The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1979.
Events 31 March – At the 24th Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the best-performing Scandinavian country, finishing 6th. Norway finishes 11th, Finland 14th and Sweden 17th. 13 September – ABBA begin their third concert tour, mainly visiting North America, Europe and Asia during 1979–1980, supporting the group's sixth studio album, Voulez-Vous (1979), and later their compilations Greatest Hits Vol. 2 (1980).
Classical works Ulf Grahn – String quartet no 2 Vagn Holmboe Violin Concerto No. 2 Notater for 3 trombones (alto, tenor, baritone) and tuba Konstateringer for choir Guitar Sonata No. 1 Guitar Sonata No. 2 Accordion Sonata No. 1 Bogtrykkemaskinen for violin and piano Allan Pettersson – Viola Concerto Einojuhani Rautavaara – Magnificat Aulis Sallinen – Symphony No. 4
Hit singles ABBA – "Gimme! Gimme! Gimme! (A Man After Midnight)" (#1 Belgium, Finland, Denmark, IRE) Frederik (singer) – "Tsingis Khan" (#14 Finland)Bio , Frederik official website Ted Gärdestad – "Satellit" (#10 Sweden) Katri Helena – "Katson sineen taivaan" (#3 Finland) Jan Malmsjö – "Halleluja" (#7 Sweden) Anita Skorgan – "Oliver" (#6 Norway) Vikingarna – "Djingis Khan" (#1 Sweden)
Hit albums ABBA – Voulez-Vous (#1 Finland, Netherlands, Germany, Japan, Norway, Sweden, UK) Kim Larsen – 231045-0637 (#2 Sweden, #7 Norway) Jahn Teigen – En dags pause (#1 Norway)
Film music Spede Pasanen – Koeputkiaikuinen ja Simon enkelit Janne Schaffer – Repmånad
Births 26 February – Daníel Bjarnason, Icelandic composer 8 April – Alexi Laiho, rock musician (died 2020
Deaths 7 March – Klaus Egge, Norwegian composer and music critic (born 1906) 3 April – Ernst Glaser, Norwegian violinist, conductor and music teacher (born 1904) 12 July – Kalervo Tuukkanen, Finnish composer (born 1909) 24 October – Trygve Lindeman, Norwegian cellist and head of the Oslo Conservatory of Music (born 1896)
See also 1979 in Denmark 1979 in Finland 1979 in Iceland 1979 in Norwegian music 1979 in Sweden
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