1967 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1967 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 27 February – British band The Spencer Davis Group appear on Finnish television in the music show Valmiina Pyörii; it is Steve Winwood's final appearance with the group.[1]
- 5 March – The 12th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Austria, and is won by the UK. Of the competing Scandinavian countries, Sweden finish 8th, Finland 12th and Norway 14th.[2]
- 7 September – The Sibelius Monument is unveiled in Helsinki.[3]
New works
- Herbert H. Ágústsson – Tveir menuettar for piano[4]
- Ulf Grahn – Pour Quatre[5]
- Lars-Erik Larsson – Lyrical fantasy for small orchestra[6]
- Leif Segerstam – Pandora (ballet)[7]
Popular music
- Bent Fabricius-Bjerre & Klaus Rifbjerg – "Duerne flyver"[8]
- Ola & the Janglers – "Alex is the Man" (#1 Sweden)[9]
- Tages – "Miss Mac Baren" (#1 Sweden)[10]
New recordings
- Hljómar – Hljómar (album)[11]
- M. A. Numminen – M. A. Numminen In memoriam[12]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1967
Film music
Musical films
Births
- 14 January – Rolf Gupta, Swedish/Norwegian composer and conductor[15]
- 8 February – Lise Davidsen, Norwegian soprano[16]
- 12 February – Stein Inge Brækhus, Norwegian jazz musician[17]
- 1 April – Dag Stokke, Norwegian keyboardist (TNT), church organist and mastering engineer(died 2011)[18]
- 7 June – Olli Mustonen, Finnish composer[19]
Deaths
- 11 February – Simon Brehm, Swedish jazz double bassist (born 1900)[20]
- 16 March – Jakob Sande, Norwegian poet and folk singer (born 1907)[21]
- 24 June – Kai Normann Andersen, composer (born 1900)[22]
- 22 November – Edvin Kallstenius, Swedish composer (born 1881)[23]
- 26 November – Johannes Hanssen, Norwegian bandmaster, composer and teacher (born 1874)[24]
See also
References
- ^ "Spencer Davis Group Finnish TV 1967 Live". YouTube. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Vienna 1967 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union. Archived from the original on 7 April 2021. Retrieved 7 April 2021.
- ^ Grimley, Daniel M. (2011). Jean Sibelius and His World. Princeton University Press. pp. vii, 338 and 353. ISBN 978-1-4008-4020-5.
- ^ "Tveir Minuettar". Iceland Music. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Pour Quatre". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Lyrical fantasy for small orchestra". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Segerstam, Leif". Schwann. 41 (2). ABC Consumer Magazines, Incorporated: C-307. 1989.
- ^ "Duerne flyver". festabc.dk. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 22 August 2015.
- ^ Kjell Andersson (2021). "Livslinger". Ingen går hel ur det här : mitt liv i den svenska musiken (in Swedish). Albert Bonniers Förlag. ISBN 9789100181567.
- ^ "60-talet : hitsen från topplistorna. 3" (in Swedish). Svensk mediedatabas. 2007. Retrieved 2 August 2013.
- ^ "Hljómar Invent Icelandic Pop". Grapevine. 24 July 2009. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Nummista parhaimmillaan : M. A. Numminen ystävineen: In memoriam (Eteenpäin! LP 202) 1967". JYKDOK. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ "The Red Mantle". Danish Film Institute. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Sundholm, J. (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Historical Dictionaries of Literature and the Arts. Scarecrow Press. p. 68. ISBN 978-0-8108-5524-3.
- ^ Svendsen, Trond Olav. "Rolf Gupta". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Holbæk-Hanssen, Hilde. "Lise Davidsen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
- ^ Berg, Johs. "Stein Inge Brækhus". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 3 December 2019.
- ^ Røyseland, Halstein (27 April 2011). "TNT-keyboardist Dag Stokke død". Verdens Gang (in Norwegian). Retrieved 25 April 2016.
- ^ "Olli Mustonen (Piano, Composer) – Short Biography". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ Chadbourne, Eugene. "Simon Brehm Biography". Allmusic.
- ^ "Om Jakob Sande". Jakob Sande. Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ Mogens Landsvig. "Kai Normann Andersen". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 27 November 2025.
- ^ "Edvin Kallstenius". SBL (in Swedish). Retrieved 28 November 2025.
- ^ Gundersen, Egil Arnt. "Johannes Hanssen". In Bolstad, Erik (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 December 2019.