The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1994.
Events 30 April – The 39th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Dublin. The best-performing Scandinavian country is Norway, which finishes in 6th place. Iceland is 12th, Sweden is 13th, and Finland finishes 22nd. 9–13 May – The 40th International Rostrum of Composers takes place. For the third time in a row a Finnish composer wins the senior category (Eero Hämeenniemi with Nattuvannar) Mogens Christensen of Norway and Jouni Kaipainen of Finland are also recommended. 16 May – Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes is sentenced at Eidsivating Court to 21 years of prison for murder and arson. 30 July – The Verbier Festival is launched by Martin Engstrom. unknown date – Swedish dansband Anders Engbergs is re-established when Lotta Engbergs leaves Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester following the couple's divorce.
Classical works Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 13, M.362 Magnus Lindberg – Piano Concerto No. 1 Frederik Magle – Concerto for organ and orchestra, "The Infinite Second" Einojuhani Rautavaara The Gift of the Magi (opera) Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light"
Film and TV scores Jaakko Erkkilä & Pekka Karjalainen – Aapo Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen – Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner
Musical films Min fynske barndom, biopic of composer Carl Nielsen Total Balalaika Show, featuring a 1993 concert by the Leningrad Cowboys in Helsinki
Hit singles Ace of Base – "Don't Turn Around" (#3 Finland; #4 Denmark; #5 UK; #10 Iceland) Army of Lovers – "Lit de Parade" (#13 Sweden) Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt (GES) – "När vi gräver guld i USA" (#1 Sweden) Sissel Kyrkjebø – "Se ilden lyse (Fire in Your Heart)" (#1 Norway; #9 Sweden) Klamydia – "Huipulla tuulee" (#1 Finland) Rednex – "Cotton Eye Joe"(#1 Sweden, Austria, Belgium, Finland, Germany, Netherlands, Norway, Spain, UK) Taikapeili – "Jos sulla on toinen" (#1 Finland) Whigfield – "Saturday Night" (#1 UK, etc.)
Eurovision Song Contest Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Births 11 May – Guro Kleven Hagen, Norwegian violinist
Deaths 10 January – Sven-Erik Bäck, Swedish composer (born 1919) 18 January – Torbjörn Hultcrantz, Swedish jazz bassist (born 1937) 30 January – Finn Arnestad, Norwegian composer (born 1915) 2 April – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian jazz trumpeter (born 1920) 18 May – Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (born 1896) 23 May – George de Godzinsky, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1914) 13 July – Eddie Boyd, African-American blues musician based in Finland (born 1914) 18 August – Charles Redland, Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1911) 9 September – Soffi Schønning, Norwegian opera singer (born 1894) 21 October – Thore Ehrling, Swedish jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (born 1912) 31 October – Erling Stordahl, Norwegian singer and farmer (born 1923) 27 November – Toralf Tollefsen, Norwegian accordionist (born 1914)
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