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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1978.
Events
- 12 April – György Ligeti's opera, Le Grand Macabre, receives its world première in Stockholm, in Swedish translation.[1]
- 15 April – Ulf Grahn's The Wind of Dawn for orchestra and tape is premièred by the Northern Virginia Symphony in the United States, five years after its composition.[2]
- 22 April – At the 23rd Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden, in 14th place, is the best performing of the Scandinavian countries. Denmark finish 16th and Finland 18th.[3] Norway finish 20th (bottom) with no points, after an eccentric performance by Jahn Teigen, whose song went on to be a huge success in the charts. [4][5]
- unknown date – Sweden's Göran Söllscher wins the Concours International de Guitare in Paris.[6]
New works
- Vagn Holmboe[7]
- Brass Quintet No. 2
- String Quartet No. 15
- Aulis Sallinen – The Red Line (opera)[8]
Hit singles
- ABBA
- "Summer Night City" (#1 Ireland, Sweden)[9]
- "Take a Chance on Me" (#1 Austria, Belgium, Ireland, UK)[10]
- Eppu Normaali – "Jee jee" (#18 Finland)[11]
- Leevi and the Leavings – "Mitä kuuluu, Marja-Leena?"[12]
- Prima Vera – "Så lykkelig i Sverige"[13]
- Shu-bi-dua – "Danmark"[14]
- Björn Skifs – "Det blir alltid värre framåt natten" (#8 Sweden)[15]
- Jahn Teigen – "Mil etter mil" (#1 Norway)[16]
Hit albums
- Tomas Ledin – Fasten Seatbelts (#8 Sweden)[17]
- Sebastian – Sebastian i Montmartre[18]
- Samuelsons – Vilken dag![19]
- Jahn Teigen – This Year's Loser[20]
Film music
Births
- 19 January – Laura Närhi, Finnish pop singer[23]
- 28 February – Mikko Innanen, Finnish saxophonist and composer[24]
- 28 March – Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson, Icelandic singer (born 1945)[25]
- 11 May – Perttu Kivilaakso, Finnish cello player[26]
- 6 December – Benjamin Staern, Swedish composer[27]
Deaths
- 13 February – Aslak Brekke, Norwegian folk singer (born 1901)[28]
- 23 March – Greta Dahlström, Finnish composer and teacher (born 1887)
- 20 May – Bjarne Brustad, Norwegian violinist, violist and composer (born 1895)[29]
- 8 June – Jenny Hasselquist, Swedish ballerina (born 1894)[30]
See also
References
- ^ Griffiths, Paul (2002). "Grand Macabre, Le ('The Grand Macabre')". Grove Music Online. revised by Michael Searby (8th ed.). Oxford University Press. doi:10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.O002356. ISBN 978-1-56159-263-0.
- ^ "The Wind of Dawn for orchestra and tape". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Paris 1978 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ "Final of Paris 1978". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 11 April 2021. Retrieved 11 April 2021.
- ^ Emily Mackay (6 May 2017). "What happened to the Eurovision contestants who scored nul points?". BBC. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Göran Söllscher, guitar". Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ Rapoport, Paul (1996). The Compositions of Vagn Holmobe. Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
- ^ Matthew Boyden; Nick Kimberley (2002). The Rough Guide to Opera. Rough Guides. p. 579.
- ^ "Sverigetopplistan ABBA". IFPI Sweden. 11 September 2021. Retrieved 12 September 2021.
- ^ Oldham, A, Calder, T & Irvin, C: "ABBA: The Name of the Game", page 122. Sidgwick & Jackson, 1995
- ^ Luoto, Santtu (1999). Tiimalasin santaa – Eppu Normaalin tarina (in Finnish). WSOY. p. 86. ISBN 951-0-24344-2.
- ^ Ilmaisun murroksia vuosituhannen vaihteen suomalaisessa kulttuurissa (in Finnish). Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura. 2005. p. 111. ISBN 9789517466837.
- ^ "Prima Vera – «Så lykkelig i Sverige»". NRK. Retrieved 31 July 2025.
- ^ "Bundesen og Hardinger fortæller om 78'eren". youtube.com. 4 June 2010. Retrieved 5 September 2015.
- ^ Kyriakos Tsinivits (20 April 2021). "All the Swedish Eurovision entries that have charted on Sweden's national singles chart". Aussievision. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "VG-lista for 'Mil etter mil'" (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 July 2016.
- ^ International Who's who in Popular Music. Europa Publications Limited. 2009. p. 309.
- ^ Torben Bille (1984). Sebastian – Gøgleren, Knud og de andre (in Danish). Forlaget Fremad. p. 133.
- ^ "Samuelsons: Vilken Dag!". Colnect. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ A Song for Europe: Popular Music and Politics in the Eurovision Song Contest. Taylor & Francis. 2017. p. 1. ISBN 9781351577984.
- ^ Henrik Wivel (2008). Spejlet: Bille Augusts film. Gyldendal. p. 188. ISBN 9788702062830.
- ^ Torben Bille (2009). Sebastian - Når lyset bryder frem. Lindhardt og Ringhof. ISBN 788711422960.
{{cite book}}: Check|isbn=value: length (help) - ^ Maksimainen, Heini (18 May 2011). "Ihanaa, olen kuin äitini!". Me Naiset (in Finnish). Sanoma. Archived from the original on 22 February 2014. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ Paavilainen, Ulla, ed. (2014). Kuka kukin on: Henkilötietoja nykypolven suomalaisista 2015 [Who’s Who in Finland, 2015] (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. p. 255. ISBN 978-951-1-28228-0.
- ^ Jón Ólafsson (2009). Söknuður Ævisaga Vilhjálms Vilhjálmssonar (in Icelandic). Sena.
- ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Biography: Apocalyptica". Allmusic. Retrieved 12 June 2010.
- ^ "Benjamin Staern (1978-)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 2 August 2025.
- ^ "Aslak Brekke". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 20 March 2014. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Bjarne Brustad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Jenny Hasselquist" (in Swedish). Teater Sargasso. Retrieved 3 March 2014.