The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1980.

Events 9 March – Abba arrive in Japan on the first leg of their final world tour. 19 April – At the 25th Eurovision Song Contest, Sweden is the highest-placed Scandinavian country, finishing in 10th place. Denmark finish 14th, Norway 16th and Finland 19th. December Icelandic punk band Þeyr release their debut Þagað í Hel, but the vinyl pressing is faulty and only 500 copies are made available. Swedish musician Stefan Dernbrant leaves punk group Strul, which he had formed with his ex-girlfriend Marie Fredriksson.

Classical works Jouni Kaipainen – Cinq poèmes de René Char Trygve Madsen – Sonata for Tuba and Piano Esa-Pekka Salonen – Concerto for Alto Saxophone and Orchestra (auf den ersten Blick und ohne zu wissen) Jukka Tiensuu – Le Tombeau de Beethoven

Hit singles ABBA – "The Winner Takes It All" (#1 UK, Ireland, Netherlands, South Africa) Bamses Venner – "Tænker altid på dig" Gyllene Tider – "När vi två blir en" (#1 Sweden, Norway) Kliché – "Aldrig mere / Militskvinder" Tomas Ledin – "Just nu!" (#1 Sweden) Sverre Kjelsberg & Mattis Hætta – "Sámiid ædnan" (#1 Norway)

Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1980

Film and television music Antti Hytti – Aurinkotuuli Morten Kærså – Sådan er Jeg Osse Rolf Just Nilsen – Lørdagsredaksjonen Arne Olsson – Det blir jul på Möllegården Gunner Møller Pedersen – Næste Stop Paradis

Births 7 June – Henkka Seppälä, Finnish metal musician 28 October – Agnes Obel, Danish singer-songwriter

Deaths 13 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (born 1918) 20 June – Allan Pettersson, Danish violist and composer (born 1911) 4 August – Pekka Pöyry, Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist (born 1939) 26 October – Bjørn Fongaard, Norwegian composer, guitarist, and teacher (born 1919) 10 November – Valdemar Söderholm, Swedish composer (born 1909) 22 November – Uffe Baadh, Danish jazz drummer (born 1923) 31 December – Irmgard Österwall, Swedish singer (born 1914)

See also 1980 in Denmark

1980 in Iceland 1980 in Norwegian music 1980 in Sweden

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