The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1993.
Events 10 April On the first day of Norway's 20th Vossajazz festival, Ole Hamre is awarded the festival prize. 15 May – At the 38th Eurovision Song Contest, Norway is the best-performing of the Scandinavian countries, finishing in 5th place. Sweden finishes seventh, Iceland 13th, Finland 17th and Denmark 22nd. August – Norwegian heavy metal musician Varg Vikernes is arrested and charged with the murder of another musician, Euronymous. unknown date – Finnish metal group Children of Bodom is founded by guitarist Alexi Laiho and drummer Jaska Raatikainen, under the name "Inearthed".
Classical works Ulf Grahn – as time passes by Oliver Kentish – Mitt Folk Niels Marthinsen – Panorama for Orchestra
Film and TV scores Kjetil Bjerkestrand – Hodet over vannet Bengt Palmers – Drömkåken
Hit singles Ace of Base "Happy Nation" (#1 Denmark, Finland, France; #4 Sweden) "The Sign" (#1 Australia, Denmark, Germany, Spain, US) A-ha – "Dark Is the Night for All" (#4 Norway) Björk – "Play Dead" (#1 Iceland; #7 Sweden; #10 Norway) Cut 'N' Move – "Give It Up" (#1 Denmark, Australia; #2 Norway) Flexx – "Wake Up" (#4, Sweden) Klamydia – "Lahja" (#1 Finland) Kolmas Nainen – "Onpa kadulla mittaa!" (#1 Finland) Leif "Loket" Olsson – "Vart tog tomten vägen?" Rob'n'Raz – "In Command" (#1 Sweden; #4 Finland) Roxette – "Almost Unreal" (#7 Denmark, UK; #9 Iceland)
Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1993
Births 28 February – Emmelie de Forest, Danish singer 21 October – Käärijä, Finnish singer and rapper
Deaths 25 January – Irma Björck, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1898) 4 June – Erna Tauro, Swedish-Finnish pianist and composer (born 1916) 10 August – Øystein Aarseth, aka Euronymous, black metal guitarist of Mayhem fame (born 1968; murdered) 1 September – Eugen Malmstén, Finnish musician, singer, conductor and composer (born 1909) 6 September – Bjarne Liller, Danish singer-songwriter (born 1935) 23 October – Ulf Björlin, Swedish conductor and composer (born 1933) 18 November – Arvid Fladmoe, Norwegian composer and conductor (born 1915) 27 December – Cissi Cleve, Norwegian opera singer and composer (born 1911)
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