2018 in Swedish music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.
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Events
January
- 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.[1]
February
- 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
- 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Göteborg
- 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
- 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik
March
- 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
- 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm[2]
- 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).[3]
May
June
- 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).[5]
July
- 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).[7]
August
- 10
- The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).[8]
- The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö (August 10 – 17).[9]
September
October
- 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).[10]
November
December
Albums released
January
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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5 | Trident Wolf Eclipse | Watain | Century Media | [11] | |
19 | Contra La Indecisión | Bobo Stenson Trio (Anders Jormin, Jon Fält) | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [12] |
February
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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23 | A Novel Of Anomaly | Andreas Schaerer | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [13] |
March
April
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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27 | Större | Molly Sandén | unknown | [14] |
May
June
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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8 | So Sad So Sexy | Lykke Li | RCA | Executive producer Malay | [15] |
July
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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18 | e.s.t. songbook - Volume 2 - Buch | Esbjörn Svensson Trio | ACT | [16] |
August
September
Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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28 | Summerwind | Lars Danielsson | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [17] |
Deaths
- January
- 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).[20]
- February
- March
- 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
- 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer (born 1925)
- 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).[21]
- April
- 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).[22]
- 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)
- May
- June
- 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).[23]
- July
- 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).[24]
- August
- September
- 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).[25]
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See also
- 2018 in Sweden
- Music of Sweden
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
- List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2018 section on page)
References
- "An evening of Django Reinhardt". Konserthuset.se. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- "Melodifestivalen 2018". LiveNation.se. Archived from the original on 2017-10-21. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- "Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2018". Festivall-App.com. Archived from the original on 2017-10-23. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- Alex Needham (27 April 2018). "Abba announce first new songs for 35 years". The Guardian. Retrieved 23 May 2018.
- "Sweden Rock Festival 6-7-8-9 juni 2018". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- "Norberg Festival 2018". Everfest.com. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- "Uppsala Reggae Festival 2018". Uppsala Reggae Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- "Way Out West Gothenburg 10–12 Aug 2018". Way Out West. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- "Malmöfestivalen". Festivall-App.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- "Umeå Jazz Festival". Valletta2018.org. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
- "Bobo Stenson Trio – Contra La Indecisión". ECM Records. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "Andreas Schaerer: A Novel Of Anomaly - CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2018-02-28.
- "Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 4 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
- Maicki, Salvatore (19 April 2018). "Lykke Li shares two new singles from so sad so sexy". The Fader. Retrieved 19 April 2018.
- "Esbjörn Svensson Trio e.s.t.: e.s.t. songbook - Volume 2 - Buch". ACT Music. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Lars Danielsson: Summerwind - CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Nils Landgren: Chrismas With My Friends VI - Vinyl (incl. mp3 Download Code)". ACT Music. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- "Ida Sand: My Soul Kitchen - CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2018-11-07.
- La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa Archived 2018-08-25 at the Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
- "Rocklegenden Jerry Williams är död". Sveriges Radio (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-03-30.
- Veberg, Anders (2018-04-03). "Aftonbladet: Lill-Babs er død". Aftenposten. Retrieved 2018-04-03.
- "Kompositören Bo Nilsson död". Sveriges Television. 2018-06-26. Retrieved 2018-07-09.
- "Trubaduren Stefan Demert har gått bort" (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio. 2018-07-10. Retrieved 2018-08-02.
- Börjesson, Robert (2018-09-09). "Frank Andersson är död". Expressen (in Swedish). Retrieved 2018-09-23.
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