1987 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1987.

Events

• 10 April – Dag Arnesen's commissioned work, "Strøtanker og røde roser", is premièred at the Vossajazz festival in Norway. ^[1]
• 9 May – At the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 5th place. Norway finishes 9th, Sweden 12th, Finland 15th and Iceland 16th. ^[2]
• November – Agnetha Fältskog releases a new solo album, produced by Peter Cetera in California. ^[3]

Classical works

• Per Nørgård – Violin Concerto No. 1 "Helle Nacht" ^[4]
• Kaija Saariaho – Nymphéa, for string quartet and electronics ^[5]

Hit singles

• A-ha – "The Living Daylights" (#1 Norway; #2 Ireland; #3 Denmark, Finland, Sweden) ^[6]
• Hot Eyes (as Kirsten & Soren) – "Farvel og tak" ^[7]
• Tapani Kansa – "Hopeinen Kuu" ^[8]
• På Slaget 12 – "Hjem til Århus" (#13 Denmark) ^[9]
• Kasper Winding & Lars Muhl – "Sjæl I Flammer2 (#1 Denmark)^{[ citation needed ]}

Film and television music

• Stefan Nilsson – Pelle the Conqueror ^[10]
• Per Nørgård – Babette's Feast ^[11]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987

Births

• 29 October – Tove Lo, Swedish singer-songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}

Deaths

• 25 January – Øivind Bergh, Norwegian violinist and orchestral leader (born 1909) ^[12]
• 18 March – Kari Diesen, Norwegian actor and singer (born 1914) ^[13]
• 28 April – Åke Uddén, Swedish violist, conductor and composer (born 1903) ^[14]
• 13 May – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (born 1899) ^[15]
• 9 September – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1908) ^[16]
• 12 November – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937)^{[ citation needed ]}
• 13 November – Aage Samuelsen, Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer (born 1915) ^[17]
• 2 December – Trygve Henrik Hoff, Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter, and writer (born 1938) ^[18]

References

1. "Jazz - strøtanker og røde roser". NRK. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
2. "Brussels 1987 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
3. Carl Magnus Palm (2001) Bright Lights – Dark Shadows, Omnibus Press UK, ISBN   978-0-7119-8389-2, page 488
4. Frederick K. Smith (2002). Nordic Art Music: From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 128. ISBN   9780313012174.
5. Tim Howell (2006). After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. Ashgate. p. 207. ISBN   9780754651772.
6. Pennanen, Timo (2021). "A-ha". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 11. ISBN   978-952-7460-01-6.
7. "KIRSTEN & SØREN - FARVEL OG TAK (SONG)". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
8. Kuka kukin on: Who's who in Finland. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. 2005. p. 352.
9. "PÅ SLAGET 12 - HJEM TIL ÅRHUS (SONG)". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
10. Mette Hjort; Ib Bondebjerg (2001). The Danish directors: dialogues on a contemporary national cinema. Intellect. p. 183. ISBN   9781841500355.
11. Julian Baggini (2020). Babette's Feast. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 86. ISBN   9781911239673.
12. Grøndahl, Carl Henrik (13 February 2009). "Øivind Bergh". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
13. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Kari Diesen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
14. Nicolas Slonimsky; Laura Kuhn; Dennis McIntire (2001). "Eklund, Hans". Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians .
15. "SIGNE AMUNDSEN (Finsland) (1899-1987)" (in Norwegian). Norsk Operahistorie. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
16. David Mason Greene (1985). Greene's biographical encyclopedia of composers. Doubleday. p. 1371. ISBN   9780385142786.
17. Henriksen, Petter, ed. (25 February 2013). "Aage Samuelsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
18. Harr, Karl Erik (13 February 2009). "Trygve Hoff". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 March 2017.