1987 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1987.

Events

• 10 April – Dag Arnesen's commissioned work, "Strøtanker og røde roser", is premièred at the Vossajazz festival in Norway.
• 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.
• November – Agnetha Fältskog releases a new solo album, produced by Peter Cetera in California.

Classical works

• Per NørgÃ¥rd – Violin Concerto No. 1 "Helle Nacht"
• Kaija Saariaho – Nymphéa, for string quartet and electronics

Hit singles

• A-ha – "The Living Daylights" (#1 Norway; #2 Ireland; #3 Denmark, Finland, Sweden)
• Hot Eyes (as Kirsten & Soren) – "Farvel og tak"
• Tapani Kansa – "Hopeinen Kuu"
• PÃ¥ Slaget 12 – "Hjem til Århus" (#13 Denmark)
• Kasper Winding & Lars Muhl – "Sjæl I Flammer2 (#1 Denmark)

Film and television music

• Stefan Nilsson – Pelle the Conqueror
• Per NørgÃ¥rd – Babette's Feast

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)
• 18 March – Kari Diesen, Norwegian actor and singer (born 1914)
• 28 April – Åke Uddén, Swedish violist, conductor and composer (born 1903)
• 13 May – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (born 1899)
• 9 September – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1908)
• 12 November – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937)
• 13 November – Aage Samuelsen, Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer (born 1915)
• 2 December – Trygve Henrik Hoff, Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter, and writer (born 1938)

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