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This article covers events in 2021 in continental European music, arranged in geographical order.

Events

• 1 January – The Vienna Philharmonic's annual Neujahrskonzert , conducted by Riccardo Muti, takes place without a live audience for the first time in the history of the concert, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. ^[1]
• 4 January – Dutch National Opera and Ballet announces that Stijn Schoonderwoerd will be its new general director (algemeen directeur), effective from 1 February. ^[2]
• 22 February – Daft Punk, the French electronic music duo, breaks up after nearly 30 years together. ^[3]

Scandinavia

Main article: 2021 in Scandinavian music

Top hits

• Danish number-one hits of 2021
• Finnish number-one singles of 2021 , Finnish number-one albums of 2021
• Norwegian number-one songs in 2020
• Swedish number-one singles and albums in 2021

Netherlands

• Dutch number-one singles of 2021

Ireland

Main article: 2021 in Irish music

UK

Main article: 2021 in British music

Germany

• German number-one hits of 2021

Switzerland and Austria

• Swiss number-one hits of 2021

France

• French number-one hits of 2021

Italy

• Italian number-one hits of 2021

Eastern Europe/ Balkans

• List of Polish number-one singles of 2021
• Czech number-one songs of the 2020s
• Hungarian number-one singles of the 2020s

Deaths

• 1 January
  • Carlos do Carmo, 81, Portuguese fado singer ^[4]
  • Jan Vering, 65, German gospel singer ^[5]
• 3 January – Tasso Adamopoulos, 76, Greek-French violist and pedagogue (from COVID-19) ^[6]
• 4 January – Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer and guitarist (Children of Bodom) (death announced on this date) ^[7]
• 10 January – Thorleif Torstensson, 71, Swedish dansband singer, guitarist and saxophonist (Thorleifs) (COVID-19) ^[8]
• 16 January – Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish rock keyboardist (Hurriganes, Dingo) ^[9]

References

1. "Neujahrskonzert 2021 ohne Publikum, 2022 mit Barenboim". Der Standard. 2021-01-01. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
2. "Stijn Schoonderwoerd nieuwe algemeen directeur Nationale Opera & Ballet" (Press release). Dutch National Opera. 2021-01-04. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
3. Blistein, Jon (2021-02-22). "Daft Punk Break Up". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
4. Micael, Manuela (1 January 2021). "Carlos do Carmo, o embaixador do fado". IOL.PT (in Portuguese). Archived from the original on 3 January 2021. Retrieved 1 January 2021.
5. "In der Silvesternacht verstorben: Ex-Apollo-Dramaturg Jan Vering ist tot". Siegener Zeitung (in German). Retrieved 3 January 2021.
6. Suzana Kubik (2021-01-04). "Disparition de l'altiste et éminent pédagogue Tasso Adamopoulos". France Musique. Retrieved 2021-01-08.
7. Ben Beaumont-Thomas (4 January 2021). "Alexi Laiho, frontman of metal band Children of Bodom, dies aged 41". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 January 2021.
8. "Thorleifs sångare Thorleif Torstensson död i covid-19". Expressen. Retrieved 10 January 2021.
9. Vedenpää, Ville (16 January 2021). "Muusikko Pave Maijanen on kuollut". Yle Uutiset (in Finnish). Helsinki: Yleisradio Oy. Retrieved 16 January 2021.