2005 in Norwegian music



The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2005 in Norwegian music.

January

 * 27 – The 8th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 27 – 29).

February

 * 3 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 3 – 19).

March

 * 18
 * The 32nd Vossajazz started at Voss, Norway (March 18 – 20).
 * Berit Opheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2005.
 * 19 – Jan Gunnar Hoff performs the commissioned work Free flow songs for Vossajazz 2005.

April

 * 29 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 29 – May 7).

May

 * 25
 * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 25 – June 5).
 * The 33rd Nattjazz started in Bergen, Norway (May 25 – June 4).

June

 * 16 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo, Norway (June 16 – 19).
 * 23 – The 1st Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand, Norway (June 23–25).

July

 * 6 – The 41st Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg, Norway (July 6 – 8).
 * 18 – The 45th Moldejazz started in Molde, Norway with Arild Andersen as artist in residence (July 18 – 23).

August

 * 10 – The 19th Sildajazz started in Haugesund, Norway (August 10 – 14).
 * 15 – The 20th Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo, Norway (August 15 – 21).

September

 * 15 – DølaJazz started in Lillehammer, Norway (September 15 – 18).
 * 30 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival started in Oslo, Norway (September 30 – Oktober 16).

Oktober

 * 20 – The 3rd Ekkofestival started in Bergen (Oktober 20 – 23).
 * 24 – The 4th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24 – 27).

November

 * 1 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 1 – 6).

December

 * 17 – The Hammerslagfestivalen Vinterblot started in Spiret, Tønsberg.

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 * The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.

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 * Tore Johansen
 * Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog
 * Per Jørgensen
 * Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren

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 * Karl Seglem
 * Dikt (NorCD), with poems by Jon Fosse
 * Reik (Ozella Records)

Deaths

 * January
 * 7 – Ivar Medaas, folk singer (born 1938).


 * June
 * 29 – Mikkel Flagstad, jazz saxophonist (born 1930).


 * August
 * 17 – Lars Kristian Brynildsen, clarinetist, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (born 1954).


 * October
 * 9 – Jan Rohde, rock singer (born 1942).


 * November
 * 10 – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer and author (born 1918).