2005 in Scandinavian music

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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]
• December – Guitarist Peter Wichers leaves the Swedish band Soilwork to concentrate on producing. ^[3]
• unknown date – Rune Eriksen co-founds the doom metal band Ava Inferi. ^[4]

Classical works

• Magnus Lindberg – Sculpture ^[5]
• Esa-Pekka Salonen – Helix for orchestra ^[6]

Popular music

• Dolph – "Arghhh!!!" (#2 Denmark)^{[ citation needed ]}
• Trine Dyrholm – "Mr. Nice Guy" ^[7]
• Giv Til Asien – "Hvor små vi er" (#1 Denmark) ^[8]
• Klara Hammarström – "On and On and On" (#1 Sweden) ^[9]
• Kent – "Den döda vinkeln" (#14 Sweden) ^[10]
• Daniel Lindström – "Coming True" (#1 Sweden) ^[11]
• Nephew – "Mr. Nice Guy" (#1 Denmark)
• Sigur Rós – "Hoppípolla" (UK #24) ^[12]
• Martin Stenmarck – "Las Vegas" (#1 Sweden) ^[13]
• Wig Wam – "In My Dreams" (#1 Norway) ^[14]

Births

• 17 July – Theoz, Swedish singer ^[15]

Deaths

• 7 January – Ivar Medaas, Norwegian folk singer (born 1938) ^[16]
• 13 February – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (born 1918) ^[17]
• 19 April – Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen, Danish jazz bassist (born 1946); heart attack). ^{[18] [19]}
• 29 June – Mikkel Flagstad, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1930) ^[20]
• 17 August – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, Norwegian clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954) ^[21]
• 11 September – Carin Malmlöf-Forssling, Swedish organist and composer (born 1916) ^[22]
• 10 November – Vidar Sandbeck, Norwegian folk singer and composer (born 1918) ^[23]
• 25 December – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1918) ^[24]

References

1. "Operaen indviet med festforestilling". DR. 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. "BLABBERMOUTH.NET - SOILWORK: Guitarist WICHERS Quits, Drummer VERBEUREN Named Full-Time Member". Archived from the original on 22 August 2007. Retrieved 11 November 2019.
4. "Ava Inferi". Season of Mist. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
5. Swed, Mark (8 October 2005). "A captivating new 'Sculpture' in sound". Los Angeles Times . Retrieved 10 July 2016.
6. "Helix for orchestra". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
7. "DanishCharts site page for Mr. Nice Guy". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
8. "Hvor små vi er". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
9. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 8, 2025". Sverigetopplistan . Retrieved 22 February 2025.
10. "Den döda vinkeln". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
11. "Coming True". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
12. "Hoppipolla". BPI. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
13. "Las Vegas". Swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
14. "In My Dreams". Norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
15. Forsell, Mikael (10 April 2024). "Theoz byter namn – blir Theo". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). Retrieved 21 April 2024.
16. "Ivar Medaas er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. 7 January 2005. Retrieved 8 March 2017.
17. Anderson, Martin (17 February 2005). "Sixten Ehrling". The Independent . London.
18. Woodard, Josef (2005). "Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen: The Great Dane's Low Tones and Highlights". JazzTimes . Retrieved 27 February 2016.
19. "N-H. Orsted Pedersen, 58, Bassist in Danish Jazz Scene, Dies" (21 April 2005) The New York Times
20. "Mikkel Flagstad død". Dagsavisen. 17 July 2005. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 30 August 2013.
21. "Ivar Medaas er død". MIC.no. Retrieved 18 March 2017.
22. "Carin Gunhild Malmlöf-Forssling". skbl. Retrieved 25 February 2025.
23. "Vidar Sandbeck er død". 11 November 2005.
24. "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.