1980 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1980.

Events

• 9 March – Abba arrive in Japan on the first leg of their final world tour. ^[1]
• 19 April – At the 25th Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden is the highest-placed Scandinavian country, finishing in 10th place. Denmark finish 14th, Norway 16th and Finland 19th. ^[2]
• December
  • Icelandic punk band Þeyr release their debut Þagað í Hel , but the vinyl pressing is faulty and only 500 copies are made available. ^[3]
  • Swedish musician Stefan Dernbrant leaves punk group Strul, which he had formed with his ex-girlfriend Marie Fredriksson. ^[4]

Classical works

• Jouni Kaipainen – Cinq poèmes de René Char ^[5]
• Trygve Madsen – Sonata for Tuba and Piano ^[6]
• Esa-Pekka Salonen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen) ^[7]
• Jukka Tiensuu – Le Tombeau de Beethoven ^[8]

Hit singles

• ABBA – "The Winner Takes It All" (#1 UK, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa) ^[9]
• Bamses Venner – "Tænker altid på dig" ^[10]
• Gyllene Tider – "När vi två blir en" (#1 Sweden, Norway) ^[11]
• Kliché – "Aldrig mere / Militskvinder"
• Tomas Ledin – "Just nu!" (#1 Sweden) ^[12]
• Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – "Sámiid ædnan" (#1 Norway) ^[13]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Film and television music

• Antti Hytti – Aurinkotuuli ^[14]
• Morten Kærså – Sådan er Jeg Osse ^[15]
• Rolf Just Nilsen – Lørdagsredaksjonen ^[16]
• Arne Olsson – Det blir jul på Möllegården ^[17]
• Gunner Møller Pedersen – Næste Stop Paradis ^[18]

Births

• 7 June – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish metal musician ^[19]
• 28 October – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter ^[20]

Deaths

• 13 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (born 1918) ^[21]
• 20 June – Allan Pettersson, Danish violist and composer (born 1911) ^[22]
• 4 August – Pekka Pöyry, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1939) ^[23]
• 26 October – Bjørn Fongaard, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher (born 1919) ^[24]
• 10 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (born 1909) ^[25]
• 22 November – Uffe Baadh, Danish jazz drummer (born 1923) ^[26]
• 31 December – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914) ^[27]

See also

• 1980 in Denmark
• 1980 in Iceland
• 1980 in Norwegian music
• 1980 in Sweden

References

1. "ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan". ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
2. "The Hague 1980 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
3. {Steinar J. Lúđvíksson (1980). Hvađ gerđist á Íslandi (in Icelandic). Bókaútgáfan Örn og Örlygur. p. 127.
4. Fredriksson, Marie; von Zweigbergk, Helena (2015). Kärleken till livet. Piratförlaget. p. 64. ISBN   9789164204639.
5. "Jouni Kaipainen". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
6. "SONATA Op.24". June Emerson Wind Music. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
7. "Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
8. "Le Tombeau de Beethoven". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
9. "Hits of the World". Billboard . Vol. 93, no. 9. New York, NY. 7 March 1981. p. 73. ISSN   0006-2510.
10. "Bamses Venner discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
11. "När vi två blir en (1980)". Gyllenetider. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
12. "swedishcharts.com – Tomas Ledin – Just nu!". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
13. "SVERRE KJELSBERG & MATTIS HÆTTA - SÁMIID ÆDNAN (SONG)". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
14. "Aurinkotuuli". El Hogar del Cine. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
15. "Sådan er Jeg Osse". Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
16. "Takk for oss". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 26 January 1981.
17. "21. Det blir jul på Möllegården - 1980". Julkalendern 60 år (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
18. "Next Stop Paradise (1980)". MUBI. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
19. "Henkka Samuli Seppälä". Metal Storm. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
20. Cornet, Philippe (5 May 2011). "Il faut laisser la mélodie décider du texte". FocusVif. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011.
21. Finnish Music Quarterly. Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 1998. p. 29.
22. "Mr Allan Pettersson, Obituary". The Times . No. 60684. London. 23 July 1980. p. 16.
23. International Who's Who in Popular Music 2007 . Routledge. 6 June 2007. ISBN   978-1-85743-417-0 . Retrieved 27 January 2012.
24. Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Bjørn Fongaard". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 19 March 2017.
25. "Söderholm, Valdemar". Svenskagravar. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
26. Westin, Lars (2009). "Uffe Baadh: The Story of a Danish Jazz Drummer" (PDF). 8th Nordic Jazz Conference. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
27. Icedor Johansson (8 December 2010). "Österwall, Irmgard – sångerska". Orkesterjournalen. Retrieved 15 July 2025.