2014 in Swedish music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2014 in Swedish music.

Events

February

• 1 – The Melodifestivalen first semi-final took place. The three next semi-finals was executed on February 8, 15, and 22.

March

• 1 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 1.
• 8 – Final of the Melodifestivalen was on March 8, 2014.^[1] Sanna Nielsen's song "Undo (Sanna Nielsen song)" won the competition.

April

• 28 – Swedes Max Martin, Ilya Salmanzadeh and Shellback produced "Problem" by Ariana Grande and Iggy Azalea.^{[2] [3]}

May

• 9 – Gamlestaden Jazzfestival started in Göteborg (May 9 – 10).^[4]

June

• 26 – The 2nd Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping (June 26 - 28).^[5]

July

• 5 – Ghost (Swedish band) performed at the European Sonisphere Festival at Knebworth Park, Knebworth, England.^[6]

December

Album and singles releases

February

• 4 – Years by Markku Ounaskari / Kari Heinilä / Lena Willemark / Anders Jormin (Eclipse Records).^[7]

March

• 3 – Truth Serum EP by Tove Lo, her album released on March 3. The album speaks about a love and personal story.^[8]
• 7 – Behind The Sun by Motorpsycho with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon).^[9]
• 12 – Kent released La Belle Epoque on March 12.
• 28 – Momento Magico by guitarist Ulf Wakenius (ACT Music).^[10]
• 31 – My Silver Lining single by First Aid Kit, a folk-pop song.^[11]

April

• 30 – Tigerdrottningen, the eleventh studio album by Kent, was released on April 30.

May

• 13 – Hail the Apocalypse by the band Avatar is scheduled for release.^[12]

June

• 10 – Stay Gold the third album by First Aid Kit was released in the United States.^[13]

Unknown date

G – Hidros6 Knockin' by Mats Gustafsson & NU Ensemble (Not Two Records).^[14]

Deaths

February

• 11 – Alice Babs, Swedish singer and actress (born 1924).

July

• 24 – Christian Falk, record producer and musician (born 1962).

October

• 11 – Mats Rondin, cellist and conductor (born 1960).

See also

• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2014
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2014 section on page)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Gustav. Dahlander. Städerna klara: Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2014. 10 September 2013. 10 September 2013. SVT. sv.
2. Web site: Ariana Grande: "Max Martin is a genius" . sv . . 16 June 2014 . 6 July 2014.
3. Web site: How Ariana Grande and Max Martin Made 'Problem' the Song of the Summer . . 22 May 2014 . 7 July 2014.
4. Web site: Ny jazzfestival i Gamlestan . sv . Jan . Andersson . . 2014-02-11 . 2016-02-21.
5. Web site: Bråvalla 2014 . SongKick.com . 2018-03-04.
6. Web site: Mastodon, Slayer, Alice In Chains, Ghost B.C and more added to Sonisphere 2014 . . 2014-01-06 . 2014-01-11 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20140111213915/http://www.kerrang.com/blog/2014/01/mastodon_slayer_alice_in_chain.html . 2014-01-11 .
7. Web site: Years by Ounaskari-Heinilä-Willemark-Jormin . . 2016-02-17.
8. News: Tove Lo: "Det är rå och ärlig pop". SvD.sedate=25 February 2014. 14 March 2014. sv.
9. Web site: Motorpsycho: Behind The Sun (CD/2LP) . . 2016-02-14 . 2014-09-24 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140924220530/http://www.runegrammofon.com/artists/motorpsycho/motorpsycho-behind-the-sun-cd-2lp/ . dead .
10. Web site: Ulf Wakenius – Momento Magico . . 2016-02-14.
11. Web site: My Silver Lining Single. March 31, 2014.
12. http://metalholic.com/avatar-interview-vocalist-talks-hail-apocalypse AVATAR Interview: Vocalist Talks ‘Hail the Apocalypse’
13. Web site: Columbia Records twitter on March 31, 2014 . March 31, 2014.
14. Web site: Mats Gustafsson & NU Ensemble* – Hidros6 Knockin' . . 2016-02-14.