2011 in European music explained
The following is a list of notable events and releases that occurred in 2011 in mainland European music.
Events
January
February
- 13 – Melissa Horn begins a tour of Denmark
- 18 – Slovakian national broadcaster Slovenská televízia announces that girl-group TWiiNS will represent the country at the 56th annual Eurovision Song Contest with the song I'm Still Alive.[3]
- 18 – Germany decide upon the song Taken by a Stranger in the final of Unser Song für Deutschland to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest. Lena Meyer-Landrut will attempt to retain her title following Germany's win of the contest in 2010.[4]
- 19 – Spain decides to send Lucía Pérez to Düsseldorf with the song Que me quiten lo bailao in the final of Destino Eurovisión.[5]
- 19 – Italy decides to send Raphael Gualazzi to Düsseldorf with the song Follia d'amore in the final of the Sanremo Festival 2011.[6]
- 19 – Kylie Minogue begins the European leg of her Aphrodite World Tour in Denmark, with dates following in Finland, Estonia, Latvia, Lithuania, Germany, Spain, Switzerland, Belgium, Ireland and the United Kingdom.[7]
- 26 – The so-called 'Super Saturday' takes place where six nations choose their participants for the Eurovision Song Contest. Musiqq, Mika Newton, Nina, A Friend In London, Zdob şi Zdub and Getter Jaani will represent Latvia, Ukraine, Serbia, Denmark, Moldova and Estonia respectively.
- 28 – Roxette begins its Charm School World Tour in Kazan, Rusia, in front of 8.000 people. 55 shows are set for Europe.
May
Undated
Albums set to be released
January
February
March
April
May
June
October
Unspecified date
Festivals
Exit Festival
See main article: Exit (festival).
Metaltown Festival
See main article: Metaltown Festival.
OFF Festival
See main article: Off Festival.
Open'er Festival
See main article: Open'er Festival.
Way Out West 2011
See main article: Way Out West Festival.
Deaths
- 1 January – Marin Constantin, 85, Romanian composer.
- 4 January – Stina-Britta Melander, 86, Swedish opera singer.
See also
Notes and References
- Web site: 2011. Robyn and Håkan Hellström dominated the Grammy Awards 2011. Melodifestivalen. 2011-02-21. https://web.archive.org/web/20120316052909/http://poplight.zitiz.se/artikel/robyn-och-hakan-hellstroem-dominerade-grammisgalan-2011. 2012-03-16. dead.
- Web site: Dutch pick Je Vecht Nooit Alleen for 3JS. eurovision.tv. 2011-01-30. 2011-02-21.
- Web site: Slovakia choose TWiiNS for Düsseldorf. eurovision.tv. 2011-02-19. 2011-02-21.
- Web site: Germany: Taken By A Stranger to Düsseldorf!. eurovision.tv. 2011-02-18. 2011-02-21.
- Web site: Spain decided: Lucía Pérez to Düsseldorf!. eurovision.tv. 2011-02-19. 2011-02-21.
- Web site: and finally... Italy is back with Raphael Gualazzi!!. eurovision.tv. 2011-02-19. 2011-02-21.
- Web site: 2010 . Kylie announces 2011 European tour . . 2011-02-21 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110710191320/http://www.emimusic.com/blog/2010/kylie-announces-2011-european-tour/ . 2011-07-10 .
- Web site: Second album: Wounded Rhymes . lykkeli.com . 18 November 2010 . 15 January 2011 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110129062050/http://www.lykkeli.com/news%2Csecond-album-wounded-rhymes_49.htm . 29 January 2011 .
- Web site: Anders. Nunstedt. ANDERS NUNSTEDT: Musikåret 2011 kan bli superbra. Express Entertainment. Expressen. 2011-01-01. 2011-01-11. Swedish. https://web.archive.org/web/20110106014112/http://www.expressen.se/noje/kronikorer/andersnunstedt/1.2274562/anders-nunstedt-musikaret-2011-kan-bli-superbra. 2011-01-06. dead.