1996 in Norwegian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1996 in Norwegian music .

Events

March

• 29 – The 23rd Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31). ^[1]

May

• 18 – The annual Eurovision song contest was held in Oslo, Norway at the Oslo Spektrum.
• 22 – The 24th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 2). ^[2]

July

• 15 – The 36th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway (July 15 – 20). ^[3]

August

• 8 – The 9th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 8 – 11). ^[4]

Albums released

March

• 25 – Visible World (ECM Records), by Jan Garbarek ^[5]

Unknown date

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Karin Krog

• Huskonsert I Aurskog – Musikk Av Og Etter Anders Heyerdahl (Meantime Records) ^[6]

Deaths

March

• 14 – Maj Sønstevold, composer, pianist, and music teacher (born 1917). ^[7]

June

• 5 – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, classical pianist and composer (born 1911). ^[8]

October

• 9 – Per Asplin, pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928). ^[9]
• 29 – Robert Levin, classical pianist and composer (born 1912). ^[10]

November

• 5 – Arne Hendriksen, operatic tenor (born 1911). ^[11]

Births

January

• 29 – Nora Foss al-Jabri, singer.

June

• 15 – Aurora (Aksnes), singer and songwriter.
• 29 – Alexandra Rotan, singer.

September

• 5 – Sigrid (Solbakk Raabe), singer and songwriter.

October

• 12 – Astrid S(meplass), singer and songwriter.

November

• 4 – Adelén (Rusillo Steen), singer.

See also

• 1996 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

References

1. "Vossajazz – Historie" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz . Retrieved 2017-03-16.
2. "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
3. "Moldejazz 1996" (in Norwegian). Dimu.no. Retrieved 2017-03-16.
4. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
5. "Jan Garbarek – Visible World". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
6. "Karin Krog, Den Norske Strykekvartett, Einar Henning Smebye, Mats Berglund, John Surman – Huskonsert I Aurskog – Musikk Av Og Etter Anders Heyerdahl". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
7. Dahm, Cecilie (2009-02-13). "Maj Sønstevold". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-04-01.
8. Dahm, Cecilie (2009-02-13). "Anne Marie Ørbeck". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
9. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (2009-02-13). "Per Asplin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
10. Solbu, Einar (2012-05-08). "Robert Levin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
11. "Arne Hendriksen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 2014-08-04. Retrieved 2017-03-20.