2006 in Scandinavian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2006.
Events
- 13–15 January – The inaugural Ice Music Festival is held in Geilo, Norway.
- 25 March – Christofer Johnsson leaves Swedish extreme metal band Demonoid; the band replaces him with Emperor Magus Caligula of Dark Funeral.
- 7 April – On the first day of Norway's Vossajazz festival, Yngve Moe receives the Vossajazzprisen.
- 8 April – On the second day of Vossajazz 2006, Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser.
- 12 May – Drummer Martin Lopez leaves Swedish progressive metal band Opeth, and Martin Axenrot is hired as his replacement.
- 20 May – The Eurovision Song Contest, held in Athens, is won by Finland, with the song "Hard Rock Hallelujah" performed by Lordi. It is the country's first ever win at Eurovision.
- 1 December – The second MGP Nordic is held in Sweden. Denmark emerge winners with the song "Tro på os to", performed by SEB.
- 25 November – Markus Fagervall wins Sweden's third series of Idol.
- 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held in Oslo. Featured artists include Morten Abel, Renée Fleming and Lionel Richie.
Classical works
- Birgitte Alsted – Dance with Bells
- Victoria Borisova-Ollas – Open Ground
- Ulf Grahn – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra
- Ilkka Kuusisto – Vapauden vanki
- Magnus Lindberg – Violin Concerto No. 1
- Per Nørgård – 7th Symphony
- Kaija Saariaho
- *Adriana Mater
- *La Passion de Simone
- *''Notes on Light''
Major hit singles
- Basshunter – "Boten Anna"
- Aleksander Denstad With – "A Little Too Perfect"
- Markus Fagervall – "Everything Changes"
- Marit Larsen – "Don't Save Me"
- Lordi – "Hard Rock Hallelujah"
- Veronica Maggio – "Nöjd?"
- Nylon – ""Losing A Friend"
- Sonata Arctica – "Replica 2006"
- Ola Svensson – "Brothers"
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
Deaths
- 20 January – Dave Lepard, singer-songwriter and guitarist
- 14 February – Putte Wickman, Swedish jazz musician
- 13 March – Arne Dørumsgaard, Norwegian composer, poet and record collector
- 24 April – Erik Bergman, Finnish composer
- 16 August – Jon Nödtveidt, Swedish rock vocalist
- 3 September – Eva Knardahl, Norwegian pianist
- 4 September – Astrid Varnay, Swedish operatic soprano
- 28 September – Jan Werner Danielsen, Norwegian singer
- 24 December – Kenneth Sivertsen, Norwegian guitarist and composer,