1982 in Nordic music

none June 2025 1982 1982 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1982. Events 24 April – At the 27th Eurovision Song Contest, held in the UK, the top-performing Scandinavian country is Sweden, which finishes in 8th place. Norway finish 12th, Denmark 17th and Finland 18th (with no points).Harrogate 1982 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final European Broadcasting Union 14 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210414065752/https://eurovision.tv/event/harrogate-1982/final 14 April 2021 live 3 December – The most successful group of the 1970s, Sweden's ABBA, release their final original single before their break-up, "Under Attack".Palm Carl Magnus Abba : the complete guide to their music 2005 Omnibus Press 1-84449-505-1 London 70, 85 60589495 Unknown date – Norwegian synth-pop band A-Ha is formed in Oslo.2025-06-04 A-ha's Morten Harket, 65, shares emotional statement after Parkinson's diagnosis https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/04/a-ha-singer-morten-harket-shares-heartbreaking-statement-diagnosed-parkinsons-23329822/ https://web.archive.org/web/20250604154815/https://metro.co.uk/2025/06/04/a-ha-singer-morten-harket-shares-heartbreaking-statement-diagnosed-parkinsons-23329822/ 2025-06-04 2025-06-23 Metro en-GB Classical works Hans Abrahamsen – Nacht und TrompetenAnders Beyer Abrahamsen, Hans The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians 2 Stanley Sadie John Tyrrell Macmillan Publishers 2001 Aulis Sallinen – ShadowsMcLellan Joseph 1982-12-01 NSO's Night of Contrasts The Washington Post Style C10 Washington, DC Hit singles ABBA "The Day Before You Came" (#1 Finland; #3 Belgium, Netherlands; #4 Switzerland)https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf#page=8 Timo Pennanen 2021 Sisältää hitin - 2. laitos Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 ABBA 8 Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava Helsinki 21 June 2022 Finnish "Under Attack" (#2 Belgium; #5 Netherlands) Chips – "Dag efter dag" (#4 Sweden; #5 Norway)http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Chips&titel=Dag+efter+dag&cat=s Dag efter dag Swedishcharts 1982 10 September 2007 Freestyle – "Ögon som glittrar" (#3 Sweden)Timo Pennanen 1000 listan kirja: Suomen hittihistoria 1960-2020 tuhantena Top 12 -listana ja visailuna BoD Finnland 2021 9789528048893 141 Gyllene Tider – "Sommartider" (#3 Norway; #6 Sweden; #12 Finlandhttps://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf Sisältää hitin: Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 Pennanen Timo 2021 Musiikkiarkisto 94 Finnish 25 June 2023 live https://web.archive.org/web/20230620225237/https://musiikkiarkisto.fi/oa/_tiedostot/julkaisut/sisaltaa-hitin.pdf 20 June 2023 Laban – "Hvor ska' vi sove i nat" (#6 Denmark)https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Laban&titel=Hvor+ska%27+vi+sove+i+nat%3F&cat=s Hvor ska' vi sove i nat danishcharts.com 16 July 2025 Tomas Ledin – "Sommaren är kort" (#7 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Tomas+Ledin&titel=Sommaren+%E4r+kort&cat=s TOMAS LEDIN - SOMMAREN ÄR KORT (SONG) swedishcharts.com 2 July 2025 Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan – "Adieu" (#3 Norway)Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan - Adieu (Song) https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jahn+Teigen+%26+Anita+Skorgan&titel=Adieu&cat=s 3 July 2025 Norwegiancharts Þeyr – "The Fourth Reich" (EP)James Greene Brave Punk World: The International Rock Underground from Alerta Roja to Z-Off Rowman & Littlefield 2017 9781442269859 721 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Film and television music Asser Fagerström – Aidankaatajat eli heidän jälkeensä vedenpaisumushttps://www.finna.fi/Record/kavi.elonet_elokuva_100099?lng=en-gb Aidankaatajat finna.fi 1 July 2025 Jo Tore Bæverfjord & Hans Rotmo – KrypskyttereKrypskyttere, film fra 1982, Regi: Hans Otto Nicolayssen https://filmfront.no/utgivelse/4087/krypskyttere Filmfront 23 December 2021 Rolf Sersam & Giuseppe Verdi – Den enfaldige mördarenhttp://www.sfi.se/en-GB/Swedish-film-database/Item/?type=MOVIE&itemid=5921&iv=Awards Den enfaldige mördaren (1982) Swedish Film Institute 9 March 2014 Musical films Ebba the Movie (documentary), featuring Ebba Grön & Dag VagThe Cinema of Scandinavia Wallflower Press 2005 9781904764229 181 Rokk í Reykjavík (documentary), featuring Tappi Tíkarrass, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Egó, Fræbbblarnir, and others.Resounding Pasts: Essays in Literature, Popular Music, and Cultural Memory Drago Momcilovic Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2020 9781527551480 132 Births January – Yukimi Nagano, Swedish singer and songwriter (Little Dragon)https://www.theguardian.com/music/2014/apr/27/yukimi-nagano-soundtrack-of-my-life-little-dragon Yukimi Nagano: soundtrack of my life 27 April 2014 Killian Fox Guardian 1 July 2025 3 January – Chisu, Finnish singer-songwriterMe Naiset -magazine 7.6.2012, pp. 8–9 5 January – Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, Icelandic musicianJuly 2025 15 January – Ari Pulkkinen, Finnish pianist and composer, best known for his music on the Angry Birds seriesJuly 2025 31 January Helena Paparizou, Greek-Swedish singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005TV MAD Μια μαγική νύχτα για τους Antique http://www.mad.tv/section/news/5758/news/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121007233726/http://www.mad.tv/section/news/5758/news/ 2012-10-07 2025-06-23 el 26 May – Morten Breum, Danish DJ and music producerJuly 2025 23 June – Martin Rolinski, Swedish musical artistJuly 2025 28 July – Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Icelandic singer, known for portraying Silvía Night. 15 September – Sofia Jannok, Swedish musical artistJuly 2025 22 November – Steve Angello, Greek-Swedish DJJuly 2025 30 November – Medina, Danish musicianJuly 2025 27 December – Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist (Týr)https://www.metal-archives.com/artists/Terji_Skiben%C3%A6s/4886 Terji Skibenæs Metal Archives 1 July 2025 Deaths 16 January – Harald Agersnap, Danish classical musician, 92https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Harald_Agersnap Harald Agersnap Hans Riis-Vestergaard Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 14 November 2011 29 June 2025 26 May – Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish operatic soprano, 97Aliki Andris-Michalaros The Metropolitan Opera Encyclopedia: A Comprehensive Guide to the World of Opera Simon and Schuster 1987 9780671617325 185 12 August – Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, 80Hillila Ruth-Esther https://books.google.com/books?id=iUQDFlj1ykkC&q=Helvi+Leivisk%C3%A4&pg=PA217 Historical Dictionary of the Music and Musicians of Finland Hong Barbara Blanchard 1997 Greenwood Publishing Group 0-313-27728-1 English 217– 28 September – Ragnar Hasselgren, Swedish born singer, 78https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/163372187/ragnar-edwin-hasselgren Ragnar Edwin Hasselgren Find a Grave 30 June 2025 11 October – Gösta Törner, Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader, 70https://svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/783e8b37-b2c9-4c34-a52f-56553e9dca0e Törner, Gösta Bertil Hjalmar svenskgravar 30 June 2025 21 October – Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer, 30 (suicide)Distansert blikk: Nyansert portrett, mangler en klo Marta Breen Marta Breen Norwegian http://www.dagbladet.no/kultur/2008/08/31/545309.html Dagbladet 31 August 2008 14 October 2013 See also 1982 in Denmark 1982 in Iceland 1982 in Norwegian music 1982 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music