1976 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1976.
Events
- 4 March – ABBA arrive at Sydney airport for a promotional tour in Australia.[1]
- 3 April – At the 21st Eurovision Song Contest, Finland is the best-performing Scandinavian country, finishing in 11th place. Norway, the only other competing Scandinavian country, finishes 18th.[2]
- 18 June – ABBA perform "Dancing Queen" for the first time in Sweden at a gala concert in the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, on the eve of the wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf to Silvia Sommerlath.[3]
- unknown date – Iceland's Atli Heimir Sveinsson is awarded the Nordic Music Prize.[4]
New works
- Einar Englund – Symphony No. 4, "Nostalgic" (in memory of Shostakovich)[5]
- Per Nørgård
- Ib Nørholm – Sonata No. 1, Op. 69, for guitar[8]
Hit singles
- ABBA
- "Fernando" (No. 1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, etc)[9]
- "Money, Money, Money" (No. 1 Australia, Belgium, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, etc)[10]
- Fredi and the Friends – "Pump-Pump"[11]
- Harpo – "Horoscope" (No. 1 Denmark; No. 3 Germany)[12]
- Chrisse Johansson – "R-A-K-A-S"[13]
Hit albums
- ABBA – Arrival[14]
- Megas – Fram Og Aftur Blindgötuna[15]
- Thorleifs – Skänk mig dina tankar (No. 1 Sweden)[16]
Film and television music
Musical films
Births
- 22 January – Sivert Høyem, Norwegian rock singer[19]
- 22 March – Marita Sølberg, Norwegian opera singer[20]
- 10 April – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (died 2006)[21]
- 23 July – Øyvind Torvund, Norwegian composer[22]
- 24 December – Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Icelandic musician[23]
Deaths
- 31 January – Evert Taube, Swedish composer and singer (born 1890)[24]
- 20 February – Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1901).[25]
- 30 April – Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Norwegian composer and music conductor (born 1924).[26]
- 2 May – Karin Juel, Swedish singer (born 1900)[27]
- 12 May – Sverre Hagerup Bull, Norwegian composer (born 1892)[28]
- 7 June – Leif Rustad, Norwegian cellist and radio pioneer (born 1903).[29]
- 6 September – Berit Brænne, Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter (born 1918)[30]
- 25 September – Gjermund Haugen, Norwegian fiddler (born 1914)[31]
See also
References
- ^ "The Promotional Tour March 1976". ABBA Official Australian Fan Club. Retrieved 17 November 2019.
- ^ "The Hague 1976 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Friederike Haedecke; Julia Melchior (2008). Royal Weddings. Königliche Hochzeiten. TeNeues. p. 51. ISBN 9783832792527.
- ^ "Atli Heimir Sveinsson". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Einar Englund". Nordic Sounds. NOMUS: 111. 1992.
- ^ "Frostsalme (1976)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Vinterkantate". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Sonata for Guitar No. 1 op. 69 (1976)". Idagio. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Adams, Cameron (2 May 2017). "Ed Sheeran breaks Australian music chart record with Shape of You". Australia: News Corp. Retrieved 4 January 2019.
- ^ David Kent (2006). Australian Charts Book 1993—2005. Australian Chart Book Pty Ltd, Turramurra, N.S.W. p. 10. ISBN 978-0-646-45889-2.
- ^ "FREDI & FRIENDS - PUMP-PUMP (SONG)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 18 August 2025.
- ^ "Suche - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". Offizielle Deutsche Charts. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
- ^ "Sanoittajalegenda Chrisse Johansson on kuollut". tansslin.fi. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1991). Guinness Book of Rock Stars. Enfield: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 0-85112-971-4.
- ^ "Fram og aftur blindgötuna". bokmenntavefur (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "THORLEIFS - SKÄNK MIG DING TANKAR (ALBUM)". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Hallo Baby (1976)". The Swedish Film Database. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
- ^ John L. Walters (15 November 2023). "'Sven Klang's Combo / Sven Klangs kvintett' (1976) at Barbican Cinema 2". UK Jazz News. Retrieved 17 August 2025.
- ^ "Sivert Høyem". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 16 August 2025.
- ^ "Marita Sølberg". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Rønsen, Arild (11 June 2014). Jan Werner Danielsen (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 23 December 2014.
- ^ "Øyvind Torvund". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ "RUV - Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson profile". RUV. 14 January 2013. Archived from the original on 10 February 2013. Retrieved 5 June 2024.
- ^ Juhlin, Johan (12 November 2022). "Artisten och skådespelaren Sven-Bertil Taube död". SVT Nyheter (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 July 2023.
- ^ Andersen, Rune J. (25 November 2013). "Erling Asbjørn Kjellsby". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
- ^ Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Edvard Fliflet Bræin". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Karin Sofia Juel". SKBL. Retrieved 15 August 2025.
- ^ "Sverre Hagerup Bull". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 23 June 2021. Retrieved 9 January 2022.
- ^ Arntzen, Jon Gunnar (8 March 2012). "Leif Rustad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Birkeland, Tone (13 February 2009). "Berit Brænne". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 March 2017.
- ^ "Gjermund Haugen". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). 29 November 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2022.