2008 in Norwegian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2008 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 25 – Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2).^[1]
• 30 – The Polarjazz Festival 2008 started in Longyearbyen (January 30 – February 2).^[2]

February

• 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 7 – 23).^[3]

March

• 18
  • Vossajazz started in Voss (March 14–16).
  • Mads Berven was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2008.^[4]
• 19 – Tord Gustavsen performs the commissioned work Restar av lukke – bitar av tru for Vossajazz 2008.^[5]

April

• 29 – Bergenfest 2008 started in Bergen (April 29 – May 3).^[6]

May

• 21
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2008 (May 21 – June 4).^[7]
  • Nattjazz 2008 started in Bergen (May 21 – 31).^[8]

June

• 12 – Norwegian Wood 2008 started in Oslo, Norway (June 12 – 15).

July

• 14 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 14 – 19).^[9]

August

• 6 – Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 6 – 10).^[10]
• 11 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 11 – 16).^[11]

September

• 4 – The 4th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 4 – 6).^[12]
• 5 – The 5th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 5 – 6).^[13]
• 16 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 16 – 19).^[14]

October

• 1 – The 30th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (Oktober 1–19).^[15]
• 9 – The 7th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 9 – 11).^[16]
• 30 – The 3rd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (October 30 – November 1).^[17]

November

• 4 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 4 – 9).^[18]

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.^[19]

Albums released

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
13	Norwegian Song 2	Dag Arnesen Trio	Resonant Music		^[22]
20	Flower of Evil	Susanna	Rune Grammofon	Produced by Deathprod and Susanna K. Wallumrød	^[23]

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Deaths

March

• 15 – Fredrik Friis, composer, singer, and lyricist (born 1923).^[24]
• 19 – Eivind Solberg, Norwegian trumpeter (born 1933).^[25]

April

• 29 – Julie Ege, singer, actress, and model (born 1943).^[26]

June

• 19 – Antonio Bibalo, Italian-born pianist and composer (born 1922).^[27]

July

• 3 – Harald Heide-Steen Jr., (lung cancer), Norwegian actor, comedian and jazz singer (born 1939).^[28]
• 14 – Henki Kolstad, singer and actor (born 1915).^[29]

See also

• 2008 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008

Notes and References

1. Web site: Nordlysfestivalen 2008 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-02-22.
2. Web site: Polarjazz 2008 . Festivalinfo.se . 2016-02-22.
3. Web site: SPARBOS KONSERTKALENDER . Norwegian . Sparbo.com . 2016-02-22 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160303180144/http://sparbo.com/kalender/kalender2008.html . 2016-03-03 . dead .
4. Web site: VOSSA JAZZ-PRISEN . . 2015-02-22.
5. Web site: Bestillingsverk med Tord Gustavsen . Norwegian . Ballade.no . 2016-02-22.
6. Web site: Bergenfest 2008 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2016-02-22.
7. Web site: Festspillene i Bergen 2008 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-02-22.
8. Web site: Nattjazz 2008 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-02-22.
9. Web site: FESTIVAL: Moldejazz 14. – 19. juli 2008 . Norwegian . Groove.no . 2016-02-22.
10. Web site: Sildajazz 2008 . Norwegian . MIC.no . 2016-02-22.
11. Web site: OSLO JAZZFESTIVAL 2008 . DetSkjerIOslo.no . 2016-02-22.
12. Web site: Brian Eno til Punktfestivalen . Norwegian . HiFiSentralen.no . 2016-02-22.
13. Web site: Ekko Festival - Day 2 . ResidentAdvisor.net . 2018-03-06.
14. Web site: DølaJazz - Lillehammer Jazzfestival 2008 . . 2018-03-05.
15. Web site: Ultima Festival 2008 . no . DetSkjerIOslo.no . 2018-03-05.
16. Web site: Insomnia Festival 2008 . Songkick.com . 2018-03-06.
17. Web site: Tromsø – Barentsjazz . no . Carl Kristian . Johansen . MIC.no . 2008-10-24 . 2018-03-06.
18. Web site: Oslo World Music Festival 2008 . MIC.no . 2018-03-06.
19. Web site: Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2008 Setlists . Setlist.fm . 2018-03-05.
20. News: Ketil Bjørnstad – Life in Leipzig . . 2016-02-24.
21. News: Suite for the Seven Mountains – Marius Neset . . 2016-02-24.
22. News: Dag Arnesen: Norwegian Song 2 . John . Kelman . . 2009-03-08 . 2016-02-27.
23. Web site: Susanna – Flower Of Evil . . 2018-02-08.
24. Web site: Fredrik Friis . https://web.archive.org/web/20170319113156/http://www.rockipedia.no/mediateket/norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon/fredrik_friis/ . dead . March 19, 2017 . no . Norsk-pop-og-rockleksikon . 2017-03-18 .
25. Web site: En legende er død . no . BAmusikk.no . 2017-03-14.
26. Web site: En legende er død . Sveinung . Bendiksen. no . . 2008-04-30 . 2017-04-27.
27. Web site: Antonio Bibalo er død . no . Anne Christine . Bratt . Ragnhild . Veire . . 2008-06-23 . 2017-03-14.
28. Web site: Harald Heide-Steen Jr. . IMDb.com . 2017-03-14.
29. Encyclopedia: Henki Kolstad . . Thoralf . Berg . Helle, Knut . Knut Helle . Kunnskapsforlaget . Oslo . no . 2009-02-13 . 2017-04-13.