This article covers events in 2021 in continental European music, arranged in geographical order.
Events 1 January – The Vienna Philharmonic's annual Neujahrskonzert, conducted by Riccardo Muti, takes place without a live audience for the first time in the history of the concert, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic. 4 January – Dutch National Opera and Ballet announces that Stijn Schoonderwoerd will be its new general director (algemeen directeur), effective from 1 February. 22 February – Daft Punk, the French electronic music duo, breaks up after nearly 30 years together.
Scandinavia
Top hits Danish number-one hits of 2021 Finnish number-one singles of 2021, Finnish number-one albums of 2021 Norwegian number-one songs in 2020 Swedish number-one singles and albums in 2021
Netherlands Dutch number-one singles of 2021
Ireland
UK
Germany German number-one hits of 2021
Switzerland and Austria Swiss number-one hits of 2021
France French number-one hits of 2021
Italy Italian number-one hits of 2021
Eastern Europe/ Balkans List of Polish number-one singles of 2021 Czech number-one songs of the 2020s Hungarian number-one singles of the 2020s
Musical films
Deaths 1 January Carlos do Carmo, 81, Portuguese fado singer Jan Vering, 65, German gospel singer 3 January – Tasso Adamopoulos, 76, Greek-French violist and pedagogue (from COVID-19) 4 January – Alexi Laiho, 41, Finnish death metal singer and guitarist (Children of Bodom) (death announced on this date) 10 January – Thorleif Torstensson, 71, Swedish dansband singer, guitarist and saxophonist (Thorleifs) (COVID-19) 16 January – Pave Maijanen, 70, Finnish rock keyboardist (Hurriganes, Dingo)
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