2019 in Scandinavian music
{{Year in music|2019}}
{{Year nav topic5|2019|Scandinavian music}}
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2019.
Events
=January=
- 3 January – Swedish organist Hans Fagius is a recipient of the Royal College of Organists medal for "distinguished achievement in organ playing".{{cite web|url=https://www.rco.org.uk/news_displaystory.php?newsid=294|title=RCO Medal awarded to distinguished musicians|website=RCO|access-date=14 January 2024}}
- 10 January – The 18th All Ears festival opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 12 January.{{cite web | url=https://www.all-ears.no | title=All Ears | publisher=All-Ears.no | access-date=2018-12-13}}
- 25 January – The 32nd Nordlysfestivalen opens in Tromsø, running until 3 February. Performers include Dmitry Shishkin and Wenche Myhre.{{cite web | url=https://www.nordlysfestivalen.no/program | title=Nordlysfestivalen 25. januar – 3. februar 2019 | publisher=Nordlysfestivalen | access-date=2019-01-18}}
- 31 January
- The 8th Bodø Jazz Open Vinterjazz opens in Bodø, Norway, running until 2 February.{{cite web | url=http://www.bodojazzopen.no/Hjem | title=BJO vinterjazz 31 januar - 02 februar 2019 | language=no | publisher=Bodø Jazz Open | access-date=2018-12-13}}
- The 21st Polarjazz Festival opens in Longyearbyen, Svalbard, Norway, running until 3 February.{{cite web | url=http://www.polarjazz.no | title=Polarjazz 2019 | publisher=Polarjazz | access-date=2018-12-13}}
=February=
- 14 February – The annual Ice Music Festival opens in Finse, Norway, running until 16 February. Performers include Maria Skranes, Ivar Kolve and Snorre Bjerck.{{cite web|url=https://www.icemusicfestivalnorway.no/programme|title=Programme|website=Ice Music Festival|access-date=12 February 2019}}
- 23 February – At the 49th Dansk Melodi Grand Prix final, held at the Jyske Bank Boxen in Herning, Leonora emerges as overall winner with the song "Love Is Forever"; she thus becomes Denmark's representative in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/leonora-denmark-2019-hopeful-tel-aviv|title=Leonora is Denmark's hopeful for Tel Aviv!|website=Eurovision Song Contest|date=23 February 2019 |access-date=29 March 2019}}
=March=
- 6 March – The 50th Turku Jazz Festival opens in Turku, Finland, running until 10 March.{{cite web | url=http://www.turkujazz.fi | title=Turku Jazz Festival 6.-10.3.2019 | publisher=TurkuJazz.fi| access-date=2019-01-19}}
- 9 March
- Melodifestivalen 2019 concludes at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, with John Lundvik emerging as overall winner with the song "Too Late for Love"; he thus becomes Sweden's representative in this year's Eurovision Song Contest.{{cite news|url=https://eurovoix.com/2019/03/09/sweden-john-lundvik-is-off-to-the-eurovision-song-contest-2019/|title=Sweden: John Lundvik Is Off To The Eurovision Song Contest 2019|date=9 March 2019|last=Granger|first=Anthony|work=Eurovoix}}
- The 6th Faroese Music Awards ceremony takes place at the Nordic House (Norðurlandahúsið), Tórshavn. Teitur Lassen wins Best Artist and Best Song.{{cite web|url=http://local.fo/eivor-jon-teitur-are-the-biggest-winners-at-2019-faroese-music-awards/|title=Eivør, Jón & Teitur are the biggest winners at 2019 Faroese Music Awards|date=March 11, 2019|author=Jens Hakun Leo|website=local.fo|access-date=10 February 2020}}
- 22 March – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, running until 24 March.{{cite web | url=https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/activities-for-schoolsold/blue-house-youth-jazz-festival-20182 | title=Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2019 | publisher=Konserthuset.se | access-date=2019-01-19 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180719114018/https://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/activities-for-schoolsold/blue-house-youth-jazz-festival-20182/ | archive-date=2018-07-19 | url-status=dead }}
- 28 March – Icelandic band Sigur Rós are charged with tax evasion, covering the period 2011-2014.{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/mar/28/sigur-ros-band-members-charged-with-tax-evasion-by-icelandic-authorities|title=Sigur Rós band members charged with tax evasion by Icelandic authorities|website=The Guardian|date=28 March 2019}}
=April=
- 4 April – Wisting, Norway's most expensive TV series to date, is launched, with music by Jacob Groth, Ole Bo, and Sören Möller.{{cite web |last1=Horst |first1=Jørn Lier |title=Wisting: from book to screen |url=https://www.deadgoodbooks.co.uk/wisting-tv-series/ |website=Dead Good |access-date=22 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191222014347/https://www.deadgoodbooks.co.uk/wisting-tv-series/ |archive-date=22 December 2019 |date=4 September 2018}}
- 12 April – The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (FRSO) announces that Hannu Lintu's term as chief conductor will end with the 2020-2021 season.{{cite press release | url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/04/12/hannu-lintu-to-leave-the-finnish-radio-symphony-orchestra-in-2021 | title=Hannu Lintu to leave the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2021 | publisher=Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | date=12 April 2019 | access-date=4 May 2019}}
- 30 April – The Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä has signed a three-year contract to be its next musical director, beginning from January 2020.{{cite press release | url=https://www.harrisonparrott.com/news/2019-04-30/osmo-vanska-announced-as-music-director-of-seoul-philharmonic | title=Osmo Vänskä Announced As Music Director of Seoul Philharmonic Orchestra | publisher=Harrison Parrott | date=30 April 2019 | access-date=4 May 2019}}
=May=
- 2 May – The Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra names Nicholas Collon as its next chief conductor, to replace Hannu Lintu; Collon will be the first non-Finnish conductor ever to be chief conductor of the FRSO.{{cite press release | url=https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2019/05/02/finnish-radio-symphony-orchestra-elects-nicholas-collon-as-its-next-chief-0 | title=Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra elects Nicholas Collon as its next Chief Conductor | publisher=Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra | date=2 May 2019 | access-date=4 May 2019}}
- 9 May – Finnish National Opera and Ballet names Hannu Lintu as its next chief conductor; Lintu will hold the post from 1 January 2022 to 30 June 2026.{{cite press release | url=https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/about-us/news/hannu-lintu-appointed-as-chief-conductor-of-the-finnish-national-opera-and-ballet/ | title=Hannu Lintu appointed as Chief Conductor of the Finnish National Opera and Ballet | publisher=Finnish National Opera and Ballet | date=9 May 2019 | access-date=4 May 2019 | archive-date=11 May 2019 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190511143820/https://oopperabaletti.fi/en/about-us/news/hannu-lintu-appointed-as-chief-conductor-of-the-finnish-national-opera-and-ballet/ | url-status=dead }}
- 18 May – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2019, Sweden finish in 5th place, Norway in 6th place, Iceland in 10th place and Denmark in 12th place. Finland did not reach the final.{{cite web|url=https://eurovision.tv/story/ebu-issues-statement-on-eurovision-2019-grand-final-result|title=EBU issues statement on Eurovision 2019 Grand Final jury result|date=22 May 2019|website=eurovision.tv}} The UK entry, written by Sweden's John Lundvik, finishes in last place.
- 22 May – The UK's Philharmonia Orchestra names Finnish conductor Santtu-Matias Rouvali as its next principal conductor, as from the 2021-2022 season, with an initial contract of 5 years.{{cite press release | url=https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/news/article/62/the_philharmonia_orchestra_announces_santtu-matias_rouvali_as_its_next_principal_conductor | title=The Philharmonia Announces Santtu-Matias Rouvali As Its Next Principal Conductor| publisher=Philharmonia Orchestra | date=22 May 2019 | access-date=2019-05-25}}
= June =
- 12 June
- The Iceland Symphony Orchestra announces that Eva Ollikainen will be its next chief conductor and artistic advisor, the first female conductor ever to take on the role; her contract will be from the 2020-2021 season until 2024.{{cite news | url=https://www.frettabladid.is/frettir/eva-ollikainen-radin-adalhljomsveitarstjori-sinfoniunnar/ | title=Eva Ollikainen ráðin aðalhljómsveitarstjóri | work=Fréttablaðið | author=Valgerður Árnadóttir | date=2019-06-12 | access-date=2019-06-14}}
- The Bergenfest music festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 15 June.{{cite web |url=https://www.bergenfest.no | title=Bergenfest 12.-15 juni 2019 | language=no | publisher=Bergenfest | access-date=2018-12-13}} The line-up includes Patti Smith and Robert Plant.{{cite web|url=https://artistpicturesblog.com/2019/07/30/bergen-fest-2019-with-robert-plant-patti-smith-madrugada-years-years-and-more/|title=Bergen Fest 2019 with Robert Plant, Patti Smith, Madrugada, Years & Years and More|website=Artist Pictures Blog|access-date=4 February 2020|date=2019-07-30}}
- 13 June – The Norwegian Wood music festival opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 15 June.{{cite web | url=https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/norwegian-wood-2019 | title=Norwegian Wood 2019 | language=no | publisher=MusicFestivalWizard.com | access-date=2018-12-13 | archive-date=2018-12-16 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181216031530/https://www.musicfestivalwizard.com/festivals/norwegian-wood-2019/ | url-status=dead }}
= July =
- 4 July
- The 20th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur opens in Siglufjordur, Iceland, running until 8 July.{{cite web | url=http://www.folkmusik.is/en/page/folk-music-festival | title=The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur | publisher=FolkMusik.is | access-date=2019-01-19}}
- The 23rd Skånevik Bluesfestival opens in Skånevik, Norway, running until 6 July.{{cite web | url=https://www.fjordhotellet.no/single-post/2018/12/19/4---6-juli-Sk%C3%A5nevik-bluesfestival-2019 | title=Skånevik Bluesfestival 04.07.2017 - 06.07.2019 | language=no | publisher=FjordHotellet.no | access-date=2019-01-21}}
- 5 July
- The Baltic Jazz Festival opens in Dalsbruk, Finland, running until 7 July.{{cite web | url=https://www.balticjazz.com/en | title=Baltic Jazz Festival 5.7.2019 - 7.7.2019 | publisher=Baltic Jazz | access-date=2019-01-19}}
- The 41st Copenhagen Jazz Festival opens in Copenhagen, Denmark, running until 14 July.{{cite web | url=http://no.allexciting.com/copenhagen-jazz-festival | title=Copenhagen Jazz Festival July 5-14 2019 | publisher=Copenhagen Jazz Festival | access-date=2019-01-19| date=2018-05-18 }}
- 6 July – The 20th Øyafestivalen opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 10 August.{{cite web | url=https://oyafestivalen.no | title=Øyafestivalen 2019 | publisher=Øyafestivalen | access-date=2019-01-22}}
- 8 July – The 33rd Sildajazz festival opens in Haugesund, Norway, running until 9 August.{{cite web | url=https://sildajazz.no/program/sildajazz-2019 | title=SildaJazz 2019 | language=no | publisher=Sildajazz | access-date=2019-01-22 | archive-date=2019-01-23 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190123071728/https://sildajazz.no/program/sildajazz-2019/ | url-status=dead }}
- 11 July – The 34th Oslo Jazzfestival opens in Oslo, Norway, running until 17 August.{{cite web | url=https://oslojazz.no | title=Oslo Jazz Festival | language=no | publisher=Oslo Jazzfestival | access-date=2019-01-22}}
= August=
- 13 August – The Britten Synfonia premières a new version of the Enigma Variations in celebration of the 60th birthday of conductor Martyn Brabbins. Kalevi Aho is one of the contributing composers.{{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/events/e6wxp6|title=Prom 35: Enigma Variations|date=13 August 2019|website=BBC Proms|access-date=26 January 2025}}
=September=
- 5 September – The 20th Sibelius Festival opens in Lahti, Finland, running until 8 September. Performers include Karita Mattila, Folke Gräsbeck, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.{{cite web|url=https://www.sinfonialahti.fi/sibelius-festival/?lang=en|title=Sibelius Festival|website=Sinfonia Lahti|access-date=12 February 2019}}
=October=
- 3 October – The Norrköping Symphony Orchestra names Karl-Heinz Steffens as its next principal conductor and artistic advisor, beginning from the 2020-2021 season.{{cite press release | url=http://www.norrkopingssymfoniorkester.se/en/news/news/karl-heinz-steffens-new-principal-conductor-and-artistic-advisor-at-son | publisher=Norrköping Symphony Orchestra | title=Karl-Heinz Steffens new Principal Conductor and Artistic Advisor at SON | date=3 October 2019 | access-date=2020-01-12 | archive-date=2020-01-11 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200111164432/http://www.norrkopingssymfoniorkester.se/en/news/news/karl-heinz-steffens-new-principal-conductor-and-artistic-advisor-at-son | url-status=dead }}
- 4 October – The Copenhagen Opera Festival names Amy Lane as its new festival director; she will be the first woman and the first non-Dane to hold the post.{{cite press release | url=https://operafestival.dk/nyheder/ny-festivaldirektør-amy-lane | title=Ny Festivaldirektør: Amy Lane fra Covent Garden til CPH Opera Festival | publisher=Copenhagen Opera Festival | date=4 October 2019 | access-date=2019-10-12}}
- 18 October – Hildur Guðnadóttir wins the Best Television Composer award at the World Soundtrack Awards for her score for the HBO/Sky series Chernobyl.{{cite web|url=https://www.icelandreview.com/news/hildur-gudnadottir-named-best-television-composer-at-wsa/|title=Hildur Guðnadóttir Named Best Television Composer at WSA|date=19 October 2019|author=Ragnar Tomas|access-date=11 February 2020}}
=December=
- 15 December – Finnish band Children of Bodom play their last show before disbanding, at the Black Box venue in Helsinki.{{cite web |title=A Chapter Called Children of Bodom |url=https://www.cobhc.com/news/a-chapter-called-children-of-bodom |website=Children of Bodom - Official |date=November 2019 |access-date=4 December 2019}}
- 25 December – Swedish musical film, En del av mitt hjärta, is released.{{cite web|url=https://www.moviezine.se/nyheter/en-del-av-mitt-hjarta-forsta-teasern-till-2019-ars-julfilm-ar-har|title="En del av mitt hjärta" - första teasern till 2019 års julfilm är här|website=MovieZine}}
Albums released
=January=
= February =
= March =
= April =
= May =
=June=
| class="wikitable" |
| Day
!Album !Artist !Label !Notes !Ref. |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 7
| Första klass | Einár | Self-released | Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts | |
| One Fire
| | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 12
| & Co. | Samlist ehf | |{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/co/1466972908|title=& Co. by Daði Freyr on Apple Music|publisher=Apple Music|date=12 June 2019|access-date=5 March 2020|archive-date=28 May 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200528112859/https://music.apple.com/us/album/co/1466972908|url-status=dead}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 14
| Return to Eden | Frontiers Music | |
=July=
= August =
=September=
| class="wikitable" |
| Day
!Album !Artist !Label !Notes !Ref. |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 5
| Nummer 1 | Einár | Self-released | Digital download; reached no 1 in Swedish charts |{{cite web|url=https://www.sverigetopplistan.se/chart/54?dspy=2019&dspp=37|title=Veckolista Album, vecka 37|publisher=Sverigetopplistan|access-date=13 September 2019}} |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 13
| Rust | Diet Records; Frontiers Music Srl | First full-length album with Gabriel Keyes as vocalist |{{cite web|title=CRASHDÏET To Release 'Rust' Album In September; 'Idiots' Music Video Now Available|url=http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/crashdiet-to-release-rust-album-in-september-idiots-music-video-now-available/|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=June 4, 2019|date=June 4, 2019}} |
=October=
=November=
| class="wikitable" |
| Day
!Album !Artist !Label !Notes !Ref. |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 8
| Songs the Night Sings | | Featuring Anette Olzon and Jani Liimatainen |
| The Enemy: Reality
| Southern Lord | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 15
| Fairytale – Joulun taikaa | Warner Music | Formats: Digital download, CD | |
| Non Debellicata
| Ragnarok | | |{{cite web|url=http://bravewords.com/news/ragnarok-to-release-non-debellicata-album-in-november-details-revealed|title=RAGNAROK To Release Non Debellicata Album In November; Details Revealed|website=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|access-date=September 10, 2019|date=September 5, 2019}} |
=December=
| class="wikitable" |
| Day
!Album !Artist !Label !Notes !Ref. |
|---|
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="1"| 3
| 9 Elu | Oh! Joy productions | |
| style="text-align:center;" rowspan="2"| 6
| Brave Tin World | Frontiers Music | |{{cite web|title=THE MURDER OF MY SWEET To Release Brave Tin World Album In December; "Tin Soldiers" Lyric Video Streaming|url=http://bravewords.com/news/the-murder-of-my-sweet-to-release-brave-tin-world-album-in-december-tin-soldiers-lyric-video-streaming|publisher=Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles|access-date=7 December 2019|date=24 October 2019}} |
| Decades: Live in Buenos Aires
| Nuclear Blast | Live album issued as Blu-ray digibook, 2CD digipak, Blu-ray+2CD earbook and 3LP |{{cite web|title=Nightwish To Release 'Decades: Live In Buenos Aires' In December|url=https://blabbermouth.net/news/nightwish-to-release-decades-live-in-buenos-aires-in-december/|publisher=Blabbermouth.net|access-date=December 1, 2019|date=October 11, 2019}} |
Classical works
- Hans Abrahamsen – Horn Concerto{{cite web |last=Abrahamsen |first=Hans |authorlink=Hans Abrahamsen |year=2019 |title=Concerto for Horn and Orchestra |publisher=G. Schirmer Inc. |url=https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/60051/Concerto-for-Horn-and-Orchestra--Hans-Abrahamsen/ |access-date=19 July 2023}}
- Daniel Bjarnason – From Space I Saw Earth{{cite web|url=https://www.laphil.com/events/performances/644/2019-10-24/centennial-birthday-celebration-concert-gala?force|website=Los Angeles Philharmonic|date=24 October 2019|title=Centennial Birthday Celebration Concert & Gala|access-date=24 January 2025}}
- Sebastian Fagerlund – Nomade{{Cite web |url=https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/programm/ndr-elbphilharmonie-orchester-hannu-lintu/10327 |title=NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester, 15 February 2019 programme |access-date=3 December 2020 |archive-date=6 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190106010421/https://www.elbphilharmonie.de/de/programm/ndr-elbphilharmonie-orchester-hannu-lintu/10327 |url-status=dead }}
- Anders Hillborg – Sound Atlas[https://www.lpo.org.uk/whats-on-and-tickets/5103-lpo-16/01/19.html London Philharmonic Orchestra, 16 January 2019 programme]{{Dead link|date=January 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}
- Aulis Sallinen – Concerto for Two Accordions, Strings and Percussion{{cite web|url=https://core.musicfinland.fi/works/kokkola-concerto|title=Concerto for two accordions, string orchestra and percussion|website=Music Finland Core|access-date=24 January 2025}}
- Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir – Enigma (String Quartet No 1){{cite web | url=https://washingtonclassicalreview.com/2019/10/30/thorvaldsdottir-premiere-leads-an-atmospheric-evening-with-spektral-quartet/ | title=Thorvaldsdóttir premiere leads an atmospheric evening with Spektral Quartet | work=Washington Classical Review | author=Charles T. Downey | date=30 October 2019 | access-date=2019-11-09}}
Film and television scores
- Ole Bo, Jacob Groth & Sören Möller – Wisting
- Mikkel Hess – Darkness: Those Who Kill{{cite web|url=https://filmhounds.co.uk/2022/04/easter-crime-the-norwegian-tradition-you-didnt-know-about/|title='Easter Crime'|website=Filmhounds|author=Maria Jakobsen|date=16 April 2022 |access-date=9 July 2024}}
- Martin Horntveth – Twin{{cite web|url=https://filmmusicreporter.com/2019/10/24/soundtrack-album-for-nrks-twin-to-be-released/|title=Soundtrack Album for NRK's 'TWIN' to Be Released|date=24 October 2019|website=Film Music Reporter|access-date=3 December 2020}}
Eurovision Song Contest
Deaths
- 12 February - Olli Lindholm, 54, Finnish singer and guitarist (heart attack)[https://www.savonsanomat.fi/viihde/Y%C3%B6-yhtyeen-laulaja-Olli-Lindholm-on-kuollut/1325089 Yö-yhtyeen laulaja Olli Lindholm on kuollut] {{in lang|su}}
- 26 February - Magnus Lindberg, 66, Swedish musician, singer and composer (cancer)[https://www.aftonbladet.se/nojesbladet/a/yvqzjg/magnus-lindberg-fran-grymlings-dod Magnus Lindberg frånd Grymlings död] {{in lang|sv}}
- 20 March - Terje Nilsen, 67, Norwegian singer-songwriter.{{cite web|url=https://www.an.no/bodo/kultur/dod/terje-nilsen-er-dod/s/5-4-977504|title=Terje Nilsen is dead|publisher=Bodo Kultur|date=March 23, 2019|language=no}}
- 26 March - Master Fatman, 53, Danish comedian, film director and singer{{Cite web|url=https://politiken.dk/kultur/art7107548/Master-Fatman-er-d%C3%B8d|title=Master Fatman er død|last=Journalist|first=Johan Varning Bendtsen|date=2019-03-26|website=Politiken|language=da-DK|access-date=2019-03-26}}
- 27 March - Audun Laading, 25, Norwegian musician, member of Her's (car crash){{cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-merseyside-47751801|website=BBC News|title=Her's: Band's crash caused by 'wrong-way driver'|date=29 March 2019 |access-date=29 March 2019}}
- 5 May - Ib Glindemann, 84, Danish jazz composer and bandleader[https://www.altinget.dk/navnenyt/doedsfald-kapelmester-filmkomponist-ib-glindemann-84 Dødsfald: Kapelmester, filmkomponist Ib Glindemann (84)] {{in lang|da}}
- 19 May - Alfred Janson, 82, Norwegian composer and pianist[https://www.abcnyheter.no/nyheter/norge/2019/05/19/195579091/komponist-alfred-janson-er-dod Komponist Alfred Janson er død] {{in lang|no}}
- 10 June
- Ib Nørholm, 88, Danish composer and organist{{cite news | url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/composer-ib-nørholm-has-died | title=Composer Ib Nørholm has died | work=Gramophone | author=Harriet Cochrane | date=20 June 2019 | access-date=22 June 2019}}
- Sven-David Sandström, 76, Swedish composer{{cite news | url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/composer-sven-david-sandstr%C3%B6m-has-died | title=Composer Sven-David Sandström has died | work=Gramophone | date=14 June 2019 | access-date=16 June 2019}}
- 5 July - Paolo Vinaccia, 65, Italian drummer long resident in Norway{{cite encyclopedia|url=http://snl.no/Paolo_Vinaccia|title=Paolo Vinaccia |access-date=6 July 2019|encyclopedia=Store norske leksikon|language=no}}
- 6 July – Thommy Gustafsson, 71, keyboardist of Swedish band Sven-Ingvars{{cite web|url=https://www.ekuriren.se/kultur-noje/sven-ingvars-tidigare-pianist-dod-sm5183946.aspx|title=Sven-Ingvars tidigare pianist död|date=July 6, 2019|website=Ekuriren.se|access-date=May 16, 2021|archive-date=August 9, 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200809113230/https://ekuriren.se/kultur-noje/sven-ingvars-tidigare-pianist-dod-sm5183946.aspx|url-status=dead}}
- 8 August - Erling Wicklund, 75, Norwegian jazz trombonist and journalist.[https://www.nrk.no/kultur/nrks-erling-wicklund-er-dod-1.14653404 Jazznestoren Erling Wicklund er død] {{in lang|no}}
- 18 September – Tony Mills, 57UK-born vocalist for Norwegian band TNT (cancer){{cite web|url=http://knac.com/article.asp?ArticleID=33883|title=KNAC.COM - News - Former TNT Vocalist TONY MILLS Passes Away At 57|website=Knac.com}}
- 2 October - Morten Stützer, Danish guitarist and former bassist of Artillery, 57{{cite web|url=https://metaladdicts.com/site/artillery-founding-member-morten-stutzer-dies-at-57/|title=ARTILLERY Founding Member MORTEN STÜTZER Dies At 57|publisher=Metal Addicts|access-date=October 6, 2019|date=October 6, 2019}}
- 4 November - Timi Hansen, 61, Danish bassist (cancer)[https://www.blabbermouth.net/news/mercyful-fate-bassist-timi-hansen-dies-after-battle-with-cancer/ Mercyful Fate Bassist Timi Hansen Dies After Battle With Cancer]
- 5 November - Jan Erik Kongshaug, 75, Norwegian jazz musician and sound engineer[https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/70o4eo/lydmesteren-jan-erik-kongshaug-er-doed Lydmesteren Jan Erik Kongshaug er død] {{in lang|no}}
- 9 December - Marie Fredriksson, 61, Swedish singer-songwriter (Roxette)[https://www.svt.se/kultur/marie-fredriksson-ar-dod Marie Fredriksson är död – blev 61 år] {{in lang|sv}}
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