1985 in Norwegian music
| By location |
|---|
| By genre |
| By topic |
| |||
|---|---|---|---|
| +... |
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1985 in Norwegian music.
Events[edit]
March[edit]
- 29 – The 12th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (March 29 – 31).[1]
May[edit]
- 4 – With the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"), Norway's Norwegian pop duo Bobbysocks! won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985.
- 22 – 13th Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 22 – June 5).[2]
June[edit]
- 30 – The 16th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.[3]
September[edit]
- 16 – The Pop band A-ha released a new version of their single Take On Me, which debuted last year, featuring a cartoon music video of a motor race, and within weeks it is a number one hit worldwide in countries including the United Kingdom and the United States of America.[4]
Albums released[edit]
Unknown date[edit]
G
- Song For Everyone (ECM Records), with L. Shankar, Zakir Hussain, and Trilok Gurtu[5]
K
- Some Other Spring, Blues And Ballads (Bluebell Records), with Dexter Gordon[6]
N
- Hilsen Nilsen (Grappa Music)[7]
R
S
- Everything We Love (Hot Club Records), with Doug Raney[9]
- Flight (Hot Club Records)[10]
Deaths[edit]
- May
- 29 – Christian Hartmann, composer (born 1910).[11]
- August
- 5 – Olav Kielland, composer and orchestra conductor (born 1901).[12]
- November
- 18 – Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due, violinist and music teacher (born 1919).[13]
Births[edit]
- January
- 2
- André Roligheten, jazz saxophonist and composer.
- Marius Neset, jazz saxophonist and composer.
- 10
- Gabrielle Leithaug, Electropop singer and songwriter.
- 29 – Jon Rune Strøm, jazz upright bassist, and bass guitarist.
- February
- 19 – Kristoffer Lo, jazz tubist, flugabonist, guitarist and composer.
- 25 – Anine Stang, singer and songwriter.
- March
- 5 – Eyolf Dale, jazz pianist and composer.
- 15 – Trygve Wiese, pop singer.
- April
- 12 – Siri Nilsen, singer, songwriter and voice actress.
- May
- 13 – Alexander Rybak, singer, songwriter, violinist, pianist, and actor.
- 14 – Tore Sandbakken, jazz drummer and composer.
- June
- 20 – Ellen Brekken, jazz upright bassist, bass guitarist and tubist.
- July
- 2 – Gunnhild Sundli, actor and singer (Gåte).
- 6 – Maria Arredondo, pop singer.
- 8 – Vivian Sørmeland, pop singer.
- August
- 1 – Caroline "Dina" Lillian Kongerud, pop artist.
- 15 – Carina Dahl, pop singer and songwriter.
- 22 – Kim Johannesen, jazz guitarist and improviser.
- October
- 11 – Margaret Berger, singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ.
- 15 – Øystein Skar, jazz pianist and composer.
- December
- 4 – Linni Meister, pop singer.
- 19 – Ine Hoem, jazz singer.
- Unknown date
- Catharina Chen, classical violinist.
- Per Arne Ferner, jazz guitarist.
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazz. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Nattjazz" (in Norwegian). Nattjazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-22. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ "Kalvøyafestivalen 1985 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2017-03-17.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2015-09-15). "A-ha: how we made Take on Me". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-05-07.
- ^ "Shankar, Garbarek*, Hussain*, Gurtu* – Song For Everyone". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Karin Krog & Dexter Gordon – Some Other Spring, Blues And Ballads". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Lillebjørn Nilsen – Hilsen Nilsen". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Terje Rypdal – Chaser". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Thorgeir Stubø & Doug Raney With Jesper Lundgaard And Ole Jacob Hansen – Everything We Love". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ "Thorgeir Stubø – Flight". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-19.
- ^ Klouman, Carsten (2009-02-13). "Christian Hartmann". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Forberg, Monica Kielland (2009-02-13). "Olav Kielland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
- ^ Forberg, Monica Kielland (2016-06-24). "Stephan Henrik Barratt Due". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-25.
