1975 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1975.
Events
- 22 March – The Eurovision Song Contest is held in Stockholm, Sweden, following ABBA's win the previous year, and is won by Dutch group Teach-In with the song "Ding-A-Dong".[1] Finland is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 7th place. Sweden finish 8th and Norway 18th.[2]
- 17 June – Aulis Sallinen's opera, The Horseman, is premièred at the Savonlinna Opera Festival to celebrate the 500th anniversary of Olavinlinna Castle.[3] According to George Loomis, writing in The New York Times, the work "is widely credited for helping to precipitate a wave of Finnish operas".[4]
New works
- Ulf Grahn – Hommage to the Soap Opera[5]
- Einojuhani Rautavaara – String Quartet No. 4[6]
- Aulis Sallinen – The Horseman (opera)[3]
Top hit singles
- ABBA
- Benny Borg – "Arven" (#1 Norway)[9]
- Harpo – "Moviestar" (#1 Austria, Denmark, Norway, Switzerland, Sweden, West Germany)[10]
- Björn Skifs – "Michelangelo" (#1 Sweden; #7 Norway)[11]
Hit albums
- ABBA – ABBA (#1 Australia, Norway, Sweden)[12]
- Gasolin' – Gas 5[13]
- Kjell Vidars – Kjell Vidars Igjen... (#12 Sweden)[14]
- Kebnekajse – Kebnekajse III[15]
- Popol Ace – Stolen From Time[16]
- Inger Lise Rypdal – Feeling[17]
Eurovision Song Contest
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1975
Film and television music
Musical films
- The Magic Flute, with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, starring Irma Urrila, Josef Köstlinger and Håkan Hagegård[20]
Births
- 23 April – Jónsi, Icelandic vocalist and multi-instrumentalist[21]
- 9 October – Anders Göthberg, Swedish guitarist (died 2008[22]
- unknown date – Áki Ásgeirsson, Icelandic composer[23]
Deaths
- 5 February – Åke Persson, Swedish jazz trombonist (born 1932; drowned)[24]
- 24 August – Brita Bratland, Norwegian traditional folk singer (born 1910)[25]
See also
References
- ^ "Karin Falck". Mellopedia (in Swedish). Sveriges Television (SVT). Retrieved 10 April 2024.
- ^ "Stockholm 1975 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 9 April 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2021.
- ^ a b Arni Erkki (1975). "Report from premiere of The Horseman". Opera Festival Issue: 65–68.
- ^ Loomis, George (12 July 2005). "A grim, uneven tale at Savonlinna festival". The New York Times. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Hommage to the Soap Opera - Dance for six birds and one sitting duck". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Rautavaara, Einojuhani (1994). String Quartet No. 4 (1975) - Score. Espoo: Fazer Music. ISMN 9790042084878. OCLC 33018490.
- ^ Benjamin, Jeff (14 August 2017). "ABBA's 15 Best Songs: Critic's Picks". Billboard. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
- ^ Stanley, Bob (2014). "See That Girl: Abba". Yeah! Yeah! Yeah! The Story of Pop Music from Bill Haley to Beyoncé. New York: W. W. Norton & Company. p. 280.
- ^ "Norsktoppen-lister 1975-76". Norsktoppen. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Offizielle Deutsche Charts - Offizielle Deutsche Charts". www.offiziellecharts.de. Retrieved 13 June 2022.
- ^ "SVENSKTOPPEN". Sveriges Radio. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
- ^ Rees, Dafydd; Crampton, Luke (1991). Guinness Book of Rock Stars. Enfield: Guinness Publishing Ltd. p. 1. ISBN 0-85112-971-4.
- ^ Niklas Olsen (2004). 1968: dengang og nu. Museum Tusculanums Forlag, Københavns universitet. p. 135. ISBN 9788772899961.
- ^ "KJELL VIDAR - KJELL VIDARS IGJEN (ALBUM)". Swedish Charts. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ "Kebnekaise III". Soundohm. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ K. D. Tilch, ed. (1988). Rock-Musiker: S - Z (in German). Taurus Press. p. 2096.
- ^ Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Inger Lise Rypdal – Sanger og Skuespiller" (in Norwegian). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 9 November 2015.
- ^ Kosmorama, Issues 237-240. Danske Filmmuseum. 2006. p. 139.
- ^ "Jojje Wadenius - Kalles Klätterträd Live Gomorron Sverige 07". YouTube. Retrieved 12 September 2025.
- ^ Wlaschin, Ken (15 November 2000). "The Glory of Opera Films That Hit the Right Notes". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved 26 April 2020.(subscription required)
- ^ Colin Larkin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music. Omnibus Press. p. 2006. ISBN 9780857125958.
- ^ "Göthberg, Anders Willy". SvenskaGravar (in Swedish). Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ "Áki Ásgeirsson". CafeOTO. Retrieved 11 September 2025.
- ^ Bowers, Jack (1 March 2006). "Bjorn Samuelsson: Jazz Formation: A Letter To Ake Persson". All About Jazz. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
- ^ Vårdal, Vegar (13 February 2009). "Brita Bratland". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 18 March 2017.