2019 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2019 in Norwegian music .

Events

January

• 10 – The 18th All Ears festival started in Oslo (January 10 – 12). ^[1]
• 19 – The Oslo Operaball was arranged in Oslo (February 19 – 20). ^[2]
• 24 – The 38th annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway (January 24–26). ^[3]
• 25 – The 32nd Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 3). ^[4]
• 29 – The Barokkfest started in Trondheim (January 29 – February 3). ^[5]
• 31
  • The 8th Bodø Jazz Open Vinterjazz started in Bodø, Norway (January 31 – February 2). ^[6]
  • The 21st Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 31 – February 3). ^[7]

February

• 14 – The 14th Ice Music Festival starts in Geilo, Norway (February 14–16). ^[8]
• 20 – The Hemsingfestivalen starts in Aurdal (February 20 – 24). ^[9]
• 28 – The By:Larm Festival started in Oslo (February 28 – March 2). ^[10]

March

• 6 – The Borealis Festival starts in Bergen (March 6 – 10). ^[11]
• 17 – The 62nd Narvik Winter Festival starts in Narvik (March 17 – 26). ^[12]

April

• 12 – The 46th Vossajazz starts in Vossevangen (April 12 – 14). ^[13]
• 18 – The Inferno Metal Festival starts in Oslo (April 18–21). ^[14]
• 24 – The Nidaros Bluesfestival starts in Trondheim (April 24 – 28). ^[15]

May

• 3 – The Balejazz starts in Balestrand (May 3 – 5). ^[16]
• 6 – The 30th MaiJazz starts in Stavanger, Norway (May 6 – 12). ^[17]
• 8 – The 15th AnJazz, the Hamar Jazz Festival starts at Hamar, Norway (May 8 – 12). ^[18]
• 22 – The Festspillene i Bergen starts in Bergen (May 22 – June 5). ^[19]
• 24 – The 47th Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 24 – June 1). ^[20]

June

• 1 – The National Music Day is arranged in Oslo. ^[21]
• 5 – The Hardanger Musikkfest starts in Hardanger (June 5 – 10). ^[22]
• 12 – The Bergenfest starts in Bergen (June 12 – 15). ^[23]
• 13 – The Norwegian Wood music festival starts in Oslo (June 13 – 15). ^[24]
• 14 – The Kråkeslottfestivalen starts in Bøvær, Senja (June 14 – 16). ^[25]
• 25 – The Risør kammermusikkfest starts in Risør (June 25 – 30). ^[26]
• 25 – The Hove Festival starts in Tromøya (June 28 – 29). ^[27]

July

• 3 – The Kongsberg Jazzfestival opens at Kongsberg consert (July 3 – 6). ^[28]
• 4 – The 23rd Skånevik Bluesfestival starts in Skånevik, Norway (July 4 – 6). ^[29]
• 11 – The 18th Stavernfestivalen starts in Stavern (August 11 – 13). ^[30]
• 15 – The Moldejazz starts in Molde (August 15 – 20). ^[31]
• 18 – The Bukta Tromsø Open Air Festival starts in Tromsø (August 18 – 20). ^[32]
• 24 – The 24th Canal Street Festival starts in Arendal (July 24 – 27). ^[33]

August

• 1 – The 32nd Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 1 – 4). ^[34]
• 6 – The 20th Øyafestivalen starts in Oslo, Norway (August 6 – 10). ^[35]
• 8 – The 33rd Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 8 – 9). ^[36]
• 11 – The 34th Oslo Jazzfestival starts in Oslo, Norway (August 11 – 17). ^[37]

September

• 5 – The 14th Punktfestivalen opens in Kristiansand (September 5–7). ^[38]

October

• 17 – The 37th DølaJazz starts in Lillehammer (October 17 – 20). ^[39]

Albums released

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
2	And Then Comes The Nigh	Mats Eilertsen, Harmen Fraanje, Thomas Strønen	ECM		[40]
8	Dualistic	Dualistic (Bernt Moen, Fredrik Sahlander, Tobias Solbakk)	Losen		[41]
	Tana	Sverre Gjørvad	Losen		[42]
	Æ	Anton Eger	Edition	Produced by Petter Eldh and Anton Eger, Executive producer Dave Stapleton	[43]
22	Quilter	Thomas T Dahl	Losen	Produced by Thomas T Dahl	[44]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Sucker Punch	Sigrid	Island Records	Produced by Martin Sjølie	[45]
8	Voyage	Daniel Herskedal	Edition	Produced by Daniel Herskedal, Executive producer Dave Stapleton	[46]
22	Sounds Of 3 Edition 2	Per Mathisen feat. Ulf Wakenius and Gary Husband	Losen		[47]

May

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Northbound	Eivind Austad Trio	Losen		[48]

See also

• 2019 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2019
• Spellemannprisen
• Buddyprisen
• Nordlysprisen
• Edvard Grieg Memorial Award
• Thorgeir Stubø Memorial Award
• Rolf Gammleng Memorial Award
• Radka Toneff Memorial Award

References

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2. "Oslo Operaball 2019". Operaballet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
3. "Djangofestivalen-billetter". Ticketmaster.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
4. "Nordlysfestivalen 25. januar – 3. februar 2019". Nordlysfestivalen . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
5. "Barokkfest 29. januar – 3. februar 2019". Barokkfest.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
6. "BJO vinterjazz 31 januar - 02 februar 2019" (in Norwegian). Bodø Jazz Open . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
7. "Polarjazz 2019". Polarjazz . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
8. "Ice Music Festival Norway returns to the dark, exotic mountains of Finse from Feb 14th to 16th 2019". Ice Music Festival. Archived from the original on 2018-03-08. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
9. "Hemsingfestivalen 2019 - 20. til 24 februar" (in Norwegian). Valdres.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
10. "By:Larm 28.02 - 02.03. 2019 Oslo Norway". By:Larm . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
11. "Borealis 6.-10. March 2019". BorealisFestival.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-19. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
12. "Narvik Winter Festival Narvik: 17. Mar - 26. Mar 2017". NorwayFestivals.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
13. "Vossa Jazz 12. - 14. april 2019" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
14. "Inferno Metal Festival Norway 2019". Inferno Metal Festival . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
15. "Nidaros Blues 2019" (in Norwegian). NidarosBlues.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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29. "Skånevik Bluesfestival 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2019" (in Norwegian). FjordHotellet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-21.
30. "Stavernfestivalen" (in Norwegian). Stavernfestivalen . Retrieved 2019-01-18.
31. "Moldejazz 15.-20. juli 2019" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2020-10-28. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
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33. "Canal Street Arendal 24.-27 juli 2019". Canalstreet.no. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
34. "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
35. "Øyafestivalen 2019". Øyafestivalen . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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38. "Punkt Festivalen 5. september 2019 - 7. september 2019" (in Norwegian). VisitNorway.no. Archived from the original on 2019-01-22. Retrieved 2019-01-22.
39. "Dølajazz – Lillehammer Jazzfestival – 17.-20. oktober 2019" (in Norwegian). DølaJazz . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
40. "Mats Eilertsen And Then Comes The Nigh Harmen Fraanje Thomas Strønen". ECM . Retrieved 2019-01-22.
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42. "Tana - Sverre Gjørvad". Musical reviews. Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16.
43. "Anton Eger - Æ". Musical reviews. Edition Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16.
44. "Quilter - Thomas T Dahl". Musical reviews. Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16.
45. "Sigrid Announces New Album 'Sucker Punch'". ClashMusic.com. Retrieved 2019-01-18.
46. "Daniel Herskedal - Voyage". Musical reviews. Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16.
47. "Sounds Of 3 Edition 2 - Per Mathisen". Musical reviews. Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16.
48. "Northbound - Eivind Austad Trio". Musical reviews. Losen Records . Retrieved 2019-01-16.