The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1976.
Events 28 February – At the 18th Annual Grammy Awards, a recording of Così fan tutte featuring Swedish tenor Nicolai Gedda wins the Grammy Award for Best Opera Recording. 4 March – ABBA arrive at Sydney airport for a promotional tour in Australia. 3 April – At the 21st Eurovision Song Contest, Finland is the best-performing Scandinavian country, finishing in 11th place. Norway, the only other competing Scandinavian country, finishes 18th. 18 June – ABBA perform "Dancing Queen" for the first time in Sweden at a gala concert in the Royal Swedish Opera, Stockholm, on the eve of the wedding of King Carl XVI Gustaf to Silvia Sommerlath. unknown date – Iceland's Atli Heimir Sveinsson is awarded the Nordic Music Prize.
New works Einar Englund – Symphony No. 4, "Nostalgic" (in memory of Shostakovich) Per Nørgård Frostsalme Winter Cantata Ib Nørholm – Sonata No. 1, Op. 69, for guitar
Hit singles ABBA "Fernando" (No. 1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Switzerland, UK, etc) "Money, Money, Money" (No. 1 Australia, Belgium, France, Netherlands, New Zealand, etc) Fredi and the Friends – "Pump-Pump" Harpo – "Horoscope" (No. 1 Denmark; No. 3 Germany) Chrisse Johansson – "R-A-K-A-S" Veikko Lavi – "Jokainen ihminen on laulun arvoinen"
Hit albums ABBA – Arrival Megas – Fram Og Aftur Blindgötuna Thorleifs – Skänk mig dina tankar (No. 1 Sweden)
Film and television music Julius Jacobsen – Hello Baby
Musical films Christer Boustedt – Sven Klang's Combo
Births 22 January – Sivert Høyem, Norwegian rock singer 22 March – Marita Sølberg, Norwegian opera singer 10 April – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer (died 2006) 23 July – Øyvind Torvund, Norwegian composer 24 December – Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Icelandic musician
Deaths 31 January – Evert Taube, Swedish composer and singer (born 1890) 20 February – Erling Kjellsby, Norwegian organist and composer (born 1901). 30 April – Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Norwegian composer and music conductor (born 1924). 2 May – Karin Juel, Swedish singer (born 1900) 12 May – Sverre Hagerup Bull, Norwegian composer (born 1892) 7 June – Leif Rustad, Norwegian cellist and radio pioneer (born 1903). 6 September – Berit Brænne, Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter (born 1918) 25 September – Gjermund Haugen, Norwegian fiddler (born 1914)
See also 1976 in Denmark
1976 in Iceland 1976 in Norwegian music 1976 in Sweden
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