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Overview of the events of 1985 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 1985.

Events

4 May – At theEurovision Song Contest 1985, held in Gothenburg, Sweden, Norway wins the contest for the first time, with "La det swinge", performed byBobbysocks!. Sweden finish 3rd, Finland 9th and Denmark 11th.^[1]
July TheTangomarkkinat festival is founded in Finland.^[2]
16 September –A-ha release a new version of their previously unsuccessful 1984 single "Take On Me", accompanied by a new video.^[3]
25 December – Danish heavy metal bandKing Diamond, formed earlier in the year, release their debut single, "No Presents for Christmas".^[4]

Classical works

Kalevi Aho
- Oboe Sonata^[5]
- Solo II, for piano^[6]
Magnus Lindberg –Kraft^[7]
Einojuhani Rautavaara – Symphony No. 5^[8]
Aulis Sallinen –Symphony No. 5, "Washington Mosaics"^[9]

Hit singles

A-ha
- "Take On Me" (#1 Australia, Austria, Belgium, Greece, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany)^[3]
- "The Sun Always Shines on T.V." (#1 Ireland, UK; #2 Denmark, Norway)^[10]
Gemini – "Just Like That"/"Live On The Love" (#24 Netherlands)^[11]
Gnags – "Elskende I Sommerlandet" (#4 Denmark)^{[citation needed]}
Hjálparsveitin – "Hjálpum þeim" (charity recording)^[12]
Imperiet – "Balladen om Briggen Blue Bird av Hull"^[13]
Tone Norum – "Can't You Stay" (#2 Sweden)^[13]
Swedish Metal Aid – "Give A Helpin' Hand"^[14]

Eurovision Song Contest

Film and television music

Björn Isfält –My Life as a Dog^[15]

Births

16 May –Emilíana Torrini, Icelandic singer-songwriter^[16]
8 September –Ragnar Þórhallsson, vocalist and guitarist^[16]

Deaths

19 May –Hilding Rosenberg, Swedish composer (born1892)^[17]
29 May –Christian Hartmann, Norwegian composer (born1910).^[18]
5 August –Olav Kielland, composer and orchestra conductor (born1901).^[19]
13 September –Ruth Althén, Swedish operatic soprano (born1890)^[20]
3 October –Yngve Stoor, Swedish singer and composer (born1912)^[21]
18 November –Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due, Norwegian violinist and music teacher (born1919).^[22]

References

^"Gothenburg 1985 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU).Archived from the original on 16 April 2021. Retrieved16 April 2021.
^Suzanne Cords (7 May 2023)."How the tango came to Finland".DW. Retrieved10 June 2025.
^^a ^bLiam Allen (8 October 2010)."Taking on A-ha classic".BBC. Retrieved8 June 2025.
^"No Presents for Christmas". KingDiamondCoven.com. Archived fromthe original on 2 July 2015. Retrieved21 December 2012.
^"Sonata - OB/PN".Trevco Music. Retrieved10 June 2025.
^"AHO Works for Solo Piano".Gramophone. Retrieved10 June 2025.
^Lindberg, Magnus (1985)."Kraft".G. Schirmer Inc. Retrieved1 June 2016.
^Barbara Blanchard Hong (2022).Rautavaara's Journey in Music. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 80.ISBN 9781538172346.
^Tuck, Lon (11 October 1985)."Sallinen's Disjointed brilliance". Section: Metro.The Washington Post. Washington, DC. p. B6.
^Roberts, David (2006).British Hit Singles & Albums (19th ed.). London: Guinness World Records Limited. p. 458.ISBN 1-904994-10-5.
^Hung, Steffen."Gemini - Just Like That".hitparade.ch. Retrieved5 November 2023.
^"Hjálpum þeim [annað] (1985-)".Glatkistan (in Icelandic). 15 May 2024. Retrieved9 June 2025.
^^a ^b"SVERIGETOPPLISTAN - SINGLES TOP 100 19851129".swedishcharts.com. Retrieved10 June 2025.
^Fraser Lewry (23 April 2024)."Swedish Metal Aid: The point where charity, hairspray and a singing horror show collide".Louder. Retrieved9 June 2025.
^Film Score Monthly, Volume 2. Lukas Kendall. 1997. p. 7.
^^a ^bTipsfu (27 May 2023)."1985 In Iceland: Unveiling the Natural Wonders and Rich History".TipsFu. Retrieved27 May 2023.
^"Hilding C Rosenberg".SBL. Retrieved8 June 2025.
^Klouman, Carsten (13 February 2009)."Christian Hartmann". InHelle, Knut (ed.).Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved25 March 2017.
^Forberg, Monica Kielland (13 February 2009)."Olav Kielland". InHelle, Knut (ed.).Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved25 March 2017.
^Thyselius, Erik; Lindblad, Göran, eds. (1969)."Althén, Ruth E".Vem är det : Svensk biografisk handbok (in Swedish). P. A. Nordstedt & Söners. p. 24. Retrieved18 May 2021 – via Project Runeberg.
^"Deaths".Pacific Islands Monthly.57: 57.
^Forberg, Monica Kielland (24 June 2016)."Stephan Henrik Barratt Due". InHelle, Knut (ed.).Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved25 March 2017.

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