1994 in Nordic music

none April 2025 1994 1994 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1994. Events 30 April – The 39th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Dublin. The best-performing Scandinavian country is Norway, which finishes in 6th place. Iceland is 12th, Sweden is 13th, and Finland finishes 22nd.Dublin 1994 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 17 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210417121756/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1994/final 17 April 2021 live 9–13 May – The 40th International Rostrum of Composers takes place. For the third time in a row a Finnish composer wins the senior category (Eero Hämeenniemi with Nattuvannar)https://ratkje.no/2000/01/international-rostrum-of-composers-1955-1999/ International Rostrum of Composers 1955-1999 International Rostrum of Composers 1955-1999 30 January 2000 8 April 2025 Mogens Christensen of Norway and Jouni Kaipainen of Finland are also recommended. 16 May – Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes is sentenced at Eidsivating Court to 21 years of prison for murder and arson.Lovens lengste straff 18 May 1994 Arbeiderbladet no 30 July – The Verbier Festival is launched by Martin Engstrom.CERN Courier Verbier Festival 40 European Organization for Nuclear Research 2000 11 unknown date – Swedish dansband Anders Engbergs is re-established when Lotta Engbergs leaves Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester following the couple's divorce.https://www.hant.se/noje/anders-engberg-om-lyckan-i-familjen-och-att-vara-morfar/9902795 Anders Engbergs familjelycka med Lotta Engberg: "Jättekul" 9 August 2023 Hänt 8 April 2025 Classical works Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 13, M.362Classic CD Unique Communications, Incorporated 1996 59 Magnus Lindberg – Piano Concerto No. 1Lindberg Magnus Magnus Lindberg 1994 Concerto for Piano and Orchestra G. Schirmer Inc. http://www.musicsalesclassical.com/composer/work/5837 1 June 2016 Frederik Magle – Concerto for organ and orchestra, "The Infinite Second"Kraks blaa bog Krak 2014 923 Einojuhani Rautavaara The Gift of the Magi (opera)New Music of the Nordic Countries 201 John David White Jean Christensen 2002 Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light"Duncan Clark Classical Music: The Rough Guide Rough Guides 2001 9781858287218 397 Film and TV scores Jaakko Erkkilä & Pekka Karjalainen – Aapohttps://en.kinorium.com/name/196961/?page=1 Jaakko Erkkilä Kinorium 8 April 2025 Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen – Frække Frida og de frygtløse spionerFrække Frida og de frygtløse spioner (1994) Dansk film database https://danskefilm.dk/film.php?id=894 da 21 February 2024 Musical films Min fynske barndom, biopic of composer Carl NielsenJohn Sundholm Isak Thorsen Lars Gustaf Andersson Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema https://books.google.com/books?id=Ae4QqlUDt9wC&pg=PA106 31 August 2012 Scarecrow Press 978-0-8108-5524-3 106 August 28, 2020 4 August 2024 https://web.archive.org/web/20240804005505/https://books.google.com/books?id=Ae4QqlUDt9wC&pg=PA106 live Total Balalaika Show, featuring a 1993 concert by the Leningrad Cowboys in Helsinki2023-06-11 Ääriään myöten täysi Senaatintori todisti 30 vuotta sitten spektaakkelia, joka ei enää olisi mitenkään mahdollinen https://yle.fi/a/74-20034405 2025-01-27 Yle Uutiset fi Hit singles Ace of Base – "Don't Turn Around" (#3 Finland; #4 Denmark; #5 UK;Official Singles Chart Top 100 19 June 1994 - 25 June 1994 https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/singles-chart/19940619/7501/ Official Charts Company September 15, 2020 #10 Iceland) Army of Lovers – "Lit de Parade" (#13 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/weekchart.asp?year=1994&date=19940930&cat=s SVERIGETOPPLISTAN - SINGLES TOP 100 1994-09-30 swedishcharts.com 8 April 2023 Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt (GES) – "När vi gräver guld i USA" (#1 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Glenmark+%2F+Eriksson+%2F+Str%F6mstedt&titel=N%E4r+vi+gr%E4ver+guld+i+USA&cat=s NÄR VI GRÄVER GULD I USA (SONG) swedishcharts.com 8 April 2025 Sissel Kyrkjebø – "Se ilden lyse (Fire in Your Heart)" (#1 Norway; #9 Sweden) Klamydia – "Huipulla tuulee" (#1 Finland) Rednex – "Cotton Eye Joe"(#1 Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK) Taikapeili – "Jos sulla on toinen" (#1 Finland) Jake Nyman 2005 Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja 1st Tammi Helsinki 951-31-2503-3 18 Finnish Whigfield – "Saturday Night" (#1 UK, etc.) Mark Dezzani Machgiel Bakker Whigfield Triumphs In The '94 Summer Hit Stakes Music & Media 11 40 1 October 1994 1 15 March 2021 https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/90s/1994/MM-1994-10-01.pdf Eurovision Song Contest Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Births 11 May – Guro Kleven Hagen, Norwegian violinisthttps://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/i/213pxR/Guro-Kleven-Hagen-blir-Norges-yngste-konsertmester Guro Kleven Hagen blir Norges yngste konsertmester no Hilde Bjørhovde A-Magasinet 2018-01-09 2018-04-13 Deaths 10 January – Sven-Erik Bäck, Swedish composer (born 1919)http://www.stim.se/avd/mic/prod/personer.nsf/MetaEMN/BB1B9BBCBB0BA51341256492002D1D3E!OpenDocument Sven-Erik Bäck STIM https://web.archive.org/web/20070927191842/http://www.stim.se/avd/mic/prod/personer.nsf/MetaEMN/BB1B9BBCBB0BA51341256492002D1D3E!OpenDocument 8 April 2025 27 September 2007 18 January – Torbjörn Hultcrantz, Swedish jazz bassist (born 1937)https://www.dn.se/arkiv/familj/torbjorn-hultcrantz-foregangare-inom-modern-jazz/ Torbjörn Hultcrantz. Föregångare inom modern jazz Dages Nyheter 1 February 1994 8 April 2025 30 January – Finn Arnestad, Norwegian composer (born 1915)Finn Oluf Arnestad Store norske leksikon http://www.snl.no/Finn_Oluf_Arnestad Norwegian 11 July 2021 2 April – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian jazz trumpeter (born 1920)https://nbl.snl.no/Rowland_Greenberg Rowland Greenberg Bjørn Stendahl Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 17 March 2017 18 May – Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (born 1896)http://hbr2.nr.no/hbrutvikling/hbr/index.php/person/PFd00120051994M11009A Historisk befolkningsregister - Hans Stenset no hbr2.nr.no 2017-04-23 24 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20170424085637/http://hbr2.nr.no/hbrutvikling/hbr/index.php/person/PFd00120051994M11009A dead 23 May – George de Godzinsky, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1914)https://biografiasampo.fi/henkilo/p2050 George de Godzinsky Biografiasampo fi 14 June 2025 13 July – Eddie Boyd, African-American blues musician based in Finland (born 1914)artist p284/biography yes 18 August – Charles Redland, Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1911)sv https://www.dn.se/arkiv/teater/charles-redland-har-avlidit/ Charles Redland har avlidit Dagens Nyheter 19 August 1994 19 February 2019 9 September – Soffi Schønning, Norwegian opera singer (born 1894)Soffi Schønning Hurum Maud 15 September 1994 Aftenposten 15 no 21 October – Thore Ehrling, Swedish jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (born 1912)Thore Ehrling The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2 Barry Kernfeld 31 October – Erling Stordahl, Norwegian singer and farmer (born 1923)https://www.sfl.org/about/history/ The History of Ski for Light Ski for Light 18 October 2015 8 April 2025 27 November – Toralf Tollefsen, Norwegian accordionist (born 1914)https://cfmb.icaap.org/content/29.3/BV29-3art11.pdf Toralf Tollefsen Olaf Sveen icaap.org 8 April 2025 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music