2017 in Swedish music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Swedish music.

Events[]

January[]

Hallåjsan

February[]

4 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 1 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.
11 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 2 in Malmö Arena, Malmö.
18 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 3 in Vida Arena, Växjö.
25 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 4 in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå.
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.^[1]

March[]

4 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Second chance in Saab Arena, Linköping.
11
- Melodifestivalen 2017 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm.
- Robin Bengtsson is selected as Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.^[2]

April[]

21 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 21 – 29).^[3]

May[]

9 – The conductor Sofi Jeannin is appointed chief conductor of the BBC Singers, the first woman to hold the post, effective in July 2018.^[4]
13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Sweden finish in 5th place.
15 - The Swedish Chamber Orchestra appoints Martin Fröst its principal conductor effective from 2019, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.^[5]

June[]

7 – The 25th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 7 – 10).^[6]
28 – The 5th Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping (June 28 - July 1).^[7]

July[]

August[]

11 – Malmöfestivalen opened (August 11 – 18).^[8]
20
- Choral conductor and mezzo-soprano Sofi Jeannin makes her Proms debut, conducting the BBC Singers and City of London Sinfonia in a Reformation Day concert.^[9]

September[]

October[]

6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival started (October 6 – 15).^[10]
25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival started (October 25 – 29).^[11]

November[]

December[]

Albums releases[]

January[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
13	In the Passing Light of Day	Pain of Salvation	Inside Out Music		^[12]
27	Meet Me At The Movies	Viktoria Tolstoy	ACT Music	Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch	^[13]
27	Potsdamer Platz	Jan Lundgren	ACT Music	Produced by Siggi Loch	^[14]

February[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Mitt liv	Charlotte Perrelli	Stockhouse		^[15]

March[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
3	For You	Léon	Columbia		^[16]
17	So Good	Zara Larsson	Epic		^[17]

May[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
12	Good Times	Mando Diao	Good Times		^[18]
26	Liberetto III	Lars Danielsson	ACT Music	With , John Parricelli and Magnus Öström	^[19]

June[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
30	Velocity	Waveshaper	unknown	6-track EP	^[20]

July[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
14	Long Live Life	Francobollo	Square Leg Records		^[21]

September[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
15	Provenance	Björn Meyer	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[22]
22	Portrait of a Painted Lady	Kikki Danielsson	Capitol	Produced by Sören Karlsson, Idde Schultz	^[23]

October[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
27	Good Stuff	Iiro Rantala & Ulf Wakenius	ACT	Produced by Siggi Loch	^[24]
27	Heroes in Time	Metalite	Inner Wound Recordings	Produced by Jacob Hansen	^[25]

November[]

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Vista	August Rosenbaum	Hiatus		^[26]

Deaths[]

January

17 – Carina Jaarnek singer (born 1962).
24 – Björn Thelin, bassist for The Spotnicks, (born 1942).^[27]

February

1 – Robert Dahlqvist rock musician for The Hellacopters and Dundertåget, (born 1976).^[28]
8 – Tony Särkkä, black metal musician and multiinstrumentalist of Romani descent (Abruptum, Ophthalamia) (born 1972).^[29]
29 – Josefin Nilsson Swedish singer and actress (born 1969).

March

6 – Lars Diedricson, singer (Snowstorm) and songwriter ("Take Me to Your Heaven"), winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 (born 1961).^[30]
22 – Sven-Erik Magnusson, musician (Sven-Ingvars) (born 1942).^[31]

September

12 – Siegfried Köhler, conductor of the Royal Swedish Opera, (born 1923).^[32]
25 – Folke Rabe, composer, (born 1935).^[33]

October

17 – Ingvar Lidholm, composer, (born 1921).^[34]
20 – Boris Lindqvist, rock singer, (born 1940).^[35]

November

17 – Rikard Wolff, pop singer and actor (born 1958).

References[]

^ "Swedish Grammy Awards 2017: Here are the winners!". JaJaMusic. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.
^ Laufer, Gil (2017-04-05). "Tonight: Israel Calling 2017 to be held with 28 participating countries". esctoday.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.
^ "GMLSTN JAZZ 2017". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "Sofi Jeannin - Chief Conductor from July 2018" (Press release). BBC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-14.
^ "Martin Fröst blir ny Chefsdirigent för Svenska Kammarorkestern" (Press release). Swedish Chamber Orchestra. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-20.
^ "Sweden Rock Festival 7–10 June 2017". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
^ "Bråvalla 2017". SongKick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
^ "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 11–18 augusti 2017 Malmöfestivalen". MalmoFestivalen.se. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ Tim Ashley (2017-08-21). "Reformation Day review - Martin Luther's seismic text gets singalong salute". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-31.
^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival". Stockholm Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Umeå Jazz Festival". Umeå Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-20.
^ "Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day Review". AngryMetalGuy.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
^ "Viktoria Tolstoy: Meet Me At The Movies – Vinyl LP (incl. mp3 Download Code)". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
^ "Jan Lundgren: Potsdamer Platz – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.
^ "Charlotte Perrelli – Mitt Liv – Stockhouse Artistbolaget".
^ "For You – EP by LÉON on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-03-04.
^ "So Good – Zara Larsson | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-24.
^ "Mando Diao is set to release new album 'Good Times' on May 12!". Frontview-Magazine.be. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
^ "Lars Danielsson – Releases". ACT Music. Retrieved 2015-01-15.
^ Andrew Zistler. "Waveshaper - Velocity". NewRetroWave. Retrieved 2017-08-14.
^ "Francobollo's debut album 'Long Live Life' is out in July". DIY. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
^ "Björn Meyer - Bass erstaunlich!" (in German). JazzEcho.de. Retrieved 2018-03-03.
^ Per Magnusson (22 September 2017). "Kikkis självhjälpscountry urstark" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 March 2018.
^ "Iiro Rantala: Good Stuff". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-09-05.
^ "METALITE 'Heroes In Time' Details Revealed". MelodicRock.com. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2018-03-13.
^ Andrew Hannah. "Danish composer August Rosenbaum unveils the stunning visuals for sweeping new track "Nebula"". thelineofbestfit. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
^ "Vår käre Björn Thelin 27. juni 1942 har somnat in efter en tids sjukdom. Gøteborg 24. januari 2017" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Vår älskade Robert Dahlqvist 16. april 1976 – 1. februari 2017 Oändligt saknad" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Tony Särkkä, Swedish musician, Died at 45". Deadobituary.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
^ "Lars "Dille" Diedricson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
^ "Sven-Erik Magnusson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
^ "Nachruf auf Siegfried Köhler" (in German). Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Swedish composer Folke Rabe dies aged 81". Crackmagazine.net. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-20.
^ "Tonsättaren Ingvar Lidholm död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-30.
^ "Rock-Boris är död". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[1] "Swedish Grammy Awards 2017: Here are the winners!". JaJaMusic. 2 March 2017. Retrieved 21 July 2017.

[2] Laufer, Gil (2017-04-05). "Tonight: Israel Calling 2017 to be held with 28 participating countries". esctoday.com. Retrieved 2017-04-30.

[3] "GMLSTN JAZZ 2017". GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[4] "Sofi Jeannin - Chief Conductor from July 2018" (Press release). BBC. 9 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-14.

[5] "Martin Fröst blir ny Chefsdirigent för Svenska Kammarorkestern" (Press release). Swedish Chamber Orchestra. 15 May 2017. Retrieved 2017-05-20.

[6] "Sweden Rock Festival 7–10 June 2017". Sweden Rock Festival. Retrieved 2017-10-23.

[7] "Bråvalla 2017". SongKick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.

[8] "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 11–18 augusti 2017 Malmöfestivalen". MalmoFestivalen.se. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[9] Tim Ashley (2017-08-21). "Reformation Day review - Martin Luther's seismic text gets singalong salute". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-08-31.

[10] "Stockholm Jazz Festival". Stockholm Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[11] "Umeå Jazz Festival". Umeå Jazz Festival. Archived from the original on 2017-01-02. Retrieved 2017-01-20.

[12] "Pain of Salvation – In the Passing Light of Day Review". AngryMetalGuy.com. Retrieved 2017-10-21.

[13] "Viktoria Tolstoy: Meet Me At The Movies – Vinyl LP (incl. mp3 Download Code)". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

[14] "Jan Lundgren: Potsdamer Platz – CD". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-01-02.

[15] "Charlotte Perrelli – Mitt Liv – Stockhouse Artistbolaget".

[16] "For You – EP by LÉON on iTunes". iTunes. Retrieved 2017-03-04.

[17] "So Good – Zara Larsson | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-24.

[18] "Mando Diao is set to release new album 'Good Times' on May 12!". Frontview-Magazine.be. 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

[19] "Lars Danielsson – Releases". ACT Music. Retrieved 2015-01-15.

[20] Andrew Zistler. "Waveshaper - Velocity". NewRetroWave. Retrieved 2017-08-14.

[21] "Francobollo's debut album 'Long Live Life' is out in July". DIY. Retrieved 7 July 2017.

[22] "Björn Meyer - Bass erstaunlich!" (in German). JazzEcho.de. Retrieved 2018-03-03.

[23] Per Magnusson (22 September 2017). "Kikkis självhjälpscountry urstark" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 31 March 2018.

[24] "Iiro Rantala: Good Stuff". ACT Music. Retrieved 2017-09-05.

[25] "METALITE 'Heroes In Time' Details Revealed". MelodicRock.com. 2017-08-29. Retrieved 2018-03-13.

[26] Andrew Hannah. "Danish composer August Rosenbaum unveils the stunning visuals for sweeping new track "Nebula"". thelineofbestfit. Retrieved 2017-10-08.

[27] "Vår käre Björn Thelin 27. juni 1942 har somnat in efter en tids sjukdom. Gøteborg 24. januari 2017" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[28] "Vår älskade Robert Dahlqvist 16. april 1976 – 1. februari 2017 Oändligt saknad" (PDF) (in Swedish). Familjesidan.se. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[29] "Tony Särkkä, Swedish musician, Died at 45". Deadobituary.com. Archived from the original on 2017-02-15. Retrieved 2017-02-15.

[30] "Lars "Dille" Diedricson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[31] "Sven-Erik Magnusson är död". Aftonbladet (in Swedish). 2017-03-22. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[32] "Nachruf auf Siegfried Köhler" (in German). Hessisches Staatstheater Wiesbaden. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[33] "Swedish composer Folke Rabe dies aged 81". Crackmagazine.net. 2017-10-27. Retrieved 2017-10-20.

[34] "Tonsättaren Ingvar Lidholm död". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). 2017-09-17. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

[35] "Rock-Boris är död". Göteborgs-Posten (in Swedish). 2017-09-20. Retrieved 2017-10-30.

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2017 in Swedish music

Contents

Events[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

April[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

August[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

December[]

Albums releases[]

January[]

February[]

March[]

May[]

June[]

July[]

September[]

October[]

November[]

Deaths[]

See also[]

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