1996 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1996.

Events

• 29 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Terje Isungset is awarded the festival prize.
• April – Swedish band Rednex feature on the German charity single "Children", as part of the supergroup "Hand in Hand for Children".
• 18 May – The annual Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo, Norway, at the Oslo Spektrum. Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing second; Sweden finishes third with "Den vilda", performed by the band One More Time. Iceland, represented by Anna Mjöll, finishes in 10th place, Finland 22nd, and Denmark 25th.
• 27 July – Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Patrik Jensen form the band The Haunted.

Classical works

• Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Trumpet Concerto No. 2
• Frederik Magle – Christmas cantata: A newborn child, before eternity, God!
• Per NørgÃ¥rd – Nuit des Hommes (opera)

Hit singles

• Henrik Åberg – "Du är alltid en del utav mej" (#28 Sweden)
• Apulanta – "Anna mulle piiskaa" (#1 Finland)
• Aqua – "Roses Are Red" (#1 Denmark; #2 Norway; #5 Sweden)
• Jumper – "När hela världen stÃ¥r utanför" (#12 Sweden)
• Anna Mjöll – "Sjúbídú"
• One More Time – "Den vilda" (#7 Sweden)
• Trine Rein
• "Just Missed the Train" (#4 Norway)
• "Torn" (#10 Norway)
• Whigfield – "Sexy Eyes" (#4 Spain; #6 Australia)

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996

Film and television music

• Morten Olsen – Portland

Births

• 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Norwegian singer
• 15 June – Aurora, Norwegian singer
• 10 October – Oscar Zia, Swedish singer-songwriter
• 1 November – Line, Danish singer

Deaths

• 23 February – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (born 1927)
• 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (born 1917)
• 22 May – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (born 1912)
• 5 June – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1911)
• 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (born 1909)
• 16 September – Rolf Graae, Danish church architect and designer of organs (born 1916)
• 2 October – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (born 1921)
• 9 October – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928)
• 29 October – Robert Levin, Norwegian classical pianist and composer (born 1912)

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