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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2002.
Events
- 6 February – Magnus Lindberg's Parada receives its world première a t The Anvil, Basingstoke, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, to whom the work is dedicated.[1]
- 22 March – The Vossajazz festival opens in Norway. Thomas T. Dahl is awarded the Vossajazzprisen.[2]
- 25 May – Denmark's competitor, one of the favourites to win, finishes last in Eurovision Song Contest, with only 7 points. Sweden is the top-placed of the Scandinavian countries, finishing 8th, and Finland finish 20th.[3]
- 11 September – Marie Fredriksson of Roxette is injured after collapsing at home, leading to the discovery of a brain tumour.[4]
- 4 October — Frederik Magle's latest work, Dåbens Pagt (Pact of the Baptism) is premiered at the christening of Prince Felix of Denmark.[5]
- 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at the Oslo Spektrum. Performers include A-ha, Willie Nelson and Laura Pausini.[6]
- unknown date – Finnish cellist Susanna Mälkki becomes the first female Chief Conductor of Norway's Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.[7]
Classical works
- Kalevi Aho – Flute Concerto[8]
- Magnus Lindberg – Clarinet Concerto[9]
- Esa-Pekka Salonen – Insomnia[10]
Film/TV scores
- Anggun, Jesper Winge Leisner and Niels Brinck – Open Hearts[11]
- Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson – Falcons[12]
- Stefan Nilsson – A Song for Martin[13]
Popular music
- Afro-dite – "Never Let It Go" (#1 Sweden)[14]
- A-ha – "Forever Not Yours" (#1 Norway, Poland)[15]
- Brandsta City Släckers – "Kom och ta mig" (#4 Sweden).[16]
- Children of Bodom – "You're Better Off Dead!" (#1 Finland)[17]
- Kent – "FF / VinterNoll2" (#2 Sweden, #9 Norway, #10 Finland)[18]
- Kotipelto – "Beginning" (#4 Finland)[19]
- Lordi – "Would You Love a Monsterman?" (#1 Finland)[20]
- Ulf Lundell – ""S:t Monica"[21]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2002
Births
- 21 February – Marcus & Martinus, Norwegian twin brother pop-dance duo[22]
- 12 May – Birgitta Elisa Oftestad, Norwegian cellist[citation needed]
- 5 September – Alessandra Mele, Italian-Norwegian singer[citation needed]
Deaths
- 2 January – Armi Aavikko, Finnish pop singer and beauty queen (born 1958)[citation needed]
- 17 January – Eddie Meduza, Swedish rockabilly musician and songwriter (born 1948; heart attack)[23]
- 1 February – Sigurd Berge, Norwegian composer (born 1929).[24]
- 19 March
- Erkki Salmenhaara, Finnish composer and musicologist (born 1941)[25]
- Egil Storbekken, Norwegian folk musician, flautist, and composer (born 1911)[26]
- 6 May – Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1940)[27]
- 6 June – Yat Malmgren, Swedish dancer (born 1916)[28]
- 7 June – Signe Hasso, Swedish actress, writer and composer, translator of Swedish folk songs (born 1915)[29]
- 18 June – Stein Ove Berg, Norwegian singer and songwriter (born 1948)[30]
- 23 October – Nathan Görling, Swedish film score composer (born 1905)[31]
- 22 November – Arne Mellnäs, Swedish composer (born 1933)[32]
References
- ^ Maddocks, Fiona (9 February 2002). "It's like the South Bank, only there's more concrete". The Observer. Retrieved 10 March 2025.
- ^ "Vossajazz". Vossajazzprisen. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Tallinn 2002 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 8 April 2021. Retrieved 8 April 2021.
- ^ "Roxette singer Marie Fredriksson dies, aged 61". The Independent. 10 December 2019. Archived from the original on 13 February 2020. Retrieved 10 December 2019.
- ^ Danmarks Radio, Bonanza. "Barnedåb – Prins Felix". Archived from the original on 24 April 2011. Retrieved 29 November 2011.
- ^ "De gamle var eldst" (in Norwegian). NRK. 12 December 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Allan Kozinn (11 June 2005). "Arts, Briefly": "On the Conductorial Front". New York Times. Retrieved 19 January 2007.
- ^ "Aho, Kalevi - Flute Concerto (2002)". www.boosey.com. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
- ^ Clements, Andrew (20 July 2007). "New romantic: Coldly logical yet warmly expressive, Magnus Lindberg's music is a contradiction in terms. Andrew Clements meets him". The Guardian. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
- ^ "Insomnia". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ William Ruhlmann. "Open Hearts". AllMusic. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Falcons". Icelandic Film Centre. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "A Song for Martin". Variety. 22 February 2001. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
- ^ "Forever Not Yours". norwegiancharts.com. Hung Medien. Retrieved 17 June 2021.
- ^ "Svensktoppen" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 25 January 2009. Retrieved 17 June 2014.
- ^ "Children of Bodom - You're Better Off Dead!". Finnishcharts. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Årslista Singlar – År 2002" (in Swedish). Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 20 May 2020.
- ^ "Kotipelto". Finnishcharts. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Would You Love A Monsterman?". T4C. Retrieved 7 March 2025.
- ^ "Global Music Pulse". Billboard: 61. 20 July 2002.
- ^ Gunnarsen, Karissa (12 April 2017). "Resorts Marcus and Martinus - A Baby Was Two!". wattpad.com. Wattpad. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Bodil Furu. "Errol Nordstedt alias Eddie Meduza". Filmform. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ "Sigurd Berge – Composer" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. 20 March 2002. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Erkki Salmenhaara". Independent. 6 April 2002. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ^ Skancke-Knutsen, Arvid (20 March 2002). "Egil Storbekken er død" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2 March 2017.
- ^ Wicklund, Erling (8 May 2002). "Bjørn Johansen er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ Fettes, Christopher (13 June 2002). "Yat Malmgren". The Guardian.
- ^ "Signe Hasso". Variety. 11 June 2002.
- ^ Bergan, Jon Vidar (9 June 2014). "Stein Ove Berg". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 7 March 2017.
- ^ "Görling, OLOF NATAN". Svenskagravar (in Swedish). Retrieved 8 March 2025.
- ^ "Mellnäs, Arne". ISCM. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
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