2016 in Swedish music

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Kamchatka in 2016.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music.

Events

January

February

  • 6 – Start of the 56th edition of the Melodifestivalen. The next three semi-finals will take place on February 13, 20, and 27.[3]
  • 15
    • The announcement of jazz saxophonist and composer Jonas Kullhammar as the recipient of the 2016 Gullinpriset (awarded in memory of the saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976)).[4]
  • 26 – A remix of Zara Larsson's hit single "Lush Life", featuring Tinie Tempah, is released, and soon becomes a top 10 hit internationally.[5]

March

  • 5 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 5.
  • 12 – The final of the Melodifestivalen was executed on March 12, 2016.[6]

April

  • 23 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 23 – 30).[7]

May

June

July

August

  • 12 – Malmöfestivalen opened (August 12 – 19).[13]

September

October

November

December

Album and singles releases

January

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
8 Anders Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler Esa-Pekka Salonen and The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra BIS Records [15]
29 Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein Nils Landgren ACT Music [16]

February

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 Songbook Lars Danielsson ACT [17]
12 Piano Mating Mats Gustafsson Blue Tapes and X-Ray Records [18]
17 Picture You The Amazing, including with guitarist Reine Fiske Partisan Records [19]
26 Mare Nostrum II Jan Lundgren ACT [20]

March

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
6 Trees Of Light Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa ECM [21]
18 Forevergreens Dan Berglund's Tonbruket ACT [22]

April

May

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
20 Då Som Nu För Alltid Kent RCA, Sony Music [23]

June

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
1 World On Fire Yngwie Malmsteen RCA, Sony Music [24]
3 Good Karma Roxette Parlophone/Roxette Produced by Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman, Per Gessle [25]

July

August

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
26 Du Gamla Du Fria Håkan Hellström Warner [26]

September

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
16 Dödliga Klassiker Bob Hund Woah Dad! [27]
Orphée Jóhann Jóhannsson Deutsche Grammophon [28]

October

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
28 Homeward Bound Sabina Ddumba Warner Music Sweden [29]
Lady Wood by Tove Lo (Island Records Sabina Ddumba Island Records [30]

November

Day Album Artist Label Notes Ref.
4 Christmas Card from a Painted Lady Kikki Danielsson Lionheart/Universal Produced by Sören Karlsson [31]
25 Häxan Dungen Mexican Summer [32]

December

Unknown date

Deaths

January
February
May
June
September
  • 27 - Märta Schéle, singer (born 1936).[39]
November
  • 12 – Jacques Werup, musician, author, poet, stage artist, and screenwriter (born 1945).[40]

See also

References

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  2. ^ "Allocation Draw: The results!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
  3. ^ Dahlander, Gustav (15 September 2015). "Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2016 – se alla städerna". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
  4. ^ "Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  5. ^ "iTunes Store (SE) – Music – Zara Larsson – Lush Life (feat. Tinie Tempah) [Remixes] – Single". iTunes Store (SE). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
  6. ^ "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2016 tour announced". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  7. ^ "GMLSTN JAZZ 2016". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  8. ^ "Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  9. ^ "Sweden Rock Festival 2016 Setlist". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  10. ^ "Polar talks - June 15 2016". Polar Music Prize. Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
  11. ^ "Bråvalla 2016". Festicket.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  12. ^ "Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
  13. ^ "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 12–19 augusti 2016!". MalmoFestivalen.se. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  14. ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 7 – 16 oktober 2016". Stockholm Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on April 20, 2000. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
  15. ^ Clements, Andrew (2016-01-27). "Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler CD review – there's no doubt orchestras enjoy playing his music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  16. ^ "Nils Landgren: Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
  17. ^ "Lars Danielsson Songbook". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  18. ^ "Mats Gustafsson – Piano Mating". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  19. ^ "The Amazing – Picture You". consequence.net. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  20. ^ "Jan Lundgren – Mare Nostrum II – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
  21. ^ "Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa – Trees Of Light". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
  22. ^ "Tonbruket – Forevergreens". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
  23. ^ "Kent: Då Som Nu För Alltid" (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  24. ^ "Yngwie Malmsteen's 'World On Fire' Album Gets Release Date". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  25. ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  26. ^ "Här är omslaget till Håkans nya album" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  27. ^ "bob hund – Dödliga Klassiker". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
  28. ^ Schelm, Benjamin (2016-09-13). "Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  29. ^ "Homeward Bound – Sabina Ddumba". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  30. ^ Campbell, Chuck (2016-11-01). "Music review: Tove Lo's 'Lady Wood' doesn't cut it". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
  31. ^ Håkan Steen (9 December 2016). "Fröjd att höra Kikki sjunga" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
  32. ^ "Announcing: Dungen – Häxan". Mexican Summer. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
  33. ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
  34. ^ "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
  35. ^ Amster, Harry (2016-02-29). "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  36. ^ Olle Ljungström (54) er død Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
  37. ^ "Fredrik Norén". Dead-People.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  38. ^ "Freddie Wadling är död – blev 64 år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
  39. ^ [1] (in Swedish)
  40. ^ Millroth, Thomas (2016-11-14). "Minnesord om Jacques Werup" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
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