2001 in Nordic music

none February 2025 2001 2001 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2001. Events 23 February – A television interview throws doubt on the originality of Sweden's Eurovision entry "Listen to Your Heartbeat", suggesting that it is too close to a 1996 Belgian Eurovision entry. A DJ on Radio Sweden plays the song for judges at the Melodifestivalen 2001 after-party, to which most agree that it's "just a coincidence".Bjurman Per 24 February 2001 Aftonbladet: ... och så anklagas gruppen för plagiat http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,34512,00.html dead https://web.archive.org/web/20010303100833/http://www.aftonbladet.se/vss/noje/story/0,2789,34512,00.html March 3, 2001 June 28, 2022 Aftonbladet 6 April – Stein Inge Brækhus is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2001 on the first day of Norway's 28th Vossajazz festival.http://vossajazz.no/vossa-jazz-prisen Vossa Jazz-prisen 9 March 2025 12 May – The 46th Eurovision Song Contest is held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is won by Estonia, represented by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton, backed by hip hop group 2XL, with the song "Everybody". Denmark finishes in 2nd position, Sweden in 5th position, Iceland and Norway in joint 22nd position. Finland do not compete.https://eurovision.tv/event/copenhagen-2001/final Official Eurovision Song Contest 2001 scoreboard Eurovision Song Contest 15 April 2024 18 October – The Broadway production of Mamma Mia!, based on songs recorded by Swedish group ABBA and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, opens at the Winter Garden Theatrehttps://playbill.com/article/mamma-mia-celebrates-10th-anniversary-on-broadway-oct-18-com-182617 Mamma Mia! Celebrates 10th Anniversary on Broadway Oct. 18 Playbill 9 March 2025 and runs for 5773 performances, the eighth longest run in Broadway musical history at the time. unknown date – Guitarist Sami Vänskä is asked to leave Finnish band Nightwish.Once Upon a Nightwish Ollila Mape Deggael Communications 2007 978-952-99749-2-4 151–152; 159–160 Classical works Magnus Lindberg – ParadaLindberg Magnus Magnus Lindberg 2001 Parada Boosey & Hawkes https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Magnus-Lindberg-Parada/15178 10 March 2025 Frederik Magle – The Hope for brass band, choir, organ and percussion. Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 8 "Autumnal Fragments", Op. 81Sallinen Aulis Aulis Sallinen 2001 Symphony No. 8 (Autumnal Fragments) G. Schirmer Inc. http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/1356/13495 30 July 2016 Sven-David Sandström – Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy (opera)https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/composer-sven-david-sandstrom-has-died Composer Sven-David Sandström has died 14 June 2019 Edward Christian-Hare Gramophone 9 March 2025 Film/TV scores Lars Lillo-Stenberg – Ellinghttps://cineuropa.org/en/film/2107/ Elling CineEuropa 10 March 2025 Popular music Björk – "Hidden Place" (#1 Spain; #11 Finland; #19 Denmark, Norway)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/00s/2001/MM-2001-08-18.pdf Power Players 19 34 Music & Media London 18 August 2001 19 February 2022 World Radio History 20 Christian Brøns – "Du kan gøre hvad du vil" (#1 Denmark)https://danishcharts.dk/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Christian+Br%F8ns Christian Brøns discography Danish charts 10 May 2020 DJ Encore (featuring Engelina) – "I See Right Through to You" (#1 Denmark)https://danishcharts.dk/showperson.asp?name=Wade+J%2E+Robson&order=year I see right through to you Danish charts 10 May 2020 E-Type – "Life" (#1 Sweden, #3 Norway)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2001&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar – År 2001 Sverigetopplistan Swedish 10 May 2020 Friends – "Listen to Your Heartbeat" (#4 Sweden)Peak positions in Sweden:http://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Friends Discography Friends Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien Haldor Lægreid – "On My Own" (Norway #3)https://books.google.com/books?id=uBMEAAAAMBAJ&q=on+my+own&pg=PA73 Hits of the World 7 April 2001 Billboard 73 15 May 2010 The Rasmus – "F-F-F-Falling" (#1 Finland) Jake Nyman 2005 Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja 1st Tammi Helsinki 951-31-2503-3 Finnish Roxette – "The Centre of the Heart" (#1 Sweden)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2001&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar, 2001 Sverigetopplistan sv 28 September 2020 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001 Births 1 December – Elias Abbas, Swedish singerMarch 2025 15 December – Diljá, Icelandic singerMarch 2025 Deaths 24 January – Leif Thybo, Danish composer (born 1922)https://www.klassika.info/Composers/Thybo_Leif/index.html Leif Thybo (1922-2001) Klassika 9 March 2025 24 March – Birgit Åkesson, Swedish choreographer, dancer and dance researcher (born 1908)https://www.dn.se/kultur-noje/film-tv/dansade-sin-egen-vag/ Dansade sin egen väg 17 April 2008 Dagens Nyheter sv 9 March 2025 5 April – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish jazz singer and actress (born 1931)Nationalencyklopedin Sonya Hedenbratt http://www.ne.se/uppslagsverk/encyklopedi/l%C3%A5ng/sonya-hedenbratt 2 April 2017 sv Nationalencyklopedin AB Höganäs 21 April – Ulla Poulsen Skou, Danish ballerina (born 1905)http://www.oxfordreference.com/view/10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001/acref-9780195173697-e-1387 The International Encyclopedia of Dance Henrik Lundgren Selma Jeanne Cohen 16 April 1998 Oxford University Press www.oxfordreference.com 10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001 9780195173697 24 April – Gro Anita Schønn, Norwegian singer (born 1950)Gro Anita Schønn Jon Vidar Bergan Store norske leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Gro_Anita_Schønn Norwegian 4 July 2016 15 June – Leif Kayser, Danish organist and composer (born 1919)Fanfare Leif Kayser J. Flegler 32 6 2009 160 3 August – Lars Johan Werle, Swedish composer (born 1926)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/lars-johan-werle-9227190.html Lars Johan Werle 29 September 2001 Martin Anderson Independent 10 March 2025 26 November – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish-Sami writer, musician, and artist (born 1943)Gaski Harald Nils-Aslak Valkeapää 2023-03-08 https://snl.no/Nils-Aslak_Valkeap%C3%A4%C3%A4 Store norske leksikon 2023-08-16 no Haugen Morten Olsen Fredriksen Lill Tove Berg-Nordlie Mikkel References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music