2005 in Nordic music

none February 2025 2005 2005 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2005. Events 15 January – The new Copenhagen Opera House, designed by Henning Larsen, opens on the island of Holmen. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Denmark's prime minister Anders Fogh are among those present at the ceremony.https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/indland/operaen-indviet-med-festforestilling Operaen indviet med festforestilling 15 January 2005 DR 2009-11-05 18 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Berit Opheim is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2005.http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/Vossajazzpris-til-Berit-Opheim-2292093.html Vossajazzpris til Berit Opheim Bergens Tidende 2005-03-20 2017-02-22 2016-03-05 https://web.archive.org/web/20160305230009/http://www.bt.no/kultur/musikk/Vossajazzpris-til-Berit-Opheim-2292093.html dead 15 April – Einojuhani Rautavaara's Book of Visions is premièred at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels.https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-Book-of-Visions/45372 Book of Visions 2004 Boosey & Hawkes 26 February 2025 20 April – The world premiere of Barlinnie Nine by Osmo Tapio Räihälä at the Finlandia Hall on the same day, as its subject Duncan Ferguson re-emerged as a striking force in the English Premier League.Dart James Classical composers inspired by football The Guardian 11 May 2005 https://www.theguardian.com/football/2005/may/11/theknowledge.sport 20 May – Jorun Stiansen becomes the first woman to win Norway's version of Idol, when she is victorious in the final of the third series.https://www.snl.no/Idol Idol Store norske leksikon 25 July 2025 no 21 May – At the final of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, Denmark, represented by Jakob Sveistrup, and Norway, represented by Wig Wam, finish in joint 9th place, the highest of any of the Scandinavian countries.Kyiv 2005 – Grand Final – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/grand-final European Broadcasting Union 20 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210420054251/https://eurovision.tv/event/kyiv-2005/grand-final 20 April 2021 live 11 October – Einojuhani Rautavaara's Manhattan Trilogy for strings is premièred at Carnegie Hall, New York City.https://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-Manhattan-Trilogy/33848 Manhattan Trilogy (2004) Boosey & Hawkes 26 February 2025 December – Guitarist Peter Wichers leaves the Swedish band Soilwork to concentrate on producing.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=45407 https://web.archive.org/web/20070822232330/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=45407 dead BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SOILWORK: Guitarist WICHERS Quits, Drummer VERBEUREN Named Full-Time Member 22 August 2007 11 November 2019 unknown date – Rune Eriksen co-founds the doom metal band Ava Inferi.https://www.season-of-mist.com/bands/ava-inferi/ Ava Inferi Season of Mist 25 February 2025 Classical works Kalevi Aho – Clarinet ConcertoAho, Kalevi - Clarinet Concerto (2005) https://www.boosey.com/shop/prod/Aho-Kalevi-Clarinet-Concerto-2005/2439445 26 February 2025 www.boosey.com Magnus Lindberg – SculptureSwed Mark Mark Swed A captivating new 'Sculpture' in sound Los Angeles Times 8 October 2005 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2005-oct-08-et-phil8-story.html 10 July 2016 Esa-Pekka Salonen – Helix for orchestrahttps://www.allmusic.com/composition/helix-for-orchestra-mc0002587730 Helix for orchestra AllMusic 25 February 2025 Popular music Dolph – "Arghhh!!!" (#2 Denmark)February 2025 Trine Dyrholm – "Mr. Nice Guy"https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Trine+Dyrholm&titel=Mr%2E+Nice+Guy&cat=s DanishCharts site page for Mr. Nice Guy danishcharts.dk 25 February 2025 Giv Til Asien – "Hvor små vi er" (#1 Denmark)https://danishcharts.dk/showitem.asp?interpret=Giv+Til+Asien&titel=Hvor+sm%E5+vi+er&cat=s Hvor små vi er danishcharts.dk 25 February 2025 Klara Hammarström – "On and On and On" (#1 Sweden)https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/41?dspy=2025&dspp=8 Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8, 2025 Sverigetopplistan 22 February 2025 Kent – "Den döda vinkeln" (#14 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Kent&titel=Den+d%F6da+vinkeln&cat=s Den döda vinkeln Swedishcharts.com 25 February 2025 Daniel Lindström – "Coming True" (#1 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Daniel+Lindstr%F6m&titel=Coming+True&cat=s Coming True swedishcharts.com 25 February 2025 Nephew – "Mr. Nice Guy" (#1 Denmark) Sigur Rós – "Hoppípolla" (UK #24)https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/13803-739-1 Hoppipolla BPI 25 February 2025 Martin Stenmarck – "Las Vegas" (#1 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Martin+Stenmarck&titel=Las+Vegas&cat=s Las Vegas Swedishcharts.com 25 February 2025 Wig Wam – "In My Dreams" (#1 Norway)https://norwegiancharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Wig+Wam+%5BNO%5D&titel=In+My+Dreams&cat=s In My Dreams Norwegiancharts.com 25 February 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 Births 17 July – Theoz, Swedish singerTheoz byter namn – blir Theo https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/zERqK9/theoz-byter-namn-blir-theo Forsell Mikael 2024-04-10 2024-04-21 Aftonbladet sv Deaths 1 January – Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (born 1925)Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson tónskáld http://timarit.is/view_page_init.jsp?pageId=5495386 13 March 2014 Dagblaðið Vísir 4 January 2005 25 Icelandic 7 January – Ivar Medaas, Norwegian folk singer (born 1938)http://www.aftenposten.no/norge/Ivar-Medaas-er-dod-472307b.html Ivar Medaas er død Norwegian Aftenposten 2005-01-07 2017-03-08 13 February – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (born 1918)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/sixten-ehrling-483658.html Sixten Ehrling Anderson Martin 17 February 2005 The Independent London 19 April – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz bassist (born 1946); heart attack).http://jazztimes.com/articles/21118-niels-henning-rsted-pedersen-the-great-dane-s-low-tones-and-highlights Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: The Great Dane's Low Tones and Highlights Josef Woodard JazzTimes 2005 27 February 2016"N-H. Orsted Pedersen, 58, Bassist in Danish Jazz Scene, Dies" (21 April 2005) The New York Times 25 May – Jurij Moskvitin, Danish pianist and composer (born 1938)https://gravsted.dk/person.php?navn=jurijmoskvitin Robert Jurij Moskvitin gravsted.dk 26 February 2025 29 June – Mikkel Flagstad, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1930)http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nye-takter/mikkel-flagstad-dod Mikkel Flagstad død Dagsavisen 17 July 2005 2013-08-30 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20140819135812/http://www.dagsavisen.no/kultur/nye-takter/mikkel-flagstad-dod/ 19 August 2014 dmy-all 21 July – Tamara Lund, Finnish singer and actress (born 1941; stomach cancer)https://kansallisbiografia.fi/kansallisbiografia/henkilo/9043 Lund, Tamara (1941 - 2005) Kukkonen Aino 22 October 2018 National Biography of Finland fi 18 September 2024 17 August – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, Norwegian clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954)http://www.mic.no/symfoni/kontakt.nsf/pub/per2002091314135133714351 Ivar Medaas er død MIC.no 18 March 2017 11 September – Carin Malmlöf-Forssling, Swedish organist and composer (born 1916)https://skbl.se/en/article/CarinMalmlofForssling Carin Gunhild Malmlöf-Forssling skbl 25 February 2025 10 November – Vidar Sandbeck, Norwegian folk singer and composer (born 1918)https://www.ostlendingen.no/nyheter/vidar-sandbeck-er-dod/s/2-2.2757-1.4492859 Vidar Sandbeck er død 11 November 2005 25 December – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1918)Birgit Nilsson, 87; Wagnerian Soprano Known for the Power of Her Voice and Personality Los Angeles Times 12 January 2006 https://www.latimes.com/archives/la-xpm-2006-jan-12-me-nilsson12-story.html https://web.archive.org/web/20150409153553/http://articles.latimes.com/2006/jan/12/local/me-nilsson12 9 April 2015 live 29 April 2018 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music