The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1982.
Events 24 April – At the 27th Eurovision Song Contest, held in the UK, the top-performing Scandinavian country is Sweden, which finishes in 8th place. Norway finish 12th, Denmark 17th and Finland 18th (with no points). 3 December – The most successful group of the 1970s, Sweden's ABBA, release their final original single before their break-up, "Under Attack". Unknown date – Norwegian synth-pop band A-Ha is formed in Oslo.
Classical works Hans Abrahamsen – Nacht und Trompeten Aulis Sallinen – Shadows
Hit singles ABBA "The Day Before You Came" (#1 Finland; #3 Belgium, Netherlands; #4 Switzerland) "Under Attack" (#2 Belgium; #5 Netherlands) Chips – "Dag efter dag" (#4 Sweden; #5 Norway) Freestyle – "Ögon som glittrar" (#3 Sweden) Gyllene Tider – "Sommartider" (#3 Norway; #6 Sweden; #12 Finland Laban – "Hvor ska' vi sove i nat" (#6 Denmark) Tomas Ledin – "Sommaren är kort" (#7 Sweden) Jahn Teigen & Anita Skorgan – "Adieu" (#3 Norway) Þeyr – "The Fourth Reich" (EP)
Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1982
Film and television music Asser Fagerström – Aidankaatajat eli heidän jälkeensä vedenpaisumus Jo Tore Bæverfjord & Hans Rotmo – Krypskyttere Rolf Sersam & Giuseppe Verdi – Den enfaldige mördaren
Musical films Ebba the Movie (documentary), featuring Ebba Grön & Dag Vag Rokk í Reykjavík (documentary), featuring Tappi Tíkarrass, Einar Örn Benediktsson, Egó, Fræbbblarnir, and others.
Births January – Yukimi Nagano, Swedish singer and songwriter (Little Dragon) 3 January – Chisu, Finnish singer-songwriterMe Naiset -magazine 7.6.2012, pp. 8–9 5 January – Kristín Anna Valtýsdóttir, Icelandic musician 15 January – Ari Pulkkinen, Finnish pianist and composer, best known for his music on the Angry Birds series 31 January Helena Paparizou, Greek-Swedish singer, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 2005 26 May – Morten Breum, Danish DJ and music producer 23 June – Martin Rolinski, Swedish musical artist 28 July – Ágústa Eva Erlendsdóttir, Icelandic singer, known for portraying Silvía Night. 15 September – Sofia Jannok, Swedish musical artist 22 November – Steve Angello, Greek-Swedish DJ 30 November – Medina, Danish musician 27 December – Terji Skibenæs, Faroese guitarist (Týr)
Deaths 16 January – Harald Agersnap, Danish classical musician, 92 26 May – Nanny Larsén-Todsen, Swedish operatic soprano, 97 12 August – Helvi Leiviskä, Finnish composer, 80 28 September – Ragnar Hasselgren, Swedish born singer, 78 11 October – Gösta Törner, Swedish jazz trumpeter and bandleader, 70 21 October – Radka Toneff, Norwegian jazz singer, 30 (suicide)
See also 1982 in Denmark
1982 in Iceland 1982 in Norwegian music 1982 in Sweden
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