1996 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1996.

Events

• 29 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Terje Isungset is awarded the festival prize. ^[1]
• April – Swedish band Rednex feature on the German charity single "Children", as part of the supergroup "Hand in Hand for Children". ^[2]
• 18 May – The annual Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo, Norway, at the Oslo Spektrum. Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing second; Sweden finishes third with "Den vilda", performed by the band One More Time. Iceland, represented by Anna Mjöll, finishes in 10th place, Finland 22nd, and Denmark 25th. ^[3]
• 27 July – Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Patrik Jensen form the band The Haunted. ^[4]

Classical works

• Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Trumpet Concerto No. 2 ^[5]
• Frederik Magle – Christmas cantata: A newborn child, before eternity, God! ^[6]
• Per Nørgård – Nuit des Hommes (opera) ^[7]

Hit singles

• Henrik Åberg – "Du är alltid en del utav mej" (#28 Sweden) ^[8]
• Apulanta – "Anna mulle piiskaa" (#1 Finland) ^[9]
• Aqua – "Roses Are Red" (#1 Denmark; #2 Norway; #5 Sweden) ^[10]
• Jumper – "När hela världen står utanför" (#12 Sweden) ^[11]
• Anna Mjöll – "Sjúbídú" ^[12]
• One More Time – "Den vilda" (#7 Sweden) ^[13]
• Trine Rein
  • "Just Missed the Train" (#4 Norway) ^[14]
  • "Torn" (#10 Norway) ^[14]
• Whigfield – "Sexy Eyes" (#4 Spain; #6 Australia) ^[15]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Film and television music

• Morten Olsen – Portland ^[16]

Births

• 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Norwegian singer^{[ citation needed ]}
• 15 June – Aurora, Norwegian singer ^[17]
• 10 October – Oscar Zia, Swedish singer-songwriter^{[ citation needed ]}
• 1 November – Line, Danish singer^{[ citation needed ]}

Deaths

• 23 February – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (born 1927) ^[18]
• 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (born 1917) ^[19]
• 22 May – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (born 1912) ^[20]
• 5 June – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1911) ^[21]
• 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (born 1909) ^[22]
• 16 September – Rolf Graae, Danish church architect and designer of organs (born 1916) ^[23]
• 2 October – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (born 1921) ^[24]
• 9 October – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928). ^[25]
• 29 October – Robert Levin, Norwegian classical pianist and composer (born 1912) ^[26]

References

1. "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
2. "Hand In Hand For Children biography". Eurodance Encyclopedia. Retrieved 3 April 2025.
3. "Oslo 1996 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 14 April 2021. Retrieved 14 April 2021.
4. The Haunted – No false pride, no fashion, no fake set of values Archived February 21, 2014, at the Wayback Machine
5. "Concerto for Trumpet and String Orchestra". Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
6. "Timeline and CV". Frederick Magle. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
7. Stephen Johnson (7 July 2000). "Call the tunes". Guardian. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
8. "HENRIK ÅBERG - DU ÄR ALLTID EN DEL UTAV MEJ (LÅT)". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
9. FinnishCharts.com: Apulanta discography Archived March 4, 2016, at the Wayback Machine
10. "Hits of the World: Denmark (IFPI/Nielsen Marketing Research) 01/16/97". Billboard . Vol. 109, no. 5. Nielsen Business Media. 1 February 1997. p. 49. ISSN   0006-2510.
11. "Jumper discography". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
12. Simon Barclay (2010). The Complete and Independent Guide to the Eurovision Song Contest 2010. p. 102. ISBN   9781445784151.
13. "1996 - One More Time - Den vilda". Svenska Dagbladet. 19 January 2014. Retrieved 15 April 2022.
14. "Trine Rein". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
15. "ARIA Charts - Accreditations - 1997 Singles". ARIA. Archived from the original on 29 October 2019. Retrieved 6 August 2015.
16. Holden, Stephen (28 May 1997). "Crime, Drugs, Brutality and Love". The New York Times . Retrieved 24 February 2014.
17. "Aurora Aksnes". Brak. Archived from the original on 30 June 2016. Retrieved 15 May 2016.
18. Pia Rasmussen. "Birgit Brüel". Danmarks Nationalleksikon. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
19. Dahm, Cecilie. "Maj Sønstevold". In Knut Helle (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon . Retrieved 1 April 2025.
20. "Veikko Lavi". Helsingin Sanomat (in Finnish). Retrieved 4 November 2024.
21. Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Anne Marie Ørbeck". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
22. Martin Anderson (4 September 1996). "Vagn Holmboe: Obituary". Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
23. Ebbe Hædersdal. "Rolf Graae". Kunstindeks Danmark & Weilbachs Kunstnerkeksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 3 April 2025.
24. Martin Anderson (3 October 1996). "Obituary: Joonas Kokkonen". Independent. Retrieved 1 April 2025.
25. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Per Asplin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
26. Solbu, Einar (8 May 2012). "Robert Levin". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2 April 2025.