2004 in Norwegian music

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Ketil Bjornstad at the Moers Festival. Kristin Asbjørnsen at the Moers Festival.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2004 in Norwegian music.

## Events

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Kurt Nilsen wins the World Idol competition on 1 January.

### January

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* 1 – The pop/country singer Kurt Nilsen, whom won the first season of the Norwegian version of the reality television show Pop Idol in May 2003, wins the World Idol competition which was a one-off international version of Pop Idol featuring winners of the various national Idol shows.
* 22 – The 7th Polarjazz started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 22 – 25).[1]
* 30 – The 23rd annual Djangofestival started on Cosmopolite in Oslo (January 30 – 31).[2]

### February

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* 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 5 – 21).[3]

### March

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* 6 – The election of the participant for Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004.
* 12 – The annual By:Larm started in Oslo (March 12 – 15).[4]

### April

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* 2
* The 31st Vossajazz started at Voss (April 2 – 4).[5]
* Magne Thormodsæter was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2004.[6]
* 3 – Svein Folkvord performs the commissioned work Across for Vossajazz 2004.[7]
* 23 – Ole Blues started in Bergen (April 23 – May 1).[8]

### May

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* 11 – The 15th MaiJazz started in Stavanger (May 11 – 15).[9]
* 19
* The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 19 – 30).[10]
* The 32nd Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 19 – 29).[11]

### June

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* 16 – The Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 16 – 19).[12]
* 30 – The 40th Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg (June 30 – July 3).[13]

### July

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* 12 – The 44th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 12 – 17).[14]
* 20 – Maria Mena performs "You're the Only One" on Late Show with David Letterman.[15]

### August

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* 5 – The 17th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 5 – 8).[16]
* 9 – The 19th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 9 – 15).[17]
* 11 – The 18th Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 11 – 15).[18]

### September

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* 1 – The Trondheim Jazz Festival started in Trondheim (September 1 – 5).[19]
* 14 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 14 – 17).[20]
* 30 – The 2nd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 30 – Oktober 3.[21]

### Oktober

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* 3 – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo (Oktober 3 – 17).[22]
* 26 – The 3rd Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 26 – 28).[23]

### November

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* 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 2 – 7).[24]

### December

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* 11– The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held in Oslo Spektrum.[25]

## Albums released

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### August

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Day  | Album  | Artist  | Label  | Notes  | Ref.

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30  | Diverted Travels | Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra | ECM Records | Produced by Jon Balke, Manfred Eicher | [26]

### September

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27  | In Praise of Dreams | Jan Garbarek | ECM Records | Produced by Jan Garbarek, Manfred Eicher | [27]

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Eivind Aarset

* Connected (Jazzland Recordings)[28]

Karl Seglem

* New North (NorCD)[29]

## Deaths

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January

* 14 – Terje Bakken, rock singer known as "Valfar", Windir (born 1978).[30]

February

* 20 – Ørnulf Gulbransen, classical flautist (born 1916).[31]

May

* 13 – Kjell Bækkelund, classical pianist (born 1930).[32]

July

* 2 – Carsten Klouman, jazz pianist and band leader (born 1923).[33]

October

* 2 – Bjørnar Andresen, jazz bassist (born 1945).[34]
* 13 – Erik Bye, journalist, artist, author, film actor, folk singer and radio and television personality (born 1926).[35]
* 16 – Jon Bratt Otnes, opera singer and diplomat (born 1919).[citation needed]

December

* 21 – Arild Nyquist, singer, author, and visual artist (born 1937).[36]
* 26 – Sigurd Køhn, jazz saxophonist, tsunami (born 1959).[37]

## See also

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* 2004 in Norway
* Music of Norway
* Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2004

## References

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1. ^ "Polarjazz 78'N, 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
2. ^ "Django Festival in Norway 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
3. ^ "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
4. ^ "By:Larm 2004" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
5. ^ "Vossa Jazz 2004" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
6. ^ "Vossa Jazz-prisen". Retrieved 2017-02-28.
7. ^ Øvrebø, Gro (2004-04-05). "Sjarmerte Vossajazz" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
8. ^ "Ole Blues 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
9. ^ "MaiJazz – Stavanger International Jazzfestival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
10. ^ "Bergen International Festival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
11. ^ "Nattjazz 2004" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
12. ^ "Norwegian Wood 2005". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
13. ^ "Kongsberg Jazz Festival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
14. ^ "Moldejazz 12.-17. juli 2004" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
15. ^ "Maria Mena opptrer hos David Letterman". Aftenposten (in Norwegian). 2004-06-03. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
16. ^ "Tidligere plakater" [Previous posters] (in Norwegian). Stiftelsen Notodden Blues Festival. Retrieved 2025-02-16.
17. ^ "Oslo Jazzfestival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
18. ^ "Sildajazz 2004" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
19. ^ "Trondheim Jazzfestival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
20. ^ "DölaJazz – Lillehammer Jazz Festival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
21. ^ "Echo 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
22. ^ "ULTIMA 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
23. ^ "Insomnia Festival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
24. ^ "Oslo World Music Festival 2004". MIC.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
25. ^ "Nobelkonsert til 450 millioner hjem" (in Norwegian). Verdens Gang. 2004-07-12. Retrieved 2017-11-23.
26. ^ "Jon Balke & Magnetic North Orchestra – Diverted Travels". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
27. ^ "Jan Garbarek – In Praise Of Dreams". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
28. ^ "Eivind Aarset – Connected". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
29. ^ "Karl Seglem – New North". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-20.
30. ^ "Et siste farvel til Valfar og Windir" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2004-09-02. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
31. ^ Øien, Per (2009-02-13). "Ørnulf Gulbransen". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 2013-11-04. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
32. ^ "Kjell Bækkelund er død" (in Norwegian). Dagbladet. 2004-05-13. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
33. ^ "Carsten Klouman". Biography (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 2004-12-29. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
34. ^ Johansen, Ivar Chr. (2004-10-06). "Bjørnar Andresen: 1.4. 1945 – 2.10. 2004" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2017-02-28.
35. ^ Bonde, Arne (2009-02-13). "Erik Bye". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
36. ^ "Dikter Arild døde i romjulen" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 2005-01-14. Retrieved 2017-03-08.
37. ^ "Sigurd Køhn – biography". LinerNotes.com. Archived from the original on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-02-28.

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