2005 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2005.

Events

• 15 January – The new Copenhagen Opera House, designed by Henning Larsen, opens on the island of Holmen. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark and Denmark's prime minister Anders Fogh are among those present at the ceremony. ^[1]
• 18 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Berit Opheim is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2005. ^[2]
• 15 April – Einojuhani Rautavaara's Book of Visions is premièred at the Palais des Beaux-Arts in Brussels. ^[3]
• 20 April – The world premiere of Barlinnie Nine by Osmo Tapio Räihälä at the Finlandia Hall on the same day, as its subject Duncan Ferguson re-emerged as a striking force in the English Premier League. ^[4]
• 20 May – Jorun Stiansen becomes the first woman to win Norway's version of Idol , when she is victorious in the final of the third series. ^[5]
• 21 May – At the final of the 50th Eurovision Song Contest in Ukraine, Denmark, represented by Jakob Sveistrup, and Norway, represented by Wig Wam, finish in joint 9th place, the highest of any of the Scandinavian countries. ^[6]
• 11 October – Einojuhani Rautavaara's Manhattan Trilogy for strings is premièred at Carnegie Hall, New York City. ^[7]
• December – Guitarist Peter Wichers leaves the Swedish band Soilwork to concentrate on producing. ^[8]
• unknown date – Rune Eriksen co-founds the doom metal band Ava Inferi. ^[9]

Classical works

• Kalevi Aho – Clarinet Concerto ^[10]
• Magnus Lindberg – Sculpture ^[11]
• Esa-Pekka Salonen – Helix for orchestra ^[12]

Popular music

• Dolph – "Arghhh!!!" (#2 Denmark)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Trine Dyrholm – "Mr. Nice Guy" ^[13]
• Giv Til Asien – "Hvor små vi er" (#1 Denmark) ^[14]
• Klara Hammarström – "On and On and On" (#1 Sweden) ^[15]
• Kent – "Den döda vinkeln" (#14 Sweden) ^[16]
• Daniel Lindström – "Coming True" (#1 Sweden) ^[17]
• Nephew – "Mr. Nice Guy" (#1 Denmark)
• Sigur Rós – "Hoppípolla" (UK #24) ^[18]
• Martin Stenmarck – "Las Vegas" (#1 Sweden) ^[19]
• Wig Wam – "In My Dreams" (#1 Norway) ^[20]

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005

Births

• 17 July – Theoz, Swedish singer ^[21]

Deaths

• 1 January – Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (born 1925) ^[22]
• 7 January – Ivar Medaas, Norwegian folk singer (born 1938) ^[23]
• 13 February – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (born 1918) ^[24]
• 19 April – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz bassist (born 1946); heart attack). ^{[25] [26]}
• 25 May – Jurij Moskvitin, Danish pianist and composer (born 1938) ^[27]
• 29 June – Mikkel Flagstad, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1930) ^[28]
• 21 July – Tamara Lund, Finnish singer and actress (born 1941; stomach cancer) ^[29]
• 17 August – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, Norwegian clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954) ^[30]
• 11 September – Carin Malmlöf-Forssling, Swedish organist and composer (born 1916) ^[31]
• 10 November – Vidar Sandbeck, Norwegian folk singer and composer (born 1918) ^[32]
• 25 December – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1918) ^[33]

References

1. "Operaen indviet med festforestilling". DR. 15 January 2005. Retrieved 5 November 2009.
2. "Vossajazzpris til Berit Opheim". Bergens Tidende . 20 March 2005. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2017.
3. "Book of Visions 2004". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
4. Dart, James (11 May 2005). "Classical composers inspired by football". The Guardian.
5. "Idol". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 25 July 2025.
6. "Kyiv 2005 – Grand Final – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 20 April 2021. Retrieved 20 April 2021.
7. "Manhattan Trilogy (2004)". Boosey & Hawkes. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
8. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SOILWORK: Guitarist WICHERS Quits, Drummer VERBEUREN Named Full-Time Member". Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
9. "Ava Inferi". Season of Mist. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
10. "Aho, Kalevi - Clarinet Concerto (2005)". www.boosey.com. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
11. Swed, Mark (8 October 2005). "A captivating new 'Sculpture' in sound". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 10 July 2016.
12. "Helix for orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
13. "DanishCharts site page for Mr. Nice Guy". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
14. "Hvor små vi er". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
15. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8, 2025". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
16. "Den döda vinkeln". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
17. "Coming True". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
18. "Hoppipolla". BPI. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
19. "Las Vegas". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
20. "In My Dreams". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
21. Forsell, Mikael (10 April 2024). "Theoz byter namn – blir Theo". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
22. "Magnús Blöndal Jóhannsson tónskáld". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 4 January 2005. p. 25. Retrieved 13 March 2014.
23. "Ivar Medaas er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
24. Anderson, Martin (17 February 2005). "Sixten Ehrling". The Independent . London.
25. Woodard, Josef (2005). "Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: The Great Dane's Low Tones and Highlights". JazzTimes . Retrieved 27 February 2016.
26. "N-H. Orsted Pedersen, 58, Bassist in Danish Jazz Scene, Dies" (21 April 2005) The New York Times
27. "Robert Jurij Moskvitin". gravsted.dk. Retrieved 26 February 2025.
28. "Mikkel Flagstad død". Dagsavisen. 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
29. Kukkonen, Aino (22 October 2018). "Lund, Tamara (1941 - 2005)". National Biography of Finland (in Finnish). Retrieved 18 September 2024.
30. "Ivar Medaas er død". MIC.no. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
31. "Carin Gunhild Malmlöf-Forssling". skbl. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
32. "Vidar Sandbeck er død". 11 November 2005.
33. "Birgit Nilsson, 87; Wagnerian Soprano Known for the Power of Her Voice and Personality". Los Angeles Times . 12 January 2006. Archived from the original on 9 April 2015. Retrieved 29 April 2018.