# 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 Municipality, 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 Municipality. 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

* 5 – The 23th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 5 – 8).
* 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).