2017 in Scandinavian music

• 5 - Royal Danish Opera announces that its artistic director, Sven Müller, will leave his position in 2017, three years ahead of schedule.{{cite news | url=http://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/klassisk/det-kongelige-teaters-operachef-stopper-foer-tid | title=Det Kongelige Teaters operachef stopper før tid | work=DR (Danish Radio) | date=2017-01-05 | access-date=2017-01-10}} Müller is believed to have resigned because of financial cuts.{{cite web|url=http://www.broadwayworld.com/bwwopera/article/Danish-Opera-Artistic-Director-Resigns-Due-to-Musician-Cuts-20170106|title=Danish Opera Artistic Director Resigns Due to Musician Cuts|website=Operaworld.com|date=6 January 2017|access-date=14 June 2017}}
• 18 – It is announced that Finland's Esa-Pekka Salonen has withdrawn as music director of the Ojai Music Festival for 2018 because of his composition schedule, and will be replaced by Patricia Kopatchinskaja, ahead of her originally scheduled season in 2020.{{cite press release | url=http://www.ojaifestival.org/ojai-music-festival-updates-future-music-director-appointments/ | title=Ojai Festival Updates Future Music Directors: Patricia Kopatchinskaja to be Music Director in 2018 | publisher=Ojai Music Festival | date=18 January 2017 | access-date=2017-01-28 }}{{Dead link|date=April 2019 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
• 21 – Hot Club de Norvège headline at the annual Djangofestival at Cosmopolite in Oslo, Norway.{{cite web | url=http://www.cosmopolite.no/program/cosmopolite/2017/januar/djangofestival2 | title=Djangofestival | website=Cosmopolite Belleville | access-date=8 February 2017}}
• 28
• At the annual Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu, Norma John is selected to represent Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|url=http://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2016/11/23/umk17-kohti-uutta-ja-isompaa-uuden-musiikin-kilpailua|title=UMK17 – kohti uutta ja isompaa Uuden Musiikin Kilpailua|date=23 November 2016 }}
• At Norway's Spellemannprisen, Karpe Diem win the Best Album and Urban Music awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.aftenposten.no/kultur/Her-er-arets-Spellemann-vinnere-613996b.html|title=Her er årets Spellemann-vinnere|author=KRISTINE HELLEM AANSTAD|website=Aftenposten|date=28 January 2017|access-date=11 May 2017}}

• 4 – The Melodifestivalen 2017 kicks off with Semi-final 1 taking place in Gothenburg.
• 25 - At the 47th edition of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, "Where I Am", performed by Anja Nissen, is selected as Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|url=https://eurovoix.com/2017/02/25/denmark-selects-anja-nissen-for-the-eurovision-song-contest-2017/|title=DENMARK: SELECTS ANJA NISSEN FOR THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2017|date=25 February 2017|publisher=Eurovoix|website=eurovoix.com|last=Granger|first=Anthony}}
• 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.{{cite web|url=http://jajajamusic.com/2017/03/swedish-grammy-award-winners/|title=Swedish Grammy Awards 2017: Here are the winners!|website=JaJaMusic|date=2 March 2017|access-date=21 July 2017}}

• 2 - At the 2017 Icelandic Music Awards, Júníus Meyvant wins Best Pop Album of the Year for Floating Harmonies. Emmsjé Gauti is named Pop/Rock Performer of the Year, and wins in five categories overall.{{Cite news|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/03/03/winners-icelandic-music-awards|title=Winners of Icelandic Music Awards|last=Hafstað|first=Vala|date=2017-03-03|work=Iceland Review|access-date=19 March 2018}}
• 9 - Esa-Pekka Salonen's Cello Concerto is premièred by Yo-Yo Ma and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.{{cite web |last=Mermelstein |first=David |title=Esa-Pekka Salonen and Yo-Yo Ma in Chicago: The two paired with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in the world premiere of Mr. Salonen's Cello Concerto. |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=March 10, 2017 |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/esa-pekka-salonen-and-yo-yo-ma-in-chicago-1489185244 |access-date=April 17, 2017}}
• 11
• The final of the 2017 Söngvakeppnin competition takes place in Iceland.{{cite web|url=http://esctoday.com/139944/iceland-twelve-acts-songvakeppnin-2017-announced-released|title=Iceland: Twelve acts of Söngvakeppnin 2017 announced and released|website=esctoday|access-date=10 February 2017}} Svala Björgvinsdóttir is selected as Iceland's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
• The final of Melodifestivalen 2017 takes place at the Friends Arena in Stockholm. Robin Bengtsson is selected as Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.{{cite web|last1=Laufer|first1=Gil|title=Tonight: Israel Calling 2017 to be held with 28 participating countries|url=http://esctoday.com/143788/tonight-israel-calling-2017-held-28-participating-countries/|website=esctoday.com|access-date=30 April 2017|date=5 April 2017}}
• 28 – Under its new conductor Fabio Luisi, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra begins a tour of the United States.{{cite web|url=http://www.sandiegouniontribune.com/entertainment/classical-music/sd-et-classical-luisi-20170321-story.html|title=Conductor Fabio Luisi brings Danish National Symphony Orchestra to U.S.|author=Michael James Rocha|website=San Diego Union Tribune|date=21 March 2017|access-date=23 May 2017}}
• 29 – The 2017 World Figure Skating Championships open in Finland, using the theme tune "Light Up the Ice", sung by Diandra.
• 31 – The live final of X Factor (Denmark) is won by Morten Nørgaard.

• 7 – The 44th Vossajazz starts in Voss, Norway, continuing until 9 April.{{cite web | url=http://vossajazz.no | title=Vossa Jazz 7. - 9. April 2017 | language=no | publisher=Vossajazz | access-date=2016-04-26}}
• 12 – Inferno Metal Festival 2017 starts in Oslo, Norway, continuing until 15 April.{{cite web |url=http://www.infernofestival.net/no/Festival/News.aspx |title=Inferno Metal Festival 2017 |publisher=Inferno Metal Festival |access-date=2017-01-05}}

• 8 – It is reported that Norwegian Eurovision jury member Per Sundnes has been replaced by Erland Bakke, after the Irish delegation complained about public comments that suggested he was prejudiced against their entry.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/music/music-news/eurovision-juror-replaced-due-to-breach-of-rules-following-comments-about-irelands-entry-35693101.html|title=Eurovision juror replaced 'due to breach of rules' following comments about Ireland's entry - Independent.ie|date=8 May 2017 }}
• 9
• Sweden's Sofi Jeannin is appointed chief conductor of the BBC Singers, the first woman to hold the post, effective in July 2018.{{cite press release | url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/articles/5KZ6tGm578R7lsR9ZFJfFC6/sofi-jeannin | title=Sofi Jeannin - Chief Conductor from July 2018 | publisher=BBC | date=9 May 2017 | access-date=2017-05-14}}
• Finnish soprano Karita Mattila wins the Singer's award at the Royal Philharmonic Society (RPS) Music Awards 2017.{{cite web|url=http://www.rhinegold.co.uk/classical_music/rps-music-awards-2017/|title=Winners of RPS Music Awards 2017 revealed|author=Katy Wright|website=Rhinegold Publishing|date=9 May 2017|access-date=21 July 2017}}
• 13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Sweden finish in 5th place, Norway 10th and Denmark 20th, whilst Finland and Iceland fail to qualify for the final.
• 15 - The Swedish Chamber Orchestra appoints Martin Fröst its principal conductor effective from 2019, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.{{cite press release | url=http://www.orebrokonserthus.com/kontakt/press/pressmeddelanden/2017-05-15-martin-frost-blir-ny-chefsdirigent-for-svenska-kammarorkestern.html | title=Martin Fröst blir ny Chefsdirigent för Svenska Kammarorkestern | publisher=Swedish Chamber Orchestra | date=15 May 2017 | access-date=2017-05-20 | archive-date=2017-09-08 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170908134345/http://www.orebrokonserthus.com/kontakt/press/pressmeddelanden/2017-05-15-martin-frost-blir-ny-chefsdirigent-for-svenska-kammarorkestern.html | url-status=dead }}
• 18 - Gita Kadambi is appointed general director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of as its next general director, effective January 2018. Kadambi will stand down from her post as general manager of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.{{cite press release | url=http://oopperabaletti.fi/en/about-us/news/gita-kadambi-appointed-as-the-general-director-of-the-finnish-national-opera-and-ballet/ | title=Gita Kadambi appointed as the General Director of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet | publisher=Finnish National Opera and Ballet | date=18 May 2017 | access-date=2017-05-20}}

• 14 - Finnish band HIM open their Farewell Tour in Barcelona.{{cite web | title = HIM actuará el 16 de junio en Escenario Santander en una de sus tres fechas en España | date =December 21, 2016 | website = 20 Minutos | url =http://www.20minutos.es/noticia/2917951/0/him-actuara-16-junio-escenario-santander-sus-tres-fechas-espana/ | access-date = 2016-12-21}}
• 24 - The Roskilde Festival opens in Roskilde, Denmark, running until 1 July.{{cite web | url=http://www.roskilde-festival.dk/ | title=Roskilde Festival 2017 | publisher=Roskilde Festival | access-date=2017-01-20}}

• 1 – FKP Scorpio announced the cancellation of the Bråvalla Festival, Sweden's biggest music festival, for 2018, because of the number of sex crimes reported at the festival.{{cite web |title=Sweden's Bråvalla music festival cancelled next year after sex attacks|url=https://www.theguardian.com/world/2017/jul/03/swedens-bravalla-music-festival-cancelled-next-year-after-sex-attacks|newspaper=The Guardian |date=3 July 2017 |access-date=24 March 2018}}
• 5 – The 18th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur opens in Siglufjordur, Iceland, running until 9 July.{{cite web | url=http://www.folkmusik.is/en | title=The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur | publisher=FolkMusik.is | access-date=2017-01-30}}
• 7
• The Baltic Jazz festival opens in Dalsbruk, Finland, running until 9 July.{{cite web | url=http://www.festivals.fi/en/festivaalit/baltic-jazz-taalintehdas-2/#.WIJ3mFPhDIU | title=Baltic Jazz, Taalintehdas 7 July 2017 - 9 July 2017 | publisher=Festivals.fi | access-date=2017-01-20}}
• The 38th Copenhagen Jazz Festival opens in Copenhagen, Denmark, running until 16 July.{{cite web | url=http://jazz.dk/copenhagen-jazz-festival-2017/forside | title=Copenhagen Jazz Festival July 7-16, 2017 | publisher=Copenhagen Jazz Festival | access-date=2017-01-12}}
• 8 – The 52nd Pori Jazz Festival opens in Pori, Finland, running until 16 July.{{cite web | url=http://porijazz.fi/en | title=Pori Jazz 2017 | publisher=Pori Jazz | access-date=2017-01-12}}
• 25 – Susanne Sundfør stars in a Prom concert at London's Royal Albert Hall, performing songs by Scott Walker.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jul/26/songs-of-scott-walker-review-proms-jarvis-cocker|title=The Songs of Scott Walker review – Jarvis Cocker and friends untwist easy listening's dark master|author=Luke Turner|website=The Guardian|date=26 July 2017|access-date=29 July 2017}}

• 1
• In Search of Stardust: Amazing Micro-Meteorites and Their Terrestrial Imposters, a book about cosmic dust in urban environments by Norwegian musician and polymath Jon Larsen, is published.{{Cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2017/03/10/science/space-dust-on-earth.html|title=Flecks of Extraterrestrial Dust, All Over the Roof|last=Broad|first=William J.|date=March 10, 2017|work=The New York Times|access-date=2017-03-10|issn=0362-4331}}
• Finnish-born Tuomas Hiltunen takes over as general director of Fort Worth Opera.{{cite web|url=http://www.star-telegram.com/entertainment/arts-culture/article161259848.html|title=Fort Worth Opera names not one, but two new directors|website=dfw.com|author=Mark Lowry|date=13 July 2017|access-date=21 July 2017}}
• 2 – Björk announces her still-unnamed new album on social media.{{cite web | url=http://pitchfork.com/news/bjork-says-new-album-is-coming-out-very-soon/ | title=Björk Says New Album is "Coming Out Very Soon" | website=Pitchfork | date=2 August 2017 }}{{cite web | url=http://www.brooklynvegan.com/bjork-releasing-new-album-very-soon/ | title=Bjork releasing new album "very soon" }} In an interview with Dazed and Confused magazine, she states that “It’s about that search (for utopia) – and about being in love. Spending time with a person you enjoy is when the dream becomes real.”{{cite web | url=http://www.dazeddigital.com/music/article/36950/1/bjork-my-new-album-is-coming-out-very-soon | title=Björk: 'My new album is coming out very soon' | date=2 August 2017 }}
• 3 – The Notodden Blues Festival opens in Notodden, Norway, running until 6 August.{{cite web | url=http://www.bluesfest.no/en | title=Notodden Blues Festival | publisher=Notodden Blues Festival | access-date=2017-03-06}}
• 8 – The 19th Øyafestivalen opens in Oslo, running until 13 August.{{cite web |url=http://oyafestivalen.no/en | title=Øya Festivalen 2017 | publisher=Øyafestivalen | access-date=2016-03-06}}
• 20 – Sofi Jeannin makes her Proms debut, conducting the BBC Singers and City of London Sinfonia in a Reformation Day concert.{{cite news | url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/aug/21/reformation-day-proms-review | title=Reformation Day review - Martin Luther's seismic text gets singalong salute | work=The Guardian | author=Tim Ashley | date=2017-08-21 | access-date=2017-08-31}}
• 31 – The 12th Punktfestivalen starts in Kristiansand, Norway, running until 2 September.{{cite web | url=https://www.facebook.com/events/1844964779160725/?acontext=%7B%22action_history%22%3A%22[%7B%5C%22surface%5C%22%3A%5C%22page%5C%22%2C%5C%22mechanism%5C%22%3A%5C%22page_upcoming_events_card%5C%22%2C%5C%22extra_data%5C%22%3A[]%7D]%22%2C%22has_source%22%3Atrue%7D | title=Punkt 2017 – Kristiansand 31 August - 2 September 2017 | publisher=Facebook.com | access-date=2017-04-18}}

• 6 – The Copenhagen World Music Festival opens, running until 10 September.{{cite web | url=http://cphworld.dk | title=The Copenhagen World Music Fesatival | publisher=CphWorld.dk | access-date=2017-10-22}}
• 8 – Sebastian Fagerlund’s new opera, Höstsonaten (Autumn Sonata) is premièred by Finnish National Opera.{{cite web|url=https://musicfinland.com/en/news/sebastian-fagerlunds-much-anticipated-opera-hoestsonaten-premieres-this-friday|website=Music Finland|title=Sebastian Fagerlund's much-anticipated opera Höstsonaten premiered by the Finnish National Opera|access-date=10 January 2019}}
• 11 – Our Festival (Meidän Festivaali in Finnish) starts by Lake Tuusula, Finland, running until September 17.{{cite web | url=http://www.ourfestival.fi/eng/programme | title=Our Festival - Programme 2017 | publisher=Ourfestival.fi | access-date=2017-10-22}}

• 5 – Icelandic band Of Monsters and Men announce that they have become the first Icelandic band to achieve 1 billion Spotify Plays.{{cite web|url=https://grapevine.is/news/2017/10/05/of-monsters-and-men-first-icelandic-band-with-1-billion-spotify-plays/|title=Of Monsters And Men First Icelandic Band With 1 Billion Spotify Plays - The Reykjavik Grapevine|last=grapevine.is|date=5 October 2017|website=grapevine.is|url-status=live|archive-url=http://archive.wikiwix.com/cache/20171211004754/https://grapevine.is/news/2017/10/05/of-monsters-and-men-first-icelandic-band-with-1-billion-spotify-plays/|archive-date=11 December 2017|df=dmy-all}}
• 6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, running until 15 October.{{cite web | url=http://www.stockholmjazz.com | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000420234045/http://www.stockholmjazz.com/ | url-status=usurped | archive-date=April 20, 2000 | title=Stockholm Jazz Festival | publisher=Stockholm Jazz Festival | access-date=2017-01-20}}
• 15 – Svitlana Azarova's opera Momo and the Time Thieves, commissioned by the Royal Danish Opera, Copenhagen, receives its world première. It is based on the children's book Momo by Michael Ende.{{cite web|url=https://kglteater.dk/en/whats-on/season-20172018/opera/momo-and-the-time-thieves|title=Momo and the Time-Thieves |website=The Royal Danish Opera|access-date=20 August 2018}}
• 19 – The 34th DølaJazz festival opens in Lillehammer, Norway, running until 22 October.{{cite web | url=http://dolajazz.no | title=Dølajazz – Lillehammer Jazzfestival – 19.-22. oktober 2017 | publisher=DølaJazz | access-date=2017-04-18}}
• 22 – Finnish band Brother Firetribe scheduled to appear at the Rockingham Festival in the UK.{{cite web |url=http://www.rockinghamlive.com/#lineup|title=Rockingham 2017 lineup |access-date=2017-04-07 |work=Rockingham|publisher=Rockingham 2017}}
• 25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival opens in Umeå, Sweden, running until 29 October.{{cite web | url=http://www.umeajazzfestival.se/sve | title=Umeå Jazz Festival | publisher=Umeå Jazz Festival | access-date=2017-01-20 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170102193226/http://www.umeajazzfestival.se/sve | archive-date=2017-01-02 | url-status=dead }}

• 1 – The Iceland Airwaves festival opens in Reykjavík, running until 5 November.{{cite web | url=http://icelandairwaves.is | title=2017 Iceland Airwaves Nov 1-5 | publisher=Iceland Airwaves | access-date=2017-10-23}}
• 24 – Björk releases her ninth album Utopia.

• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
• Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

• Teitur Lassen - Chinese Whispers (Hviskeleg) for guitar quartet
• Frederik Magle - The Fairest of Roses - fanfare for two trumpets and organ

• Vladislav Delay and Jon Ekstrand - Borg vs McEnroe

• 18 January - Ståle Wikshåland, 63, Norwegian musicologist (blood clot)[http://www.aftenposten.no/personalia/Nekrolog-Stale-Wikshaland-613764b.html Nekrolog: Ståle Wikshåland] {{in lang|no}}
• 7 February - Svend Asmussen, 100, Danish jazz violinist[http://politiken.dk/kultur/musik/art5823492/Den-verdensber%C3%B8mte-violinist-Svend-Asmussen-er-d%C3%B8d Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død] {{in lang|da}}
• 14 February - Tony Särkkä, 45, Swedish musician (Abruptum, Ophthalamia)[https://www.iltalehti.fi/viihde/a/201702142200070775 Ruotsalainen black metal -legenda Tony "It" Särkkä on kuollut 45-vuotiaana] {{in lang|fi}}
• 22 February – Dag Østerberg, 78, Norwegian sociologist and musicologist{{cite encyclopedia |title=Dag Østerberg|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |url=http://snl.no/Dag_%C3%98sterberg|language=no |access-date=24 February 2017}}
• 27 February - Jórunn Viðar, 98, Icelandic pianist and composer[http://www.mbl.is/frettir/innlent/2017/02/28/andlat_jorunn_vidar_tonskald/ Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld] {{in lang|is}}
• 6 March - Lars Diedricson, 55, Swedish singer (Snowstorm) and songwriter ("Take Me to Your Heaven"), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999[http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/woxd4/lars-dille-diedricson-ar-dod Lars ”Dille” Diedricson är död] {{in lang|sv}}
• 9 March - Barbara Helsingius, 79, Finnish singer, poet and Olympic fencer [http://www.is.fi/musiikki/art-2000005120307.html Laulaja Barbara Helsingius on kuollut] {{in lang|fi}}
• 22 March - Sven-Erik Magnusson, 74, Swedish musician (Sven-Ingvars)[http://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/RMBGa/sven-erik-magnusson-ar-dod Sven-Erik Magnusson är död {{in lang|sv}}]
• 9 April – Knut Borge, 67, Norwegian music journalist and entertainer{{cite encyclopedia |title=Knut Borge|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon |url=http://snl.no/Knut_Borge|language=no |access-date=9 April 2017}}
• 12 April - Mika Vainio, 53, Finnish electronic and experimental musician (Pan Sonic)[http://www.factmag.com/2017/04/13/pan-sonic-founder-mika-vainio-died-aged-53/ Pan Sonic founder and noise icon Mika Vainio has died aged 53]
• 1 May - Erkki Kurenniemi, 75, Finnish musician[http://yle.fi/uutiset/3-9590132 Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut] {{in lang|fi}}
• 4 May - Katy Bødtger, 84, Danish singer[http://politiken.dk/navne/doedsfald/art5935714/Hitmageren-fra-Giro-413-er-død Hitmageren fra Giro 413 er død] {{in lang|da}}
• 7 June - Jan Høiland, 78, Norwegian singer[http://www.aftenposten.no/norge/Jan-Hoiland-er-dod-622837b.html Jan Høiland er død] {{in lang|no}}
• 7 July - Egil Monn-Iversen, 89, Norwegian composer and pianist[http://www.vg.no/rampelys/egil-monn-iversen-er-doed/a/24092149/ Egil Monn-Iversen er død] {{in lang|no}}
• 13 July - Egil Kapstad, 76, Norwegian jazz pianist, arranger and composer[http://www.vg.no/rampelys/musikk/egil-kapstad-er-doed/a/24096621/ Egil Kapstad er død] {{in lang|no}}
• 25 September - Folke Rabe, 81, Swedish composer[http://crackmagazine.net/2017/09/swedish-composer-folke-rabe-dies-aged-81/ Swedish composer Folke Rabe dies aged 81]
• 7 October - Jan Arvid Johansen, 70, Norwegian musician[https://www.an.no/kultur/nyheter/musikk/visesanger-jan-arvid-johansen-er-dod-minnene-etter-levd-liv-i-lag-er-mange-og-gode/s/5-4-606247 Visesanger Jan Arvid Johansen er død: - Minnene etter levd liv i lag er mange og gode] {{in lang|no}}
• 17 October - Ingvar Lidholm, 96, Swedish composer[https://www.svd.se/tonsattaren-ingvar-lidholm-dod Tonsättaren Ingvar Lidholm död] {{in lang|sv}}
• 20 October - Boris Lindqvist, 76, Swedish rock singer[http://www.gp.se/n%C3%B6je/rock-boris-%C3%A4r-d%C3%B6d-1.4751319 Rock-Boris är död] {{in lang|sv}} (death announced on this date)
• 22 October
• Atle Hammer, 85, Norwegian jazz musician[http://salt-peanuts.eu/trompeteren-atle-hammer-er-dod/ Trompeteren Atle Hammer er død] {{in lang|no}}
• Emu Lehtinen, 70, Finnish record dealer (leukemia)[https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000005421233.html Ilkka ”Emu” Lehtinen 1947–2017] {{in lang|fi}}
• 7 November - Pentti Glan, 71, Finnish-Canadian drummer (Alice Cooper, Lou Reed){{cite web |url=https://www.simcoe.com/whatson-story/7848058-innisfil-drummer-whitey-glan-remembered-for-his-heart-and-soul/ |title=Pentti 'Whitey' Glan, drummer for Lou Reed and Alice Cooper, dies |access-date=2017-11-09 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171122214226/https://www.simcoe.com/whatson-story/7848058-innisfil-drummer-whitey-glan-remembered-for-his-heart-and-soul/ |archive-date=2017-11-22 |url-status=dead }}
• 21 December - Halvard Kausland, 72, Norwegian jazz guitarist[https://horten.vareminnesider.no/memorial_page/memorial_page_personal_info.php?order_id=3346565&set_site_id=177&sign=ea25990fd74d345b27f8586961a3eb76 Halvard Magne Kausland] {{in lang|no}}

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