2004 in Nordic music

none February 2025 2004 2004 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2004. Events 1 January – Norwegian singer Kurt Nilsen wins the international competition World Idol, against opposition from Arab, Australian, Belgian, Canadian, Dutch, German, Polish, South African, UK and US competitors.https://slate.com/culture/2004/01/the-surprising-outcome-of-the-world-idol-competition.html 2 January 2004 Dana Stevens Idol Pleasures Slate 28 February 2025 9 January – Hanna Pakarinen wins the first series of the Finnish singing competition Idols.https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hanna-pakarinen-mn0001551877#biography Hanna Pakarinen biography AllMusic 28 February 2025 2 April – Magne Thormodsæter is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2004 on the first day of the Vossajazz festival.https://vossajazz.no/vossa-jazz-prisen Vossa Jazz-prisen 28 February 2017 10 May – Peter Tägtgren replaces Mikael Åkerfeldt on lead vocals in the Swedish band Bloodbath. 15 May – At the final of the 39th Eurovision Song Contest in Istanbul, the highest-placed of the Scandinavian countries is Sweden, represented by Lena Philipsson, who finishes fifth. Iceland and Norway finish 19th and 24th respectively. Denmark and Finland are both eliminated at the semi-final stage.Istanbul 2004 – Grand Final – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/grand-final European Broadcasting Union 18 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210418181619/https://eurovision.tv/event/istanbul-2004/grand-final 18 April 2021 live 10 June – A gala concert is given by the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen's Tivoli Concert Hall, to celebrate the 70th birthday of Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark. It includes the première performance of Frederik Magle's symphonic poem Souffle le vent from the Cantabile suite.10 June 2004 Komponist for prins Henrik da Berlingske Tidende https://www.berlingske.dk/kultur/komponist-prins-henrik 28 February 2025 26 November – Daniel Lindström from Umeå wins the first series of the Swedish version of Pop Idol on TV4.http://www.folkbladet.se/nyheter/daniel-blev-sveriges-forsta-idol-2798947.aspx Daniel blev Sveriges första Idol Folkbladet sv Sara Åkesson David Stark 29 November 2004 6 October 2018 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at the Oslo Spektrum in Norway. Stars include Cyndi Lauper, Sondre Lerche, Baaba Maal and Andrea Bocelli.https://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/tom-cruise/nobelkonsert-til-450-millioner-hjem/a/257767 Nobelkonsert til 450 millioner hjem no Verdens Gang 2004-07-12 2 March 2025 Classical works Einojuhani Rautavaara Book of Visions for orchestrahttps://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-Book-of-Visions/45372 Book of Visions 2004 Boosey & Hawkes 26 February 2025 Manhattan Trilogy for stringshttps://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-Manhattan-Trilogy/33848 Manhattan Trilogy (2004) Boosey & Hawkes 26 February 2025 Esa-Pekka Salonen Stockholm DiarySwed Mark Salonen gets old college try Los Angeles Times October 23, 2008 https://www.latimes.com/entertainment/arts/la-et-azusa23-2008oct23-story.html 24 July 2015 Wing on WingSwed Mark 'Wing' truly catches the wind this time, and sails Los Angeles Times February 12, 2005 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-feb-12-et-phil12-story.html 2 March 2025 Musical films Alt for Egil, starring Kristoffer Jonerhttp://www.vg.no/film/film.php?id=7103 Film - Alt for Egil - VG Nett Maaland Borghild 13 August 2004 Verdens Gang Norwegian 7 December 2010 https://web.archive.org/web/20121014095305/http://www.vg.no/film/film.php?id=7103 2012-10-14 dead Popular music Björk – "Who Is It" (#5 Spain, #26 UK)https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/15515/bjork/ Björk songs and albums Official Charts 1 March 2025 Shirley Clamp – "Eviga längtan" (#3 Swedish radio chart)http://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023&date=2004-11-21 Svensktoppslistan Sveriges Radio Swedish 21 November 2004 23 February 2015 Trine Dyrholm – "Avenuen" (from "Mr. Nice Guy" (EP; #1 Denmark)https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Trine+Dyrholm&titel=Mr%2E+Nice+Guy&cat=s DanishCharts Mr. Nice Guy 28 February 2025 Fame – "Vindarna vänder oss" (#10 Swedish radio chart)https://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023&date=2004-05-02 Vindarna vänder oss Svensktoppen 2 May 2004 Gyllene Tider – "Jag borde förstås vetat bättre" (#7 Swedish radio chart)https://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=2023&artikel=454888 Svensktoppen chart archive. Wk 2005-02-27 Sveriges Radio 1 March 2025 Daniel Lindström – "Coming True" (#1 Sweden)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/43?dspy=2005&dspp=1 Årslista Singlar – År 2005 Sverigetopplistan Swedish 7 May 2020 Markoolio – "In med bollen" (Sweden #1)https://swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=2004&date=20040723&cat=s Singles Top 100 swedishcharts.com 1 March 2025 Nightwish – "Nemo" (#1 Finland, #1 Hungary)Hits of the World: Eurocharts Music & Media 116 24 53 12 June 2004 Lena Philipsson – "It Hurts" (#1 Sweden, #6 Turkey)http://sverigesradio.se/sida/topplista.aspx?programid=2023&date=2004-04-25 Svensktoppen 2004-04-25 sv Svensktoppen 1 August 2017 Sonata Arctica – "Don't Say a Word" (#1 Finland)https://www.sonataarctica.info/audio/dont-say-a-word-single/ DON'T SAY A WORD – SINGLE sonataarctica.info Sonata Arctica – Official website 7 October 2023 Tarja Turunen – "Yhden enkelin unelma" (#1 Finland)https://acharts.us/song/6649 Tarja Turunen - Yhden Enkelin Unelma αCharts.us 1 March 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 Deaths 14 January – Terje Bakken, Norwegian heavy metal vocalist (born 1978; hypothermia)http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=7250 Metal Underground Web Article: Windir Frontman, Valfar (a.k.a. Terje Bakken), Found Dead at 25 28 February 2025 6 February – Jørgen Jersild, Danish composer and music educator (born 1913)https://www.dacapo-records.dk/en/recordings/jersild-chamber-music Jørgen Jersild Da Capo Records 1 March 2025 20 February – Ørnulf Gulbransen, Norwegian flautist (born 1916)Ørnulf Gulbransen Extended Biography Norwegian Øien Per https://nbl.snl.no/%C3%98rnulf_Gulbransen Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 13 February 2009 1 March 2025 20 March – Bernhard Christensen, Danish organist and composer (born 1916)https://komponistbasen.dk/node/3011 Bernhard Christensen Komponistbasen.dk da 1 March 2025 13 May – Kjell Bækkelund, Norwegian classical pianist (born 1930) https://snl.no/Kjell_B%C3%A6kkelund Kjell Bækkelund Store norske leksikon 1 May 2017 9 June – Bent Jædig, Danish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1935)February 2025 12 November – Usko Meriläinen, Finnish composer (born 1930)https://www.theguardian.com/news/2004/dec/28/guardianobituaries.artsobituaries1 Usko Meriläinen 28 December 2004 Guy Rickards Guardian 28 February 2025 26 December (killed in Thailand by the 2004 Indian Ocean earthquake and tsunami) Sigurd Køhn, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and composer (born 1959)http://www.mic.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2005101916374249254749 Heidi Køhn: - Vi mistet alt det ugjorte Ballade.no 13 December 2017 Markus Sandlund, Swedish cellist (born 1975)https://www.today.com/popculture/beach-boy-seeks-cellist-lost-tsunami-wbna6795635 Beach Boy seeks cellist lost in tsunami Today NBCUniversal January 6, 2005 29 January 2022 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music