2019 in European music explained

2019 in continental European music in geographical order.

Events

• May 18 – The finale of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is won by Duncan Laurence, representing the Netherlands with the song "Arcade". It is the Netherlands' first win since 1975.

Scandinavia

• Main article for Scandinavian music in 2019

Top hits

• Danish #1s
• Finnish #1 singles 2019, Finnish #1 albums
• Norway charts
• Swedish #1 singles and albums

Netherlands

• Dutch #1 singles

Ireland

• Main article for Irish music in 2019

UK

• Main article for British music in 2019

Germany

• 15 February - Tobias Sammet's Avantasia releases Moonglow, featuring collaborations with artists such as Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids, Jørn Lande and Hansi Kürsch.^[1]
• See also German number ones

Switzerland and Austria

• Swiss #1s

France

• French #1s

Italy

• Italian number ones

Eastern Europe/ Balkans

• List of Polish #1 singles
• Czech #1 singles
• Hungarian #1 singles

Musical films

• En del av mitt hjärta (Sweden)^[2]

Deaths

• 1 January
  • Feis Ecktuh, 32, Dutch rapper (shot)^[3]
  • Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist^[4]
• 19 January – Mario Bertoncini, 86, Italian composer, pianist, and music educator^[5]
• 21 January – Marcel Azzola, 91, French accordionist^[6]
• 26 January – Michel Legrand, 86, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist, Oscar winner (1968, 1971, 1983).^[7]
• 17 February – Šaban Šaulić, 67, Serbian singer (traffic accident)^[8]
• 20 February
  • , 71, Dutch musician (Earth & Fire)^[9]
  • Ekkehard Wlaschiha, 80, German operatic baritone^[10]
• 21 February – Jean-Christophe Benoît, 93, French baritone^[11]
• 5 March – Jacques Loussier, 84, French jazz/classical pianist and composer^[12]
• 8 March – Michael Gielen, 91, Austrian conductor^[13]
• 12 March – Věra Bílá, 64, Czech singer (diabetes)^[14]
• 16 March
  • Yann-Fañch Kemener, 61, French singer^[15]
  • Yulia Nachalova, 38, Russian singer, actress and television presenter, cerebral edema.^[16]
• 1 April – Caravelli, 88, French conductor and composer^[17]
• 7 April –, 89, Italian jazz musician, musicologist and semiologist^[18]
• 12 April – Dina, 62, Portuguese singer (pulmonary fibrosis)^[19]
• 16 April – Jörg Demus, 90, Austrian pianist^[20]
• 24 April – Dick Rivers, 74, French rock and roll singer (Les Chats Sauvages)^[21]
• 21 May – Nilda Fernández, 61, Spanish-born French chanson singer (heart failure)^[22]
• 31 May – Đelo Jusić, 80, Croatian composer and guitarist^[23]
• 11 June – Enrico Nascimbeni, 59, Italian singer, journalist and poet (heart attack)^[24]
• 3 August – Henri Belolo, 82, French music producer (The Ritchie Family, Village People) and songwriter.^[25]
• 2 September – Laurent Sinclair, 58, French keyboardist and composer^[26]
• 23 October – Hansheinz Schneeberger, 93, Swiss violinist.^[27]
• 28 October
  • Zoltán Jeney, 76, Hungarian composer.^[28]
  • , 41, Czech singer and violinist, cancer.^[29]
• 31 October – Giannis Spanos, 85, Greek composer.^[30]
• 2 November
  • Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, cancer.^[31]
  • Marie Laforêt, 80, French-Swiss singer ("Mon amour, mon ami") and actress (Male Hunt, Who Wants to Kill Sara?).^[32]
• 8 November – Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian singer, songwriter and film composer^[33]
• 16 November – Éric Morena, 68, French singer^[34]
  • • 19 November José Mário Branco, 77, Portuguese singer-songwriter and record producer^[35]
  • Rémy Stricker, 83, French pianist and musicologist^[36]
• 11 December – Jiří Jirmal, 94, Czech classical guitarist^[37]
• 17 December – Jacques Grimbert, 90, French conductor^[38]
• 18 December – Alain Barrière, 84, French singer and Eurovision contestant^[39]

External links

• European Music Council

Notes and References

1. Web site: AVANTASIA: 'Moonglow' Cover Artwork, Track Listing, Guest Vocalists Revealed. Blabbermouth.net. October 12, 2018. December 6, 2018.
2. Web site: ”En del av mitt hjärta” - första teasern till 2019 års julfilm är här. MovieZine.
3. https://www.ad.nl/rotterdam/vrienden-slachtoffer-schietpartij-is-rapper-feis~a96edf72/ Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis
4. Web site: The composer Joan Guinjoan dies, key figure of contemporary music. Spain's News. 3 April 2019.
5. http://www.ilcittadinoonline.it/cronaca/siena-cronaca/cordoglio-della-chigiana-per-la-morte-del-maestro-bertoncini/ Cordoglio della Chigiana per la morte del maestro Bertoncini
6. http://www.crooner.fr/2019/01/21/marcel-azzola-laccordeoniste-de-la-celebre-chanson-vesoul-est-decede/ Marcel Azzola l’accordéoniste de la célèbre chanson « Vesoul » est décédé
7. https://www.france24.com/en/20190126-oscar-winning-french-composer-michel-legrand-dies-86 Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86
8. Web site: CEO REGION U SUZAMA! OPRAŠTAJU SE OD LEGENDE NARODNE MUZIKE: Potresne poruke na društvenim mrežama lome srca. 2019-02-19. kurir.rs. sr.
9. https://www.ad.nl/show/earth-and-fire-toetsenist-gerard-koerts-71-overleden~a2f0446f/ Earth and Fire-toetsenist Gerard Koerts (71) overleden
10. Web site: Obituary: German Baritone Ekkehard Wlaschiha Dies At 80. Opera Wire. 13 March 2019.
11. https://www.resmusica.com/2019/02/22/deces-de-jean-christophe-benoit-baryton-opera/ Décès de Jean-Christophe Benoît
12. https://www.francemusique.fr/jazz/hommage-a-jacques-loussier-70497 Hommage à Jacques Loussier
13. https://www.sueddeutsche.de/kultur/dirigent-michael-gielen-komponist-tot-1.4361033 Dirigent und Komponist Michael Gielen ist tot
14. Web site: Zemřela zpěvačka Věra Bílá, romská hvězda plánovala velký comeback. idnes.cz. 13 March 2019. cs.
15. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/bretagne/finistere/quimper/yann-fanch-kemener-voix-gwerz-du-kan-ha-diskan-est-decede-1636552.html Yann-Fañch Kemener, voix de la gwerz et du kan-ha-diskan est décédé
16. https://tass.ru/kultura/6225176 Умерла Юлия Началова
17. https://france3-regions.francetvinfo.fr/provence-alpes-cote-d-azur/alpes-maritimes/cannes/chef-orchestre-arrangeur-caravelli-est-decede-au-cannet-age-88-ans-1648452.html Le chef d'orchestre arrangeur Caravelli est décédé au Cannet à l'âge de 88 ans
18. https://www.giornaledellamusica.it/news/addio-gino-stefani Addio a Gino Stefani
19. https://www.rtp.pt/noticias/cultura/morreu-a-cantora-dina_n1140842 Morreu a cantora Dina
20. https://kurier.at/kultur/oesterreichischer-pianist-joerg-demus-gestorben/400469668 Österreichischer Pianist Jörg Demus gestorben
21. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/04/24/le-chanteur-francais-dick-rivers-est-mort_5454187_3382.html Dick Rivers, icône du rock’n’roll à la française, est mort
22. https://www.ledauphine.com/france-monde/2019/05/19/le-chanteur-franco-espagnol-nilda-fernandez-est-mort Le chanteur franco-espagnol Nilda Fernández est mort
23. https://www.gloria.hr/fokus/zvjezdane-staze/kako-nam-je-delo-jusic-govorio-o-smislu-zivota-moji-unuci-su-moj-dardin-s-najljepsim-cvijecem/8950574/ Kako nam je Đelo Jusić govorio o smislu života: 'Moji unuci su moj đardin s najlepšim cvijećem'
24. Web site: È morto Enrico Nascimbeni a Milano, aveva 59 anni. Milano Today. 13 June 2019.
25. https://www.theguardian.com/music/2019/aug/08/henri-belolo-co-founder-village-people-dies-aged-82 Henri Belolo, co-founder of Village People, dies aged 82
26. https://www.purepeople.com/article/laurent-sinclair-mort-de-l-ex-taxi-girl-a-58-ans_a350153/1 Laurent Sinclair : Mort de l'ex-Taxi Girl à 58 ans
27. https://www.bazonline.ch/kultur/klassik/geigenlegende-hansheinz-schneeberger-tot/story/11271029 Geigenlegende Hansheinz Schneeberger tot
28. https://www.origo.hu/kultura/20191028-meghalt-jeney-zoltan-zeneszerzo.html Meghalt Jeney Zoltán
29. https://magazin.aktualne.cz/kultura/hudba/jitka-suranska-umrti/r~4f2bcc3ef9ae11e98776ac1f6b220ee8/ Zemřela zpěvačka a houslistka Jitka Šuranská. Držitelce tří Andělů bylo 41 let
30. http://www.ekathimerini.com/246015/article/ekathimerini/news/greek-music-composer-spanos-dies-at-85 Greek music composer Spanos dies at 85
31. https://www.digi24.ro/stiri/actualitate/evenimente/fostul-solist-al-trupei-compact-leo-iorga-a-murit-1210544 A murit Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, la vârsta de 54 de ani
32. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/11/03/l-actrice-et-chanteuse-marie-laforet-est-morte_6017866_3382.html Marie Laforêt, la « Fille aux yeux d’or », est morte
33. Web site: Addio a Fred Bongusto, fu consigliere al Comune - TGR Puglia. TGR. 2019-11-08.
34. Web site: Eric Morena, chanteur du tube « Oh ! mon bateau » est décédé. Ouest France. fr. 18 November 2019.
35. News: Morreu José Mário Branco, um dos nomes maiores da canção portuguesa. 19 Nov 2019. Público. 19 Nov 2019. pt.
36. https://www.francemusique.fr/actualite-musicale/deces-du-musicologue-pedagogue-et-ancien-producteur-de-radio-remy-stricker-78774 Décès du musicologue, pédagogue et ancien producteur de radio Rémy Stricker
37. https://www.klasikaplus.cz/aktuality/item/2639-zemrel-kytarista-jiri-jirmal Zemřel kytarista Jiří Jirmal
38. Web site: fr. Décès de Jacques Grimbert. ResMusica. 2019-12-19.
39. https://www.lemonde.fr/disparitions/article/2019/12/19/le-chanteur-alain-barriere-est-mort_6023389_3382.html Le chanteur Alain Barrière est mort