2001 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2001.

Events

• 23 February – A television interview throws doubt on the originality of Sweden's Eurovision entry "Listen to Your Heartbeat", suggesting that it is too close to a 1996 Belgian Eurovision entry. A DJ on Radio Sweden plays the song for judges at the Melodifestivalen 2001 after-party, to which most agree that it's "just a coincidence". ^[1]
• 6 April – Stein Inge Brækhus is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2001 on the first day of Norway's 28th Vossajazz festival. ^[2]
• 12 May – The 46th Eurovision Song Contest is held at Parken Stadium in Copenhagen, Denmark, and is won by Estonia, represented by Tanel Padar and Dave Benton, backed by hip hop group 2XL, with the song "Everybody". Denmark finishes in 2nd position, Sweden in 5th position, Iceland and Norway in joint 22nd position. Finland do not compete. ^[3]
• 18 October – The Broadway production of Mamma Mia! , based on songs recorded by Swedish group ABBA and composed by Benny Andersson and Björn Ulvaeus, opens at the Winter Garden Theatre ^[4] and runs for 5773 performances, the eighth longest run in Broadway musical history at the time.
• unknown date – Guitarist Sami Vänskä is asked to leave Finnish band Nightwish. ^[5]

Classical works

• Magnus Lindberg – Parada ^[6]
• Frederik Magle – The Hope for brass band, choir, organ and percussion.
• Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 8 "Autumnal Fragments", Op. 81 ^[7]
• Sven-David Sandström – Jeppe: The Cruel Comedy (opera) ^[8]

Film/TV scores

• Lars Lillo-Stenberg – Elling ^[9]

Popular music

• Björk – "Hidden Place" (#1 Spain; #11 Finland; #19 Denmark, Norway) ^[10]
• Christian Brøns – "Du kan gøre hvad du vil" (#1 Denmark) ^[11]
• DJ Encore (featuring Engelina) – "I See Right Through to You" (#1 Denmark) ^[12]
• E-Type – "Life" (#1 Sweden, #3 Norway) ^[13]
• Friends – "Listen to Your Heartbeat" (#4 Sweden) ^[14]
• Haldor Lægreid – "On My Own" (Norway #3) ^[15]
• The Rasmus – "F-F-F-Falling" (#1 Finland) ^[16]
• Roxette – "The Centre of the Heart" (#1 Sweden) ^[17]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2001

Births

• 1 December – Elias Abbas, Swedish singer^{[ citation needed ]}
• 15 December – Diljá, Icelandic singer^{[ citation needed ]}

Deaths

• 24 January – Leif Thybo, Danish composer (born 1922) ^[18]
• 24 March – Birgit Åkesson, Swedish choreographer, dancer and dance researcher (born 1908) ^[19]
• 5 April – Sonya Hedenbratt, Swedish jazz singer and actress (born 1931) ^[20]
• 21 April – Ulla Poulsen Skou, Danish ballerina (born 1905) ^[21]
• 24 April – Gro Anita Schønn, Norwegian singer (born 1950) ^[22]
• 15 June – Leif Kayser, Danish organist and composer (born 1919) ^[23]
• 3 August – Lars Johan Werle, Swedish composer (born 1926) ^[24]
• 26 November – Nils-Aslak Valkeapää, Finnish-Sami writer, musician, and artist (born 1943) ^[25]

References

1. Bjurman, Per (24 February 2001). "Aftonbladet: ... och så anklagas gruppen för plagiat". Aftonbladet. Archived from the original on 3 March 2001. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
2. "Vossa Jazz-prisen" . Retrieved 9 March 2025.
3. "Official Eurovision Song Contest 2001 scoreboard". Eurovision Song Contest . Retrieved 15 April 2024.
4. "Mamma Mia! Celebrates 10th Anniversary on Broadway Oct. 18". Playbill. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
5. Ollila, Mape (2007). Once Upon a Nightwish . Deggael Communications. pp. 151–152, 159–160. ISBN   978-952-99749-2-4.
6. Lindberg, Magnus (2001). "Parada". Boosey & Hawkes . Retrieved 10 March 2025.
7. Sallinen, Aulis (2001). "Symphony No. 8 (Autumnal Fragments)". G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved 30 July 2016.
8. Edward Christian-Hare (14 June 2019). "Composer Sven-David Sandström has died". Gramophone. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
9. "Elling". CineEuropa. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
10. "Power Players" (PDF). Music & Media . Vol. 19, no. 34. London. 18 August 2001. p. 20. Retrieved 19 February 2022– via World Radio History.
11. "Christian Brøns discography". Danish charts. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
12. "I see right through to you". Danish charts. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
13. "Årslista Singlar – År 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 10 May 2020.
14. Peak positions in Sweden: "Discography Friends". Swedish Charts Portal. Hung Medien.
15. "Hits of the World". Billboard. 7 April 2001. p. 73. Retrieved 15 May 2010.
16. Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. ISBN   951-31-2503-3.
17. "Årslista Singlar, 2001" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 28 September 2020.
18. "Leif Thybo (1922-2001)". Klassika. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
19. "Dansade sin egen väg". Dagens Nyheter (in Swedish). 17 April 2008. Retrieved 9 March 2025.
20. "Sonya Hedenbratt". Nationalencyklopedin (in Swedish). Höganäs: Nationalencyklopedin AB. Retrieved 2 April 2017.
21. Lundgren, Henrik (16 April 1998). Cohen, Selma Jeanne (ed.). The International Encyclopedia of Dance. Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/acref/9780195173697.001.0001. ISBN   9780195173697 – via www.oxfordreference.com.
22. Bergan, Jon Vidar. "Gro Anita Schønn". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 4 July 2016.
23. "Leif Kayser". Fanfare. 32 (6). J. Flegler: 160. 2009.
24. Martin Anderson (29 September 2001). "Lars Johan Werle". Independent. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
25. Gaski, Harald; Haugen, Morten Olsen; Fredriksen, Lill Tove; Berg-Nordlie, Mikkel (8 March 2023), "Nils-Aslak Valkeapää", Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian), retrieved 16 August 2023