1984 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1984.

Events

• • The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, held in Luxembourg, is won by the Swedish entry, "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", performed by Herreys. ^[1] Denmark finish in 4th place, Finland 9th and Norway 17th.
• August – Finnish power metal band Stratovarius is formed, under the name "Black Water". ^[2]
• September – Lars H.U.G. releases his first solo album, City Slang. ^[3]
• unknown date – Kirka receives his first gold disc for his album Hengaillaan, and is awarded the Emma, the most important Finnish music prize, for Best Male Singer. ^[4]

Classical works

• Ulf Grahn – Symphony no 2 ^[5]
• Knut Nystedt – Missa brevis ^[6]
• Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (opera) ^[7]

Hit singles

• Åge Aleksandersen – "Lys og varme" ^[8]
• Stefan Borsch – "Det är ju dej jag går och väntar på" (#32 Sweden; Swedish version of "Det' lige det") ^[9]
• Agneta Fältskog – "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (#2 Sweden; #11 UK) ^[10]
• Marie Fredriksson – "Ännu doftar kärlek" (#18 Sweden) ^[11]
• Carola Häggkvist – "Tommy tycker om mig" (#9 Norway; #10 Sweden) ^[12]
• Hot Eyes – "Det' lige det" ^[13]
• Nanna Lüders Jensen – "Buster" ^[14]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984

Film and television music

• Björn Isfält – Ronja Rövardotter ^[15]
• Bo Holten – Tro, håb og kærlighed ^[16]

Births

• 14 February – Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic pianist ^[17]
• 1 September – Ludwig Göransson, Swedish Academy-Award winning film score composer ^[18]

Deaths

• 10 January – Thore Jederby, Swedish jazz bassist, record producer, and radio broadcaster (born 1913) ^[19]
• 28 July – Ahti Sonninen, Finnish composer (born 1914) ^[20]
• 12 August – Arild Sandvold, Norwegian organist, choir conductor and composer (born 1895) ^[21]
• 3 September – Rolf Gammleng, Norwegian classical violinist and organizational leader (born 1898) ^[22]
• 13 September – Konsta Jylhä, Finnish folk musician (born 1910) ^[23]
• 13 October – Kjeld Bonfils, Danish pianist and vibraphonist (born 1918) ^[24]
• 8 November – Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, Norwegian classical violinist and composer (born 1903) ^[25]

See also

• 1984 in Denmark
• 1984 in Iceland
• 1984 in Norwegian music
• 1984 in Sweden

References

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4. "Diskografia 1967-2022". veikkotiitto.fi. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
5. "Sinfonie no 2". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
6. Bernarducci, Anthony (2017). "Missa brevis / An Ancient Genre Revitalized" (PDF). Choral Journal. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
7. Arni E. The King Goes Forth to France. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
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