The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2008 in Norwegian music.
Events
January 25 – Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2). 30 – The Polarjazz Festival 2008 started in Longyearbyen (January 30 – February 2).
February 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 7 – 23).
March 18 Vossajazz started in Voss Municipality (March 14–16). Mads Berven was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2008. 19 – Tord Gustavsen performs the commissioned work Restar av lukke – bitar av tru for Vossajazz 2008.
April 29 – Bergenfest 2008 started in Bergen (April 29 – May 3).
May 21 The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2008 (May 21 – June 4). Nattjazz 2008 started in Bergen (May 21 – 31).
June 12 – Norwegian Wood 2008 started in Oslo, Norway (June 12 – 15).
July 14 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 14 – 19). 31 – The 21st Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (July 31 – August 3).
August 6 – Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10). 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 11 – 16).
September 4 – The 4th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4 – 6). 5 – The 5th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 5 – 6). 16 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 16 – 19).
October 1 – The 30th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (Oktober 1–19). 9 – The 7th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 9 – 11). 30 – The 3rd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (October 30 – November 1).
November 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9).
December 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.
Albums released
January
February
March
April DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.15 Life in Leipzig Ketil Bjørnstad ECM Records Produced by Manfred Eicher
May
June
July
August
September DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.8 Suite for the Seven Mountains Marius Neset's People Are Machines Edition Records Produced by Marius Neset & Anton Eger
October DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.13 Norwegian Song 2 Dag Arnesen Trio Resonant Music 20 Flower of Evil Susanna Rune Grammofon Produced by Deathprod and Susanna K. Wallumrød
November
December
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Deaths
March 15 – Fredrik Friis, composer, singer, and lyricist (born 1923). 19 – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1933).
April 29 – Julie Ege, singer, actress, and model (born 1943).
June 19 – Antonio Bibalo, Italian-born pianist and composer (born 1922).
July 3 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., (lung cancer), Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz singer (born 1939). 14 – Henki Kolstad, singer and actor (born 1915).
See also 2008 in Norway Music of Norway Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
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