2000 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2000.

Events

• 14 April – On the first day of Norway's annual Vossajazz festival, Ivar Kolve is awarded the festival prize.
• 13 May – The 45th Eurovision Song Contest final is held in Stockholm's Globe Arena, is won by Denmark's Olsen Brothers and the song "Fly on the Wings of Love".
• 25 May – At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, Icelandic singer Björk wins the Best Actress Award for her performance in Dancer in the Dark.
• 6 October – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opens in Norway, running until 15 October. It includes works by Wolfgang Rihm, Gyorgy Kurtag and Morton Feldman, as well as Finland's Kaija Saariaho.

Classical works

• Magnus Lindberg – Corrente (revised); China Version
• Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas Lear (opera)
• Benjamin Staern – 3The Threat of War for symphony orchestra

Film and television scores

• Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – Blinkende Lygter
• Søren Hyldgaard – Hjælp, Jeg er en Fisk

Top hit singles

• Aqua – "Cartoon Heroes" (#1 Denmark, Italy, Norway, Spain)
• Creamy – "Den Bedste Jul I 2000 År" (#1 Denmark)
• Darude – "Sandstorm" (#1 Canada, Norway; #3 Denmark, Finland, UK)
• DJ Aligator – "Lollipop" (#1 Denmark; #8 Sweden; #9 Norway)
• Olsen Brothers – "Smuk som et stjerneskud" (#1 Denmark, Sweden)

Eurovision Song Contest

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000

Births

• 20 April – Klara Hammarström, Swedish singer
• 23 October – Hanna Ferm, Swedish singer
• 20 December – Gaboro, Swedish rapper and songwriter (died 2024)
• 26 December – Isac Elliot, Finnish actor, dancer, singer and songwriter

Deaths

• 29 January – Beate Asserson, Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1913)
• 6 March – Ole Jacob Hansen, Norwegian jazz drummer (born 1940)
• 3 April – Greta Gynt, Norwegian dancer, singer and actress (born 1916)
• 25 April – Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer (born 1919)
• 28 April – Kim Borg, Finnish operatic bass, teacher and composer (born 1919)
• 22 June – Svein Finnerud, Norwegian pianist and artist (born 1945)
• 31 August – Dan Fog, Danish music antiquarian and publisher (born 1919)
• 11 October – Sture Nordin, Swedish jazz bassist (born 1933; heart failure)
• 17 October – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian rock musician, poet and songwriter (born 1964; heroin overdose)

References