1991 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1991.
Events
- January – A-ha break a Guinness World Record for the biggest rock concert attendance when they attract an audience of 198,000 at the Maracanã stadium during the Rock in Rio II festival.[1]
- 22 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Per Jørgensen is awarded the festival prize.[2]
- 4 May – Following a tie-break, Sweden's "Fångad av en stormvind", performed by Carola, wins the 36th Eurovision Song Contest in Rome. Of the other Scandinavian countries, Norway finish 17th, Denmark 19th and Finland 20th.[3]
- August – Swedish glam rock band The Ark form and hold their first rehearsals in Rottne.[4]
- unknown date – Denmark's national baroque orchestra, Concerto Copenhagen, gives its first concerts.[5]
Classical works
- Einar Englund – Clarinet Concerto[6]
- Ulf Grahn – Vid Ales stenar[7]
- Vagn Holmboe[8]
- Kaija Saariaho – Nuits, adieux[9]
Film and TV scores
- Geir Bøhren and Bent Åserud – The Polar Bear King[10]
- Joachim Holbek – Europa[11]
- Sigvald Tveit – Sesam stasjon[12]
Hit singles
- 2 X Kaj – "Alle Børnene" (#1 Denmark)[13]
- A-ha – "Move to Memphis" (#2 Norway)[14]
- Army of Lovers – "Crucified" (#1 Belgium; #2 Greece, Netherlands; #8 Sweden)[15]
- Cut 'N' Move
- Juice Leskinen – "Pienestä pitäen" (#1 Finland)[16]
- Roxette – "Joyride" (#1 Australia, Denmark, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, US)[17]
- Sielun Veljet – "Laatikoita" (#1 Finland)[18][19]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
- Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1991
Births
Deaths
- 24 March – Albert Järvinen, Finnish rock guitarist (born 1950; heart attack)[21]
- 1 April – Bjarne Nerem, Norwegian jazz saxophonist (born 1923).[22]
- 8 April – Per Yngve Ohlin, aka 'Dead', Swedish vocalist (born 1969; suicide)[23]
- 7 July – Jan Wølner, Norwegian classical pianist (born 1909)[24]
- 31 July – Magne Elvestrand, Norwegian pianist, harpsichordist and organist (born 1914)[25]
- 16 October – Ole Beich, rock bassist (born 1955; drowned)[26]
- 18 October – Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian composer (born 1912)[27]
References
- ^ Footman, Tim (1 September 2000). Guinness World Records 2001. Mint Publishers, Incorporated. ISBN 9781892051011.
- ^ "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Vossajazz. Retrieved 5 May 2025.
- ^ "Rome 1991 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 18 April 2021.
- ^ Patrick, Christian (2011). No End: The Story of the Ark. Sweden. pp. 1–2. ISBN 978-91-633-9100-2.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - ^ Signe Hansen. "Concerto Copenhagen – bringing 300 years of the human experience to life". Scan magazine. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Vid Ales stenar [At Ale's Stones (a megalithic monument in Scania in the south of Sweden)]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b c Paul Rapoport (1996). The Compositions of Vagn Holmobe. Edition Wilhelm Hansen.
- ^ "Nuits, adieux (1991)". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ "Kvitebjørn Kong Valemon". Norsk filmografi. Archived from the original on 13 December 2021. Retrieved 13 December 2021.
- ^ Jan Lumholdt (2003). Interviews. University Press of Mississippi. p. xxxii. ISBN 9781578065325.
- ^ "Sesam stasjon sangbok". Biblioteksøk. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ a b c "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 10, no. 13. 27 March 1993. p. 28. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
- ^ Mike DeGagne. "Headlines and Deadline: The Hits of A-ha – a-ha". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 April 2018.
- ^ "Top 10 Sales in Europe" (PDF). Music & Media. Vol. 8, no. 46. 16 November 1991. p. 29. OCLC 29800226. Retrieved 20 September 2021 – via World Radio History.
- ^ "Juice Leskinen songs". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 May 2025.
- ^ Farber, Jim (19 April 1991). "Joyride". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 8 March 2022. Retrieved 25 February 2020.
- ^ Billboard: Hits of the World
- ^ Nyman, Jake (2005). Suomi soi 4: Suuri suomalainen listakirja (in Finnish) (1st ed.). Helsinki: Tammi. p. 18. ISBN 951-31-2503-3.
- ^ Collar, Matt. "Matoma - Biography | Billboard". Billboard. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Juntunen, Juho. Finnish Rock?: Then it Must B. Goode!. Finnish Music Information Centre. p. 7. ISBN 978-951-96274-1-0.
- ^ "Nerem, Bjarne". Biography. MIC.no. 16 June 2016. Archived from the original on 5 August 2016. Retrieved 17 March 2017.
- ^ Moynihan, Michael; Søderlind, Didrik (2003) [1998]. Lords of Chaos: The Bloody Rise of the Satanic Metal Underground (revised and expanded ed.). Feral House. p. 58.
- ^ "Jan Wølner". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 15 February 2009. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ "Magne Elvestrand". Rockipedia.no. Retrieved 20 March 2017.
- ^ Bleeg, Maria Thuesen; Mathiasen, Marie Holm (April 8, 2016). "Ole var en del af Guns N' Roses: Musikerven fortæller om den vilde tid i L.A." TV2.DK (in Danish). Archived from the original on April 12, 2016. Retrieved May 12, 2018.
- ^ "Gunnar Sønstevold". Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 17 August 2011. Retrieved 26 August 2011.