2005 in Norwegian music

Trygve Thue with Saft in Bergen.
(Photo by Nina Aldin Thune)

DeLillos at Øyafestivalen in Oslo.

Christianssand String Swing Ensemble at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.

A-ha in concert.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2005 in Norwegian music .

Events

January

• 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29). ^[1]

February

• 3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19). ^[2]

March

• 18
  • The 32nd Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18 – 20). ^[3]
  • Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005. ^[4]
• 19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005. ^[5]

April

• 29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7). ^[6]

May

• 25
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5). ^[7]
  • The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4). ^[8]

June

• 16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19). ^[9]
• 23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25). ^[10]

July

• 6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8). ^[11]
• 18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23). ^[12]

August

• 4 – The 18th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 4 – 7). ^[13]
• 10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14). ^[14]
• 15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21). ^[15]

September

• 15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18). ^[16]
• 30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16). ^[17]

Oktober

• 20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23). ^[18]
• 24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27). ^[19]

November

• 1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6). ^[20]

December

• 17 – The Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot started in Spiret, Tønsberg. ^[21]

Unknown date

• The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed. ^[22]

Albums released

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
18	Electra	Arild Andersen Group	ECM Records	Produced by Arild Andersen	[23]

Unknown date

J

Tore Johansen

• Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog ^[24]

Per Jørgensen

• Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren ^[25]

S

Karl Seglem

• Dikt (NorCD), with poems by Jon Fosse ^[26]
• Reik (Ozella Records) ^[27]

Deaths

January

• 7 – Ivar Medaas, folk singer (born 1938). ^[28]

June

• 29 – Mikkel Flagstad, jazz saxophonist (born 1930). ^[29]

August

• 17 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954). ^[30]

October

• 9 – Jan Rohde, rock singer (born 1942). ^[31]

November

• 10 – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer and author (born 1918). ^[32]

See also

• 2005 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• 2005 in Swiss music

References

1. "Polarjazz 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-20.
2. "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
3. "Vossa Jazz 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
4. "Vossajazzpris til Berit Opheim". Bergens Tidende . 2005-03-20. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
5. "Jan Gunnar Hoff med tingingsverk til Vossajazz" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2005-01-28. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
6. "Bergenfest 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
7. "Bergen International Festival 200". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
8. "Nattjazz 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
9. "Norwegian Wood 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
10. Steen, Knut (2005-06-22). "Sommerfestivalene satser på "det lille ekstra"" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
11. "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
12. Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (2005-04-11). "Moldejazz 2005: Arild Andersen er Artist in Residence" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
13. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
14. "Sildajazz 2005" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
15. "Oslo Jazzfestival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
16. "DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
17. "ULTIMA 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
18. "Echo 2005 – Bergen Festival of Electronic Music and Contemporary Art". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
19. "Insomnia Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
20. "Oslo World Music Festival 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
21. "Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-22.
22. "Accidents Never Happen – Accidents Never Happen". Musikknyheter.no. Retrieved 2017-05-05.
23. "Arild Andersen Group – Electra". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
24. "Tore Johansen (3) Featuring Karin Krog – Like That". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
25. "Tobias Sjögren & Per Jørgensen – Unspoken Songs". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
26. "Karl Seglem, Jon Fosse – Dikt". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
27. "Karl Seglem – New North". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-20.
28. "Ivar Medaas er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2005-01-07. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
29. "Mikkel Flagstad". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-03-18.
30. "Ivar Medaas er død". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
31. "Jan Rohde är död" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2005-10-12. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
32. "Visekunstneren Vidar Sandbeck er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 2005-11-10. Retrieved 2017-03-08.