The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1985 in

Norwegian music Much has been learned about early music in Norway from physical artifacts found during archaeological digs. These include instruments such as the lur. Viking and medieval sagas also describe musical activity, as do the accounts of priests and pil ...

Events

March

* 29 – The 12th

Vossajazz Vossajazz or Vossa Jazz (established 19 December 1973) is an international jazz festival in Voss, Norway, which takes place annually during the week before Easter, and which also includes concerts throughout the year. The festival has been led by ...

started in

Voss, Norway Voss () is a municipality and a traditional district in Vestland county, Norway. The administrative center of the municipality is the village of Vossevangen. Other villages include Bolstadøyri, Borstrondi, Evanger, Kvitheim, Mjølfjell, Opphe ...

(March 29 – 31).

May

* 4 – With the song "

La det swinge "La det swinge" (; "Let it swing") is a Norwegian-language song by the pop duo Bobbysocks!. It was the winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 and 's first victory in the contest. The song is a tribute to dancing to old rock 'n' roll heard on ...

" ("Let it swing"), Norway's Norwegian pop duo

Bobbysocks! Bobbysocks is a Norwegian pop duo consisting of Norwegian Hanne Krogh and Swedish-Norwegian Elisabeth Andreassen. They won the Eurovision Song Contest 1985 with the song "La det swinge" ("Let it swing"). Elisabeth went by the surname Andreasson ...

won the

Eurovision Song Contest 1985 The Eurovision Song Contest 1985 was the 30th edition of the annual Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Gothenburg, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Diggi-Loo Diggi-Ley" by Herreys. Organised by the European ...

. * 22 – 13th

Nattjazz Bergen International Jazz Festival or Nattjazz, is one of the largest jazz festivals of Norway. The festival has a musical profile with an emphasis on ethnic and contemporary jazz. It is held annually in late May, coinciding with Festspillene ...

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 22 – June 5).

June

* 30 – The 16th

Kalvøyafestivalen Kalvøyafestivalen was a Norwegian music festival arranged at Kalvøya in Bærum nearby Oslo, Norway. The festival was initiated by people connected to the folk club Hades at the art center on Høvikodden. The festival was started by Sten Rander ...

started at Kalvøya near by Oslo.

September

* 16 – The Pop band

A-ha A-ha (usually stylised as ''a-''h''a''; ) is a Norwegian synth-pop band formed in Oslo in 1982. Founded by Paul Waaktaar-Savoy (guitars and vocals), Magne Furuholmen (keyboards, guitars and vocals), and Morten Harket (lead vocals), the band ...

released a new version of their single

Take On Me "Take On Me" is a song by the Norwegian synth-pop band A-ha. The original version, recorded in 1984 and released in October of that same year, was produced by Tony Mansfield and remixed by John Ratcliff. The 1985 international hit version was p ...

, 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.

Albums released

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Jan Garbarek Jan Garbarek () (born 4 March 1947) is a Norwegian jazz saxophonist, who is also active in classical music and world music. Garbarek was born in Mysen, Østfold, southeastern Norway, the only child of a former Polish prisoner of war, Czesław ...

* '' Song For Everyone'' (ECM Records), with

L. Shankar Lakshminarayana Shankar (born 26 April 1950), better known as L. Shankar, Shankar and Shenkar, is an Indian violinist, singer and composer. Early life, family and education Shankar was born in Madras, India, and raised in Ceylon (current- ...

Zakir Hussain Zakir Hussain ( ur, , link=no) is the name of: * Zakir Husain (politician), an Indian politician and former president of India * Zakir Hussain (actor), Bollywood actor * Zakir Hussain (field hockey) (1934–2019), Pakistani field hockey player * ...

, and

Trilok Gurtu Trilok Gurtu (born 30 October 1951) is an Indian percussionist and composer whose work has blended the music of India with jazz fusion and world music. He has worked with Terje Rypdal, Gary Moore, John McLaughlin, Jan Garbarek, Joe Zawinul, M ...

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Karin Krog Karin Krog (born 15 May 1937) is a Norwegian jazz singer. Life and career Krog began singing jazz as a teenager and attracted attention while performing in jam sessions in Oslo. In 1955, she was hired by the pianist Kjell Karlsen to sing in ...

* ''Some Other Spring, Blues And Ballads'' (Bluebell Records), with

Dexter Gordon Dexter Gordon (February 27, 1923 – April 25, 1990) was an American jazz tenor saxophonist, composer, bandleader, and actor. He was among the most influential early bebop musicians, which included other greats such as Charlie Parker, Dizzy Gi ...

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Lillebjørn Nilsen Bjørn "Lillebjørn" Falk Nilsen (born 21 December 1950) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and folk musician. He was born in Oslo, and is considered by some to be the leading "voice of Oslo", thanks to numerous classic songs about the city from th ...

* ''Hilsen Nilsen'' (Grappa Music) R ;

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

* '' Chaser'' (ECM Records) S ;

Thorgeir Stubø Thorgeir Stubø (12 November 1943 – 22 October 1986) was a Norwegian jazz musician (guitar) and composer. He was the father of Jazz guitarist Håvard, jazz singer Kjersti and theater director Eirik Stubø, and grandfather of electronica musi ...

* '' Everything We Love'' (Hot Club Records), with

Doug Raney Doug Raney (August 29, 1956 – May 1, 2016) was an American jazz guitarist. He was the son of jazz guitarist Jimmy Raney. Career Raney was born in New York City. He began to play the guitar when he was 14, beginning with rock and blues. He was ...

* ''

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'' (Hot Club Records)

Deaths

; May * 29 – Christian Hartmann, composer (born

1910 Events January * January 13 – The first public radio broadcast takes place; live performances of the operas '' Cavalleria rusticana'' and ''Pagliacci'' are sent out over the airwaves, from the Metropolitan Opera House in New York C ...

). ; August * 5 –

Olav Kielland Olav Løchen Kielland (16 August 1901 in Trondheim – 5 August 1985 in Bø, Telemark) was a Norwegian composer and conductor. Early life and education Olav Løchen Kielland was born the son of Gabriel Kielland (1871–1960) and Margit Løchen ...

, composer and orchestra conductor (born

1901 Events January * January 1 – The Crown colony, British colonies of New South Wales, Queensland, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria (Australia), Victoria and Western Australia Federation of Australia, federate as the Australia, ...

). ; November * 18 –

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due (19 February 1919 – 18 November 1985) was a Norwegian violinist and music teacher and son of violinist Henrik Adam Due (1891–1966) and Mary Barratt Due (b. Barratt, 1888–1969). He married Else Barratt-Due (b. Hols ...

, violinist and music teacher (born

1919 Events January * January 1 ** The Czechoslovak Legions occupy much of the self-proclaimed "free city" of Pressburg (now Bratislava), enforcing its incorporation into the new republic of Czechoslovakia. ** HMY ''Iolaire'' sinks off the c ...

Births

; January * 2 **

André Roligheten André Roligheten (born 2 January 1985) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer, known from a series of recordings and bands like Albatrosh and Team Hegdal. He has also played with musicians like Andrew D'Angelo, Theo Bleckmann, ...

, jazz saxophonist and composer. **

Marius Neset Marius Søfteland Neset (born 2 January 1985 in Os, Hordaland) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) living in Copenhagen. He is known from collaborations within the jazz bands "People Are Machines", "Kaktusch", "JazzKamikaze" and Django Bat ...

, jazz saxophonist and composer. * 10 **

Gabrielle Leithaug Gabrielle Leithaug (born 10 January 1985 in Bergen, Norway) better known by her mononym artist name Gabrielle, is a Norwegian Electropop singer signed to Universal Music. Early life Gabrielle was born in Bergen and resided in Hordvik, a neighbou ...

, Electropop singer and songwriter. * 29 – Jon Rune Strøm, jazz upright bassist, and bass guitarist. ; February * 19 –

Kristoffer Lo Kristoffer Lo (born 19 February 1985 in Moss, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz musician (tuba, flugabone, guitar, keyboards) and composer. Biography Lo has redefined the use of tuba and its role in band. From its traditional role as the low-end ...

, jazz tubist, flugabonist, guitarist and composer. * 25 –

Anine Stang Anine Stang (born 25 February 1985 Anine Victoria Stang) is a Norwegian singer and songwriter. In 2007 Anine received her music degree from the prestigious songwriters academy Musikmakarna in Sweden. The same year she moved to Los Angeles, whe ...

, singer and songwriter. ; March * 5 –

Eyolf Dale Eyolf Dale (born 5 March 1985) is a Norwegian jazz pianist and composer. Career Dale started playing piano at the age of 6 years, and shortly after started taking lessons. After finishing his Examen artium on the Music program at Skien vider ...

, jazz pianist and composer. * 15 –

Trygve Wiese Trygve Wiese-Haugland (born 15 March 1985), known by his stage name Wiese (sometimes stylized WIESE, pronounced 'vi:se'), is a Norwegian music producer, DJ and songwriter. Wiese makes commercial electronic music, often in the style of electro h ...

, pop singer. ; April * 12 –

Siri Nilsen Siri Anne Nilsen (born 12 April 1985) is a Norwegian singer-songwriter and voice actress. "As the daughter of two folksingers, Lillebjørn and Shari Nilsen, she grew up surrounded by music." Nilsen is noted for the sincerity of her song writi ...

, singer, songwriter and voice actress. ; May * 13 –

Alexander Rybak Alexander Igorevich Rybak (russian: Александр Игоревич Рыбак) or Alyaxandr Iharavich Rybak ( be, Аляксандр Ігаравіч Рыбак; born 13 May 1986) is a Belarusian-Norwegian singer-composer, violinist, pian ...

, singer, songwriter, violinist, pianist, and actor. * 14 –

Tore Sandbakken Tore Thorvaldsen Sandbakken (born 14 May 1985 in Trondheim, Norway) is a Norwegians, Norwegian jazz musician (drums) and composer, living in Oslo, and known from collaborations in a number of bands, ranging from free improvised music to modern ja ...

, jazz drummer and composer. ; June * 20 –

Ellen Brekken Ellen Brekken (born 20 June 1985) is a Norwegian jazz musician who plays upright bass, bass guitar, and the tuba. Biography Brekken was born in Tynset, Norway. She attended the Toneheim Folk High School in 2005, and completed a bachelor's de ...

, jazz upright bassist, bass guitarist and tubist. ; July * 2 –

Gunnhild Sundli Gunnhild Eide Sundli (born 2 July 1985) is a Norwegian musical artist. She was born and raised in Orkdal, Norway and now resides in Trondheim. Career Sundli started to " kvede" (a traditional Norwegian singing tradition) as a nine-year-old, and ...

, actor and singer (

Gåte Gåte ( en, riddle) is a band from Trøndelag, Norway playing Norwegian folk music bred with metal and electronica. Their style has been referred to as progressive folk-rock. The band was put together by Sveinung Sundli (violin, keyboards) in ...

). * 6 –

Maria Arredondo Maria Sødal Arredondo (born 6 July 1985 in Vennesla, Norway) is a Norwegian pop singer. Her surname Arredondo comes from her Chilean stepfather. Career In March 2003, Arredondo released her first album, the self-titled ''Maria Arredondo'' b ...

, pop singer. * 8 –

Vivian Sørmeland Vivian Sørmeland (born July 8, 1985 in Osen), came 3rd in season 4 of Idol (Norway) in May 2006. Her boyfriend was season 4-winner Aleksander Denstad With Idol Performances Audition: "I wish" by Stevie Wonder Top 40: "Foolish Games" by Jewel ...

, pop singer. ; August * 1 – Caroline "Dina" Lillian Kongerud, pop artist. * 15 –

Carina Dahl Carina Dahl (born 15 August 1985) is a Norwegian pop singer. Biography Dahl participated in Big Brother 2006, a joint program shared by broadcasters in Sweden and Norway. She was the last housemate to be voted off before the finale, spendi ...

, pop singer and songwriter. * 22 – Kim Johannesen, jazz guitarist and improviser. ; October * 11 –

Margaret Berger Margaret Berger (born 11 October 1985) is a Norway, Norwegian singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ. She made her debut on Sony BMG after she placed second on the Idol (Norway)#Season 2, second season of ''Idol (Norway), Norwegian Idol'' in ...

, singer, songwriter, music director, and DJ. * 15 –

Øystein Skar Øystein Skar (born 15 October 1985 in Vinstra, Norway) is a Norwegian pianist and composer, known from bands like Cakewalk, Glow, Highasakite and Klang Kollektif. Career Skar was raised in Vinstra, Oppland and started at the local music school ...

, jazz pianist and composer. ; December * 4 –

Linni Meister Linni Irene Meister (born 4 December 1985) is a Norwegian glamour model, pop singer and sex columnist for ''FHM'' magazine who lives in Oslo. Meister has a German-Norwegian father and a mother from Sri Lanka. Meister grew up in Slependen in Bær ...

, pop singer. * 19 –

Ine Hoem Ine Kristine Hoem (born 19 December 1985 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer and the daughter of the author Edvard Hoem. She is also known as the lead singer of the genre band PELbO. Career Hoem got her music diploma from the Jazz pro ...

, jazz singer. ; Unknown date *

Catharina Chen Catharina Chen (born 1985) is a Norwegian classical violinist of Chinese ancestry. She has soloed since age 8. Life Chen was born in 1985 in Norway. Her father introduced her to the violin when she was five and played solo at age eight. Her tutor ...

, classical violinist. *

Per Arne Ferner Per Arne Ferner (born 1985 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz guitarist, known from bands like Flux and Ferner/Juliusson Duo. Career Ferner is a graduate of the Copenhagen Rhythmic Music Conservatory. His first album ''Peninsulator'' (2010) ...

, jazz guitarist.

References

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