2000 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2000.

Events

14 April – On the first day of Norway's annual Vossajazz festival, Ivar Kolve is awarded the festival prize.
13 May – The 45th Eurovision Song Contest final is held in Stockholm's Globe Arena, is won by Denmark's Olsen Brothers and the song "Fly on the Wings of Love".
25 May – At the 53rd Cannes Film Festival, Icelandic singer Björk wins the Best Actress Award for her performance in Dancer in the Dark.
6 October – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opens in Norway, running until 15 October. It includes works by Wolfgang Rihm, Gyorgy Kurtag and Morton Feldman, as well as Finland's Kaija Saariaho.

Classical works

Magnus Lindberg – Corrente ; China Version
Aulis Sallinen – Kuningas Lear
Benjamin Staern – 3The Threat of War for symphony orchestra

Film and television scores

Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – Blinkende Lygter
Søren Hyldgaard – ''Hjælp, Jeg er en Fisk''

Top hit singles

Aqua – "Cartoon Heroes"
Creamy – "Den Bedste Jul I 2000 År"
Darude – "Sandstorm"
DJ Aligator – "Lollipop"
Olsen Brothers – "Smuk som et stjerneskud"

Eurovision Song Contest

Births

20 April – Klara Hammarström, Swedish singer
23 October – Hanna Ferm, Swedish singer
20 December – Gaboro, Swedish rapper and songwriter
26 December - Isac Elliot, Finnish actor, dancer, singer and songwriter

Deaths

29 January – Beate Asserson, Norwegian operatic mezzo-soprano
6 March – Ole Jacob Hansen, Norwegian jazz drummer
3 April – Greta Gynt, Norwegian dancer, singer and actress
25 April – Niels Viggo Bentzon, Danish composer
28 April – Kim Borg, Finnish operatic bass, teacher and composer
22 June – Svein Finnerud, Norwegian pianist and artist
31 August – Dan Fog, Danish music antiquarian and publisher
11 October – Sture Nordin, Swedish jazz bassist
17 October – Joachim Nielsen, Norwegian rock musician, poet and songwriter