2000 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2000.

Events

• 14 April – On the first day of Norway's annual Vossajazz festival, Ivar Kolve is awarded the festival prize. ^[1]
• 13 May – The 45th Eurovision Song Contest final is held in Stockholm's Globe Arena, is won by Denmark's Olsen Brothers and the song "Fly on the Wings of Love". ^[2]
• 25 May – At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, Icelandic singer Björk wins the Best Actress Award for her performance in Dancer in the Dark . ^[3]
• 6 October – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opens in Norway, running until 15 October. It includes works by Wolfgang Rihm, Gyorgy Kurtag and Morton Feldman, as well as Finland's Kaija Saariaho. ^[4]

Classical works

• Magnus Lindberg – Corrente (revised); China Version ^[5]
• Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas Lear (opera) ^[6]
• Benjamin Staern – 3The Threat of War for symphony orchestra ^[7]

Film and television scores

• Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – Blinkende Lygter ^[8]
• Søren Hyldgaard – Hjælp, Jeg er en Fisk ^[9]

Top hit singles

• Aqua – "Cartoon Heroes" (#1 Denmark, Italy, Norway, Spain) ^[10]
• Creamy – "Den Bedste Jul I 2000 År" (#1 Denmark) ^[11]
• DJ Aligator – "Lollipop" (#1 Denmark; #8 Sweden; #9 Norway)
• Olsen Brothers – "Smuk som et stjerneskud" (#1 Denmark, Sweden)

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Births

• 20 April – Klara Hammarström, Swedish singer ^{[ citation needed ]}
• 23 October – Hanna Ferm, Swedish singer ^{[ citation needed ]}
• 20 December – Gaboro, Swedish rapper and songwriter (died 2024) ^[12]
• 26 December – Isac Elliot, Finnish actor, dancer, singer and songwriter ^[13]

Deaths

• 29 January – Beate Asserson, Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1913) ^[14]
• 6 March – Ole Jacob Hansen, Norwegian jazz drummer (born 1940) ^[15]
• 3 April – Greta Gynt, Norwegian dancer, singer and actress (born 1916) ^[16]
• 25 April – Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer (born 1919) ^[17]
• 28 April – Kim Borg, Finnish operatic bass, teacher and composer (born 1919) ^[18]
• 22 June – Svein Finnerud, Norwegian pianist and artist (born 1945) ^[19]
• 11 October – Sture Nordin, Swedish jazz bassist (born 1933; heart failure) ^[20]
• 17 October – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian rock musician, poet and songwriter (born 1964; heroin overdose) ^[21]

References

1. "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
2. "Final of Stockholm 2000". Eurovision TV. Retrieved 11 March 2025.
3. EmanuelLevy (16 November 2010). "Dancer in the Dark (2000): Von Trier's Cannes Fest Top Prize-Winning Film Starring Bjork | Emanuel Levy" . Retrieved 17 August 2021.
4. George W. Loomis (11 October 2000). "Oslo's Showcase for Composers : Ultima Festival, A Voice of Norway". New York Times. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
5. "Corrente - China Version". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
6. "Matti Salminen steals show as Finnish National Opera's King Lear" Archived 2012-03-29 at the Wayback Machine by Hannu-Ilari Lampila, Helsingin Sanomat , 17 September 2000
7. "Benjamin Staern (1978-)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 12 March 2025.
8. "Flickering Lights". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
9. "Hjælp, Jeg er en Fisk". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
10. Sexton, Paul (26 February 2000). Williamson, Nigel (ed.). "Global Music Pulse" (PDF). Billboard . Vol. 112, no. 9. p. 53. ISSN   0006-2510 . Retrieved 5 October 2020.
11. "Den Bedste Jul I 2000 År". Billboard . 22 January 2000. p. 69.
12. Quetzal A. Mikko (20 December 2020). "Därför bar rapparen Gaboro mask" (in Swedish). Nyheter24.
13. "Isac Elliot - New Songs, Playlists & Latest News". BBC. Retrieved 2 June 2018.
14. Maud Hurum (14 February 2000). "Obituary". Aftenposten.
15. Bergh, Johs. "Ole Jacob Hansen Biography". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget . Retrieved 12 December 2012.
16. NRK (14 November 2003). "Greta Gynt".
17. Gramophone, Volume 78. MA Music Leisure & Travel Limited. p. 23.
18. Alan Blyth (30 May 2000). "Kim Borg". Guardian. Retrieved 16 March 2025.
19. Johansen, Ivar Chr. (6 October 2004). "Bjørnar Andresen (1945-2004): "Livet er et vakkert monster"" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon Ballade.no. Retrieved 12 November 2012.
20. Cadence, Volume 26. B. Rusch. 2000. p. 140.
21. Mathiesen, Trygve (18 October 2000). "Joachim 'Jokke' Nielsen funnet død" (in Norwegian). Puls. Retrieved 11 March 2025.