The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2015.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or

next year "Next Year" is a song released as the last single from the third Foo Fighters' album ''There Is Nothing Left to Lose''. History A shorter version (running at just 3:21 compared to the original's 4:36) was released as a single in 2000 and wa ...

in Scandinavian music.)

Events

January

* 21 – The

Bodø Jazz Open Bodø Jazz Open is a jazz festival, presented at the end of January every year since 2011. The aim of the festival is to bring together local, national and international artists for collaborations, jam sessions and workshops. Every year between 20 ...

starts in

Bodø Bodø (; smj, Bådåddjo, sv, Bodö) is a municipality in Nordland county, Norway. It is part of the traditional region of Salten. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Bodø (which is also the capital of Nordland count ...

, Norway (January 21–24). * 23 **

Nordlysfestivalen The Northern Lights Music Festival or Nordlysfestivalen (established 1987 in Tromsø, Norway) is a Norwegian music festival, held in January–February. In 2012 The Northern Lights Festival celebrated their 25th anniversary. Biography Since t ...

opens in Tromsø, Norway (January 23 - February 1). ** Norwegian folk singer

Ragnar Olsen Ragnar Olsen (13 March 1914 – 9 July 1990) was a Norwegian racewalker who competed in the 1952 Summer Olympics The 1952 Summer Olympics ( fi, Kesäolympialaiset 1952; sv, Olympiska sommarspelen 1952), officially known as the Games of the XV ...

is awarded the Nordlysprisen 2015 at

. * 29 – The Kristiansund Opera Festival (Operafestukene) 2015 opens in Kristiansund, Norway (January 29 - February 7).

February

* 1 - The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, under its new name of ''Danmarks Underholdningsorkester'', gives its first concert as a privately funded ensemble, at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. * 5 ** The Ice Music Festival 2015 opens in Geilo, Norway (February 5–8). ** The

Polarjazz Polarjazz or The Polar Jazz Festival (initiated 1998 in Longyearbyen, Svalbard) is the northernmost jazz festival in the world, and is arranged every year in February. Background The 19th Polarjazz festival took place between 3 and 7 February 2 ...

Festival 2015 starts in

Longyearbyen Longyearbyen (, locally �lɔ̀ŋjɑrˌbyːən "The Longyear Town") is the world's northernmost settlement with a population greater than 1,000 and the largest inhabited area of Svalbard, Norway. It stretches along the foot of the left bank ...

(February 5–8). * 6 – The annual Oslo Operaball takes place in Oslo. * 7 **The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Final takes place in

Aalborg Aalborg (, , ) is Denmark's fourth largest town (behind Copenhagen, Aarhus, and Odense) with a population of 119,862 (1 July 2022) in the town proper and an urban population of 143,598 (1 July 2022). As of 1 July 2022, the Municipality of Aalb ...

. The winners are Anti Social Media, singing " The Way You Are" **The first semi-final of Sweden's

Melodifestivalen Melodifestivalen (; literally "the Melody Festival") is an annual song competition organised by Swedish public broadcasters Sveriges Television (SVT) and Sveriges Radio (SR). It determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song ...

takes place, with the next three semi-finals scheduled for February 14, 21, and 28. **The

Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015 Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Aina mun pitää" written and performed by the band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpail ...

Semi-finals begin in Finland. The next two semi-finals are scheduled for February 14 and 21. * 28 - The

Final takes place.

March

* 4 – By:Larm 2015 opens in Oslo, Norway (March 4–7). * 5 – The Oslo International Church Music Festival 2015 opens in Norway (March 5–15). * 7 - Beatboxer

Thorsen Thorson or Thorsen are Swedish, Norwegian and Danish surnames. Notable people with the surname include: Thorson *Charles Thorson (1890–1966), Canadian political cartoonist, character designer * Celeste Thorson, American actress, model writer, and ...

wins the final of ''

Danmark har talent ''Danmark har talent'' ("Denmark has Talent", formerly ''Talent'' (2008–2010)) is Denmark's version of the ''Got Talent'' franchise and was in the same format as ''Britain's Got Talent''. The first series aired in 2014 and was won by beatboxe ...

'' 2015. * 24 –

Ingrid Søfteland Neset Ingrid Søfteland Neset (born 9 May 1992) is a Norwegian Classical flautist living in Stavanger (2017). She is the daughter of music teachers guitarist Terje Neset (born 1959) and pianist Anne Leni Søfteland Sæbø (born 1961), and the sister of ...

wins the

Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approxima ...

's soloist competition. * 27 – Vossajazz opens in Voss, Norway (March 27–29). * 28 **

Thea Hjelmeland Thea Hjelmeland (born 1987 in Førde, Sogn og Fjordane) is a Norwegian musician, singer and songwriter, raised by an artist mother and a musician father. Career Her first album ''Oh, the third..'' was released in 2012.Vossajazz prize for her album ''Solar Plexus''. ** Live Maria Roggen performs the commissioned work ''Apukaluptein'' at Vossajazz.

April

* 1 – The Inferno Metal Festival 2015 opens in Oslo (April 1–4). * 23 ** SoddJazz opens in Inderøy,

Nord-Trøndelag Nord-Trøndelag (; "North Trøndelag") was a county constituting the northern part of the present-day Trøndelag county in Norway. The county was established in 1804 when the old Trondhjems amt was divided into two: Nordre Trondhjems amt and S ...

, Norway (April 23–26). ** The

Nidaros Blues Festival Nidaros, Niðarós or Niðaróss () was the medieval name of Trondheim when it was the capital of Norway's first Christian kings. It was named for its position at the mouth (Old Norse: ''óss'') of the River Nid (the present-day Nidelva). Althou ...

2015 opens in Trondheim, Norway (April 23–26). * 25 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opens in

Gothenburg Gothenburg (; abbreviated Gbg; sv, Göteborg ) is the second-largest city in Sweden, fifth-largest in the Nordic countries, and capital of the Västra Götaland County. It is situated by the Kattegat, on the west coast of Sweden, and has ...

, Sweden (April 25 – May 2). * 30 ** the Bergen Filharmoniske Orkester perform Beethoven's Symphony No. 9 in Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway. ** In The Country, featuring

Frida Ånnevik Frida Ånnevik (born 18 June 1984 in Hamar, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz singer and the daughter of folk singer Tor Karseth. Biography Ånnevik won the Grappa's debutant award in 2009, and released her debut album ''Synlige Hjerteslag'' the ye ...

, play at Victoria - Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo. ** Highasakite play at Sentrum Scene in Oslo. **

Oslo Ess Oslo Ess is a Norwegian rock/ punk band from Moss with Åsmund Lande as vocalist/guitarist, Peter Larsson on guitar and Knut-Oscar Nymo on bass. Lande and Larsson used to play in another formation and launched the band. Although Oslo Ess doesn't ha ...

(with friends) play at the Brygga Kultursal in Halden, Norway. ** The D'voice Festival 2015 opens in Songdalen, Norway (April 30 - May 1). ** The Karmøygeddon Metal Festival 2015 opens in Karmøy, Norway (April 30 - May 3).

May

* 1 ** Denmark's 2015 Malko Competition for conductors announces Tung-Chieh Chuang as this year's winner. ** Dave Holland Prism plays at Victoria - Nasjonal Jazzscene in Oslo. ** Chris Thompson /

Mads Eriksen Mads Eriksen (born 15 July 1977) is a Norwegian cartoonist, best known for the comic strips '' M'' and ''Gnom''. Biography Eriksen was born in Malvik. His career in comics began in 2000, when his first comic strip, ''Gnom'', was accepted into ...

Band +

Elg Elg or ELG may refer to: People * Jarno Elg (born 1975), Finnish convict * Taina Elg (born 1930), Finnish-American actress and dancer * Øivind Elgenes (born 1958), Norwegian singer Transportation * El Golea Airport, in Algeria * Elgin railw ...

play at Madam Felle in Bergen, Norway . * 5 –

MaiJazz MaiJazz is the Stavanger International Jazz Festival in Stavanger, Norway. Since the first MaiJazz in 1989, the festival has presented both international and national musicians. About 200 volunteers organize 40 concerts on 20 venues in and aroun ...

2015 opens in

Stavanger Stavanger (, , American English, US usually , ) is a city and municipalities of Norway, municipality in Norway. It is the fourth largest city and third largest metropolitan area in Norway (through conurbation with neighboring Sandnes) and the a ...

, Norway (May 5 – 10). * 6 –

AnJazz AnJazz or Hamar Jazz Festival is an annual jazz festival occurring at Hamar, Norway Hamar is a town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the traditional ...

2015 opens in Hamar, Norway (May 6 – 9). * 7 - The

Trondheim Jazz Festival Trondheim Jazz Festival or Jazzfest Trondheim (initiated 1979 in Trondheim, Norway under the name JazzMazz) is an annual music festival held in spring time. History The festival is a continuation of JazzMazz (1979–1994), and changed name to ...

2015 opens in Trondheim, Norway (May 7–10). * 9 – Iver Kleive's ''Requiem'' is performed in Røros Church, Norway. * 10 – Kampenjazz: Anja Eline Skybakmoen played at Cafeteatret Oslo. * 15 **

Jan Erik Mikalsen Jan Erik Mikalsen (born 6 May 1979 in Kristiansund, Norway) is a Norwegian composer of contemporary music, living in Oslo. Biography Mikalsen studied at the Grieg Academy in Bergen and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, and i ...

wins the general category of the International Rostrum of Composers for the composition ''Songs for Orchestra''. ** Per Mathisen Trio plays at Victoria - National Jazz Scene in Oslo. * 23 - Måns Zelmerlöw wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 for Sweden with his song " Heroes". It goes on to top the charts in Sweden, Greece, Iceland and Poland. * 27 – Festspillene i Bergen 2015 opens in Bergen, Norway (May 27 – June 10). * 28 ** Nattjazz opens in Bergen (May 28 – June 6). ** Bergen Big Band become the first recipients of the

Olav Dale Olav Dale (30 October 1958 – 10 October 2014) was a Norwegian composer, orchestra leader and jazz saxophonist. In addition to saxophone he played other woodwinds. He received little formal education in music, but he completed studies at the Vos ...

Memorial Award.

June

* 4 - The Malmö Live venue is officially inaugurated in Sweden; it becomes the new home of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra. * 10 ** The Norwegian Wood festival 2015 opens in Oslo, Norway (June 10–13). ** Opera Østfold 2015 opens in Halden (June 10–13). * 11 –

Bergenfest Bergenfest (initiated 1993 in Bergen, Norway under the name OleBlues) started out as an intimate blues and Americana festival, situated at various venues in the city center of Bergen. Biography Bergenfest has since then grown into what is now o ...

2015 opens 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 ...

(June 11 – 14). * 15 – Grieg in Bergen 2015 opens in

(June 15 – August 22). * 21 – Hardanger Music Festival 2015 opens in Ullensvang, Norway (June 21 – 25). * 23 – The

Risør Festival of Chamber Music is a municipality in Agder county, Norway. It is located on the Skagerrak coast in the traditional region of Sørlandet. The administrative centre of Risør municipality is the town of Risør. There are many villages in Risør such as Akland, B ...

2015 opens in Risør, Norway (June 23–28). * 27 - The

Roskilde Festival The Roskilde Festival is a Danish music festival held annually south of Roskilde. It is one of the largest music festivals in Europe and the largest in the Nordic countries. It was created in 1971 by two high school students and a promoter. In 1 ...

opens in Denmark, with a line-up including Muse,

Florence and the Machine Florence and the Machine (stylised as Florence + the Machine) are an English indie rock band that formed in London in 2007, consisting of lead vocalist Florence Welch, keyboardist Isabella Summers, guitarist Rob Ackroyd, harpist Tom Monger, and ...

and

Pharrell Williams Pharrell Lanscilo Williams (; born April 5, 1973) is an American record producer, rapper, singer, and songwriter. Alongside close colleague Chad Hugo, he formed the hip hop and R&B production duo the Neptunes in the early 1990s, with whom he ...

July

* 1 ** The

Kongsberg Jazzfestival Kongsberg Jazz Festival or Kongsberg Jazzfestival is an international jazz festival that has been held annually in Kongsberg, Norway, since 1964. Artists Several worldwide great artists have visited Kongsberg during this festival; internation ...

2015 opens in Kongsberg, Norway (July 1–4). ** Ellen Andrea Wang is the recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2015 at the

. ** Vinstra Music Festival 2015 opens in Vinstra, Norway (July 1 – 5). ** Førde International Folk Music Festival 2015 opens in Førde, Norway (July 1 – 5). * 2 –

Stavernfestivalen Stavernfestivalen is a yearly music festival held in Stavern, Norway at Larvik Golf Arena. The festival takes place in July, and in 2019 there were roughly 75 000 attendees over a three-day period. The very first festival took place in 2001, l ...

2015 opens in

Stavern Stavern is a small water-side town in Larvik municipality in Vestfold County, Norway. It is south of the city of Larvik. Currently there are around 3,000 inhabitants in Stavern. It is a small town where tourism is one of the most important sou ...

, Norway (July 2–4). * 8 –

Riddu Riđđu Riddu Riđđu is an annual Sámi music and culture festival held in Olmmáivággi (Manndalen) in the Gáivuotna (Kåfjord) municipality in Norway. The goal of the festival is to bring forward both Sámi culture and that of other indigenous peopl ...

2015 opens in Kåfjord, Troms (July 8–12). * 13 – Moldejazz 2015 opens in Molde, Norway, with Mats Gustafsson as artist in residence (July 13–18). * 16 **

Jan Ole Otnæs Jan, JaN or JAN may refer to: Acronyms * Jackson, Mississippi (Amtrak station), US, Amtrak station code JAN * Jackson-Evers International Airport, Mississippi, US, IATA code * Jabhat al-Nusra (JaN), a Syrian militant group * Japanese Article Num ...

receives the 2015

Molderosen Molde International Jazz Festival (MIJF) or Moldejazz (established 1961 in Molde) takes place annually in July, and is known as one of the oldest jazz festivals in Europe. It was initiated by the local Storyville Jazz Club. Since 1964 it has re ...

at Moldejazz. ** Grøn Koncert opens in Denmark, with acts including

Lågsus "Lågsus" is a song performed by Danish hip-hop group Specktors, released as the second single from their second studio album '' Kadavermarch'' (2012). It was released on 9 July 2012 as a digital download in Denmark on iTunes. The song features v ...

and

Turboweekend Turboweekend is a Danish synthesizer rock band, formed in 2006 by the three childhood friends Martin Øhlers Petersen, Silas Bjerregaard and Morten Køie. Anders Stig Møller joined the live shows in 2009, and was made official member in 2011 dur ...

. ** Bukta Festival 2015 opens in Tromsø (July 16–18). ** The Malakoff 2015 opens in Nordfjordeid (July 16–18). ** The Slottsfjell Festival 2015 opens in Tønsberg (July 16–18). **

Vinjerock Vinjerock is a rock festival 1060 meters above sea level, at Eidsbugarden in the Jotunheimen area in southern Norway. Approximately 15 rock bands play at this festival on the first weekend in August each year. The festival was arranged for the fi ...

2015 opens in Eidsbugarden, Jotunheimen (July 16–19). * 22 ** Canal Street 2015 opens in

Arendal Arendal () is a List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Agder counties of Norway, county in southeastern Norway. Arendal belongs to the Districts of Norway, region of Southern Norway, Sørlandet. The administrative centre of the munici ...

(July 22–25). ** Seljord Country Festival 2015 opens in Seljord, Norway (July 22 – 26). * 28 –

Olavsfestdagene Olavsfestdagene (initiated 1962 under the name Olavsdagene) is a church and cultural festival held in Trondheim around Olsok every year. Background During the festival more than 300 events with 800 international and Norwegian artists are presen ...

2015 opens in Trondheim (July 28 - August 2). * 30 ** Raumarock 2015 opens in Åndalsnes, Norway (July 30 - August 1). ** Notodden Blues Festival 2015 opens in Notodden, Norway (July 30 - August 2).

August

* 5 ** Sildajazz 2015 opens in

Haugesund Haugesund () is a municipality on the North Sea in Rogaland county, Norway. While the population is greater in the neighboring Karmøy municipality, the main commercial and economic centre of the Haugaland region in northern Rogaland and southern ...

, Norway (August 5–9). ** Varanger Festival 2015 opens in Vadsø, Norway (August 5–9).

Arcane Station Arcane Station (born 21 March 1981) is a Norwegian musician, producer and songwriter. He released his debut single, ''Make Me a Bird'', in January 2015. The song, featuring singer-songwriter Marianne Hekkilæ on lead vocals, was playlisted by a n ...

gives its first concert here. * 6 ** The Telemark Festival 2015 opens in Bø i Telemark, Norway (August 6–9). ** Hemnesjazz 2015 opens in

Hemnesberget Hemnesberget is a village in the municipality of Hemnes in Nordland county, Norway. It is located on the Hemnes peninsula which lies on the south side of the Ranfjorden. Hemnes Church is located in this village. The village has a population ( ...

Helgeland Helgeland is the most southerly district in Northern Norway. Generally speaking, Helgeland refers to the part of Nordland county that is located south of the Arctic Circle. It is bordered in the north by the Saltfjellet mountains and Svartise ...

, Norway (August 6–9). * 8 – The

Kids in Jazz Kids in Jazz (established 2012 in Norway) is an international jazz festival where children perform. The festival takes place in August, with concerts on numerous stages in Oslo. Biography Kids in Jazz was initiated as a cooperation project, invo ...

2015 festival opens in Oslo as part of the Oslo Jazzfestival (August 8–12). * 10 – Oslo Jazzfestival opens in Oslo (August 10–15). * 11 – Øyafestivalen opens in Oslo (August 11–15). Stars include Anneli Drecker. * 12 – Reykjavik Jazz Festival opens, celebrating its 25th anniversary. * 15 – The

Oslo Chamber Music Festival Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of i ...

2015 opens in Oslo (July 15–23). * 21 – The Pstereo Festival 2015 opens in Trondheim, Norway (July 21–22).

September

* 3 - The

Punktfestivalen Punkt International Music Festival or Punktfestivalen has been held every year in Kristiansand, Norway since 2005. Biography Punktfestivalen was established by the musicians Jan Bang and Erik Honoré. They have collaborated from 1980, with the ...

2015 opens in Kristiansand, Norway (September 3–5). * 10 - The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2015 opens in Oslo (September 10–19).

October

* 12 - The 30th Stockholm International Composer Festival opens at the Stockholms Konserthus, focusing on the work of Lili and Nadia Boulanger. * 29 -

Tampere Jazz Happening The Tampere Music Festivals organises three music events in the city of Tampere, Finland. Tampere Jazz Happening The Tampere Jazz Happenitakes place every November, bringing together friends of modern jazz. It was first held in 1982. The uncomprom ...

opens in Tampere, Finland (October 29 - November 1).

November

*15 –

DølaJazz Dølajazz is a Norwegian jazz festival held at Lillehammer in October each year. The festival was established in 1977 and first held in 1978. In its first year, the festival was the fourth largest Norwegian jazz festival after Moldejazz, Kongsberg ...

2015 opens in

Lillehammer Lillehammer () is a municipality in Innlandet county, Norway. It is located in the traditional district of Gudbrandsdal. The administrative centre of the municipality is the town of Lillehammer. Some of the more notable villages in the municip ...

, Norway (October 15–18). *22 – The Insomnia Festival opens in Tromsø, Norway (October 22–25). *28 – The

Ekkofestival The Ekkofestival, Ekko or Ekko - Bergen Electronic Music and Art Festival, is a music festival which takes place in Bergen, Norway in the fall every year. Biography Ekko mainly focus on presenting electronic music and contemporary art, where t ...

opens in Bergen, Norway (October 28 - November 1).

December

*11 - 27-year-old Martin Almgren wins the final of Sweden's '' Idol'' series. * 15 - The 2015 Southern Norwegian jazz center award is presented to Hilde Hefte. * 29 – RIBBEjazz 2015 - a one-day festival - takes place in Lillestrøm, Norway.

Albums released

January

* 30 – '' Pinball'' by Sweden's

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 ...

, with

Ivo Neame Ivo Michael Beale Neame (born 13 March 1981) is a British jazz pianist and composer. In addition to leading his own bands he is a member of several European jazz groups including Phronesis, the Marius Neset Quintet, and the Kairos 4Tet. He ...

Petter Eldh Frans Petter Eldh (born 19 September 1983 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish jazz bass player and composer, who predominantly has worked first in Denmark, and since 2009 he has lived in Berlin. Biography Eldh was raised in a family of artists. At ...

and Anton Eger ( ACT Music).

February

* 16 – ''Lighthouse X'' by Lighthouse X * 17 **''Gefion'' by Danish guitarist Jakob Bro (

ECM Records ECM (Edition of Contemporary Music) is an independent record label founded by Karl Egger, Manfred Eicher and Manfred Scheffner in Munich in 1969. While ECM is best known for jazz music, the label has released a variety of recordings, and ECM's a ...

). **''Picture You'' by Swedish band The Amazing, with guitarist Reine Fiske ( Partisan Records).

March

* 6 – ''Trees Of Light'' by Sweden's Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa (

). * 22 – ''Hit The Wall!'' by Sweden's Mats Gustafsson, with Thurston Moore ( Smalltown Superjazzz). * 31 – 'Didn't You, My Dear?'' by Finland's Janita ( ECR Music Group).

April

* 17 - '' Shadowmaker'' by Apocalyptica (Better Noise/ Eleven Seven Music).

May

* 19 - ''Firehouse'' by Gard Nilssen's Acoustic Unity including

and André Roligheten (Clean Feed). * 26 - ''Skin Trade: Original Motion Picture Soundtrack'' by Jacob Groth ( MovieScore Media)

June

* 8 – '' Beneath the Skin'' by

Of Monsters and Men Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/rock band formed in Reykjavík in 2010. The members are lead singer and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, singer and guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, lead guitarist Brynjar Leifsson ...

* 16 – '' Lukas Graham (The Blue Album)'' by Lukas Graham

August

* 7 – ''

Love Is Free "Love Is Free" is a song written and recorded by American singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow. It was released as the second single from Crow's sixth studio album '' Detours''. Its predecessor " Shine over Babylon" was airplay only. On her website, ...

'' by

Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique Robyn & La Bagatelle Magique, sometimes abridged as La Bagatelle Magique, is a music group featuring Robyn, keyboardist Markus Jägerstedt, and the late producer Christian Falk. Their first song "Love Is Free", which features Maluca, premiered in J ...

* 21 – ''Silver Mountain'' by Elephant9 with Reine Fiske ( Rune Grammofon). * 28 - ''Just The Two Of Us'' by Cæcilie Norby and Lars Danielsson ( ACT Music).

September

* 25 – '' Allas Sak'' by

Dungen Dungen ("the grove", ) is a Swedish rock band based in Stockholm. Often classified as psychedelic rock, Dungen is also influenced by Swedish (and other) folk music, classic rock, progressive rock, garage rock and alternative rock. The band i ...

( Smalltown Supersound).

October

* 2 – ''No Sound from the Outside'' by Saybia ( V2 Records Holland). * 9 – '' Yhdessä'' by Robin Packalen ( Universal Music Oy). * 23 **''In Case of Fire'' by

Fredrik Lundin Fredrik Lundin (born 7 April 1963) is a Danish jazz saxophonist, composer and bandleader. Having founded his first jazz quartet in 1981, he has become one of the most expressive saxophonists in Danish jazz and also one of the most prolific ones. L ...

(Yellowbird). **''Redo Att Gå Sönder'' by

Bo Kaspers Orkester Bo Kaspers Orkester is a Swedish pop-rock band with strong influences of jazz, formed in 1991. Consist of Bo Sundström, Fredrik Dahl, Michael Malmgren and Mats Schubert and won a Grammis award in 1998 for ''artist of the year''. Discography Alb ...

(Columbia).

November

* 27 **''

Jag går nu ''Jag går nu'' is the fifth studio album by singer-songwriter Melissa Horn, which was released on 27 November 2015. Its first single ''Du går nu'' was released on 9 October 2015, and its second single "Jag har gjort det igen", on 20 November 2 ...

'' by Swedish singer-songwriter Melissa Horn **''Melt'' by

Brian Chippendale Brian Chippendale (born July 22, 1973) is an American musician and artist, known as the drummer and vocalist for the experimental noise rock band Lightning Bolt and for his graphic art. Chippendale is based in Providence, Rhode Island. Brian ...

/ Mats Gustafsson / Massimo Pupillo ( Trost Records). * date unknown - ''10: Back to Beginning'' by Jakob Sveistrup

date unknown

Dikta Dikta is an indie rock band from Iceland. They have released five albums thus far. Biography In its present incarnation, the group began in 1999. They played in the Icelandic band competition Músíktilraunir in 2000 and were finalists. Dikta's f ...

- ''Easy Street''

Eurovision Song Contest

* Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 *

Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Aina mun pitää" written and performed by the band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpail ...

* Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 * Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 *

Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 Sweden participated in and won the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Heroes" written by Linnea Deb, Joy Deb and Anton Malmberg Hård af Segerstad. The song was performed by Måns Zelmerlöw. The Swedish broadcaster Sveriges Television ( ...

Deaths

22 February Events Pre-1600 *1076 – Having received a letter during the Lenten synod of 14–20 February demanding that he abdicate, Pope Gregory VII excommunicates Henry IV, Holy Roman Emperor. *1316 – The Battle of Picotin, between Ferdinand ...

– Erik Amundsen, Norwegian jazz bassist, 78 *

21 March Events Pre-1600 * 537 – Siege of Rome: King Vitiges attempts to assault the northern and eastern city walls, but is repulsed at the Praenestine Gate, known as the ''Vivarium'', by the defenders under the Byzantine generals Bessas and ...

– Jørgen Ingmann, Danish jazz and pop guitarist, 89 *

14 July Events Pre-1600 * 982 – King Otto II and his Frankish army are defeated by the Muslim army of al-Qasim at Cape Colonna, Southern Italy. *1223 – Louis VIII becomes King of France upon the death of his father, Philip II. * 1420 ...

–

Gerd Gudding Gerd Ellen "Lillemor" Gudding (November 15, 1951 – July 14, 2015) was a Norwegians, Norwegian musician, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer, married 9 June 1973 to the artist Øystein Dolmen (divorced). Life Gudding grew up in Oslo's Frogner n ...

, Norwegian musician and entertainer, 63 * 23 August – Per Hjort Albertsen, Norwegian composer, 96 *

30 August Events Pre-1600 * 70 – Titus ends the siege of Jerusalem after destroying Herod's Temple. *1282 – Peter III of Aragon lands at Trapani to intervene in the War of the Sicilian Vespers. *1363 – The five-week Battle of Lake Po ...

–

Natalia Strelchenko Natalia Strelchenko (russian: Наталья Стрельченко, Natalya Strelchenko; 23 December 1976 – 30 August 2015), also known as Natalia Strelle, was a Norwegian concert pianist of Russian origin. She died shortly after being found by ...

, Russian-born Norwegian concert pianist, 38 (suspected murder) *

5 November Events Pre-1600 *1138 – Lý Anh Tông is enthroned as emperor of Vietnam at the age of two, beginning a 37-year reign. *1499 – The '' Catholicon'', written in 1464 by Jehan Lagadeuc in Tréguier, is published; this is the first Bret ...

– Nora Brockstedt, Norwegian singer, 92 * 23 November - Jouni Kaipainen, Finnish composer, 58 * 25 November –

Svein Christiansen Svein "Chrico" Christiansen (6 August 1941 – 25 November 2015) was a Norwegian jazz musician (drums), known from a number of recordings, and central on the Oslo Jazz scene. Career Christiansen started early to play drums in various ban ...

, Norwegian jazz drummer, 74 *

22 December Events Pre-1600 *AD 69 – Vespasian is proclaimed Emperor of Rome; his predecessor, Vitellius, attempts to abdicate but is captured and killed at the Gemonian stairs. * 401 – Pope Innocent I is elected, the only pope to succeed his ...

Peter Lundblad Gustaf Peter Lundblad (26 August 1950 – 22 December 2015) was a Swedish singer and songwriter, well known for his 1986 song '' Ta mig till havet''. Lundblad started his career in the band 'The most Remarkable Nailband' where Lasse Tennander app ...

, Swedish singer ("

Ta mig till havet "Ta mig till havet" is a summertime-based song written and recorded by Peter Lundblad. It became a hit single for Lundblad in 1986. The song was used as the opening theme for the 1988 edition of Swedish summer vacation TV program '' Sommarlov''. ...

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