2017 in Swedish music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Swedish music.

Events edit

January edit

Hallåjsan

February edit

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 edit

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 edit

21 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 21 – 29).^[3]

May edit

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 edit

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 edit

August edit

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 edit

October edit

6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival started (October 6 – 15).^[10]
25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival started (October 25 – 29).^[11]

November edit

December edit

Albums releases edit

January edit

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]
27	Potsdamer Platz	Jan Lundgren	ACT Music	Produced by Siggi Loch	^[14]

February edit

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Mitt liv	Charlotte Perrelli	Stockhouse		^[15]

March edit

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	For You	Léon	Columbia		^[16]
17	So Good	Zara Larsson	Epic		^[17]

May edit

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 edit

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
30	Velocity	Waveshaper	unknown	6-track EP	^[20]

July edit

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
14	Long Live Life	Francobollo	Square Leg Records		^[21]

September edit

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 edit

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 edit

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Vista	August Rosenbaum	Hiatus		^[26]

Deaths edit

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).

References edit

^ "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.

[1] "Swedish Grammy Awards 2017: Here are the winners!". JaJaMusic. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[2] Laufer, Gil (2017-04-05). "Tonight: Israel Calling 2017 to be held with 28 participating countries". esctoday.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.

[3] "GMLSTN JAZZ 2017". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[4] "Sofi Jeannin - Chief Conductor from July 2018" (Press release). BBC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

[5] "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.

[6] "Sweden Rock Festival 7–10 June 2017". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

[7] "Bråvalla 2017". SongKick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[8] "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 11–18 augusti 2017 Malmöfestivalen". MalmoFestivalen.se. Archived from the original on 2017-10-31. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[9] Tim Ashley (2017-08-21). "Reformation Day review - Martin Luther's seismic text gets singalong salute". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-31.

[10] "Stockholm Jazz Festival". Stockholm Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[11] "Umeå Jazz Festival". Umeå Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[12] "Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day Review". AngryMetalGuy.com. 23 January 2017. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[13] "Viktoria Tolstoy: Meet Me At The Movies – Vinyl LP (incl. mp3 Download Code)". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

[14] "Jan Lundgren: Potsdamer Platz – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

[15] "Charlotte Perrelli – Mitt Liv – Stockhouse Artistbolaget".

[16] "For You – EP by LÉON on iTunes". iTunes. 3 March 2017. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

[17] "So Good – Zara Larsson | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

[18] "Mando Diao is set to release new album 'Good Times' on May 12!". Frontview-Magazine.be. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

[19] "Lars Danielsson – Releases". ACT Music. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

[20] Andrew Zistler. "Waveshaper - Velocity". NewRetroWave. Retrieved 2017-08-14.

[21] "Francobollo's debut album 'Long Live Life' is out in July". DIY. 16 May 2017. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[22] "Björn Meyer - Bass erstaunlich!" (in German). JazzEcho.de. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

[23] Per Magnusson (22 September 2017). "Kikkis självhjälpscountry urstark" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[24] "Iiro Rantala: Good Stuff". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

[25] "METALITE 'Heroes In Time' Details Revealed". MelodicRock.com. 2017-08-29. Archived from the original on 2018-01-03. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[26] Andrew Hannah. "Danish composer August Rosenbaum unveils the stunning visuals for sweeping new track "Nebula"". thelineofbestfit. Retrieved 2017-10-08.

[27] "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.

[28] "Vår älskade Robert Dahlqvist 16. april 1976 – 1. februari 2017 Oändligt saknad" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[29] "Tony Särkkä, Swedish musician, Died at 45". Deadobituary.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

[30] "Lars "Dille" Diedricson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[31] "Sven-Erik Magnusson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[32] "Nachruf auf Siegfried Köhler" (in German). Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[33] "Swedish composer Folke Rabe dies aged 81". Crackmagazine.net. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[34] "Tonsättaren Ingvar Lidholm död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[35] "Rock-Boris är död". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

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2017 in Swedish music

Contents

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January edit

February edit

March edit

April edit

May edit

June edit

July edit

August edit

September edit

October edit

November edit

December edit

Albums releases edit

January edit

February edit

March edit

May edit

June edit

July edit

September edit

October edit

November edit

Deaths edit

See also edit

References edit