2006 in Nordic music

none January 2025 2006 2006 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2006. Events 13–15 January – The inaugural Ice Music Festival is held in Geilo, Norway.https://www.icemusicfestivalnorway.no/festival-history Festival History Ice Music Festival 21 February 2025 25 March – Christofer Johnsson leaves Swedish extreme metal band Demonoid; the band replaces him with Emperor Magus Caligula of Dark Funeral.http://therion.se/band/ Therion Biography Therion.se 21 February 2025 https://archive.today/20141125154100/http://therion.se/band/ 2014-11-25 7 April – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Yngve Moe receives the Vossajazzprisen.http://www.bt.no/kultur/Bergensmusiker-i-koma-etter-ulykke-2873463.html Bergensmusiker i koma etter ulykke Harald Espeland Bergens Tidende 2013-04-05 22 February 2025 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305222448/http://www.bt.no/kultur/Bergensmusiker-i-koma-etter-ulykke-2873463.html 8 April – On the second day of Vossajazz 2006, Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser.http://www.ballade.no/sak/trygve-seim-skriv-tingingsverk-til-vossa-jazz-2006 Trygve Seim skriv tingingsverk til Vossa Jazz 2006 Norwegian Ballade.no 2006-01-16 2016-02-27 12 May – Drummer Martin Lopez leaves Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, and Martin Axenrot is hired as his replacement.https://ultimatemetal.com/threads/martin-lopez-leaves-opeth.240649/ Martin Lopez leaves Opeth 13 May 2006 Ultimate Metal 21 February 2025 20 May – The Eurovision Song Contest, held in Athens, is won by Finland, with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. It is the country's first ever win at Eurovision.Results of the Grand Final of Athens 2006 https://eurovision.tv/event/athens-2006/grand-final/results/finland European Broadcasting Union 21 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210421082854/https://eurovision.tv/event/athens-2006/grand-final/results/finland 21 April 2021 live 1 December – The second MGP Nordic is held in Sweden. Denmark emerge winners with the song "Tro på os to", performed by SEB.https://eurovoix-world.com/mgp-nordic/ MGP Nordic Eurovoix World 21 February 2025 25 November – Markus Fagervall wins Sweden's third series of Idol. 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held in Oslo. Featured artists include Morten Abel, Renée Fleming and Lionel Richie.https://www.setlist.fm/festival/2006/nobel-peace-prize-concert-2006-5bd66fac.html Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2006 setlist.fm 22 February 2025 Classical works Birgitte Alsted – Dance with Bellshttps://female-composers.forts.se/alsted-birgitte/ Alsted, Birgitte Female Composers.se 23 September 2011 21 February 2025 Victoria Borisova-Ollas – Open Groundhttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/borisova-ollas-victoria/SMH-W6957-Open_Ground Open Ground Swedish Musical Heritage 22 February 2025 Ulf Grahn – Concerto for Piano and Orchestrahttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/tonsattare/grahn-ulf/SMH-W6844-Concerto_for_Piano_and_Orchestra Concerto for Piano and Orchestra Swedish Musical Heritage 21 February 2025 Ilkka Kuusisto – Vapauden vanki (opera)https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/vapauden-vanki-4eae14be-3817-4af2-9408-33408f13333e Vapauden vanki core music Finland 22 February 2025 Magnus Lindberg – Violin Concerto No. 1Clements 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 Per Nørgård – 7th SymphonyPer Nørgård Biography Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung 23 September 2024 https://evs-musikstiftung.ch/en/music-prize/per-norgard/per-norgard-biography/ 28 May 2025 Kaija Saariaho Adriana Mater (opera)https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2006/04/24/birth Birth 16 April 2006 Alex Ross The New Yorker 21 February 2025 La Passion de Simone (oratorio)2019-03-10 A quest for new challenges – an interview with Kaija Saariaho https://jarijuhanikallio.wordpress.com/2019/03/10/a-quest-for-new-challenges-an-interview-with-kaija-saariaho/ 2 January 2023 AIM - Adventures in Music en Notes on LightSaariaho Kaija Kaija Saariaho 2006 Notes on Light G. Schirmer Inc. http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/1350/19129 23 January 2016 Major hit singles Basshunter – "Boten Anna" (#1 Denmark and Sweden, #3 Norway, #4 Finland)http://www.findance.com/haastattelut.php?id=226 Basshunter Findance.com https://web.archive.org/web/20070225052501/http://www.findance.com/haastattelut.php?id=226 fi 21 February 2025 25 February 2007 Aleksander Denstad With – "A Little Too Perfect" (#1 Norway)https://acharts.co/norway_singles_top_20/2006/23 Norway Singles Top 20 6 June 2006 acharts.norway 21 February 2025 Markus Fagervall – "Everything Changes" (#1 Sweden)https://sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41/?dspy=2006&dspp=49 Veckolista Singlar, vecka 49, 2006 Sverigetopplistan 22 February 2025 Marit Larsen – "Don't Save Me" (#1 Norway)https://acharts.co/norway_singles_top_20/2006/23 Norway Singles Top 20 2 February 2006 acharts.norway 21 February 2025 Lordi – "Hard Rock Hallelujah" (#1 Finland, #8 Norway, #9 Sweden)https://ifpi.fi/lista/artistit/Lordi/Hard+Rock+Hallelujah/ Hard Rock Hallelujah Musiiki tuottajat 21 February 2025 Veronica Maggio – "Nöjd?" (#6 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Veronica+Maggio&titel=N%F6jd%3F&cat=s Veronica Maggio swedishcharts.com 21 February 2025 Nylon – ""Losing A Friend" (#1 Iceland)https://www.visir.is/g/20061151120d/nylon-a-toppi-islenska-listans NYLON á toppi íslenska listans 22 May 2006 visir 21 February 2025 Sonata Arctica – "Replica 2006" (#1 Finland)https://blabbermouth.net/news/sonata-arctica-confirms-new-album-title SONATA ARCTICA Confirms New Album Title Blabbermouth 2 February 2007 21 February 2025 Ola Svensson – "Brothers" (#4 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Ola&titel=Brothers&cat=s Ola - Brothers swedishcharts.com 21 February 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006 Deaths 20 January – Dave Lepard, singer-songwriter and guitarist (born 1980; suicide)http://www.crashdiet.org/homepage.php?page=biography CRASHDÏET BIOGRAPHY 2007 Crashdïet official website https://web.archive.org/web/20090805174355/http://www.crashdiet.org/homepage.php?page=biography 21 February 2025 5 August 2009 14 February – Putte Wickman, Swedish jazz musician (born 1924)The Virgin Encyclopedia of Fifties Music Colin Larkin Colin Larkin (writer) Virgin Books 2002 Third 1-85227-937-0 492 13 March – Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, poet and record collector (born 1921) Arne Dørumsgaard Norsk biografisk leksikon Per Dahl Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Arne_Dørumsgaard/utdypning Norwegian 20 October 2017 24 April – Erik Bergman, Finnish composer (born 1911)https://www.helsinginseurakunnat.fi/material/attachments/hautausmaat/hietaniemi/w8GZkM0y7/Hietaniemen_merkittavia_vainajia.pdf Hietaniemen hautausmaa – merkittäviä vainajia Helsingin seurakuntayhtymä 27 August 2016 16 August – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish rock vocalist (born 1975; suicide)https://metalstorm.net/events/news_comments.php?news_id=3051 Dissection Frontman Jon Nödtveidt Commits Suicide 18 August 2006 Metal Storm 21 February 2025 3 September – Eva Knardahl, Norwegian pianist (born 1927)Forum Musikbibliothek 2007 Das Bibliotheksinstitut 282 28 https://books.google.com/books?id=VZMJAQAAMAAJ 1 November 2024 de 4 September – Astrid Varnay, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1918)https://www.theguardian.com/news/2006/sep/06/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries Obituary: Astrid Varnay Alan Blyth 5 September 2006 the Guardian 24 April 2018 28 September – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (born 1976; heart failure)http://www.vg.no/pub/vgart.hbs?artid=132205 Jan Werner funnet død 30 September 2006 Bjørn, Camilla Sæther, Anne Stine 29 September 2006 VG Nett no 24 December – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer, (born 1961; complications from epilepsy)http://www.vg.no/musikk/artikkel.php?artid=179926 Kenneth Sivertsen alvorlig syk Norwegian Espen Arnold Hansen Verdens Gang 2006-12-14 30 December 2014 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music