1972 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1972.

Events

25 March Ã¢ÂÂ The Eurovision Song Contest is held in Scotland, and is won by Luxembourg for the second year in a row. Of the Scandinavian entries, Finland finish 12th, Sweden 13th and Norway 14th.
24 May Ã¢ÂÂ The 20th Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 7 June. Prominent musicians on the programme include Karsten Andersen and Magnar Mangersnes.
21 June Ã¢ÂÂ Hilding Rosenberg's Lento per orchestra d'archi, composed in 1956, receives its first public performance, at BosjÃÂ¶kloster, by the MalmÃÂ¶ Chamber Orchestra.

Carl Bertil Agnestig Ã¢ÂÂ "Adventstid"
HljÃÂ³msveit Ingimars Eydal Ã¢ÂÂ "Uppi viÃÂ° skÃÂ³garÃÂ¡sinn"
Jukka KuoppamÃÂ¤en Ã¢ÂÂ ""
Kim Larsen Ã¢ÂÂ "", recorded by Gasolin'
John Mogensen Ã¢ÂÂ "Fut i fejemÃÂ¸get" (#1 Denmark, Sweden)
Olsen Brothers Ã¢ÂÂ "Angelina" (#1 Denmark)
Pugh Rogefeldt & Lasse Wellander Ã¢ÂÂ "", recorded by
Bo Setterlind Ã¢ÂÂ "En sÃÂ¥ng om frihet", performed by Sven-Bertil Taube (#1 Sweden)

Bengst Ernryd & Georg Oddner Ã¢ÂÂ Nybyggarna
Paroni Paakkunainen, Tapio Rautavaara & Ilpo Saastamoinen Ã¢ÂÂ LampaansyÃÂ¶jÃÂ¤t
Charles Redland Ã¢ÂÂ Andersson's Kalle

4 January Ã¢ÂÂ Carl-Olof Anderberg, Swedish pianist, arranger and composer (born 1914)
5 March Ã¢ÂÂ Nils BjÃÂ¶rkander, Swedish composer (born 1893)
10 January Ã¢ÂÂ Sverre Jordan, Norwegian pianist, conductor and composer (born 1889)
12 August Ã¢ÂÂ Alf Hurum, Norwegian composer and painter (born 1882)
3 October Ã¢ÂÂ Kari Aarvold Glaser, Norwegian pianist and music teacher (born 1901)