1984 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1984.
Events
[edit]- The Eurovision Song Contest 1984, held in Luxembourg, is won by the Swedish entry, "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley", performed by Herreys.[1] Denmark finish in 4th place, Finland 9th and Norway 17th.
- August – Finnish power metal band Stratovarius is formed, under the name "Black Water".[2]
- September – Lars H.U.G. releases his first solo album, City Slang.[3]
- unknown date – Kirka receives his first gold disc for his album Hengaillaan, and is awarded the Emma, the most important Finnish music prize, for Best Male Singer.[4]
Classical works
[edit]- Ulf Grahn – Symphony no 2[5]
- Knut Nystedt – Missa brevis[6]
- Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas lähtee Ranskaan (opera)[7]
Hit singles
[edit]- Åge Aleksandersen – "Lys og varme"[8]
- Stefan Borsch – "Det är ju dej jag går och väntar på" (#32 Sweden; Swedish version of "Det' lige det")[9]
- Agneta Fältskog – "If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind" (#2 Sweden; #11 UK)[10]
- Marie Fredriksson – "Ännu doftar kärlek" (#18 Sweden)[11]
- Carola Häggkvist – "Tommy tycker om mig" (#9 Norway; #10 Sweden)[12]
- Hot Eyes – "Det' lige det"[13]
- Nanna Lüders Jensen – "Buster"[14]
Eurovision Song Contest
[edit]- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1984
Film and television music
[edit]Births
[edit]- 14 February – Víkingur Ólafsson, Icelandic pianist[17]
- 1 September – Ludwig Göransson, Swedish Academy-Award winning film score composer[18]
Deaths
[edit]- 10 January – Thore Jederby, Swedish jazz bassist, record producer, and radio broadcaster (born 1913)[19]
- 28 July – Ahti Sonninen, Finnish composer (born 1914)[20]
- 12 August – Arild Sandvold, Norwegian organist, choir conductor and composer (born 1895)[21]
- 3 September – Rolf Gammleng, Norwegian classical violinist and organizational leader (born 1898)[22]
- 13 September – Konsta Jylhä, Finnish folk musician (born 1910)[23]
- 13 October – Kjeld Bonfils, Danish pianist and vibraphonist (born 1918)[24]
- 8 November – Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, Norwegian classical violinist and composer (born 1903)[25]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Luxembourg 1984 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 15 April 2021. Retrieved 15 April 2021.
- ^ "Stratovarius - Biography". Metal Storm. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Britain and Denmark: Political, Economic and Cultural Relations in the 19th and 20th Centuries. Museum Tusculanum Press, University of Copenhagen. 2003. p. 525. ISBN 9788772897509.
- ^ "Diskografia 1967-2022". veikkotiitto.fi. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Sinfonie no 2". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Bernarducci, Anthony (2017). "Missa brevis / An Ancient Genre Revitalized" (PDF). Choral Journal. Retrieved 2 June 2019.
- ^ Arni E. The King Goes Forth to France. In: The New Grove Dictionary of Opera. Macmillan, London and New York, 1997.
- ^ "Åge Aleksandersen – Lys og varme". Hits Norge. 16 February 2022. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Sissi (LP, Vinyl). Stefan Borsch. Mariann Grammofon. 1984. MLPH 1575.
{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Agnetha Fältskog – If I Thought You'd Ever Change Your Mind". Tracklisten. 16 April 2004. Retrieved 10 October 2024.
- ^ "DigiListan: 16 Juni 2013". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Nostalgilistan. 16 June 2013. Retrieved 30 July 2019.
- ^ "CAROLA - TOMMY LOVES ME (SONG)". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "KIRSTEN & SØREN (HOT EYES) - DET' LIGE DET (SONG)". danishcharts. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "Nanna". Danmarks Nationalleksikon. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Goodman, Walter (23 May 1986). "The Screen: 'Ronja'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 14 January 2018. Retrieved 1 May 2020.
- ^ Roger Ebert (19 September 1986). "Twist and Shout". Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ "14 February: Víkingur Ólafsson Was Born". Interlude. 14 February 2022. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Ana Bogdan. "Ludwig Göransson: "I'm building a puzzle"". The Talks. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Icedor Johansson (20 April 2010). "Jederby, Thore – basist, orkesterledare". Orkester Journalen. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Sonninen, Ahti". Fennica Gehrman. Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ Herresthal, Harald (13 February 2009). "Arild Sandvold". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ Gaukstad, Øystein (1991). "Gammleng, Rolf". Musikkleksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Universitetsforlaget. ISBN 82-00-02973-5.
- ^ "JYLHÄ, Konsta ". Biografiskt Lexicon for Finland (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 June 2025.
- ^ "Kjeld Bonfils". dansk film databas. Retrieved 18 June 2025.
- ^ Andersen, Rune (13 February 2009). "Sparre Olsen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2017.