1994 in Nordic music

• 30 April – The 39th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Dublin. The best-performing Scandinavian country is Norway, which finishes in 6th place. Iceland is 12th, Sweden is 13th, and Finland finishes 22nd. • 9–13 May – The 40th International Rostrum of Composers takes place. For the third time in a row a Finnish composer wins the senior category (Eero Hämeenniemi with Nattuvannar) Mogens Christensen of Norway and Jouni Kaipainen of Finland are also recommended. • 16 May – Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes is sentenced at Eidsivating Court to 21 years of prison for murder and arson. • 30 July – The Verbier Festival is launched by Martin Engstrom. • unknown date – Swedish dansband Anders Engbergs is re-established when Lotta Engbergs leaves Lotta & Anders Engbergs orkester following the couple's divorce. ==Classical works==

• Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 13, M.362 • Magnus Lindberg – Piano Concerto No. 1 • Frederik Magle – Concerto for organ and orchestra, "The Infinite Second" • Einojuhani Rautavaara • The Gift of the Magi (opera) • Symphony No. 7, "Angel of Light" ==Film and TV scores==

• Jaakko Erkkilä & Pekka Karjalainen – Aapo • Søren Rasted and Claus Norreen – Frække Frida og de frygtløse spioner ==Musical films==

• Min fynske barndom, biopic of composer Carl Nielsen • Total Balalaika Show, featuring a 1993 concert by the Leningrad Cowboys in Helsinki ==Hit singles==

• Ace of Base – "Don't Turn Around" (#3 Finland; #4 Denmark; #5 UK; #10 Iceland) • Army of Lovers – "Lit de Parade" (#13 Sweden) • Glenmark Eriksson Strömstedt (GES) – "När vi gräver guld i USA" (#1 Sweden) • Sissel Kyrkjebø – "Se ilden lyse (Fire in Your Heart)" (#1 Norway; #9 Sweden) • Klamydia – "Huipulla tuulee" (#1 Finland) • Whigfield – "Saturday Night" (#1 UK, etc.) ==Eurovision Song Contest==

• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 • Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 • Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 • Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 ==Births==

• 11 May – Guro Kleven Hagen, Norwegian violinist ==Deaths==

• 10 January – Sven-Erik Bäck, Swedish composer (born 1919) • 18 January – Torbjörn Hultcrantz, Swedish jazz bassist (born 1937) • 30 January – Finn Arnestad, Norwegian composer (born 1915) • 2 April – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian jazz trumpeter (born 1920) • 18 May – Hans Stenseth, Norwegian flautist (born 1896) • 23 May – George de Godzinsky, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1914) • 13 July – Eddie Boyd, African-American blues musician based in Finland (born 1914) • 18 August – Charles Redland, Swedish jazz saxophonist, bandleader, and composer (born 1911) • 9 September – Soffi Schønning, Norwegian opera singer (born 1894) • 21 October – Thore Ehrling, Swedish jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (born 1912) • 31 October – Erling Stordahl, Norwegian singer and farmer (born 1923) • 27 November – Toralf Tollefsen, Norwegian accordionist (born 1914) ==References==