The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2016. (Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)
Events
January
8 – The first recording is released of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen's Grawemeyer award-winning work, let me tell you.[1]
15 – Icelandic broadcaster RÚV reveals the songs competing to be Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 during the Rás 2 radio programmes Virkir morgnar and Poppland.[2] Five of the competitors enter English versions of their songs.[3]
25 – The draw to determine which country will participate in which semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 takes place in Stockholm City Hall. Sweden is pre-allocated to vote and perform in the first semi-final for scheduling reasons.[5][6]
15 – It is announced that Swedish jazz saxophonist and composer Jonas Kullhammar is the recipient of the 2016 Gullinpriset (awarded in memory of the saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976)).[18]
20 – At Söngvakeppnin 2016 in Reykjavík's Laugardalshöll, Greta Salóme is selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hear Them Calling".[20]
17 – Norwegian musician John Martin is convicted of the murder of his wife Natalia Strelchenko, a Russian-born concert pianist, and is sentenced to life in prison.[26]
18 – The Vossajazz event opens in Voss, Norway (March 18–20).[27]
23 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opens in Göteborg, Sweden (April 23 – April 30).[30]
May
14 – The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 takes place at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm. Sweden, the only Scandinavian country to reach the final, finishes in 9th place. Finland, Iceland, Denmark and Norway are all eliminated in the semi-finals.
^Feratovic, Leila (12 February 2016). "Myrna – Story Of I". Musical reviews. Gaffa.no. Archived from the original on 7 March 2016. Retrieved 22 February 2016.