1980 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1980.

Events

• 9 March – Abba arrive in Japan on the first leg of their final world tour.
• 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.
• December
• Icelandic punk band Þeyr release their debut Þagað í Hel, but the vinyl pressing is faulty and only 500 copies are made available.
• Swedish musician Stefan Dernbrant leaves punk group Strul, which he had formed with his ex-girlfriend Marie Fredriksson.

Classical works

• Jouni Kaipainen – Cinq poèmes de René Char
• Trygve Madsen – Sonata for Tuba and Piano
• Esa-Pekka Salonen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen)
• Jukka Tiensuu – Le Tombeau de Beethoven

Hit singles

• ABBA – "The Winner Takes It All" (#1 UK, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa)
• Bamses Venner – "Tænker altid pÃ¥ dig"
• Gyllene Tider – "När vi tvÃ¥ blir en" (#1 Sweden, Norway)
• Kliché – "Aldrig mere / Militskvinder"
• Tomas Ledin – "Just nu!" (#1 Sweden)
• Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – "Sámiid ædnan" (#1 Norway)

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
• Morten KærsÃ¥ – SÃ¥dan er Jeg Osse
• Rolf Just Nilsen – Lørdagsredaksjonen
• Arne Olsson – Det blir jul pÃ¥ MöllegÃ¥rden
• Gunner Møller Pedersen – Næste Stop Paradis

Births

• 7 June – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish metal musician
• 28 October – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter

Deaths

• 13 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (born 1918)
• 20 June – Allan Pettersson, Danish violist and composer (born 1911)
• 4 August – Pekka Pöyry, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1939)
• 26 October – Bjørn Fongaard, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher (born 1919)
• 10 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (born 1909)
• 22 November – Uffe Baadh, Danish jazz drummer (born 1923)
• 31 December – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914)

See also

• 1980 in Denmark

• 1980 in Iceland
• 1980 in Norwegian music
• 1980 in Sweden

References