The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1996.
Events 29 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Terje Isungset is awarded the festival prize. April – Swedish band Rednex feature on the German charity single "Children", as part of the supergroup "Hand in Hand for Children". 18 May – The annual Eurovision Song Contest is held in Oslo, Norway, at the Oslo Spektrum. Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing second; Sweden finishes third with "Den vilda", performed by the band One More Time. Iceland, represented by Anna Mjöll, finishes in 10th place, Finland 22nd, and Denmark 25th. 27 July – Swedish drummer Adrian Erlandsson and guitarist Patrik Jensen form the band The Haunted.The Haunted – No false pride, no fashion, no fake set of values
Classical works Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Trumpet Concerto No. 2 Frederik Magle – Christmas cantata: A newborn child, before eternity, God! Per Nørgård – Nuit des Hommes (opera)
Hit singles Henrik Åberg – "Du är alltid en del utav mej" (#28 Sweden) Apulanta – "Anna mulle piiskaa" (#1 Finland)FinnishCharts.com: Apulanta discography Aqua – "Roses Are Red" (#1 Denmark; #2 Norway; #5 Sweden) Jumper – "När hela världen står utanför" (#12 Sweden) Anna Mjöll – "Sjúbídú" One More Time – "Den vilda" (#7 Sweden) Trine Rein "Just Missed the Train" (#4 Norway) "Torn" (#10 Norway) Whigfield – "Sexy Eyes" (#4 Spain; #6 Australia)
Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1996
Film and television music Morten Olsen – Portland
Births 29 January – Nora Foss al-Jabri, Norwegian singer 15 June – Aurora, Norwegian singer 10 October – Oscar Zia, Swedish singer-songwriter 1 November – Line, Danish singer
Deaths 23 February – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (born 1927) 14 March – Maj Sønstevold, Swedish composer (born 1917) 22 May – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (born 1912) 5 June – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1911) 1 September – Vagn Holmboe, Danish composer (born 1909) 16 September – Rolf Graae, Danish church architect and designer of organs (born 1916) 2 October – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer (born 1921) 9 October – Per Asplin, Norwegian pianist, singer, composer and actor (born 1928) 29 October – Robert Levin, Norwegian classical pianist and composer (born 1912)
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