The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1963 in Nordic music.
Events
23 March – The 8th Eurovision Song Contest is held in London and is won by Denmark, represented by husband-and-wife duo Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann Dansevise". Sweden, Finland and Norway finish in joint 13th and last place (with the Netherlands), all with no points. 15 May – At the 5th Annual Grammy Awards, Bent Fabric wins the Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Song for "Alley Cat". October – Thor's Hammer, also known as Hljómar or the Keflavik band, give their first public performance.
New works Aarre Merikanto – Juha (opera; composed in 1922, premiered in 1963) Geirr Tveitt – A Hundred Hardanger Tunes arranged for orchestra Erland von Koch – Drei Orchesterminiaturen
Popular music Four Cats – "Suuret setelit" Beppe Wolgers & Bobbie Ericsson – "En gång i Stockholm", performed by Monica Zetterlund
New recordings Fred Åkerström – Fred Åkerström sjunger Ruben Nilson Sven-Bertil Taube – Carl Michael Bellman, volume 2
Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1963
Film music Ulf Björlin – Kurragömma Bo Nilsson – En söndag i september Charles Redland – Sten Stensson kommer tillbaka
Births 15 May – Mika Vainio, Finnish electronic musician (died 2017) 26 December – Lars Ulrich, Danish heavy metal drummer
Deaths 20 February – Jacob Gade, Danish violinist and composer (born 1879) 11 April – Arvid Gram Paulsen, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and trumpeter (born 1922)
See also
1963 in Denmark
1963 in Iceland 1963 in Norwegian music 1963 in Sweden
References