2018 in Swedish music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.

Events

January

• 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.^[1]

February

• 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
• 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Göteborg
• 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
• 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik

March

• 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
• 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm^[2]
• 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).^[3]

April

• 27 – ABBA announce that they have recorded some new songs, the first since 1983.^[4]

June

• 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).^[5]

July

• 25 – The Norberg Festival opened (July 25 – 29).^[6]
• 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).^[7]

August

• 10
  • The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).^[8]
  • The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö (August 10 – 17).^[9]

October

• 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).^[10]

December

Albums released

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
5	Trident Wolf Eclipse		Century Media		[11]
19	Contra La Indecisión	Bobo Stenson Trio (Anders Jormin, Jon Fält)	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	[12]

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
26	Christmas With My Friends VI	Nils Landgren	ACT	Produced by Nils Landgren with Johan Norberg	[18]
	My Soul Kitchen	Ida Sand	ACT	Produced by Nils Landgren and Siggi Loch	[19]

Deaths

January

• 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).^[20]

February

March

• 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
• 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer (born 1925)
• 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).^[21]

April

• 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).^[22]
• 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)

May

June

• 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).^[23]

July

• 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).^[24]

August

September

• 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).^[25]

See also

• 2018 in Sweden
• Music of Sweden
• Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018
• List of number-one singles and albums in Sweden (see 2018 section on page)

Notes and References

1. Web site: An evening of Django Reinhardt . Konserthuset.se . 2018-03-04.
2. Web site: Melodifestivalen 2018 . LiveNation.se . 2017-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171021164413/https://www.livenation.se/artist/melodifestivalen-2018-tickets . 2017-10-21 . dead .
3. Web site: Blue House Youth Jazz Festival 2018 . Festivall-App.com . 2017-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20171023175053/http://www.konserthuset.se/en/programme/activities-for-schoolsold/blue-house-youth-jazz-festival-20182 . 2017-10-23 . dead .
4. Web site: ABBA announce first new songs for 35 years. The Guardian. Alex Needham. 27 April 2018. 23 May 2018.
5. Web site: Sweden Rock Festival 6-7-8-9 juni 2018 . . 2017-10-23.
6. Web site: Norberg Festival 2018 . Everfest.com . 2017-10-23.
7. Web site: Uppsala Reggae Festival 2018 . . 2017-10-23.
8. Web site: Way Out West Gothenburg 10–12 Aug 2018 . . 2017-10-23.
9. Web site: Malmöfestivalen . Festivall-App.com . 2017-10-21.
10. Web site: Umeå Jazz Festival . Valletta2018.org . 2017-10-21.
11. Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista. Sverigetopplistan. 13 January 2018.
12. Web site: Bobo Stenson Trio – Contra La Indecisión . . 2018-02-28.
13. Web site: Andreas Schaerer: A Novel Of Anomaly - CD . . 2018-02-28.
14. Web site: Sverigetopplistan – Sveriges Officiella Topplista . . 4 May 2018. Click on "Veckans albumlista".
15. Web site: Lykke Li shares two new singles from so sad so sexy . . Maicki. Salvatore . 19 April 2018 . 19 April 2018.
16. Web site: Esbjörn Svensson Trio e.s.t.: e.s.t. songbook - Volume 2 - Buch . . 2018-11-07.
17. Web site: Lars Danielsson: Summerwind - CD . . 2018-11-07.
18. Web site: Nils Landgren: Chrismas With My Friends VI - Vinyl (incl. mp3 Download Code) . . 2018-11-07.
19. Web site: Ida Sand: My Soul Kitchen - CD . . 2018-11-07.
20. http://chilenskariksforbundet.se/noticias/la-federacion-nacional-chilena-de-suecia-te-informa-32/ La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa
21. News: Rocklegenden Jerry Williams är död . sv . . 2018-03-30.
22. News: Aftonbladet: Lill-Babs er død . Anders . Veberg . . 2018-04-03 . 2018-04-03.
23. News: Kompositören Bo Nilsson död . Sveriges Television . 2018-06-26 . 2018-07-09.
24. News: Trubaduren Stefan Demert har gått bort . sv . . 2018-07-10 . 2018-08-02.
25. News: Frank Andersson är död . sv . Robert . Börjesson . . 2018-09-09 . 2018-09-23.