1969 in Nordic music

none November 2025 1969 1969 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1969. Events 1 March – At the 1969 Melodifestivalen, Anni-Frid Lyngstad finishes in second place with the song "Härlig är vår jord". During the event, she meets Benny Andersson, whom she would later marry and perform with in ABBA.van Drongelen Remko Frida Beyond ABBA 2022 120–131 29 March – The 14th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Madrid, Spain, and is won jointly by four countries: France, Netherlands, Spain and UK. Of the three competing Scandinavian countries, Sweden finish in 9th place, Finland 12th and Norway 16th.Madrid 1969 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/madrid-1969/final European Broadcasting Union 8 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210408105630/https://eurovision.tv/event/madrid-1969/final 8 April 2021 live New works Ulf Grahn – Cinq Preludeshttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/grahn-ulf/SMH-W6801-Cinq_Preludes/ Cinq Preludes Swedish Musical Heritage 1 December 2025 Vagn Holmboe – String Quartet no. 10, Op. 102Rapoport, Paul 1996 The Compositions of Vagn Holmboe 87-598-0813-6 Copenhagen Edition Wilhelm Hansen Lars-Erik Larsson – Quattro Tempi — Divertimento for wind orchestrahttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/larsson-lars-erik/SMH-W738-Quattro_Tempi_-_Divertimento_for_wind_orchestra Quattro Tempi — Divertimento for wind orchestra Swedish Musical Heritage 1 December 2025 Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto no 1Finnish Music Quarterly Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK) 1991 62 Leif Thybo – Concerto for Violin and Orchestrahttps://www.musicweb-international.com/classrev/2003/may03/Danish_TWENTY_danacord.htm Twenty-Six Danish Violin Concertos Musicweb international 2 December 2025 Popular music Benny Andersson, Stig Anderson and Björn Ulvaeus – "Ljuva sextital", performed by Brita Borg (#2 Sweden)https://smdb.kb.se/catalog/id/001465668 Ljuva sextital Svensk mediedatabas Swedish 1969 27 April 2011 Jan Johansson – "Här kommer Pippi Långstrump", performed by Inger Nilsson Toivo Kärki & Juha Vainio – "Mä en muista mitään"Kalervo Kärki Sydämeni sävel - Toivo Kärki ja hänen musiikkinsa 2015 635 Tampere Mediapinta 978-952-235-888-2 fi Birthe Kjær – "Casatschok" (#1 Denmark)19 April 1969 – 7 January 1970 Estra Bladet Ekstra Bladet Tommy Körberg – "Judy min vän" (#1 Norway)https://norwegiancharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=s&year=1969&date=196916 VG Lista - Singles Top 40 Norwegiancharts.com 2 December 2025 Hit albums Jan Erik Vold & Jan Garbarek – Briskeby Blues (#2 Norway)https://norwegiancharts.com/weekchart.asp?cat=a&year=1969&date=196953 VG Lista - Album Top 40 Norwegiancharts.com 2 December 2025 Pugh Rogefeldts – Ja, dä ä däEwa Bjarnholt Musical Life in Sweden Swedish Institute 1987 9789152002018 139 Recordings Jan Garbarek Quartet – Esoteric CircleMusic and Mysticism Harwood Academic Publishers 1996 90 Film and television music Henrik Otto Donner and Kaj Chydenius – Ruusujen aikaDetwiler Grace 3 March 2023 https://rue-morgue.com/deaf-crocodile-films-to-release-finnish-director-risto-jarvas-long-unseen-pop-art-sci-fi-feature-time-of-roses-1969/?fbclid=IwAR1s9ZA0kcKFY6-Wu22UxUrLpVkq2gibN-lQlPUPBrvonjM0uujY_0-vwZc Deaf Crocodile Films to release Finnish director Risto Jarva's long-unseen pop art/sci-fi feature "Time of Roses" (1969) Rue Morgue 27 March 2023 Thorstein Bergman – "Balladen om kråkguldet" (theme from Kråkguldethttps://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=36422#soundtrack-listing Kråkguldet (1969) Swedish Film Database 2 December 2025 Musical films Midt i en jazztid, with music by Bent Fabricius-Bjerrehttps://www.dfi.dk/en/viden-om-film/filmdatabasen/film/midt-i-en-jazztid Jazz All Around Danish Film Institute 30 November 2025 Births 21 February – Bosson, Swedish singer-songwriterhttps://www.aftonbladet.se/wellness/article15338706.ab?teaser=true Från sunk till modellhunk 3 September 2012 Aftonbladet Swedish 5 September 2012 13 March – Susanna Mälkki, Finnish cellist and orchestra conductorCrelin Joy Susanna Mälkki 53–57 78 5 May 2017 Current Biography 0011-3344 8 August – Øyonn Groven Myhren, Norwegian folk musicianØyonn Groven Myhren Kjell Bitustøyl Johan Mjør Store norske leksikon Erik Bolstad Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Øyonn_Groven_Myhren no 9 May 2025 19 September – Jóhann Jóhannsson, composer (died 1969)https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/obituaries/johann-johannsson-award-winning-movie-composer-dies-at-48.html Johann Johannsson, Award-Winning Movie Composer, Dies at 48 Codrea-Rado Anna 12 February 2018 The New York Times 14 February 2018 en-US 0362-4331 14 February 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20180214001737/https://www.nytimes.com/2018/02/12/obituaries/johann-johannsson-award-winning-movie-composer-dies-at-48.html live 22 September – Tuomas Kantelinen, Finnish composerhttps://www.earsense.org/web/chamber-music/composer/Tuomas-Kantelinen/ Tuomas Kantelinen earsense 30 November 2025 Deaths 24 January – Pauline Hall, Norwegian music critic and composer (born 1890)Pauline Hall Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Pauline_Hall Faurdal Inger Lokjær 2009-02-13 Helle, Knut Knut Helle no 2017-04-27 11 April – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Norwegian composer (born 1894)https://nbl.snl.no/Ludvig_Irgens-Jensen Ludvig Irgens-Jensen no Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Arvid O. Vollsnes Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 13 February 2009 22 March 2017 8 June – Aino Sibelius (née Järnefelt), Finnish memoirist (born 1871)http://www.sibelius.fi/english/ainola/ainolan_asukkaat_aino_sibelius.html Aino Sibelius sibelius.fi 1 December 2025 27 September 2007 https://web.archive.org/web/20070927190539/http://www.sibelius.fi/english/ainola/ainolan_asukkaat_aino_sibelius.html dead 9 August – Reidar Bøe, Norwegian singer and composer (born 1921)https://snl.no/Kurt_Foss_og_Reidar_B%C3%B8e Kurt Foss Og Reidar Bøe no Store Norske Leksikon Sindre Ness Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2014-01-28 26 March 2017 18 August – Laci Boldemann, Swedish composer (born 1921)Burnett R. Toskey Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia B.R. Toskey 1983 9780960105489 110–11 11 December – Jens Gunderssen, Norwegian pianist and music teacher (born 1912)https://nbl.snl.no/Jens_Gunderssen Jens Gunderssen no Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Thoralf Berg Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2009-02-13 30 March 2017 16 December – Leo Mathisen, Danish pianist, composer, arranger, singer, and bandleader (born 1906)https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/leo-mathisen/ Leo Mathisen All About Jazz 3 March 2025 24 December – Mary Barratt Due, Norwegian pianist and music teacher (born 1888)https://nbl.snl.no/Mary_Barratt_Due Mary Barratt Due no Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Dahm Cecilie Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo 2009-02-13 2017-03-22 See also 1969 in Denmark 1969 in Iceland 1969 in Norwegian music 1969 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music