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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Swedish music.
Events
January
Hallåjsan
February
- 4 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 1 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.
- 11 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 2 in Malmö Arena, Malmö.
- 18 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 3 in Vida Arena, Växjö.
- 25 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 4 in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå.
- 28 - At Sweden's Grammis Awards ceremony, Zara Larsson receives the Artist of the Year award and Kent win both the Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.[1]
March
- 4 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Second chance in Saab Arena, Linköping.
- 11
- Melodifestivalen 2017 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm.
- Robin Bengtsson is selected as Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.[2]
April
- 21 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 21 – 29).[3]
May
- 9 – The conductor Sofi Jeannin is appointed chief conductor of the BBC Singers, the first woman to hold the post, effective in July 2018.[4]
- 13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Sweden finish in 5th place.
- 15 - The Swedish Chamber Orchestra appoints Martin Fröst its principal conductor effective from 2019, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.[5]
June
- 7 – The 25th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 7 – 10).[6]
- 28 – The 5th Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping (June 28 - July 1).[7]
July
August
- 11 – Malmöfestivalen opened (August 11 – 18).[8]
- 20
- Choral conductor and mezzo-soprano Sofi Jeannin makes her Proms debut, conducting the BBC Singers and City of London Sinfonia in a Reformation Day concert.[9]
September
October
- 6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival started (October 6 – 15).[10]
- 25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival started (October 25 – 29).[11]
November
December
Albums releases
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | In the Passing Light of Day | Pain of Salvation | Inside Out Music | [12] | |
| 27 | Meet Me At The Movies | Viktoria Tolstoy | ACT Music | Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch | [13] |
| Potsdamer Platz | Jan Lundgren | ACT Music | Produced by Siggi Loch | [14] |
February
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Mitt liv | Charlotte Perrelli | Stockhouse | [15] |
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | For You | Léon | Columbia | [16] | |
| 17 | So Good | Zara Larsson | Epic | [17] |
May
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 12 | Good Times | Mando Diao | BMG | [18] | |
| 26 | Liberetto III | Lars Danielsson | ACT Music | With Gregory Privat, John Parricelli and Magnus Öström | [19] |
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Velocity | Waveshaper | unknown | 6-track EP | [20] |
July
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Long Live Life | Francobollo | Square Leg Records | [21] |
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 15 | Provenance | Björn Meyer | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [22] |
| 22 | Portrait of a Painted Lady | Kikki Danielsson | Capitol | Produced by Sören Karlsson, Idde Schultz | [23] |
October
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 27 | Good Stuff | Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | [24] |
| 27 | Heroes in Time | Metalite | Inner Wound Recordings | Produced by Jacob Hansen | [25] |
November
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 24 | Vista | August Rosenbaum | Hiatus | [26] |
Deaths
- January
- 17 – Carina Jaarnek singer (born 1962).
- 24 – Björn Thelin, bassist for The Spotnicks, (born 1942).[27]
- February
- 1 – Robert Dahlqvist rock musician for The Hellacopters and Dundertåget, (born 1976).[28]
- 8 – Tony Särkkä, black metal musician and multiinstrumentalist of Romani descent (Abruptum, Ophthalamia) (born 1972).[29]
- 29 – Josefin Nilsson Swedish singer and actress (born 1969).
- March
- 6 – Lars Diedricson, singer (Snowstorm) and songwriter ("Take Me to Your Heaven"), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 (born 1961).[30]
- 22 – Sven-Erik Magnusson, musician (Sven-Ingvars) (born 1942).[31]
- September
- 12 – Siegfried Köhler, conductor of the Royal Swedish Opera, (born 1923).[32]
- 25 – Folke Rabe, composer, (born 1935).[33]
- October
- 17 – Ingvar Lidholm, composer, (born 1921).[34]
- 20 – Boris Lindqvist, rock singer, (born 1940).[35]
- November
- 17 – Rikard Wolff, pop singer and actor (born 1958).
See also
- 2017 in Sweden
- Music of Sweden
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
- List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2017 section on page)
References
- ^ "Swedish Grammy Awards 2017: Here are the winners!". JaJaMusic. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
- ^ Laufer, Gil (2017-04-05). "Tonight: Israel Calling 2017 to be held with 28 participating countries". esctoday.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
- ^ "GMLSTN JAZZ 2017". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Sofi Jeannin - Chief Conductor from July 2018" (Press release). BBC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
- ^ "Martin Fröst blir ny Chefsdirigent för Svenska Kammarorkestern" (Press release). Swedish Chamber Orchestra. 15 May 2017. Archived from the original on 2017-09-08. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
- ^ "Sweden Rock Festival 7–10 June 2017". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
- ^ "Bråvalla 2017". SongKick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
- ^ "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 11–18 augusti 2017 Malmöfestivalen". MalmoFestivalen.se. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ Tim Ashley (2017-08-21). "Reformation Day review - Martin Luther's seismic text gets singalong salute". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
- ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival". Stockholm Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ "Umeå Jazz Festival". Umeå Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
- ^ "Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day Review". AngryMetalGuy.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
- ^ "Viktoria Tolstoy: Meet Me At The Movies – Vinyl LP (incl. mp3 Download Code)". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "Jan Lundgren: Potsdamer Platz – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
- ^ "Charlotte Perrelli – Mitt Liv – Stockhouse Artistbolaget".
- ^ "For You – EP by LÉON on iTunes". iTunes. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
- ^ "So Good – Zara Larsson | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
- ^ "Mando Diao is set to release new album 'Good Times' on May 12!". Frontview-Magazine.be. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ "Lars Danielsson – Releases". ACT Music. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
- ^ Andrew Zistler. "Waveshaper - Velocity". NewRetroWave. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
- ^ "Francobollo's debut album 'Long Live Life' is out in July". DIY. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Björn Meyer - Bass erstaunlich!" (in German). JazzEcho.de. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
- ^ Per Magnusson (22 September 2017). "Kikkis självhjälpscountry urstark" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
- ^ "Iiro Rantala: Good Stuff". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
- ^ "METALITE 'Heroes In Time' Details Revealed". MelodicRock.com. 2017-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
- ^ Andrew Hannah. "Danish composer August Rosenbaum unveils the stunning visuals for sweeping new track "Nebula"". thelineofbestfit. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
- ^ "Vår käre Björn Thelin 27. juni 1942 har somnat in efter en tids sjukdom. Gøteborg 24. januari 2017" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Vår älskade Robert Dahlqvist 16. april 1976 – 1. februari 2017 Oändligt saknad" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Tony Särkkä, Swedish musician, Died at 45". Deadobituary.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
- ^ "Lars "Dille" Diedricson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "Sven-Erik Magnusson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "Nachruf auf Siegfried Köhler" (in German). Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Swedish composer Folke Rabe dies aged 81". Crackmagazine.net. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
- ^ "Tonsättaren Ingvar Lidholm död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
- ^ "Rock-Boris är död". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
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