The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2015 in
Swedish music
The Music of Sweden shares roots with its neighboring countries in Scandinavia, as well as Eastern Europe, including polka, schottische, waltz, polska and mazurka. The Swedish fiddle and nyckelharpa are among the most common Swedish folk inst ...
.
Events
January
February
* 7 – The first semi-final of
Melodifestivalen was arranged. The three next semi-finals took place on February 14, 21, and 28.
March
* 7 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 7.
* 14 – The final of Melodifestivalen was carried out on March 14, 2015.
Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and television presenter. He took part in ''Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of '' Let's Dance,'' and scored a hit wit ...
's song "
Heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
" won the competition.
April
* 25 – Gamlestaden Jazzfestival started in
Gothenburg (April 25 – May 2).
May
* 23
**
Måns Zelmerlöw
Måns Petter Albert Sahlén Zelmerlöw (; born 13 June 1986) is a Swedish pop singer, songwriter and television presenter. He took part in ''Idol 2005'', eventually finishing fifth, won the first season of '' Let's Dance,'' and scored a hit wit ...
wins the
Eurovision Song Contest 2015
The Eurovision Song Contest 2015 was the 60th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Vienna, Austria, following the country's victory at the with the song "Rise Like a Phoenix" by Conchita Wurst. Organised by the European Broa ...
for Sweden with his song "
Heroes
Heroes or Héroes may refer to:
* Hero, one who displays courage and self-sacrifice for the greater good
Film
* ''Heroes'' (1977 film), an American drama
* ''Heroes'' (2008 film), an Indian Hindi film
Gaming
* ''Heroes of Might and Magic'' ...
". It goes on to top the charts in Sweden, Greece, Iceland and Poland.
June
* 4 – The
Malmö Live
Malmö Live is an event centre in Malmö, Sweden. It opened in August 2015, containing a concert hall, conference facilities, a hotel, offices, and housing. Malmö Live Concert Hall is the home of the Malmö Symphony Orchestra
The Malmö S ...
venue is officially inaugurated in Sweden; it becomes the new home of the
Malmö Symphony Orchestra
The Malmö Symphony Orchestra ( sv, Malmö Symfoniorkester) is a Swedish orchestra, based in Malmö. Since 2015, it has been resident at the Malmö Live Concert Hall. The orchestra has a complement of 94 musicians.
History
The orchestra was fo ...
.
* 25 – The 3rd
Bråvalla Festival
Bråvalla Festival was a Swedish four-day music festival that was held annually. It was Sweden's biggest and most popular music festival. It was held at Bråvalla Wing outside of Norrköping. The inaugural season of the festival was from 27 to ...
opened near
Norrköping (June 25–27).
July
August
September
October
* 12 – The 30th Stockholm International Composer Festival opens at the Stockholms Konserthus, focusing on the work of
Lili
''Lili'' is a 1953 American film released by MGM. It stars Leslie Caron as a touchingly naïve French girl whose emotional relationship with a carnival puppeteer is conducted through the medium of four puppets. The film won the Academy Award for ...
and
Nadia Boulanger
Juliette Nadia Boulanger (; 16 September 188722 October 1979) was a French music teacher and conductor. She taught many of the leading composers and musicians of the 20th century, and also performed occasionally as a pianist and organist.
From a ...
.
November
December
* 11 – The 27 years old
Martin Almgren
Karl Martin Ingemar Almgren, (born 19 December 1987) is a Swedish singer and winner of Idol 2015 which was broadcast on TV4.
Almgren was born in Lindesberg. He released his debut single ''Can't Hold Me Down'' after winning the Globen finale.
...
won the final of Sweden's ''
Idol
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Religion and philosophy
* Cult image, a neutral term for a man-made object that is worshipped or venerated for the deity, spirit or demon that it embodies or represents
* Murti, a point of focus for devotion or medit ...
'' series.
Album and singles releases
January
February
March
April
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
Deaths
; January
; July
* 13 –
Bengt-Arne Wallin
Bengt-Arne Wallin (13 July 1926 in Linköping – 23 November 2015) was a Swedish jazz composer, arranger, trumpeter, and flugelhorn player who played jazz influenced by Swedish traditional folk music. He also wrote film scores.
Biography
Betwe ...
, Swedish composer, arrangeur, trumpeter, and flugelhornist (born 1926).
; November
* 5 –
Kjell Öhman, jazz pianist, hammond organist, and accordionist (born
1943
Events
Below, the events of World War II have the "WWII" prefix.
January
* January 1 – WWII: The Soviet Union announces that 22 German divisions have been encircled at Stalingrad, with 175,000 killed and 137,650 captured.
* January 4 ...
).
; December
* 22 –
Peter Lundblad, singer "
Ta mig till havet" (prostate cancer) (born 1950).
See also
*
Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015
*
List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden
A ''list'' is any set of items in a row. List or lists may also refer to:
People
* List (surname)
Organizations
* List College, an undergraduate division of the Jewish Theological Seminary of America
* SC Germania List, German rugby union ...
(see 2015 section on page)
References
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Swedish music by year
Swedish
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Music
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