1979 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1979.

Events

• 31 March – At the 24th Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the best-performing Scandinavian country, finishing 6th. Norway finishes 11th, Finland 14th and Sweden 17th.
• 13 September – ABBA begin , mainly visiting North America, Europe and Asia during 1979–1980, supporting the group's sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous (1979), and later their compilations Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1980).

Classical works

• Ulf Grahn – String quartet no 2
• Vagn Holmboe
• Violin Concerto No. 2
• Notater for 3 trombones (alto, tenor, baritone) and tuba
• Konstateringer for choir
• Guitar Sonata No. 1
• Guitar Sonata No. 2
• Accordion Sonata No. 1
• Bogtrykkemaskinen for violin and piano
• Allan Pettersson – Viola Concerto
• Einojuhani Rautavaara – Magnificat
• Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 4

Hit singles

• ABBA – "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (#1 Belgium, Finland, Denmark, IRE)
• Frederik (singer) – "Tsingis Khan" (#14 Finland)
• Ted Gärdestad – "Satellit" (#10 Sweden)
• Katri Helena – "Katson sineen taivaan" (#3 Finland)
• Jan Malmsjö – "Halleluja" (#7 Sweden)
• Anita Skorgan – "Oliver" (#6 Norway)
• Vikingarna – "Djingis Khan" (#1 Sweden)

Hit albums

• ABBA – Voulez-Vous (#1 Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, UK)
• Kim Larsen – 231045-0637 (#2 Sweden, #7 Norway)
• Jahn Teigen – En dags pause (#1 Norway)

Film music

• Spede Pasanen – Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit
• Janne Schaffer – RepmÃ¥nad

Births

• 26 February – Daníel Bjarnason, Icelandic composer
• 8 April – Alexi Laiho, rock musician (died 2020

Deaths

• 7 March – Klaus Egge, Norwegian composer and music critic (born 1906)
• 3 April – Ernst Glaser, Norwegian violinist, conductor and music teacher (born 1904)
• 12 July – Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (born 1909)
• 24 October – Trygve Lindeman, Norwegian cellist and head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music (born 1896)

See also

• 1979 in Denmark
• 1979 in Finland
• 1979 in Iceland
• 1979 in Norwegian music
• 1979 in Sweden

References