1993 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1993.

Events

• 10 April On the first day of Norway's 20th Vossajazz festival, Ole Hamre is awarded the festival prize.
• 15 May – At the 38th Eurovision Song Contest, Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 5th place. Sweden finishes seventh, Iceland 13th, Finland 17th and Denmark 22nd.
• August – Norwegian heavy metal musician Varg Vikernes is arrested and charged with the murder of another musician, Euronymous.
• unknown date – Finnish metal group Children of Bodom is founded by guitarist Alexi Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen, under the name "Inearthed".

Classical works

• Ulf Grahn – as time passes by
• Oliver Kentish – Mitt Folk
• Niels Marthinsen – Panorama for Orchestra

Film and TV scores

• Kjetil Bjerkestrand – Hodet over vannet
• Bengt Palmers – DrömkÃ¥ken

Hit singles

• Ace of Base
• "Happy Nation" (#1 Denmark, Finland, France; #4 Sweden)
• "The Sign" (#1 Australia, Denmark, Germany, Spain, US)
• A-ha – "Dark Is the Night for All" (#4 Norway)
• Björk – "Play Dead" (#1 Iceland; #7 Sweden; #10 Norway)
• Cut 'N' Move – "Give It Up" (#1 Denmark, Australia; #2 Norway)
• Flexx – "Wake Up" (#4, Sweden)
• Klamydia – "Lahja" (#1 Finland)
• Kolmas Nainen – "Onpa kadulla mittaa!" (#1 Finland)
• Leif "Loket" Olsson – ""
• Rob'n'Raz – "In Command" (#1 Sweden; #4 Finland)
• Roxette – "Almost Unreal" (#7 Denmark, UK; #9 Iceland)

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993

Births

• 28 February – Emmelie de Forest, Danish singer
• 21 October – Käärijä, Finnish singer and rapper

Deaths

• 25 January – Irma Björck, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1898)
• 4 June – Erna Tauro, Swedish-Finnish pianist and composer (born 1916)
• 10 August – Øystein Aarseth, aka Euronymous, black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame (born 1968; murdered)
• 1 September – Eugen Malmstén, Finnish musician, singer, conductor and composer (born 1909)
• 6 September – Bjarne Liller, Danish singer-songwriter (born 1935)
• 23 October – Ulf Björlin, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1933)
• 18 November – Arvid Fladmoe, Norwegian composer and conductor (born 1915)
• 27 December – Cissi Cleve, Norwegian opera singer and composer (born 1911)

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