title: 2010 in Norwegian music
text: # 2010 in Norwegian music
  
  The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2010 in Norwegian music.
  
  ## Events
  
  ### January
  
  * 29
     * Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 29 – February 6).
     * Bodvar Moe (bass) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2010 at Nordlysfestivalen.
  
  ### February
  
  * 3 – The Polarjazz Festival 2010 started in Longyearbyen (February 3–7).
  * 4 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 4–20).
  
  ### March
  
  * 26 Vossajazz started in Voss (April 26–28).
  * 27 Stein Urheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2010.
  * 27 Karin Krog and John Surman performs the commissioned work Songs about this and that for Vossajazz 2010.
  
  ### April
  
  * 28
     * Bergenfest 2010 started in Bergen (April 28 – May 1).
     * SoddJazz 2010 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 28 – May 2).
  
  ### May
  
  * 26
     * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2010 (May 26 – June 7).
     * Nattjazz 2010 started in Bergen (May 26 – June 5).
  * 29 – Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was held at Telenor Arena, Bærum. The two semi finals took place on 25 and 27 May. The 2010 winner was Germany.
  
  ### June
  
  * 10 – Norwegian Wood 2010 started in Oslo, Norway (June 10 – 13).
  
  ### July
  
  * 19 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 19–24).
  
  ### August
  
  * 11 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 11–15).
  * 16 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 16 – 22).
  
  ### September
  
  * 2 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 2–4).
  
  ### October
  
  * 15
     * The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 15 – 23).
     * The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 15 – 24).
  
  ### November
  
  * 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 2 – 7).
  * 11 – The 5th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 11 – 14).
  
  ### December
  
  * 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.
  
  ## Albums released
  
  ### January
  
  * 11 – I.S. by Tore Johansen featuring Steve Swallow (Inner Ear).
  * 18 – Heavy Metal Fruit by Motorpsycho (Stickman Records, Rune Grammofon).
  
  ### March
  
  * 1 – Just What the World Needs by Mads Eriksen (MTG Music).
  
  ### April
  
  * 16 – Crime Scene by Terje Rypdal & Bergen Big Band (ECM Records).
  * 19 – Live Extracts by Eivind Aarset's Sonic Codex Orchestra (ECM Records).
  
  ### July
  
  * 6 – Kvelertak by Kvelertak
  
  ### September
  
  * 20 – Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble: Officium Novum (ECM Records)
  
  ### October
  
  * 19 – Norwegian Song 3 by Dag Arnesen (Losen Records)
  
  ### November
  
  * 1 – Synlige Hjerteslag by Frida Ånnevik
  
  ### December
  
  * 16 – License To Chill by keyboardist Haakon Graf with Per Mathisen and Erik Smith (Nordic Records).
  
  ### Unknown date
  
  A
  
  * Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 1.
  * Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 2.
  
  E
  
  * Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern.
  
  H
  
  * Daniel Herskedal – City Stories.
  
  ## New Artists
  
  * Kvelertak received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2010', for the album Kvelertak and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
  * Ferner/Juliusson was awarded the 2010 JazzIntro at the Moldejazz, Luly 21, 2010.
  
  ## Deaths
  
  ### January
  
  * 26 – Dag Frøland, comedian, singer and variety artist (born 1945).
  
  ### February
  
  * 10 – Kjell Solem, pop musician (born 1950)
  
  ### March
  
  * 4 – Amalie Christie, classical pianist (born 1913).
  
  ### April
  
  * 21 – Gustav Lorentzen, folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen, Cardiac arrest (born 1947).
  
  ### May
  
  * 30 – Kristian Bergheim, jazz saxophonist (born 1926).
  
  ### June
  
  * 5 – Arne Nordheim, contemporary classical experimental composer (born 1931).
  
  ### July
  
  * 15 – Knut Stensholm, rock drummer, Sambandet (born 1954).
  * 23 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (born 1951).
  
  ### September
  
  * 14 – Alf Kjellman, jazz saxophonist (born 1938).
  
  ### October
  
  * 5 – Jack Berntsen, philologist, songwriter and folk singer (born 1940).
  