2016 in Danish music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Danish music.

Events

January

• 8 - The first recording is released of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen's Grawemeyer award-winning work, let me tell you.^[1]
• 27 The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation announces Leonidas Kavakos as the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017.^[2]
• 29 - The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Per Nørgård as the recipient of the 2016 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.^[3]

February

• 13 – The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Final was arranged on February 13, at the Forum Horsens in Horsens.^[4]
• 28 – Jazz violinist Svend Asmussen turned 100 years.^[5]

April

• 1 - In the final of season 9 of Denmark's X Factor, the sister duo Embrace emerge winners, obtaining 60% of the public vote.^[6]

June

• 1 – The 18th Distortion festival started in Copenhagen (June 1–5).^[7]
• 25 - Roskilde Festival 2016 opens (June 25 - July 2).^[8]

July

• 3 - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2016 is opened (July 3–12).^[9]
• 14 – G! Festival opened in Göta, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands (July 14–17), with a line-up including Songhoy Blues, Lucy Rose, Federspiel and the Hot 8 Brass Band.^[10]

December

Album and Singles releases

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
19	Grasque	Choir of Young Believers	Ghostly International		^[11]
26	We Survive	Medina	Labelmade/We Love Music/Universal	Produced by Pitchshifters, Stannard, Howes, Gill	^[12] ^[13]

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
19	Grasque	Choir of Young Believers	Ghostly International/Tigerspring		^[14]
26	We Survive	Medina	Labelmade/We Love Music/Universal		^[15]

December

Deaths

January

• 18 – Else Marie Pade, Danish composer (born 1924).^[21]

February

• 20 – Ove Verner Hansen, Danish opera singer and actor (born 1932).^[22]

June

• 27 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish conductor (born 1932).^[23]

July

• 18 – Karina Jensen (77), singer (Cartoons) (cancer).^[24]

See also

• Music of Denmark
• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Notes and References

1. News: Huizenga. Tom. Hans Abrahamsen Wins The Grawemeyer Award For Music. 8 February 2016. NPR. 25 November 2015.
2. Leonidas Kavakos announced as winner of Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017 . Léonie Sonning Music Foundation . 2016-01-27 . 2016-01-30.
3. Web site: Prize Winner Per Nørgård . EVS-MusikStiftung.ch . 2016-02-14.
4. Web site: Melodi Grand Prix . . 2016-02-13.
5. Web site: Congratulations Svend Asmussen 100 Year On The 28.02.2016 . . 2017-01-17.
6. http://www.dr.dk/event/xfactor/nyheder/x-factor-sejr-embrace-vandt-med-60-procent-af-stemmerne "X Factor-sejr: EMBRACE vandt med 60 procent af stemmerne" (Swedish)
7. Web site: Distortion 2016 . FesTicket.com . 2018-03-04.
8. Web site: Roskilde Festival 2016 . . 2016-02-14.
9. Web site: COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL - FROM 07/03/2016 TO 07/12/2016 AT MULTIPLE VENUES . . 2016-02-14.
10. http://www.gfestival.fo/en/music/ G! Festival 2016 line-up
11. Web site: Choir of Young Believers - Grasque . . 2016-11-08.
12. Web site: Medina – We Survive-Tracklist und Cover: Das neue Medina-Album ist vorbestellbar . German . Universal Music . 2018-03-02.
13. Web site: VIDEO: Medina – ‘We Survive’ . ScandiPop.co.uk . 2016-11-08.
14. Web site: Mads Langer Reckless Twin . . 2016-03-14.
15. Web site: Mads Langer Reckless Twin . . 2016-03-14.
16. Web site: Mads Langer Reckless Twin . . 2016-03-14.
17. Web site: Closer - Christopher (CD) (2016) . IMusic.dk . 2018-03-02.
18. Web site: VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due in June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single . blabbermouth.net . 7 April 2016. 8 April 2016.
19. Web site: Apple Music Preview. Apple Music . 2018-03-04.
20. Web site: Jakob Bro – Streams . . 2018-03-02.
21. News: Else Marie Pade, Denmark's "Grandmother of Electronic Music," Is Dead at 91 . Sherburne . Philip . Pitchfork.com . 2016-01-20 . 2016-12-05.
22. News: Bøffen - alias Ove Verner Hansen er død . Danish . Rasmussen . Dorte Møller . SN.dk . 2016-02-21 . 2016-12-05 . 2016-03-07 . https://web.archive.org/web/20160307221753/http://sn.dk/Helsingoer/Boeffen-alias-Ove-Verner-Hansen-er-doed/artikel/554634 . dead .
23. News: Stor dansk komponist er død af kræft . Danish . Lohse . Gregers . . 2016-06-28 . 2016-12-05.
24. http://ekstrabladet.dk/flash/dkkendte/dansk-sangerinde-er-doed-af-kraeft/6194825?ref=lokalavisen Dansk sangerinde er død af kræft