2016 in Danish music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Danish music.

Events[]

January[]

8 - The first recording is released of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen's Grawemeyer award-winning work, let me tell you.^[1]
27 The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation announces Leonidas Kavakos as the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017.^[2]
29 - The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Per Nørgård as the recipient of the 2016 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.^[3]

February[]

13 – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Final was arranged on February 13, at the Forum Horsens in Horsens.^[4]
28 – Jazz violinist Svend Asmussen turned 100 years.^[5]

March[]

April[]

1 - In the final of season 9 of Denmark's X Factor, the sister duo Embrace emerge winners, obtaining 60% of the public vote.^[6]

May[]

June[]

1 – The 18th Distortion festival started in Copenhagen (June 1–5).^[7]
25 - Roskilde Festival 2016 opens (June 25 - July 2).^[8]

July[]

3 - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2016 is opened (July 3–12).^[9]
14 – G! Festival opened in Göta, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands (July 14–17), with a line-up including Songhoy Blues, Lucy Rose, Federspiel and the Hot 8 Brass Band.^[10]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Album and Singles releases[]

January[]

February[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
19	Grasque	Choir of Young Believers	Ghostly International		^[11]
26	We Survive	Medina	Labelmade/We Love Music/Universal	Produced by Pitchshifters, Stannard, Howes, Gill	^[12]^[13]

February[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
19	Grasque	Choir of Young Believers	Ghostly International/Tigerspring		^[14]
26	We Survive	Medina	Labelmade/We Love Music/Universal		^[15]

March[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
18	Reckless Twin	Mads Langer	Sony Music/Mr Radar		^[16]

April[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
15	Closer	Christopher	EMI		^[17]

May[]

June[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	Seal the Deal & Let's Boogie	Volbeat	Vertigo/Universal	Produced by Jacob Hansen, Michael Poulsen, Rob Caggiano	^[18]

July[]

August[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
26	The Map of Your Life	Simon Lynge	EMI	Natural Machine Recordings	^[19]

September[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
23	Streams	Jakob Bro	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[20]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Deaths[]

January

18 – Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (born 1924).^[21]

February

20 – Ove Verner Hansen, Danish opera singer and actor (born 1932).^[22]

June

27 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish conductor (born 1932).^[23]

July

18 – Karina Jensen (77), singer (Cartoons) (cancer).^[24]

References[]

^ Huizenga, Tom (25 November 2015). "Hans Abrahamsen Wins The Grawemeyer Award For Music". NPR. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
^ "Leonidas Kavakos announced as winner of Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017" (Press release). Léonie Sonning Music Foundation. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
^ "Prize Winner Per Nørgård". EVS-MusikStiftung.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^ "Melodi Grand Prix". DR. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
^ "Congratulations Svend Asmussen 100 Year On The 28.02.2016". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
^ "X Factor-sejr: EMBRACE vandt med 60 procent af stemmerne" (Swedish)
^ "Distortion 2016". FesTicket.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Roskilde Festival 2016". Roskilde Festival. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^ "COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL - FROM 07/03/2016 TO 07/12/2016 AT MULTIPLE VENUES". Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
^ G! Festival 2016 line-up Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2018-03-04
^ "Choir of Young Believers - Grasque". All Music. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
^ "Medina – We Survive-Tracklist und Cover: Das neue Medina-Album ist vorbestellbar" (in German). Universal Music. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ "VIDEO: Medina – 'We Survive'". ScandiPop.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
^ "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
^ "Closer - Christopher (CD) (2016)". IMusic.dk. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ "VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due in June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single". blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
^ "Apple Music Preview". Apple Music. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Jakob Bro – Streams". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.
^ Sherburne, Philip (2016-01-20). "Else Marie Pade, Denmark's "Grandmother of Electronic Music," Is Dead at 91". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^ Rasmussen, Dorte Møller (2016-02-21). "Bøffen - alias Ove Verner Hansen er død". SN.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^ Lohse, Gregers (2016-06-28). "Stor dansk komponist er død af kræft". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
^ Dansk sangerinde er død af kræft Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)

[1] Huizenga, Tom (25 November 2015). "Hans Abrahamsen Wins The Grawemeyer Award For Music". NPR. Retrieved 8 February 2016.

[2] "Leonidas Kavakos announced as winner of Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017" (Press release). Léonie Sonning Music Foundation. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-30.

[3] "Prize Winner Per Nørgård". EVS-MusikStiftung.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

[4] "Melodi Grand Prix". DR. Retrieved 2016-02-13.

[5] "Congratulations Svend Asmussen 100 Year On The 28.02.2016". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-01-17.

[6] "X Factor-sejr: EMBRACE vandt med 60 procent af stemmerne" (Swedish)

[7] "Distortion 2016". FesTicket.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[8] "Roskilde Festival 2016". Roskilde Festival. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

[9] "COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL - FROM 07/03/2016 TO 07/12/2016 AT MULTIPLE VENUES". Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-02-14.

[10] G! Festival 2016 line-up Archived 2016-03-05 at the Wayback Machine. Accessed 2018-03-04

[11] "Choir of Young Believers - Grasque". All Music. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

[12] "Medina – We Survive-Tracklist und Cover: Das neue Medina-Album ist vorbestellbar" (in German). Universal Music. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[13] "VIDEO: Medina – 'We Survive'". ScandiPop.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-08.

[14] "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[15] "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[16] "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.

[17] "Closer - Christopher (CD) (2016)". IMusic.dk. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[18] "VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due in June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single". blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

[19] "Apple Music Preview". Apple Music. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[20] "Jakob Bro – Streams". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2018-03-02.

[21] Sherburne, Philip (2016-01-20). "Else Marie Pade, Denmark's "Grandmother of Electronic Music," Is Dead at 91". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.

[22] Rasmussen, Dorte Møller (2016-02-21). "Bøffen - alias Ove Verner Hansen er død". SN.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-12-05.

[23] Lohse, Gregers (2016-06-28). "Stor dansk komponist er død af kræft". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-12-05.

[24] Dansk sangerinde er død af kræft Archived 2016-09-10 at the Wayback Machine (in Danish)

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2016 in Danish music

Contents

Events[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Album and Singles releases[]

January[]

February[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

References[]