1986 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1986.

Events

• 24 January – Kukl release their second and final album, Holidays in Europe (The Naughty Nought) , on Crass Records. ^[1]
• 3 May – At the 31st Eurovision Song Contest, held in Bergen, Sweden is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, in 5th place, with Denmark 6th. Norway finish 12th, Finland 15th and Iceland 16th. ^[2] Sissel Kyrkjebø's appearance during the interval leads to her career taking off. ^[3]
• 8 June – The Sugarcubes form in Iceland, with Björk Guðmundsdóttir as their lead vocalist. ^[4]
• 10 June – Swedish doom metal band Candlemass release their debut album, Epicus Doomicus Metallicus , on Black Dragon Records. Sales are disappointing and the label drops the band. ^[5]
• 27 September – A tour bus carrying the heavy metal band Metallica crashes in Sweden. One of the band's members, Cliff Burton, is killed. ^[6]

Classical works

• Ole Buck – Rejong ^[7]
• Vagn Holmboe – Ten Preludes for Sinfonietta: No 1 To a Pine Tree; ^[8] No 2 To a Dolphin; ^[9] No 3 To a Maple Tree ^[10]
• Per Nørgård
  • Viola Concerto No. 1, "Remembering Child" ^[11]
  • Najader (The Naiads) ^[12]

Hit singles

• A-ha
  • "Hunting High and Low" (#4 France, Ireland; #5 Italy, UK) ^[13]
  • "I've Been Losing You" (#1 Denmark, Norway) ^[14]
• Dingo – "Pyhä klaani" (#1 Finland) ^[15]
• Europe – "The Final Countdown" ^[16]
• Kim Larsen (solo) – "Om lidt" (#9 Denmark) ^[17]
• Kim Larsen & Bellami
  • "Jutlandia" (#11 Denmark) ^[18]
  • "Vi er dem" ^[18]
• Roxette – "Neverending Love" (#3 Sweden) ^[19]
• Pernilla Wahlgren – "Paradise" (#6 Sweden) ^[20]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1986

Film and television music

• Geir Bøhren, Arne Nordheim & Bent Åserud – Hud ^[21]
• Anne Linnet – Barndommens gade ^[22]

Births

• 18 March – Lykke Li, Swedish singer-songwriter ^[23]
• 19 March – Susanne Sundfør, Norwegian singer-songwriter and record producer ^[24]
• 13 May – Alexander Rybak, Belarus-born Norwegian singer ^[25]
• 8 June – Sindri Eldon Þórsson, son of Icelandic musicians Björk and Þór Eldon Jónsson ^[4]

Deaths

• 19 April – Dag Wirén, Swedish composer (born 1905) ^[26]
• 6 August – Hans-Jørgen Holman, Norwegian musicologist and educationalist (born 1925) ^[27]
• 30 August – Otto Mortensen, Danish pianist, organist, conductor and composer (born 1907) ^[28]
• 22 October – Thorgeir Stubø, Norwegian jazz guitarist (born 1943) ^[29]
• 23 November – Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and percussionist (born 1912). ^[30]
• 24 November – Bias Bernhoft, Norwegian singer and revue writer (born 1902). ^[31]
• 27 December – Lars-Erik Larsson, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1908) ^[32]

References

1. Encyclopedia of Recorded Sound. Taylor & Francis. 2004. p. 218. ISBN   9781135949501.
2. "Bergen 1986 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
3. Dafni Tragaki, ed. (2013). Empire of Song: Europe and Nation in the Eurovision Song Contest. Scarecrow Press. p. 88. ISBN   9780810888173.
4. Stephen Thomas Erlewine. "The Sugarcubes | Biography". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 August 2014.
5. "Epicus Doomicus Metallicus (1986)". Candlemass Official Website. Sweden. Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2013.
6. "Metallica History Part 2". Metallica. Archived from the original on August 3, 2011. Retrieved December 23, 2006.
7. Jean Christensen (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 79. ISBN   9781576470190.
8. Vagn Holmboe (2003). Prelude, To a pine tree: 1986 : opus 168 : prelude 1 for chamber orchestra. W. Hansen. ISBN   9788759811603.
9. Vagn Holmboe (2003). Prelude, To a dolphin: 1986 : opus 168 : prelude 2 for chamber orchestra (sinfonietta). W. Hansen. ISBN   9788759811627.
10. Vagn Holmboe (2003). Prelude, To a maple tree: 1986 : opus 168 : prelude 3 for chamber orchestra (sinfonietta). W. Hansen. ISBN   9788759811641.
11. "Remembering Child - Bratschkoncert nr. 1 (1986)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
12. "Per Nørgård Works". Ernst von Siemens Music Prize. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
13. "Hot 100 of the Year 1986 – European Hot 100 Singles" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 3, no. 51/52. 27 December 1986. p. 28. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
14. "Top 3 in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 3, no. 47. 29 November 1986. p. 6. OCLC   29800226 – via World Radio History.
15. Tero Alanko (2006). Nimeke= Mulla on vain tie, jota kulkea. Warner Music Finland. p. 20.
16. Europe (4 October 2006). The Final Countdown Tour 1986: Live in Sweden – 20th Anniversary Edition (DVD). Warner Bros. Entertainment.
17. "DR.dk - Om lidt". DR.dk . Retrieved 6 October 2018.
18. "70 år: Her er 70 ting du ikke vidste om Kim Larsen". B.T. (in Danish). Copenhagen: Berlingske Media. 23 October 2015.
19. Pallesen, Randi (6 November 2012). "Roxette aflyser koncert i Brøndby". Gaffa (in Danish). Retrieved 20 September 2023.
20. "PeRNILLA WAHLGREN & EMILIO INGROSSO - PARADISE (LÅT)". Hitparad.se. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
21. "Vilde, the Wild One". MUBI. Retrieved 1 June 2025.
22. "Early Spring". DFI. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
23. "Lykke Li". AAE Music. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
24. "Susanne Sundfør Biography & History". AllMusic . Archived from the original on 21 March 2021. Retrieved 6 June 2017.
25. "Biography". Alexander Rybak. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
26. Haglund, Rolf. "Wirén, Dag". Grove Music Online . Oxford Music Online, Oxford University Press. Retrieved 17 September 2013.(subscription required)
27. "Hans-Jørgen Holman 1925–1986". Biography. Iamaonline.com. Retrieved 7 April 2017.
28. "Otto Mortensen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
29. "Thorgeir Stubø – Biography". Archived from the original on 5 January 2016. Retrieved 30 May 2025. Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian)
30. Opsahl, Carl Petter (13 February 2009). "Svein Øvergaard". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 17 March 2017.
31. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Bias Bernhoft". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 30 March 2017.
32. "Lars-Erik Larsson (1908-1986)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 30 May 2025.