1987 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1987.
Events
- 10 April – Dag Arnesen's commissioned work, "Strøtanker og røde roser", is premièred at the Vossajazz festival in Norway.[1]
- 9 May – At the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 5th place. Norway finishes 9th, Sweden 12th, Finland 15th and Iceland 16th.[2]
- November – Agnetha Fältskog releases a new solo album, produced by Peter Cetera in California.[3]
Classical works
- Per Nørgård – Violin Concerto No. 1 "Helle Nacht"[4]
- Kaija Saariaho – Nymphéa, for string quartet and electronics[5]
Hit singles
- A-ha – "The Living Daylights" (#1 Norway; #2 Ireland; #3 Denmark, Finland, Sweden)[6]
- Hot Eyes (as Kirsten & Soren) – "Farvel og tak"[7]
- Tapani Kansa – "Hopeinen Kuu"[8]
- På Slaget 12 – "Hjem til Århus" (#13 Denmark)[9]
- Kasper Winding & Lars Muhl – "Sjæl I Flammer2 (#1 Denmark)
Film and television music
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
- Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Births
- 29 October – Tove Lo, Swedish singer-songwriter
Deaths
- 25 January – Øivind Bergh, Norwegian violinist and orchestral leader (born 1909)[12]
- 18 March – Kari Diesen, Norwegian actor and singer (born 1914)[13]
- 28 April – Åke Uddén, Swedish violist, conductor and composer (born 1903)[14]
- 13 May – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (born 1899)[15]
- 9 September – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1908)[16]
- 12 November – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937)
- 13 November – Aage Samuelsen, Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer (born 1915)[17]
- 2 December – Trygve Henrik Hoff, Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter, and writer (born 1938)[18]
References
- ^ "Jazz - strøtanker og røde roser". NRK. Retrieved 26 May 2025.
- ^ "Brussels 1987 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved 16 April 2021.
- ^ Carl Magnus Palm (2001) Bright Lights – Dark Shadows, Omnibus Press UK, ISBN 978-0-7119-8389-2, page 488
- ^ Frederick K. Smith (2002). Nordic Art Music: From the Middle Ages to the Third Millennium. Bloomsbury Publishing. p. 128. ISBN 9780313012174.
- ^ Tim Howell (2006). After Sibelius: Studies in Finnish Music. Ashgate. p. 207. ISBN 9780754651772.
- ^ Pennanen, Timo (2021). "A-ha". Sisältää hitin – Levyt ja esittäjät Suomen musiikkilistoilla 1.1.1960–30.6.2021 (PDF) (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. p. 11. ISBN 978-952-7460-01-6.
- ^ "KIRSTEN & SØREN - FARVEL OG TAK (SONG)". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 28 May 2025.
- ^ Kuka kukin on: Who's who in Finland. Kustannusosakeyhtiö Otava. 2005. p. 352.
- ^ "PÅ SLAGET 12 - HJEM TIL ÅRHUS (SONG)". danishcharts.dk. Retrieved 27 May 2025.
- ^ Mette Hjort; Ib Bondebjerg (2001). The Danish directors: dialogues on a contemporary national cinema. Intellect. p. 183. ISBN 9781841500355.
- ^ Julian Baggini (2020). Babette's Feast. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 86. ISBN 9781911239673.
- ^ Grøndahl, Carl Henrik (13 February 2009). "Øivind Bergh". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Kari Diesen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
- ^ Nicolas Slonimsky; Laura Kuhn; Dennis McIntire (2001). "Eklund, Hans". Baker’s Biographical Dictionary of Musicians.
- ^ "SIGNE AMUNDSEN (Finsland) (1899-1987)" (in Norwegian). Norsk Operahistorie. 22 November 2003. Retrieved 24 February 2025.
- ^ David Mason Greene (1985). Greene's biographical encyclopedia of composers. Doubleday. p. 1371. ISBN 9780385142786.
- ^ Henriksen, Petter, ed. (25 February 2013). "Aage Samuelsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 27 March 2017.
- ^ Harr, Karl Erik (13 February 2009). "Trygve Hoff". In Henriksen, Petter (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 30 March 2017.