1991 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1991.

Events

• January – A-ha break a Guinness World Record for the biggest rock concert attendance when they attract an audience of 198,000 at the Maracanã stadium during the Rock in Rio II festival. ^[1]
• 22 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Per Jørgensen is awarded the festival prize. ^[2]
• 4 May – Following a tie-break, Sweden's "Fångad av en stormvind", performed by Carola, wins the 36th Eurovision Song Contest in Rome. Of the other Scandinavian countries, Norway finish 17th, Denmark 19th and Finland 20th. ^[3]
• August – Swedish glam rock band The Ark form and hold their first rehearsals in Rottne. ^[4]
• unknown date – Denmark's national baroque orchestra, Concerto Copenhagen, gives its first concerts. ^[5]

Classical works

• Einar Englund – Clarinet Concerto ^[6]
• Ulf Grahn – Vid Ales stenar ^[7]
• Vagn Holmboe ^[8]
  • To the Calm Sea ^[8]
  • To the Unsettled Weather ^[8]
• Kaija Saariaho – Nuits, adieux ^[9]

Film and TV scores

• Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud – The Polar Bear King ^[10]
• Joachim Holbek – Europa ^[11]
• Sigvald Tveit – Sesam stasjon ^[12]

Hit singles

• 2 X Kaj – "Alle Børnene" (#1 Denmark) ^[13]
• A-ha – "Move to Memphis" (#2 Norway) ^[14]
• Army of Lovers – "Crucified" (#1 Belgium; #2 Greece, Netherlands; #8 Sweden) ^[15]
• Cut 'N' Move
  • "Spread Love" (#1 Denmark) ^[13]
  • "Take No Crap (Get Serious)" (#1 Denmark) ^[13]
• Juice Leskinen – "Pienestä pitäen" (#1 Finland) ^[16]
• Roxette – "Joyride" (#1 Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, US) ^[17]
• Sielun Veljet – "Laatikoita" (#1 Finland) ^{[18] [19]}

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991

Births

• 29 May – Matoma, Norwegian DJ and record producer ^[20]

Deaths

• 24 March – Albert Järvinen, Finnish rock guitarist (born 1950; heart attack) ^[21]
• 1 April – Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian jazz saxophonist (born 1923). ^[22]
• 8 April – Per Yngve Ohlin, aka 'Dead', Swedish vocalist (born 1969; suicide) ^[23]
• 7 July – Jan Wølner, Norwegian classical pianist (born 1909) ^[24]
• 31 July – Magne Elvestrand, Norwegian pianist, harpsichordist and organist (born 1914) ^[25]
• 16 October – Ole Beich, rock bassist (born 1955; drowned) ^[26]
• 18 October – Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian composer (born 1912) ^[27]

References

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2. "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
3. "Rome 1991 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. Patrick, Christian (2011). No End: The Story of the Ark. Sweden. pp. 1–2. ISBN   978-91-633-9100-2.
5. Signe Hansen. "Concerto Copenhagen – bringing 300 years of the human experience to life". Scan magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
6. "Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
7. "Vid Ales stenar [At Ale's Stones (a megalithic monument in Scania in the south of Sweden)]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
8. Paul Rapoport (1996). The Compositions of Vagn Holmobe. Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
9. "Nuits, adieux (1991)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
10. "Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon". Norsk filmografi. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
11. Jan Lumholdt (2003). Interviews. University Press of Mississippi. p. xxxii. ISBN   9781578065325.
12. "Sesam stasjon sangbok". Biblioteksøk. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
13. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 10, no. 13. 27 March 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
14. Mike DeGagne. "Headlines and Deadline: The Hits of A-ha – a-ha". AllMusic . Retrieved 16 April 2018.
15. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 8, no. 46. 16 November 1991. p. 29. OCLC   29800226 . Retrieved 20 September 2021– via World Radio History.
16. "Juice Leskinen songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
17. Farber, Jim (19 April 1991). "Joyride". Entertainment Weekly . Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
18. Billboard: Hits of the World
19. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 18. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
20. Collar, Matt. "Matoma - Biography | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
21. Juntunen, Juho. Finnish Rock?: Then it Must B. Goode!. Finnish Music Information Centre. p. 7. ISBN   978-951-96274-1-0.
22. "Nerem, Bjarne". Biography. MIC.no. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
23. Moynihan, Michael; Søderlind, Didrik (2003) [1998]. Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground (revised and expanded ed.). Feral House. p. 58.
24. "Jan Wølner". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
25. "Magne Elvestrand". Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
26. Bleeg, Maria Thuesen; Mathiasen, Marie Holm (April 8, 2016). "Ole var en del af Guns N' Roses: Musikerven fortæller om den vilde tid i L.A." TV2.DK (in Danish). Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
27. "Gunnar Sønstevold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.