1997 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1997.

Events

21 March – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Frank Jakobsen wins the festival prize
3 May – At the Eurovision Song Contest in Dublin, Ireland, Sweden is the highest-placed of the Scandinavian countries. Denmark finishes 16th and Iceland 20th. Norway finishes in 24th place, earning no points.
28–29 June – David Bowie, Prodigy, Skunk Anansie, Nick Cave and Unni Wilhelmsen appear at the final Kalvøyafestivalen in Norway.
8 July – Finnish baritone Jorma Hynninen plays the title role in the première of Einojuhani Rautavaara's opera Aleksis Kivi, written at the request of Hynninen himself, at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
unknown date – Mikael Åkerfeldt and Peter Lindgren of the Swedish band Opeth dismiss bassist Johan De Farfalla without informing band member Anders Nordin, who decides to leave the band.

Classical works

Magnus Lindberg
*Feria
*Fresco
Jaakko Mäntyjärvi – ''Canticum Calamitatis Maritimae''

Film and television scores

Gunner Møller Pedersen – ''Barbara''

Top hit singles

Aqua – "Barbie Girl"
Björk
* "Bachelorette"
* "Jóga"
Blond – "Bara hon älskar mig"
Per Gessle – "Do You Wanna Be My Baby?"
Klamydia – "Perseeseen"
Kølig Kaj – "Stemmen i mit liv"
Neljä baritonia – "Pop-musiikkia"
Jari Sillanpää – "Bum Bum Bum"
Tehosekoitin – "C'mon baby yeah"
Tiggy – "Ring A Ling"

Eurovision Song Contest

Births

26 March – Glowie, Icelandic singer
11 August – Saba, Danish singer and musical theatre actress
24 August – Alan Walker, British-born Norwegian DJ and record producer
16 December – Zara Larsson, Swedish singer and songwriter

Deaths

7 February – Allan Edwall, Swedish actor, director, author, singer and composer
3 March – Finn Høffding, Danish composer
23 March – Arnljot Kjeldaas, Norwegian organist and composer
7 April – Egil Harder, Danish concert pianist and composer
16 June – Rolf Ericson, Swedish jazz trumpeter
22 June – Ted Gärdestad, Swedish singer, songwriter and actor
12 September – Stig Anderson, Swedish music manager and publisher
29 September – Sven-Eric Johanson, Swedish composer
30 November – Alfred Næss, Norwegian playwright and songwriter
10 December — Karsten Andersen, Norwegian conductor