The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2005 in Norwegian music.
Events
January 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29).
February 3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19).
March 18 The 32nd Vossajazz started at Vossavangen, Norway (March 18 – 20). Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005. 19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005.
April 29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7).
May 25 The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5). The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).
June 16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19). 23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25).
July 6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8). 18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23).
August 4 – The 18th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 4 – 7). 10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14). 15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21).
September 15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18). 30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16).
Oktober 20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23). 24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27).
November 1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6).
December 17 – The Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot started in Spiret, Tønsberg.
Unknown date The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.
Albums released
April DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.18 Electra Arild Andersen Group ECM Records Produced by Arild Andersen
Unknown date
J Tore Johansen Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog Per Jørgensen Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren
S Karl Seglem Dikt (NorCD), with poems by Jon Fosse Reik (Ozella Records)
Deaths
January 7 – Ivar Medaas, folk singer (born 1938).
June 29 – Mikkel Flagstad, jazz saxophonist (born 1930).
August 17 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954).
October 9 – Jan Rohde, rock singer (born 1942).
November 10 – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer and author (born 1918).
See also 2005 in Norway Music of Norway Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 2005 in Swiss music
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