1951 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1951 in Norwegian music.

Events

 * Unknown date
 * Frank Meidell Falch was assigned as the first director of the Bergen International Festival (1951–1956).
 * The Big Chief Jazz Band was established in Oslo.
 * Egil Monn-Iversen and Sølvi Wang was married.

Deaths

 * April
 * 6 – Halfdan Cleve, composer (born 1879).


 * August
 * 10 – Gunnar Gjerstrøm, composer and organist (born 1891).

Births

 * January
 * 14 – Tove Karoline Knutsen, jazz singer, composer, and politician.


 * March
 * 31 – Bodvar Moe, composer, bassist and music teacher.


 * May
 * 7 – Ragnar Sør Olsen, singer and songwriter.


 * June
 * 9 – Geir Bøhren, drummer and film score composer.
 * 24 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (died 2010).


 * November
 * 15 – Gerd Gudding, fiddler, bass guitarist, and singer (died 2015).
 * 19 – Per Tveit, pianist and composer (died 2012)
 * 26 – Terje Nilsen, singer and songwriter (died 2019).


 * December
 * 8 – Jan Eggum, folk singer and songwriter.
 * 10 – Ellen Nikolaysen, singer and actress.
 * 20 – Brynjulf Blix, jazz pianist.


 * December
 * 12 – Erik Hillestad, record producer.