The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1987.
Events 10 April – Dag Arnesen's commissioned work, "Strøtanker og røde roser", is premièred at the Vossajazz festival in Norway. 9 May – At the 32nd Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 5th place. Norway finishes 9th, Sweden 12th, Finland 15th and Iceland 16th. November – Agnetha Fältskog releases a new solo album, produced by Peter Cetera in California.Carl Magnus Palm (2001) Bright Lights – Dark Shadows, Omnibus Press UK, , page 488
Classical works Per Nørgård – Violin Concerto No. 1 "Helle Nacht" Kaija Saariaho – Nymphéa, for string quartet and electronics
Hit singles A-ha – "The Living Daylights" (#1 Norway; #2 Ireland; #3 Denmark, Finland, Sweden) Hot Eyes (as Kirsten & Soren) – "Farvel og tak" Tapani Kansa – "Hopeinen Kuu" På Slaget 12 – "Hjem til Århus" (#13 Denmark) Kasper Winding & Lars Muhl – "Sjæl I Flammer2 (#1 Denmark)
Film and television music Stefan Nilsson – Pelle the Conqueror Per Nørgård – Babette's Feast
Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Births 29 October – Tove Lo, Swedish singer-songwriter
Deaths 25 January – Øivind Bergh, Norwegian violinist and orchestral leader (born 1909) 18 March – Kari Diesen, Norwegian actor and singer (born 1914) 28 April – Åke Uddén, Swedish violist, conductor and composer (born 1903) 13 May – Signe Amundsen, Norwegian operatic soprano (born 1899) 9 September – Gunnar de Frumerie, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1908) 12 November – Cornelis Vreeswijk, Dutch-Swedish singer-songwriter, actor, and poet (born 1937) 13 November – Aage Samuelsen, Norwegian evangelist, singer and composer (born 1915) 2 December – Trygve Henrik Hoff, Norwegian singer, composer, songwriter, and writer (born 1938)
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