The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2023.
Events
- 13 January â Rolling Stone lists Björk as the 64th-greatest singer and the 81st-greatest songwriter of all time.
- 13 January â The world premiere of the Sinfonia concertante of Esa-Pekka Salonen takes place at the NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice, Poland, inaugurating the hall's new organ, with Iveta Apkalna as the soloist and the NOSPR conducted by the composer.
- 11 February â Faroese singer Reiley wins the 53rd Dansk Melodi Grand Prix at Arena Næstved and becomes Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest
- 25 February â Käärijä wins the 12th edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu to become Finland's entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Cha Cha Cha.
- 4 March â In the final of Iceland's Söngvakeppnin, Diljá is selected to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest.
- 12 March â Tax evasion charges against members of Icelandic band Sigur Rós are finally dismissed.
- 13 May â Sweden's Loreen becomes the first woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice, having previously won in 2012. Finland's Käärijä finishes in second place.
- 9 June â It is confirmed that Petr Popelka will end his contract as chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra after the 2022âÂÂ2023 season.
- 22 September â Sweden's NorrlandsOperan confirms Eduardo Strausser as its next principal conductor and music director, effective from autumn 2024 for three seasons.
- 16 October â The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra confirms Maxime Pascal as its next chief conductor, beginning in August 2024.
- October/November – Danish rock band Volbeat continue working on their ninth studio album, while lead vocalist Michael Poulsen undergoes throat surgery, which prevents the band from performing live shows in 2024.
Albums released
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Eurovision Song Contest
Classical works
Film and television music
Deaths
- 9 January – Magnar Mangersnes, Norwegian organist and choral conductor, 84
- 15 January – Doris, Swedish pop singer, 75
- 28 January – Odd Børre, Norwegian Eurovision singer, 83
- 23 February – Slim Borgudd, Swedish racing driver and drummer (Lea Riders Group), 76
- 8 March – Josua Madsen, Danish drummer, 45 (traffic accident)
- 1 April
- Dario Campeotto, Danish-Italian singer Eurovision singer and actor, 84
- Jack Vreeswijk, Swedish singer, song lyricist and composer, 59 (colon cancer)
- 7 April – Lasse Wellander, Swedish guitarist (ABBA), 70
- 1 May – Pugh Rogefeldt, Swedish musician and songwriter, 76
- 14 May
- Garðar Cortes, Icelandic operatic tenor and opera director, founder of The Icelandic Opera, 82
- Bernt Rosengren, Swedish jazz saxophonist, 85
- 20 May – Sven Nyhus, Norwegian folk musician, 90
- 2 June – Kaija Saariaho, Finnish composer, 70
- 4 July – Miki Liukkonen, Finnish writer and musician, 33
- 5 July – Ralph Lundsten, Swedish composer, 86
- 22 July – Knut Riisnæs, Norwegian jazz musician, 77
- 12 August – Berit Lindholm, Swedish operatic soprano, 88
- 15 August – Arnold ÃÂstman, Swedish conductor, 83
- 26 August – Bosse Broberg, Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer, 85
- 3 October – Harald Tusberg, Norwegian TV presenter, musician and songwriter, 88
- 19 October – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, 78
- 25 October – Hans Mosesson, Swedish actor, singer and songwriter, 79
- 19 November – Catherine Christer Hennix, Swedish polymath, 75
- 24 November – Jukka Haavisto, Finnish musician and music writer, 93
- 25 November – Yngvar Numme, Norwegian singer and actor, 79
- 6 December – , Finnish musician and conductor, 74
- 20 December – Torben Ulrich, Danish polymath, 95
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