2018 in continental European music in geographical order.
Events 1 January – Barbara Laister-Ebner becomes the first female zither player to appear at the Vienna New Year's Concert. 8 January – Arts Council England announces the appointment of its new Director of Music, Claire Mera-Nelson. 10 January – The UK's Royal Philharmonic Orchestra announces the resignation of Charles Dutoit as its principal conductor, a year before the end of his contract, following allegations of inappropriate behaviour. 29 January – The Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra announces that Marin Alsop will be its next chief conductor - the first woman to hold the position. January – Portuguese Eurovision-winning singer Salvador Sobral leaves hospital after undergoing a successful heart transplant operation. 21 February – The Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège announces that Gergely Madaras will be its next music director. 6 March – The Bavarian State Opera announces that Serge Dorny will be its next Intendant, and Vladimir Jurowski its next Generalmusikdirektor; both appointments will begin with the 2021-2022 season. 12 May – The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 takes place in Lisbon, Portugal. The 2017 winner, Salvador Sobral, and Brazilian singer and composer Caetano Veloso appear together for the first time to provide entertainment during the grand final. The contest is won by Israel, represented by Netta, with the song "Toy". 21-24 June – European Music Day is celebrated.
Scandinavia Main article for Scandinavian music in 2018
Top hits Danish #1s Finnish #1 singles 2018, Finnish #1 albums Norway charts Swedish #1 singles and albums
Netherlands Dutch #1 singles
Ireland Main article for Irish music in 2018
UK Main article for British music in 2018
Germany German number ones
Switzerland and Austria Swiss #1s
France French #1s
Italy Italian number ones
Eastern Europe/ Balkans List of Polish #1 singles Czech #1 singles Hungarian #1 singles
Musical films La Tribu (Spain) starring Paco León, Carmen Machi, María José Sarrate Lyod (Russia) Ted: För kärlekens skull (Sweden)
Deaths 1 January – Teddy Edelmann, 76, Danish singerTeddy Edelmann er død 7 January – France Gall, 70, French singer, Eurovision winner (1965) 15 January – Dolores O'Riordan, 46, Irish singer and musician Books of condolence open for Dolores O'Riordan 16 January – Madalena Iglésias, 78, Portuguese actress and singerMorreu Madalena Iglésias 18 January – Javiera Muñoz, 40, Swedish singerLa Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa 20 January – Mario Guccio, 64, Belgian singer (Machiavel)Zanger van Machiavel overleden 24 January Renaud Gagneux, 70, French composerDisparition du compositeur Renaud Gagneux Mark E. Smith, 60, English singer and songwriter (The Fall)The Fall's Mark E. Smith Has Died at Age 60 27 January – David Zard, 75, Italian record producerAddio a David zard, l'impresario che voleva essere una rockstar 28 January Neil Harris, 63, British musician (Sham 69; cancer).Neil Harris von SHAM 69 tot Coco Schumann, 93, German jazz musician 29 January – Asmund Bjørken, 84, Norwegian jazz musicianJazzmusiker Asmund Bjørken er død 5 February – Zeno Roth, 61, German guitarist and songwriter 12 February – László Melis, 64, Hungarian composer and violinistElhunyt Melis László 15 February – Tamara Nizhnikova, 92, Belarusian singerУмерла народная артистка Беларуси и СССР Тамара Нижникова 18 February – Didier Lockwood, 62, French jazz violinist (heart attack)French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood dies aged 62 26 March – Nikolay Kaufman, 92, Bulgarian musicologist, folklorist and composer.In memoriam Nikolai Kaufman 20 April – Avicii, 28, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer. 30 April – Rose Laurens, 65, French singer-songwriterRose Laurens, interprète du tube "Africa", est décédée à l'âge de 65 ans 2 May – Herman Krebbers, 94, Dutch violinistHerman Krebbers, een van Nederlands grootste violisten, overleden 7 May – Roman Toi, 101, Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist101-aastaselt suri koorijuht Roman Toi 29 May – Jürgen Marcus, 69, German singer (COPD)Sänger Jürgen Marcus ist tot (death announced on this date) 4 June – Marc Ogeret, 86, French singerMort du chanteur e gage Marc Ogeret, interprète d'Aragon 8 June – Stefan Weber, 71, Austrian singerDer legendäre Drahdiwaberl-Chef Stefan Weber ist tot 12 June Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, 102, Polish violinist, translator and authorZmarła Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, była więźniarka niemieckich obozów Jon Hiseman, 73, English drummer (brain cancer)Colosseum founder Jon Hiseman dies aged 73 Jarosław Kozidrak, 63, Polish guitarist, keyboardist and composerJarosław Kozidrak nie żyje. Współzałożyciel zespołu Bajm zmarł w wieku 63 lat 26 June Fedor Frešo, 71, Slovak rock and jazz bassistZomrel Fedor Frešo, ktorý hral so všetkými dôležitými postavami našej scény Bo Nilsson, 81, Swedish composerDeath of a leading composer, 81 5 July – François Budet, 78, French singer-songwriterDisparition de François Budet : "il était un peu comme un grand frère" disent ses amis chanteurs 6 July – Vlatko Ilievski, 33, Macedonian pop singer and actorVlatko Ilievski unexpectedly passes away, aged just 33 29 July – Oliver Dragojević, 70, Croatian singer (lung cancer)Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer 1 August – Celeste Rodrigues, 95, Portuguese fado singerMorreu a fadista Celeste Rodrigues 7 August – Dumitru Fărcaș, 80, Romanian tárogató player.Famous Romanian tarogato player dies at age 80 17 August – Claudio Lolli, 68, Italian singer-songwriter (cancer)Lutto nella musica italiana: è morto Claudio Lolli, simbolo della canzone d'autore 26 August – Inge Borkh, 97, German sopranoSingen, um darzustellen: Zum Tod von Inge Borkh 4 September – Elisa Serna, 75, Spanish protest singer-songwriter.Muere a los 75 años la cantautora Elisa Serna, símbolo de la canción protesta 6 September – Philippe Eidel, 61, French music producer, writer and film composerLe musicien, compositeur et réalisateur de musique, Philippe Eidel, s’est éteint! 9 September – Beat Richner, 71, Swiss pediatrician and cellistDr Beat Richner dies at age of 71 12 September – Erich Kleinschuster, 88, Austrian trombonist and bandleaderPosaunenlegende Erich Kleinschuster gestorben 1 October Charles Aznavour, 94, French-Armenian singer and lyricistCharles Aznavour, French singing star, dies at 94 Stelvio Cipriani, 81, Italian composer, complications from a stroke.Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano" 26 October – Darijan Božič, 85, Slovenian composerUmrl je skladatelj Darijan Božič (death announced on this date) 3 November – Maria Guinot, 73, Portuguese singer=Morreu a cantora Maria Guinot 4 November – Roman Grinev, 41, Russian jazz bassistУмер джазовый музыкант Роман Гринев 7 November – Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin, 67, Irish musician and composerLeading Irish musician and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin dies aged 67 26 November Umberto Borsò, 95, Italian opera singerIl tenore Umberto Borsò è morto a 95 anni: calcò i palchi di tutto il mondo Stanislav Gorkovenko, 80, Russian conductorВ Петербурге умер народный артист и дирижер Станислав Горковенко 29 November – Ulrich Leyendecker, 72, German composer.Komponist Ulrich Leyendecker mit 72 Jahren gestorben
References
External links European Music Council