Overview of the events of 2016 in Swedish music
Kamchatka in 2016. The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music .
January [ edit ] February [ edit ] 6 – Start of the 56th edition of the Melodifestivalen . The next three semi-finals will take place on February 13, 20, and 27.[3] 15 The announcement of jazz saxophonist and composer Jonas Kullhammar as the recipient of the 2016 Gullinpriset (awarded in memory of the saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976)).[4] 26 – A remix of Zara Larsson 's hit single "Lush Life ", featuring Tinie Tempah , is released, and soon becomes a top 10 hit internationally.[5] 5 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 5. 12 – The final of the Melodifestivalen was executed on March 12, 2016.[6] 23 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg , Sweden (April 23 – 30).[7] 12 – Malmöfestivalen opened (August 12 – 19).[13] September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] December [ edit ] Album and singles releases [ edit ] January [ edit ] February [ edit ] September [ edit ] October [ edit ] November [ edit ] December [ edit ] Unknown date [ edit ] January February May June September November 12 – Jacques Werup , musician, author, poet, stage artist, and screenwriter (born 1945).[40] See also [ edit ] References [ edit ] ^ Van Eersel, Dennis (23 December 2015). "Eurovision 2016: Semi-finals Allocation Draw on 25th of January" . ESCDaily.com. Archived from the original on 25 December 2015. Retrieved 2 January 2016 . ^ "Allocation Draw: The results!" . Eurovision.tv . Retrieved 2016-01-25 . ^ Dahlander, Gustav (15 September 2015). "Hit kommer Melodifestivalen 2016 – se alla städerna" . svt.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Television . Retrieved 4 February 2016 . ^ "Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset" . Sveriges Radio . Retrieved 2016-02-16 . ^ "iTunes Store (SE) – Music – Zara Larsson – Lush Life (feat. Tinie Tempah) [Remixes] – Single" . iTunes Store (SE) . 26 February 2016. Retrieved 3 March 2016 . ^ "Sweden: Melodifestivalen 2016 tour announced" . Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-13 . ^ "GMLSTN JAZZ 2016" . GmlStnJazz.com. Retrieved 2016-02-14 . ^ "Stockholm to host 2016 Eurovision Song Contest" . Eurovision.tv. Retrieved 2016-02-14 . ^ "Sweden Rock Festival 2016 Setlist" . Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-04 . ^ "Polar talks - June 15 2016" . Polar Music Prize . Archived from the original on 2018-03-07. Retrieved 2018-03-06 . ^ "Bråvalla 2016" . Festicket.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04 . ^ "Jonas Kullhammar får Lars Gullin-priset" . Sveriges Radio . Retrieved 2016-02-16 . ^ "Välkommen till MALMÖFESTIVALEN – 12–19 augusti 2016!" . MalmoFestivalen.se. Retrieved 2016-02-14 . ^ "Stockholm Jazz Festival 7 – 16 oktober 2016" . Stockholm Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2016-10-22 . ^ Clements, Andrew (2016-01-27). "Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler CD review – there's no doubt orchestras enjoy playing his music" . The Guardian . Retrieved 2016-02-19 . ^ "Nils Landgren: Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein – CD" . ACT Music . Retrieved 2016-02-01 . ^ "Lars Danielsson Songbook " . ACT Music . Retrieved 2016-02-13 . ^ "Mats Gustafsson – Piano Mating" . AllMusic.com . Retrieved 2016-02-14 . ^ "The Amazing – Picture You" . consequence.net. Retrieved 2016-11-08 . ^ "Jan Lundgren – Mare Nostrum II – CD" . ACT Music . Retrieved 2016-02-13 . ^ "Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa – Trees Of Light" . ECM Records . Archived from the original on 2015-03-02. Retrieved 2016-11-08 . ^ "Tonbruket – Forevergreens" . ACT Music . Retrieved 2016-02-14 . ^ "Kent: Då Som Nu För Alltid" (in Norwegian). Gaffa.com. Retrieved 2017-01-21 . ^ "Yngwie Malmsteen's 'World On Fire' Album Gets Release Date" . Blabbermouth.net. Retrieved 2017-01-21 . ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "AllMusic" . AllMusic . Retrieved 2018-03-04 . ^ "Här är omslaget till Håkans nya album" (in Swedish). Expressen . 2016-08-19. Retrieved 2017-01-21 . ^ "bob hund – Dödliga Klassiker" . Discogs.com . Retrieved 2016-12-09 . ^ Schelm, Benjamin (2016-09-13). "Jóhann Jóhannsson: Orphée" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 2018-03-04 . ^ "Homeward Bound – Sabina Ddumba" . iTunes . Retrieved 2017-01-21 . ^ Campbell, Chuck (2016-11-01). "Music review: Tove Lo's 'Lady Wood' doesn't cut it" . Knoxville News Sentinel . Retrieved 2018-03-04 . ^ Håkan Steen (9 December 2016). "Fröjd att höra Kikki sjunga" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet. Retrieved 2 April 2018 . ^ "Announcing: Dungen – Häxan" . Mexican Summer . Retrieved 2017-01-21 . ^ "Sverigetopplistan - Sveriges Officiella Topplista" . Sverigetopplistan . Archived from the original on October 14, 2016. Retrieved August 5, 2016 . Click on "Veckans albumlista". ^ "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Aftonbladet . 2016-01-17. Retrieved 2016-02-21 . ^ Amster, Harry (2016-02-29). "Dansbandsdrottningen Carina Jaarnek död" (in Swedish). Svenska Dagbladet . Retrieved 2016-12-05 . ^ Olle Ljungström (54) er død Archived 2016-05-06 at the Wayback Machine (in Norwegian) ^ "Fredrik Norén" . Dead-People.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05 . ^ "Freddie Wadling är död – blev 64 år" (in Swedish). Expressen . 2016-06-03. Retrieved 2016-12-05 . ^ [1] (in Swedish) ^ Millroth, Thomas (2016-11-14). "Minnesord om Jacques Werup" (in Swedish). Helsingborgs Dagblad . Retrieved 2016-12-05 .