fi 111 Prima Vera – "Så lykkelig i Sverige"https://www.nrk.no/video/musikk/prima-vera--saa-lykkelig-i-sverige_ceb24437-bb23-4326-b3f3-e079726adbbf Prima Vera – «Så lykkelig i Sverige» NRK 31 July 2025 Shu-bi-dua – "Danmark" https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwJJs7vjp5U Bundesen og Hardinger fortæller om 78'eren 2010-06-04 youtube.com 5 September 2015 Björn Skifs – "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" (#8 Sweden)https://www.aussievision.net/post/all-the-swedish-eurovision-entries-that-have-charted-on-sweden-s-national-singles-chart All the Swedish Eurovision entries that have charted on Sweden's national singles chart Kyriakos Tsinivits 20 April 2021 Aussievision 2 August 2025 Jahn Teigen – "Mil etter mil" (#1 Norway)http://lista.vg.no/artist/jahn-teigen/singel/mil-etter-mil/3349 VG-lista for 'Mil etter mil' no 25 July 2016 Hit albums Tomas Ledin – Fasten Seatbelts (#8 Sweden)International Who's who in Popular Music Europa Publications Limited 2009 309 Sebastian – Sebastian i MontmartreTorben Bille 1984 Sebastian – Gøgleren, Knud og de andre Forlaget Fremad da 133 Samuelsons – Vilken dag!https://colnect.com/en/music_records/music_record/4786256-Samuelsons_Vilken_Dag Samuelsons: Vilken Dag! Colnect 2 August 2025 Jahn Teigen – This Year's LoserA Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest Taylor & Francis 2017 9781351577984 1 Film music Fuzzy – Honning MåneHenrik Wivel Spejlet: Bille Augusts film Gyldendal 2008 9788702062830 188 Sebastian – Du er ikke aleneBille Torben Sebastian - Når lyset bryder frem. Lindhardt og Ringhof 2009 9788711433584 da Births 19 January – Laura Närhi, Finnish pop singerhttp://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ihmissuhteet/ihanaa_olen_kuin_aitini Ihanaa, olen kuin äitini! Maksimainen Heini 18 May 2011 Me Naiset Sanoma Finnish https://web.archive.org/web/20140222152823/http://www.menaiset.fi/artikkeli/ihmissuhteet/ihanaa_olen_kuin_aitini 22 February 2014 14 December 2016 28 February – Mikko Innanen, Finnish saxophonist and composerPaavilainen, Ulla Kuka kukin on: Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 2015 255 Helsinki Otava 2014 978-951-1-28228-0 Who’s Who in Finland, 2015 Finnish 28 March – Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson, Icelandic singer (born 1945)Jón Ólafsson 2009 Söknuður Ævisaga Vilhjálms Vilhjálmssonar is Sena 11 May – Perttu Kivilaakso, Finnish cello playerartist p203437/biography yes Biography: Apocalyptica Ankeny Jason Allmusic 12 June 2010 6 December – Benjamin Staern, Swedish composerhttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/staern-benjamin/ Benjamin Staern (1978-) Swedish Musical Heritage 2 August 2025 Deaths 13 February – Aslak Brekke, Norwegian folk singer (born 1901)https://snl.no/Aslak_Brekke Aslak Brekke no Store Norske Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2014-03-20 23 April 2017 23 March – Greta Dahlström, Finnish composer and teacher (born 1887) 20 May – Bjarne Brustad, Norwegian violinist, violist and composer (born 1895)http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Bjarne_Brustad/utdypning Bjarne Brustad Norwegian Elef Nesheim Helle, Knut Knut Helle Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 19 March 2017 8 June – Jenny Hasselquist, Swedish ballerina (born 1894)http://www.teatersargasso.se/tora/jennyh.htm Jenny Hasselquist Teater Sargasso 3 March 2014 Swedish See also 1978 in Denmark 1978 in Finland 1978 in Iceland 1978 in Norwegian music 1978 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music