The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1992.
Events "Early in the year" – Opeth's founder and vocalist David Isberg leaves the band, citing "creative differences". 10 April – On the first day of Norway's 19th Vossajazz festival, Dag Arnesen is awarded the festival prize. 9 May – The 1992 Eurovision Song Contest is held at Malmö Isstadion in Malmö, Sweden, and is won by Ireland. Iceland, finishing in 7th place, is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries. 20 August–6 September – The Helsinki Festival takes the theme theme: Music of the Baltics (orchestral and chamber-music concerts, opera productions, song recitals, ballet, theater, jazz, pop, and rock concerts). 21 September – PolyGram add a crown emblem to the ABBA logo to coincide with the release of ABBA Gold: Greatest Hits. unknown date – The newly founded Chi Mei Museum in Taiwan acquires a 1744 violin, possibly the last one ever made by Giuseppe Guarneri, formerly used by Ole Bull.
Classical works Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen – Arctic Landscape for Military Band Vagn Holmboe – Svaerm for string quartet Ingvar Lidholm – Ett drömspel (opera) Jukka Linkola – Elina (opera) Aulis Sallinen – Kullervo (opera)Milnes, Rodney. 'Kullervo' - a child of our time. Opera, June 1992, Vol. 42, No. 6, pp. 652–655.
Film and TV scores Gunner Møller Pedersen – Kærlighedens smerte
Hit singles Ace of Base – "All That She Wants" (#1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Greece, Iceland, Italy, Spain, UK) J. Karjalainen – "Telepatiaa" (#1 Finland) Kim Larsen – "Leningrad" (#1 Denmark) Moogetmoogs – "Kolmen minuutin muna" (#1 Finland) Orup – "Stockholm" (#1 Sweden) Popeda – "Kersantti Karoliina" (#1 Finland) Roxette – "How Do You Do!" (#1 Norway; #2 Denmark, Finland, Sweden) Neljä Ruusua – "Juppihippipunkkari" (#1 Finland) Mauro Scocco – "Om du var min" (#1 Sweden)
Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1992
Births 28 January – Simone Egeriis, Danish singer 31 January – Christopher Nissen, Danish singer 3 July – Molly Sandén, Swedish singer
Deaths 27 March – Harald Sæverud, Norwegian composer (born 1897) 28 March – Elisabeth Granneman, Norwegian singer, songwriter, children's writer and actress (born 1930). 30 April – Toivo Kärki, Finnish composer, arranger and music producer (born 1915) 30 May – Karl-Erik Welin, Swedish organist, pianist and composer (born 1934) 3 August – Finn Ludt, Norwegian organist, pianist and harpsichordist (born 1918) 15 December – Otto Lington, Danish violinist, jazz bandleader and composer (born 1903)
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