2012 in Scandinavian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2012.
Events
- 31 March
- * Norway's Sigrid Moldestad is awarded the Vossajazzprisen for 2012.
- * Norwegian jazz musician and composer Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz.
- 5 May – Norwegian trumpeter Mathias Eick and his quintet receive the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012.
- 6 May – Swedish singer Loreen wins the 57th annual Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- 6 June – The 20th Sweden Rock Festival opens in Norje, running until 9 June).
- 25 June – Peter Wichers leaves the band Soilwork for a second time.
- 24 September – Swedish band Dark Funeral appear in Washington DC, United States, making their first major appearance with their new vocalist Nachtgarm. He would leave the band after less than a year.
- 1 October – Anette Olzon leaves the band Nightwish.
- 9 November – Finnish band Amberian Dawn announce the departure of singer Heidi Parviainen, drummer Heikki Saari and guitarist Kasperi Heikkinen.
- 21 December – Päivi "Capri" Virkkunen is announced as the new vocalist of Amberian Dawn.
New works
- Hans Abrahamsen – String Quartet No. 4
- Magnus Lindberg – Acequia Madre, for clarinet and piano
- Kaija Saariaho – ''Circle Map''
Film and television music
- Hildur Guðnadóttir – Astro: An Urban Fable in a Magical Rio de Janeiro
- Imaginaerum, based on Finnish symphonic metal band Nightwish's seventh studio album of the same name, co-written by the band's keyboardist and songwriter Tuomas Holopainen.
Albums released
August
Deaths
- 1 January – Anders Frandsen, Danish singer and television presenter, 51
- 4 January – Totti Bergh, Norwegian jazz saxophonist, 76
- 13 February – Tommi Kristian "Tonmi" Lillman, Finnish drummer, 38
- 22 February – Eivin One Pedersen, Norwegian jazz accordionist and pianist, 55
- 15 March – Edvard Hagerup Bull, Norwegian classical composer, 89
- 15 June – Rune Gustafsson, Swedish guitarist and composer, 78
- 8 October – John Tchicai, Danish saxophonist and composer, 76
- 15 October – Axel Borup-Jørgensen, Danish composer, 87
- 3 November
- *Anne-Lise Berntsen, Norwegian soprano, 69
- *Odd Børretzen, Norwegian author and folk singer, 85
- 15 November – Frode Thingnæs, Norwegian jazz musician, 72