2016 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music.

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Kamchatka in 2016.

Events

January

• 25
  • The draw to determine which country will participate in which semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 took place in Stockholm City Hall. Sweden is pre-allocated to vote and perform in the first semi-final for scheduling reasons.[1][2]

February

• 6 – Start of the 56th edition of the Melodifestivalen. The next three semi-finals will take place on February 13, 20, and 27.[3]
• 15
  • The announcement of jazz saxophonist and composer Jonas Kullhammar as the recipient of the 2016 Gullinpriset (awarded in memory of the saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976)).[4]
• 26 – A remix of Zara Larsson's hit single "Lush Life", featuring Tinie Tempah, is released, and soon becomes a top 10 hit internationally.[5]

March

• 5 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 5.
• 12 – The final of the Melodifestivalen was executed on March 12, 2016.[6]

April

• 23 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 23 – 30).[7]

May

• 14
  • The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 took place at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm.[8]
  • Sweden finishes as no 9 as the only Scandinavian country to reach the final.

June

• 8 – The 24th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 8 – 11).[9]
• 15 – Max Martin was awarded the Polar Music Prize.[10]
• 30 – The 4th Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping (June 30 - July 2).[11]

July

• 10 – Jonas Kullhammar was awarded Gullinpriset at a concert at Sanda Church in memory of late saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976).[12]

August

• 12 – Malmöfestivalen opened (August 12 – 19).[13]

October

• 7 – The 33rd Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden ( October 7–16).[14]

Album and singles releases

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
8	Anders Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler	Esa-Pekka Salonen and The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra	BIS Records		[15]
29	Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein	Nils Landgren	ACT Music		[16]

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Songbook	Lars Danielsson	ACT		[17]
12	Piano Mating	Mats Gustafsson	Blue Tapes and X-Ray Records		[18]
17	Picture You	The Amazing, including with guitarist Reine Fiske	Partisan Records		[19]
26	Mare Nostrum II	Jan Lundgren	ACT		[20]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
6	Trees Of Light	Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa	ECM		[21]
18	Forevergreens	Dan Berglund's Tonbruket	ACT		[22]

May

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
20	Då Som Nu För Alltid	Kent	RCA, Sony Music		[23]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	World On Fire	Yngwie Malmsteen	RCA, Sony Music		[24]
3	Good Karma	Roxette	Parlophone/Roxette	Produced by Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman, Per Gessle	[25]

August

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
26	Du Gamla Du Fria	Håkan Hellström	Warner		[26]

September

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
16	Dödliga Klassiker	Bob Hund	Woah Dad!		[27]
	Orphée	Jóhann Jóhannsson	Deutsche Grammophon		[28]

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
28	Homeward Bound	Sabina Ddumba	Warner Music Sweden		[29]
	Lady Wood by Tove Lo (Island Records	Sabina Ddumba	Island Records		[30]

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
4	Christmas Card from a Painted Lady	Kikki Danielsson	Lionheart/Universal	Produced by Sören Karlsson	[31]
25	Häxan	Dungen	Mexican Summer		[32]

Unknown date

• Efter Regnet by Freddie Wadling
• Mitt hjärta klappar för dig by Benny Anderssons orkester[33]

Deaths

January

• 17 – Carina Jaarnek, singer and Dansband artist (cerebral haemorrhage) (born 1962).[34]

February

• 29 – Josefin Nilsson, singer and actress (born 1969).[35]

May

• 1 – Sydney Onayemi, disc jockey (born 1937).
• 4 – Olle Ljungström, singer and guitarist (born 1961).[36]
• 16 – Fredrik Norén, jazz drummer and band leader (born 1941).[37]

June

• 2 – Freddie Wadling, singer and songwriter (born 1951).[38]

September

• 27 - Märta Schéle, singer (born 1936).[39]

November

• 12 – Jacques Werup, musician, author, poet, stage artist, and screenwriter (born 1945).[40]

See also

• Music of Sweden
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2016 section on page)

References

1. Van Eersel, Dennis (23 December 2015). "Eurovision 2016: Semi-finals Allocation Draw on 25th of January". ESCDaily.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016.
2. "Allocation Draw: The results!". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-01-25.
3. Dahlander, Gustav (15 September 2015). "Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2016 – se alla städerna". svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television. Retrieved 4 February 2016.
4. "Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
5. "iTunes Store (SE) – Music – Zara Larsson – Lush Life (feat. Tinie Tempah) [Remixes] – Single". iTunes Store (SE). 26 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016.
6. "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2016 tour announced". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
7. "GMLSTN JAZZ 2016". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
8. "Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision Song Contest". Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
9. "Sweden Rock Festival 2016 Setlist". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
10. "Polar talks - June 15 2016". Polar Music Prize. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
11. "Bråvalla 2016". Festicket.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
12. "Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset". Sveriges Radio. Retrieved 2016-02-16.
13. "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 12–19 augusti 2016!". MalmoFestivalen.se. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
14. "Stockholm Jazz Festival 7 – 16 oktober 2016". Stockholm Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-10-22.
15. Clements, Andrew (2016-01-27). "Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler CD review – there's no doubt orchestras enjoy playing his music". The Guardian. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
16. "Nils Landgren: Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-01.
17. "Lars Danielsson Songbook". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
18. "Mats Gustafsson – Piano Mating". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
19. "The Amazing – Picture You". ConsequenceOfSound.net. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
20. "Jan Lundgren – Mare Nostrum II – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
21. "Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa – Trees Of Light". ECM Records. Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
22. "Tonbruket – Forevergreens". ACT Music. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
23. "Kent: Då Som Nu För Alltid" (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
24. "Yngwie Malmsteen's 'World On Fire' Album Gets Release Date". Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
25. Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
26. "Här är omslaget till Håkans nya album" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
27. "bob hund – Dödliga Klassiker". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-12-09.
28. Schelm, Benjamin (2016-09-13). "Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
29. "Homeward Bound – Sabina Ddumba". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
30. Campbell, Chuck (2016-11-01). "Music review: Tove Lo's 'Lady Wood' doesn't cut it". Knoxville News Sentinel. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
31. Håkan Steen (9 December 2016). "Fröjd att höra Kikki sjunga" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 April 2018.
32. "Announcing: Dungen – Häxan". Mexican Summer. Retrieved 2017-01-21.
33. "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista". Sverigetopplistan. Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
34. "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-21.
35. Amster, Harry (2016-02-29). "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
36. Olle Ljungström (54) er død Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian)
37. "Fredrik Norén". Dead-People.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
38. "Freddie Wadling är död – blev 64 år" (in Swedish). Expressen. 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
39. (in Swedish)
40. Millroth, Thomas (2016-11-14). "Minnesord om Jacques Werup" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad. Retrieved 2016-12-05.