1992 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1992.

Events

• "Early in the year" – Opeth's founder and vocalist David Isberg leaves the band, citing "creative differences". ^[1]
• 10 April – On the first day of Norway's 19th Vossajazz festival, Dag Arnesen is awarded the festival prize. ^[2]
• 9 May – The 1992 Eurovision Song Contest is held at Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, and is won by Ireland. Iceland, finishing in 7th place, is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries. ^[3]
• 20 August–6 September – The Helsinki Festival takes the theme theme: Music of the Baltics (orchestral and chamber-music concerts, opera productions, song recitals, ballet, theater, jazz, pop, and rock concerts). ^[4]
• 21 September – PolyGram add a crown emblem to the ABBA logo to coincide with the release of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits. ^[5]
• unknown date – The newly founded Chi Mei Museum in Taiwan acquires a 1744 violin, possibly the last one ever made by Giuseppe Guarneri, formerly used by Ole Bull. ^[6]

Classical works

• Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Arctic Landscape for Military Band ^[7]
• Vagn Holmboe – Svaerm for string quartet ^[8]
• Ingvar Lidholm – Ett drömspel (opera) ^[9]
• Jukka Linkola – Elina (opera) ^[10]
• Aulis Sallinen – Kullervo (opera) ^[11]

Film and TV scores

• Gunner Møller Pedersen – Kærlighedens smerte ^[12]

Hit singles

• Ace of Base – "All That She Wants" (#1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Spain, UK) ^[13]
• J. Karjalainen – "Telepatiaa" (#1 Finland) ^[14]
• Kim Larsen – "Leningrad" (#1 Denmark) ^[15]
• Moogetmoogs – "Kolmen minuutin muna" (#1 Finland) ^[14]
• Orup – "Stockholm" (#1 Sweden) ^[16]
• Popeda – "Kersantti Karoliina" (#1 Finland) ^[14]
• Roxette – "How Do You Do!" (#1 Norway; #2 Denmark, Finland, Sweden) ^[17]
• Neljä Ruusua – "Juppihippipunkkari" (#1 Finland) ^[14]
• Mauro Scocco – "Om du var min" (#1 Sweden) ^[18]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992

Births

• 28 January – Simone Egeriis, Danish singer
• 31 January – Christopher Nissen, Danish singer
• 3 July – Molly Sandén, Swedish singer

Deaths

• 27 March – Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (born 1897) ^[19]
• 28 March – Elisabeth Granneman, Norwegian singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress (born 1930). ^[20]
• 30 April – Toivo Kärki, Finnish composer, arranger and music producer (born 1915) ^[21]
• 30 May – Karl-Erik Welin, Swedish organist, pianist and composer (born 1934) ^[22]
• 3 August – Finn Ludt, Norwegian organist, pianist and harpsichordist (born 1918) ^[23]
• 15 December – Otto Lington, Danish violinist, jazz bandleader and composer (born 1903) ^[24]

References

1. "Roundhouse Tapes". Metal Temple. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
2. "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
3. "Malmö 1992 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
4. "Finnland: Viele Festivals im Norden Europas" (in German). Die Zeit. 21 February 1992. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
5. Carl Magnus Palm (2009). "III". Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA. Omnibus Press. ISBN   9780857120571.
6. "Violin by Giuseppe Guarneri del Gesù, 1744 ex "Ole Bull"". TELDAP. Retrieved 30 May 2025.
7. "Arctic Landscape". Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
8. "Svaerm [Swarm] for String Quartet, Op. 190b". earsense. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
9. "A Dream Play (Ett drömspel) (1992)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
10. "Elina". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
11. Milnes, Rodney. 'Kullervo' - a child of our time. Opera , June 1992, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 652–655.
12. "Kærlighedens smerte". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 19 April 2025.
13. Jeffries, Stan (2003). Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001. Greenwood Press. p.  3. ISBN   978-0-3133-1547-3.
14. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
15. Jan Lumholdt (2003). Interviews. University Press of Mississippi. p. xlii. ISBN   9781578065325.
16. "SVERIGETOPPLISTAN - SINGLES TOP 100 1992-03-18". swedishcharts. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
17. "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 9, no. 32. 8 August 1992. p. 14. Retrieved 9 April 2020.
18. "MAURO SCOCCO - OM DU VAR MIN (SONG)". swedishcharts. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
19. "Harald Sæverud". Kode. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
20. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Elisabeth Granneman". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
21. "Toivo Kärki". Kin Museo. Retrieved 18 April 2025.
22. "Karl-Erik Welin, 58, Composer and Pianist". The New York Times. 3 June 1992. Retrieved 18 February 2024.
23. Anders, Eggen (8 July 2013). "Finn Ludt". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon . Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
24. "Otto Lington". Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved 12 May 2025.