The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1979 in Norwegian music.

Events

April

* 6 – The 6th Vossajazz started in Voss, Norway (April 6 – 8).

May

* 23 ** The 27th Bergen International Festival started in

Bergen, Norway Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestland county on the Western Norway, west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the list of towns and cities in Norway, secon ...

(May 23 – June 6). ** The 7th Nattjazz started in

(May 23 – June 6).

August

* 26 – The 11th Kalvøyafestivalen started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

Albums released

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A ; Bjørn Alterhaug * ''Moments'' (Arctic Records) E ; Jan Eggum * ''En Sang Fra Vest'' (CBS Records) * ''En Natt Forbi'' (CBS Records) K ;

Egil Kapstad Egil Kapstad (6 August 1940 – 13 July 2017) was a Norwegian jazz pianist, composer and arranger. He wrote the music for more than 50 theatre productions, and composed for film and television drama. Kapstad composed classical works for orchestr ...

* ''Til Jorden'' (ECM) with poems by Rolf Jacobsen. ; Karin Krog * ''Cloud Line Blue'' (Bluebell Records), with John Surman N ; Lillebjørn Nilsen * ''Live At Sioux Falls South Dakota!'' (Skandisk Records), with Steinar Ofsdal * ''Oslo 3'' (Skandisk Records) R ; Inger Lise Rypdal * ''Inger Lise Rypdal'' (RCA Victor) ; Terje Rypdal * ''Terje Rypdal / Miroslav Vitous / Jack DeJohnette'' (Zarepta Records) S ; Øystein Sunde * ''Hærtata Hørt'' (Philips Records) T ; Jahn Teigen * ''En Dags Pause'' (RCA Victor) * ''Klar Dag / Instamatik'' (RCA Victor) * ''Mentalkrem'' (RCA Victor) ; Radka Toneff * ''It Don't Come Easy'' (Zarepta Records)

Deaths

; January * 28 –

Elling Enger Elling Enger (22 February 1905 - 28 January 1979) was a Norwegian composer, organist, and choir conductor. Biography Enger was born in Skotfoss, Norway, and got his musical educated at the Conservatory of Music in Oslo. He worked as organist in ...

, composer (born

1905 As the second year of the massive Russo-Japanese War begins, more than 100,000 die in the largest world battles of that era, and the war chaos leads to the 1905 Russian Revolution against Nicholas II of Russia (Shostakovich's 11th Symphony i ...

). ; March * 7 – Klaus Egge, composer and music critic (born

1906 Events January–February * January 12 – Persian Constitutional Revolution: A nationalistic coalition of merchants, religious leaders and intellectuals in Persia forces the shah Mozaffar ad-Din Shah Qajar to grant a constitution, ...

). ; April * 3 – Ernst Glaser, violinist, orchestra conductor and music teacher (born

1904 Events January * January 7 – The distress signal ''CQD'' is established, only to be replaced 2 years later by ''SOS''. * January 8 – The Blackstone Library is dedicated, marking the beginning of the Chicago Public Library system. * ...

). ; October * 24 –

Trygve Lindeman Trygve Henrik Lindeman (November 3, 1896 – October 24, 1979) was a Norwegian cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music for two generations. Lindeman was born in Kristiania (now Oslo). After passing his university qualifying exam, h ...

, cellist and the head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music (born

1896 Events January–March * January 2 – The Jameson Raid comes to an end, as Jameson surrenders to the Boers. * January 4 – Utah is admitted as the 45th U.S. state. * January 5 – An Austrian newspaper reports that Wil ...

Births

; January * 1 – Anders Danielsen Lie, actor, musician and medical doctor. * 4 – Audun Ellingsen, jazz upright bassist. * 24 –

Anita Auglend Anita Auglend (born 24 January 1979), is a Norwegian singer who was the lead vocalist of the gothic-doom metal band The Sins of Thy Beloved. She has a soprano A soprano () is a type of classical female singing voice and has the highest voca ...

, black metal singer (

The Sins of Thy Beloved The Sins of Thy Beloved was a death-doom/ gothic metal band from Bryne, Norway, founded in 1996. Biography The band was formed in November 1996 by Glenn Morten Nordbø, Arild Christensen, and Stig Johansen. The band was initially called ''Pu ...

). ; February * 12 – Eth Eonel, singer, songwriter, and producer. ; March * 10 –

Ragnhild Furebotten Ragnhild Furebotten (born 10 March 1979 in Saltdal, Norway) is a Norwegian fiddler, folk musician and composer, and former member of the traditional folk band Majorstuen and present member and founder of Hekla Stålstrenga. Career Furebotten p ...

, fiddler, folk musician and composer * 24 – Jostein Hasselgård, pop singer. ; April * 2 –

Stian Westerhus Stian Westerhus (born 2 April 1979) is a Norwegian guitarist known for his experimental style, explored with keyboardist Øystein Moen in the bands Jaga Jazzist and Puma and with Sidsel Endresen, Nils Petter Molvær, Arve Henriksen, Jan Bang, a ...

, jazz guitarist. * 12 –

Thomas Dybdahl Thomas Dybdahl (born 12 April 1979) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist. Background Thomas Dybdahl grew up in Sandnes, Norway. His musical career started off as the guitarist in the band Quadraphonics. The band released ...

, singer/songwriter. * 20 –

Kenneth Kapstad Kenneth Kapstad (born 20 April 1979) is a Norwegian musician from Trondheim, known as the drummer of the band Gåte (2004–2005) and God Seed (2012–2015) and from collaborations within the bands Motorpsycho, Animal Alpha, Goat the Head and Mo ...

, prog rock drummer. * 25 – Martin Sjølie, pianist, songwriter and record producer. ; May * 4 –

Magnus Loddgard Magnus Loddgard (born 4 May 1979 in Trondheim) is a Norwegian conductor, pianist and vocal coach, based in Berlin. Career As a conductor, Loddgard has worked with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, The Norwegian State Opera, The Norwegian Radio Or ...

, orchestra conductor, pianist and vocal coach. * 6 – Jan Erik Mikalsen, contemporary composer. * 8 **

Alf Wilhelm Lundberg Alf Wilhelm Lundberg (born 8 May 1979 in Haugesund, Norway) is a Norwegian Jazz musician (guitar and piano) and composer. Career Lundberg studied music on the Jazz program at Trondheim Musikkonsevatorium, where he earned specialization in ar ...

, jazz guitarist, pianist, and composer. ** Ole Morten Vågan, jazz upright bassist. * 16 – Hermund Nygård, jazz drummer and composer. * 22 – Christer-André Cederberg, music producer, mixer, audio engineer, and musician. ; June * 23 – Susanna Wallumrød, singer, pianist and composer. * 26 – Mathias Eick, Norwegian trumpeter. ; July * 8 – Noora Noor, neo soul singer. * 24 – Heidi Skjerve, jazz singer and composer. ; August * 1 –

Bjørn Vidar Solli Bjørn Vidar Solli (born 1 August 1979 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (vocals and guitar) and composer. Biography Solli started his musical career as a singer when he was 11 years old, and before he was 13 he had already perf ...

, jazz guitarist, vocalist, and composer. * 3 – Maria Haukaas Mittet, pop singer. * 10 –

Ove Alexander Billington Ove Alexander Billington (born 10 August 1979) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer, known as the band leader within his own Billington Trio and for his participation in bands such as Independent Jazz Orchestra, Speak Low, Mads Berven Quart ...

, jazz pianist and composer. ; October * 2 – Peter Espevoll, death metal vocalist ( Extol). * 19 –

Ingunn Ringvold Ingunn Ringvold (born 19 October 1979) is a roots singer, musician and songwriter from Norway. She plays piano, harmonium, guitar, dulcimer, djembe and qanon. Musical career Record deal Ringvold signed with Voices of Wonder in 2008 and wit ...

, roots singer, musician and songwriter. * 14 – Marcus Paus, composer. ; December * 6 – Ørjan Matre, contemporary composer. * 10 – Tora Augestad, singer and actor. * 20 – Benedikte Shetelig Kruse, singer and actor. * 27 –

Hanne Sørvaag Hanne Margrethe Fredriksen Sørvaag (born 27 December 1979) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter. For many years she was based in Stockholm, Sweden, mostly composing for other artists via Universal. Today she works from Oslo, Norway and has a career ...

, singer and songwriter. ; Unknown date * Espen Reinertsen, jazz saxophonist, flutist, and composer. * Einar Selvik, black metal drummer ( Gorgoroth). * Robert Post, singer-songwriter. * Sampda Sharma, singer and actress. * Stein Urheim, jazz guitarist and composer.

References

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