1998 in Nordic music

none March 2025 1998 1998 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1998. Events 3 April – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Sigurd Ulveseth wins the festival prizehttps://vossajazz.no/vossa-jazz-prisen/ Vossa Jazz-prisen Vossa Jazz 19 March 2025 9 May – The 43rd Eurovision Song Contest is held in the UK with Swedish-born Ulrika Jonsson as one of the presenters. Of the Scandinavian countries participating, Norway, represented by Lars A. Fredriksen, finishes in 8th place; Sweden, represented by Jill Johnson, finishes 8th; and Finland, represented by Edea, finishes 15th.Birmingham 1998 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/birmingham-1998/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 13 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210413070124/https://eurovision.tv/event/birmingham-1998/final 13 April 2021 live 20 May – John Fernström's ballet Ni-Si-Pleng receives its première at the Gothenburg Opera, 37 years after the composer's death, having been interrupted during the 1940s.https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/fernstrom-john/SMH-W1145-Ni-Si-Pleng Ni-Si-Pleng Swedish Musical Heritage 17 March 2025 19 June – Thomas Vinterberg's film, Festen is released in Denmark; it would later be adapted into an opera by Mark-Anthony Turnage.Fisher Neil Festen review — a haunting dance of light and dark https://www.thetimes.com/culture/classical-opera/article/festen-opera-review-brilliant-dance-mark-anthony-turnage-txnk8bxms 18 February 2025 The Times 12 February 2025 Classical works Hans Gefors – Clara (opera)Nordic Sounds NOMUS 2002 17 Frederik Magle – Cæciliemusik (Music for Saint Cecilia)May 2004 En bemærkelsesværdig cd – og et par til http://www.udfordringen.dk/art.php?ID=2486 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20130313095734/http://www.udfordringen.dk/art.php?ID=2486 13 March 2013 28 April 2012 Udfordringen da Einojuhani Rautavaara – Piano Concerto No. 3 "Gift of Dreams"Tim Howell After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music Ashgate 2006 9780754651772 134 Film and television scores Lars Bo Jensen – The Celebrationhttps://mubi.com/en/gb/films/the-celebration Festen MUBI 17 March 2025 Top hit singles Children of Bodom – "Children of Bodom" (#1 Finland)http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt/haku?q=Children+of+Bodom Kulta ja platinalevyt International Federation of the Phonographic Industry Finnish 14 January 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20171022090259/http://www.ifpi.fi/tilastot/kultalevyt/haku?q=Children+Of+Bodom 22 October 2017 dead Drömhus – "Vill ha dig" (#1 Denmark, Norway, Sweden; #3 Finland)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Dr%F6mhus&titel=Vill+ha+dig+2015&cat=s Vill ha dig Swedish charts 18 March 2025 E-Type – "Here I Go Again" (#1 Sweden, Finland; #3 Norway; #4 Denmark)"Here I Go Again", in French, Dutch, Finnish, Norwegian and Swedish singles charts https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=E%2DType&titel=Here+I+Go+Again&cat=s Swedish charts 17 March 2025 Infernal – "Kalinka" (#1 Denmark)March 2025 Jill Johnson – "Kärleken är" (#5 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Jill+Johnson&titel=K%E4rleken+%E4r&cat=s JILL JOHNSON - KÄRLEKEN ÄR (SONG) Swedish charts 19 March 2025 Lene Marlin – "Unforgivable Sinner" (#1 Norway; #4 Sweden)https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Lene+Marlin&titel=Unforgivable+Sinner&cat=s Unforgivable Sinner Norwegian charts 18 March 2025 S.O.A.P. – "This Is How We Party" (#1 Sweden; #3 Denmark)https://swedishcharts.com/search.asp?search=This+is+how+we+party&cat=s This is how we party Swedish charts 18 March 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1998 Births 23 January – Thomas Meilstrup, Danish singer and actor, son of Gry Meilstruphttps://music.metason.net/artistinfo?name=Thomas%20Meilstrup Thomas Meilstrup Artistinfo 17 March 2025 25 April – Ella Marie Hætta Isaksen, Norwegian Sami singer and yoikerMarch 2025 21 May – Ari Ólafsson, Icelandic singerMarch 2025 24 July – Hugo Helmig, Danish singer-songwriter (died 2022)https://www.allmusic.com/artist/hugo-helmig-mn0003725380 AllMusic Hugo Helmig 18 March 2025 Deaths 20 May – Robert Normann, Norwegian jazz guitarist (born 1916)Robert Uno Normann Extended Biography Norwegian Bjørn Stendahl https://snl.no/Robert_Normann Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 13 February 2009 17 March 2025 3 June – Poul Bundgaard, Danish actor and singer (born 1922)https://www.danskefilm.dk/skuespiller.php?id=838 Poul Bundgaard Danish Film Database 17 March 2025 6 June – Svend S. Schultz, Danish composer and conductor (born 1913)Svend S. Schultz https://musicalics.com/en/node/85807 snaccooperative.org Musicalics 18 March 2025 14 June – Hans W. Brimi, Norwegian fiddler (born 1917)Hans Brimi Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Arvid Møller Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Hans_Brimi no 2009-02-13 30 March 2017 14 July – Herman David Koppel, Danish composer (born 1908)https://lex.dk/Herman_D._Koppel Herman D. Koppel denstoredanske.dk 17 March 2025 17 August – Raquel Rastenni, Danish-Russian singer (born 1915)https://kvindebiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Rachel_Rastenni Rachel Rastenni Pia Rasmussen 17 March 2025 7 November – Börje Mellvig, lyricist, actor and director (born 1911)March 2025 4 December – Egil Johansen, Norwegian-Swedish jazz drummer, composer and teacher (born 1934)2007 Egil Johansen Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Bjørn Stendahl Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo https://nbl.snl.no/Egil_%C2%ABBop%C2%BB_Johansen no 17 March 2025 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music