2019 in continental European music in geographical order.
Events May 18 – The finale of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is won by Duncan Laurence, representing the Netherlands with the song "Arcade". It is the Netherlands' first win since 1975.
Scandinavia Main article for Scandinavian music in 2019 Top hits Danish #1s Finnish #1 singles 2019, Finnish #1 albums Norway charts Swedish #1 singles and albums
Netherlands Dutch #1 singles
Ireland Main article for Irish music in 2019 UK Main article for British music in 2019
Germany 15 February - Tobias Sammet's Avantasia releases Moonglow, featuring collaborations with artists such as Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids, Jørn Lande and Hansi Kürsch.
See also 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 En del av mitt hjärta (Sweden)
Deaths 1 January Feis Ecktuh, 32, Dutch rapper (shot)Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist 19 January – Mario Bertoncini, 86, Italian composer, pianist, and music educatorCordoglio della Chigiana per la morte del maestro Bertoncini 21 January – Marcel Azzola, 91, French accordionistMarcel Azzola l’accordéoniste de la célèbre chanson « Vesoul » est décédé 26 January – Michel Legrand, 86, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist, Oscar winner (1968, 1971, 1983).Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86 17 February – Šaban Šaulić, 67, Serbian singer (traffic accident) 20 February , 71, Dutch musician (Earth & Fire)Earth and Fire-toetsenist Gerard Koerts (71) overleden Ekkehard Wlaschiha, 80, German operatic baritone 21 February – Jean-Christophe Benoît, 93, French baritoneDécès de Jean-Christophe Benoît 5 March – Jacques Loussier, 84, French jazz/classical pianist and composerHommage à Jacques Loussier 8 March – Michael Gielen, 91, Austrian conductorDirigent und Komponist Michael Gielen ist tot 12 March – Věra Bílá, 64, Czech singer (diabetes) 16 March Yann-Fañch Kemener, 61, French singerYann-Fañch Kemener, voix de la gwerz et du kan-ha-diskan est décédé Yulia Nachalova, 38, Russian singer, actress and television presenter, cerebral edema.Умерла Юлия Началова 1 April – Caravelli, 88, French conductor and composerLe chef d'orchestre arrangeur Caravelli est décédé au Cannet à l'âge de 88 ans 7 April – , 89, Italian jazz musician, musicologist and semiologistAddio a Gino Stefani 12 April – Dina, 62, Portuguese singer (pulmonary fibrosis)Morreu a cantora Dina 16 April – Jörg Demus, 90, Austrian pianistÖsterreichischer Pianist Jörg Demus gestorben 24 April – Dick Rivers, 74, French rock and roll singer (Les Chats Sauvages)Dick Rivers, icône du rock’n’roll à la française, est mort 21 May – Nilda Fernández, 61, Spanish-born French chanson singer (heart failure)Le chanteur franco-espagnol Nilda Fernández est mort 31 May – Đelo Jusić, 80, Croatian composer and guitaristKako nam je Đelo Jusić govorio o smislu života: 'Moji unuci su moj đardin s najlepšim cvijećem' 11 June – Enrico Nascimbeni, 59, Italian singer, journalist and poet (heart attack) 3 August – Henri Belolo, 82, French music producer (The Ritchie Family, Village People) and songwriter.Henri Belolo, co-founder of Village People, dies aged 82 2 September – Laurent Sinclair, 58, French keyboardist and composerLaurent Sinclair : Mort de l'ex-Taxi Girl à 58 ans 23 October – Hansheinz Schneeberger, 93, Swiss violinist.Geigenlegende Hansheinz Schneeberger tot 28 October Zoltán Jeney, 76, Hungarian composer.Meghalt Jeney Zoltán , 41, Czech singer and violinist, cancer.Zemřela zpěvačka a houslistka Jitka Šuranská. Držitelce tří Andělů bylo 41 let 31 October – Giannis Spanos, 85, Greek composer.Greek music composer Spanos dies at 85 2 November Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, cancer.A murit Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, la vârsta de 54 de ani Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss singer ("Mon amour, mon ami") and actress (Male Hunt, Who Wants to Kill Sara?).Marie Laforêt, la « Fille aux yeux d’or », est morte 8 November – Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian singer, songwriter and film composer 16 November – Éric Morena, 68, French singer 19 November José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese singer-songwriter and record producer Rémy Stricker, 83, French pianist and musicologistDécès du musicologue, pédagogue et ancien producteur de radio Rémy Stricker 11 December – Jiří Jirmal, 94, Czech classical guitaristZemřel kytarista Jiří Jirmal 17 December – Jacques Grimbert, 90, French conductor 18 December – Alain Barrière, 84, French singer and Eurovision contestantLe chanteur Alain Barrière est mort
References
External links European Music Council