1980 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1980.
Events
- 9 March – Abba arrive in Japan on the first leg of their final world tour.[1]
- 19 April – At the 25th Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden is the highest-placed Scandinavian country, finishing in 10th place. Denmark finish 14th, Norway 16th and Finland 19th.[2]
- December
- Icelandic punk band Þeyr release their debut Þagað í Hel, but the vinyl pressing is faulty and only 500 copies are made available.[3]
- Swedish musician Stefan Dernbrant leaves punk group Strul, which he had formed with his ex-girlfriend Marie Fredriksson.[4]
Classical works
- Jouni Kaipainen – Cinq poèmes de René Char[5]
- Trygve Madsen – Sonata for Tuba and Piano[6]
- Esa-Pekka Salonen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen)[7]
- Jukka Tiensuu – Le Tombeau de Beethoven[8]
Hit singles
- ABBA – "The Winner Takes It All" (#1 UK, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa)[9]
- Bamses Venner – "Tænker altid på dig"[10]
- Gyllene Tider – "När vi två blir en" (#1 Sweden, Norway)[11]
- Kliché – "Aldrig mere / Militskvinder"
- Tomas Ledin – "Just nu!" (#1 Sweden)[12]
- Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – "Sámiid ædnan" (#1 Norway)[13]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980
Film and television music
- Antti Hytti – Aurinkotuuli[14]
- Morten Kærså – Sådan er Jeg Osse[15]
- Rolf Just Nilsen – Lørdagsredaksjonen[16]
- Arne Olsson – Det blir jul på Möllegården[17]
- Gunner Møller Pedersen – Næste Stop Paradis[18]
Births
- 7 June – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish metal musician[19]
- 28 October – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter[20]
Deaths
- 13 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (born 1918)[21]
- 20 June – Allan Pettersson, Danish violist and composer (born 1911)[22]
- 4 August – Pekka Pöyry, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1939)[23]
- 26 October – Bjørn Fongaard, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher (born 1919)[24]
- 10 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (born 1909)[25]
- 22 November – Uffe Baadh, Danish jazz drummer (born 1923)[26]
- 31 December – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914)[27]
See also
References
- ^ "ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan". ABBA '80 Concert Tour in Japan. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "The Hague 1980 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 12 April 2021.
- ^ {Steinar J. Lúđvíksson (1980). Hvađ gerđist á Íslandi (in Icelandic). Bókaútgáfan Örn og Örlygur. p. 127.
- ^ Fredriksson, Marie; von Zweigbergk, Helena (2015). Kärleken till livet. Piratförlaget. p. 64. ISBN 9789164204639.
- ^ "Jouni Kaipainen". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "SONATA Op.24". June Emerson Wind Music. Retrieved 18 July 2025.
- ^ "Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Le Tombeau de Beethoven". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Hits of the World". Billboard. Vol. 93, no. 9. New York, NY. 7 March 1981. p. 73. ISSN 0006-2510.
- ^ "Bamses Venner discography". danishcharts.dk. Hung Medien. Retrieved 12 January 2014.
- ^ "När vi två blir en (1980)". Gyllenetider. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "swedishcharts.com – Tomas Ledin – Just nu!". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved 11 May 2012.
- ^ "SVERRE KJELSBERG & MATTIS HÆTTA - SÁMIID ÆDNAN (SONG)". norwegiancharts.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Aurinkotuuli". El Hogar del Cine. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Sådan er Jeg Osse". Det Danske Filminstitut (in Danish). Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Takk for oss". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). 26 January 1981.
- ^ "21. Det blir jul på Möllegården - 1980". Julkalendern 60 år (in Swedish). Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Next Stop Paradise (1980)". MUBI. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ "Henkka Samuli Seppälä". Metal Storm. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Cornet, Philippe (5 May 2011). "Il faut laisser la mélodie décider du texte". FocusVif. Archived from the original on 8 May 2011.
- ^ Finnish Music Quarterly. Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 1998. p. 29.
- ^ "Mr Allan Pettersson, Obituary". The Times. No. 60684. London. 23 July 1980. p. 16.
- ^ International Who's Who in Popular Music 2007. Routledge. 6 June 2007. ISBN 978-1-85743-417-0. Retrieved 27 January 2012.
- ^ Nesheim, Elef (13 February 2009). "Bjørn Fongaard". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 19 March 2017.
- ^ "Söderholm, Valdemar". Svenskagravar. Retrieved 16 July 2025.
- ^ Westin, Lars (2009). "Uffe Baadh: The Story of a Danish Jazz Drummer" (PDF). 8th Nordic Jazz Conference. Archived from the original on 20 July 2011. Retrieved 15 July 2025.
- ^ Icedor Johansson (8 December 2010). "Österwall, Irmgard – sångerska". Orkesterjournalen. Retrieved 15 July 2025.