2018 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.

Events

January

• 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.

February

• 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
• 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg
• 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
• 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik

March

• 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
• 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm
• 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).

April

• 27 – ABBA announce that they have recorded some new songs, the first since 1983.

May

June

• 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).

July

• 25 – The Norberg Festival opened (July 25 – 29).

• 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).

August

• 10
• The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).
• The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö (August 10 – 17).

September

October

• 21 – The 50th UmeÃ¥ Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).

November

December

Albums released

January

February

March

April

May

June

July

August

September

October

Deaths

January

• 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).

February

March

• 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
• 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer (born 1925)
• 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).

April

• 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).
• 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)

May

June

• 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).

July

• 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).

August

September

• 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).

See also

• 2018 in Sweden
• Music of Sweden
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2018 section on page)

References