2002 in Nordic music

none February 2025 2002 2002 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2002. Events 6 February – Magnus Lindberg's Parada receives its world première a t The Anvil, Basingstoke, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, to whom the work is dedicated.Maddocks Fiona It's like the South Bank, only there's more concrete The Observer 9 February 2002 https://www.theguardian.com/theobserver/2002/feb/10/featuresreview.review2 10 March 2025 22 March – The Vossajazz festival opens in Norway. Thomas T. Dahl is awarded the Vossajazzprisen.https://vossajazz.no/vossa-jazz-prisen/ Vossajazz Vossajazzprisen 15 January 2015 8 March 2025 25 May – Denmark's competitor, one of the favourites to win, finishes last in Eurovision Song Contest, with only 7 points. Sweden is the top-placed of the Scandinavian countries, finishing 8th, and Finland finish 20th.Tallinn 2002 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final European Broadcasting Union 8 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210408182851/https://eurovision.tv/event/tallinn-2002/final 8 April 2021 live 11 September – Marie Fredriksson of Roxette is injured after collapsing at home, leading to the discovery of a brain tumour.https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/marie-fredriksson-death-roxette-illness-cause-songs-must-have-been-love-a9240441.html Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61 10 December 2019 The Independent 10 December 2019 https://web.archive.org/web/20200213011002/https://www.independent.co.uk/arts-entertainment/music/news/marie-fredriksson-death-roxette-illness-cause-songs-must-have-been-love-a9240441.html 13 February 2020 live 4 October — Frederik Magle's latest work, Dåbens Pagt (Pact of the Baptism) is premiered at the christening of Prince Felix of Denmark.http://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/Tema_royalt_bonanza/barnedaab_felix.htm Barnedåb – Prins Felix Danmarks Radio, Bonanza 29 November 2011 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110424021252/http://www.dr.dk/bonanza/serie/Tema_royalt_bonanza/barnedaab_felix.htm 24 April 2011 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at the Oslo Spektrum. Performers include A-ha, Willie Nelson and Laura Pausini.https://www.nrk.no/kultur/de-gamle-var-eldst-1.857868 De gamle var eldst no NRK 2002-12-12 6 March 2025 unknown date – Finnish cellist Susanna Mälkki becomes the first female Chief Conductor of Norway's Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.Allan Kozinn https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/11/arts/11arts.1.html?ex=1169269200&en=64d529d590851742&ei=5070 Arts, Briefly": "On the Conductorial Front New York Times 11 June 2005 19 January 2007 Classical works Kalevi Aho – Flute ConcertoAho, Kalevi - Flute Concerto (2002) https://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Aho-Kalevi-Flute-Concerto-2002/2439446 2022-08-16 www.boosey.com Magnus Lindberg – Clarinet ConcertoClements Andrew New romantic: Coldly logical yet warmly expressive, Magnus Lindberg's music is a contradiction in terms. Andrew Clements meets him The Guardian 20 July 2007 https://www.theguardian.com/music/2007/jul/20/classicalmusicandopera1 3 May 2016 Esa-Pekka Salonen – Insomniahttps://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/13539/Insomnia--Esa-Pekka-Salonen/ Insomnia Wise Music Classical 7 March 2025 Film/TV scores Anggun, Jesper Winge Leisner and Niels Brinck – Open Heartshttps://www.allmusic.com/album/open-hearts-mw0000020301 William Ruhlmann Open Hearts AllMusic 7 March 2025 Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson – Falconshttps://www.icelandicfilms.info/films/nr/160 Falcons Icelandic Film Centre 8 March 2025 Stefan Nilsson – A Song for Martinhttps://variety.com/2001/film/reviews/a-song-for-martin-1200466668/ A Song for Martin 22 February 2001 Variety 7 March 2025 Popular music Afro-dite – "Never Let It Go" (#1 Sweden)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2002&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar – År 2002 Sverigetopplistan sv 8 May 2020 A-ha – "Forever Not Yours" (#1 Norway, Poland)https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=a-ha&titel=Forever+Not+Yours&cat=s norwegiancharts.com Forever Not Yours Hung Medien 17 June 2021 Brandsta City Släckers – "Kom och ta mig" (#4 Sweden). http://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023&date=2009-01-25 Svensktoppen Sveriges Radio Swedish 25 January 2009 17 June 2014 Children of Bodom – "You're Better Off Dead!" (#1 Finland)https://finnishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Children+Of+Bodom&titel=You%27re+Better+Off+Dead!&cat=s Children of Bodom - You're Better Off Dead! Finnishcharts 7 March 2025 Kent – "FF / VinterNoll2" (#2 Sweden, #9 Norway, #10 Finland)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2002&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar – År 2002 Sverigetopplistan Swedish 20 May 2020 Kotipelto – "Beginning" (#4 Finland)https://finnishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Kotipelto Kotipelto Finnishcharts 6 March 2025 Lordi – "Would You Love a Monsterman?" (#1 Finland)https://top40-charts.com/song.php?sid=4581A Would You Love A Monsterman? T4C 7 March 2025 Ulf Lundell – ""S:t Monica"Billboard Global Music Pulse 20 July 2002 61 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002 Births 21 February – Marcus & Martinus, Norwegian twin brother pop-dance duohttps://www.wattpad.com/352191699-marcus-and-martinus-v%C3%A5r-historie-english Resorts Marcus and Martinus - A Baby Was Two! Gunnarsen Karissa Wattpad April 12, 2017 wattpad.com 6 March 2025 12 May – Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, Norwegian cellistMarch 2025 5 September Einár, Swedish rapper (died 2021)https://www.hant.se/har-ar-allt-du-vill-vill-veta-om-rapparen-einar/ Här är allt du vill vill veta om rapparen Einár 16 August 2019 Hänt.se sv-SE 23 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20190827185136/https://www.hant.se/har-ar-allt-du-vill-vill-veta-om-rapparen-einar/ 27 August 2019 live Alessandra Mele, Italian-Norwegian singerMarch 2025 Deaths 2 January – Armi Aavikko, Finnish pop singer and beauty queen (born 1958)March 2025 17 January – Eddie Meduza, Swedish rockabilly musician and songwriter (born 1948; heart attack)https://www.filmform.com/works/941-errol-nordstedt-alias-eddie-meduza/ Errol Nordstedt alias Eddie Meduza Bodil Furu Filmform 6 March 2025 1 February – Sigurd Berge, Norwegian composer (born 1929).http://www.mic.no/symfoni/kontakt.nsf/pub_e/per2000062811042959604028 Sigurd Berge – Composer no MIC.no 2002-03-20 2017-03-26 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20160303172955/http://www.mic.no/symfoni/kontakt.nsf/pub_e/per2000062811042959604028 3 March 2016 19 March Erkki Salmenhaara, Finnish composer and musicologist (born 1941)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/erkki-salmenhaara-9240434.html Erkki Salmenhaara 6 April 2002 Independent 6 March 2025 Egil Storbekken, Norwegian folk musician, flautist, and composer (born 1911)http://www.ballade.no/sak/egil-storbekken-er-dod Egil Storbekken er død no Arvid Skancke-Knutsen Ballade.no 2002-03-20 2 March 2017 6 May – Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1940)https://www.nrk.no/kultur/bjorn-johansen-er-dod-1.856479 Bjørn Johansen er død no Erling Wicklund Erling Wicklund NRK 2002-05-08 8 March 2025 6 June – Yat Malmgren, Swedish dancer (born 1916)Fettes Christopher Yat Malmgren https://www.theguardian.com/news/2002/jun/13/guardianobituaries.obituaries The Guardian June 13, 2002 7 June – Signe Hasso, Swedish actress, writer and composer, translator of Swedish folk songs (born 1915)https://variety.com/2002/scene/people-news/signe-hasso-1117868280/ Signe Hasso Variety June 11, 2002 18 June – Stein Ove Berg, Norwegian singer and songwriter (born 1948)Stein Ove Berg Jon Vidar Bergan Store Norske Leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Stein_Ove_Berg no 2014-06-09 7 March 2017 23 October – Nathan Görling, Swedish film score composer (born 1905)https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/6df2774c-0e58-4586-a6c3-ee79dc595613 Görling, OLOF NATAN sv Svenskagravar 8 March 2025 22 November – Arne Mellnäs, Swedish composer (born 1933)https://iscm.org/honorarymember/mellnas-arne/ Mellnäs, Arne ISCM 6 March 2025 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music