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Overview of the events of 2020 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2020. last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)
January [ edit ] February [ edit ] 23 April – Norwegian singer Sigrid is among those participating in the recording of a charity single, "Times Like These ", by the "Live Lounge Allstars". The single goes to no 1 in the UK charts and does well in other European and North American charts.[14] September [ edit ] December [ edit ] Albums released [ edit ] January [ edit ] February [ edit ]
Day
Album
Artist
Label
Notes
Ref.
6
Violent Pop
Blind Channel
Ranka Kustannus
The band define their musical style as "violent pop"
[34]
13
Feeding the Machine
Wolf
Century Media Records
[35]
20
Folkesange
Myrkur
Relapse Records
[36]
Gothica Fennica, Vol. 1
Ville Valo
EP - First solo release
[37]
September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] December [ edit ]
Day
Album
Artist
Label
Notes
Ref.
4
Necromancy
Persuader
Frontiers Music
First album without Fredrik Hedström; includes their first single in six years
[71]
A Whisp of the Atlantic (EP)
Soilwork
Nuclear Blast
[72]
Eurovision Song Contest [ edit ] Classical works [ edit ] Film and television scores [ edit ] 3 January – Bo Winberg , 80, Swedish guitarist (The Spotnicks )[79] 26 January – Santtu Lonka, 41, Finnish former drummer of To/Die/For [80] 6 February – Ola Magnell , 74, Swedish singer and guitarist[81] 9 February – Margareta Hallin , 88, Swedish opera singer, composer and actress[82] 18 February – Jon Christensen , 76, Norwegian jazz drummer[83] 27 February – Jahn Teigen , 70, Norwegian singer internationally known for his performance in the 1978 Eurovision Song Contest[84] 3 March – Alf Cranner , 83, Norwegian folk singer[85] 28 March – Kerstin Behrendtz , 69, radio presenter and music director (COVID-19 )[86] 14 April – Kerstin Meyer , 92, Swedish mezzo-soprano.[87] 3 May – Bob Lander , 78, Swedish rock musician (The Spotnicks )[88] 5 May – Kjell Karlsen , 88, Norwegian composer and bandleader.[89] 20 May – Malin Gjörup , 56, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano and actress (cerebral haemorrhage)[90] 21 May – Berith Bohm , 87, Swedish opera singer[91] 7 June – Edith Thallaug , 90, Norwegian mezzo-soprano and actress[92] 3 June – Helge Rykkja , 76, poet and lyricist[93] 27 June – Mats Rådberg , 72, Swedish singer[94] 12 July – Jarno Sarkula , 47, Finnish musician (Alamaailman Vasarat )[95] 22 August – Ulla Pia , 75, Danish singer[96] 6 September – Anita Lindblom , 82, Swedish singer and actress[97] 8 September – Vexi Salmi , 77, Finnish lyricist[98] 29 October – Alexander Vedernikov , 56, Russian chief conductor of the Royal Danish Opera (COVID)[99] 26 November – Allan Botschinsky , 80, Danish jazz trumpeter[100] 19 December – Pelle Alsing [sv ] , 60, Swedish drummer (Roxette ).[101] 24 December – Roland Cedermark , 82, Swedish singer[102] 29 December – Gösta Linderholm , 79, Swedish singer and composer[103] December – Alexi Laiho , 41, Finnish guitarist, composer, and vocalist[104] References [ edit ]
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