1951 in Norwegian music

; Unknown date • Frank Meidell Falch was assigned as the first director of the Bergen International Festival (1951–1956). • The Big Chief Jazz Band was established in Oslo. • Egil Monn-Iversen and Sølvi Wang were married. ==Deaths==

; April • 6 – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879). ; August • 10 – Gunnar Gjerstrøm, composer and organist (born 1891). ==Births==

; January • 14 – Tove Karoline Knutsen, jazz singer, composer, and politician. ; March • 31 – Bodvar Moe, composer, bassist and music teacher. ; May • 7 – Ragnar Sør Olsen, singer and songwriter. ; June • 9 – Geir Bøhren, drummer and film score composer. • 24 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (died 2010). ; November • 15 – Gerd Gudding, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer (died 2015). • 19 – Per Tveit, pianist and composer (died 2012) • 26 – Terje Nilsen, singer and songwriter (died 2019). ; December • 8 – Jan Eggum, folk singer and songwriter. • 10 – Ellen Nikolaysen, singer and actress. • 20 – Brynjulf Blix, jazz pianist. ; December • 12 – Erik Hillestad, record producer. ==See also==