2014 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2014 in Swedish music .

Events

February

• 1 – The Melodifestivalen first semi-final took place. The three next semi-finals was executed on February 8, 15, and 22.

March

• 1 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 1.
• 8 – Final of the Melodifestivalen was on March 8, 2014. ^[1] Sanna Nielsen's song "Undo (Sanna Nielsen song)" won the competition.

April

• 28 – Swedes Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Shellback produced "Problem" by Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea. ^{[2] [3]}

May

• 9 – Gamlestaden Jazzfestival started in Gothenburg (May 9 – 10). ^[4]

June

• 26 – The 2nd Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping (June 26 - 28). ^[5]

July

• 5 – Ghost (Swedish band) performed at the European Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth Park, Knebworth, England. ^[6]

Album and singles releases

February

• 4 – Years by Markku Ounaskari / Kari Heinilä / Lena Willemark / Anders Jormin (Eclipse Records). ^[7]

March

• 3 – Truth Serum EP by Tove Lo, her album released on March 3. The album speaks about a love and personal story. ^[8]
• 7 – Behind The Sun by Motorpsycho with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon). ^[9]
• 12 – Kent released La Belle Epoque on March 12.
• 28 – Momento Magico by guitarist Ulf Wakenius (ACT Music). ^[10]
• 31 – My Silver Lining single by First Aid Kit, a folk-pop song. ^[11]

April

• 30 – Tigerdrottningen , the eleventh studio album by Kent, was released on April 30.

May

• 13 – Hail the Apocalypse by the band Avatar is scheduled for release. ^[12]

June

• 10 – Stay Gold the third album by First Aid Kit was released in the United States. ^[13]

Unknown date

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G – Hidros6 Knockin' by Mats Gustafsson & NU Ensemble (Not Two Records). ^[14]

Deaths

February

• 11 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (born 1924).

July

• 24 – Christian Falk, record producer and musician (born 1962).

October

• 11 – Mats Rondin, cellist and conductor (born 1960).

See also

• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2014 section on page)

References

1. Dahlander, Gustav (10 September 2013). "Städerna klara: Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2014" (in Swedish). SVT . Retrieved 10 September 2013.
2. "Ariana Grande: "Max Martin is a genius"" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 6 July 2014.
3. "How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer". Rolling Stone. 22 May 2014. Retrieved 7 July 2014.
4. Andersson, Jan (2014-02-11). "Ny jazzfestival i Gamlestan" (in Swedish). Göteborgs-Posten . Retrieved 2016-02-21.
5. "Bråvalla 2014". SongKick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
6. "Mastodon, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Ghost B.C and more added to Sonisphere 2014". Kerrang!. 2014-01-06. Archived from the original on 2014-01-11. Retrieved 2014-01-11.
7. "Years by Ounaskari-Heinilä-Willemark-Jormin". Eclipse Records . Retrieved 2016-02-17.
8. "Tove Lo: "Det är rå och ärlig pop"" (in Swedish). SvD.sedate=25 February 2014. Retrieved 14 March 2014.
9. "Motorpsycho: Behind The Sun (CD/2LP)". Rune Grammofon. Archived from the original on 2014-09-24. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
10. "Ulf Wakenius – Momento Magico". ACT Music . Retrieved 2016-02-14.
11. "My Silver Lining Single" . Retrieved March 31, 2014.
12. AVATAR Interview: Vocalist Talks ‘Hail the Apocalypse’
13. "Columbia Records twitter on March 31, 2014" . Retrieved March 31, 2014.
14. "Mats Gustafsson & NU Ensemble* – Hidros6 Knockin'". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2016-02-14.