# 2016 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Swedish music.

## Events
### January

* 25
** The draw to determine which country will participate in which semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 took place in Stockholm City Hall. Sweden is pre-allocated to vote and perform in the first semi-final for scheduling reasons.

### February

* 6 – Start of the 56th edition of the Melodifestivalen. The next three semi-finals will take place on February 13, 20, and 27.
* 15
** The announcement of jazz saxophonist and composer Jonas Kullhammar as the recipient of the 2016 Gullinpriset (awarded in memory of the saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976)).
* 26 – A remix of Zara Larsson's hit single "Lush Life", featuring Tinie Tempah, is released, and soon becomes a top 10 hit internationally.

### March

* 5 – The Melodifestivalen second chance took place on March 5.
* 12 – The final of the Melodifestivalen was executed on March 12, 2016.

### April

* 23 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden (April 23 – 30).

### May

* 14
** The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 took place at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm.
** Sweden finishes as no 9 as the only Scandinavian country to reach the final.

### June

* 8 – The 24th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 8 – 11).
* 15 – Max Martin was awarded the Polar Music Prize.
* 30 – The 4th Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping (June 30 - July 2).

### July

* 10 – Jonas Kullhammar was awarded Gullinpriset at a concert at Sanda Church in memory of late saxophonist Lars Gullin (1928–1976).

### August

* 12 – Malmöfestivalen opened (August 12 – 19).

### October

* 7 – The 33rd Stockholm Jazz Festival started in Stockholm, Sweden ( October 7–16).

### December
## Album and singles releases
### January

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 8 | Anders Hillborg: Sirens; Cold Heat; Beast Sampler | Esa-Pekka Salonen and The Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra | BIS Records | | |
| 29 | Some Other Time – A Tribute To Leonard Bernstein | Nils Landgren | ACT Music | | |

### February

| Day | Album | Artist | Label |
| 1 | Songbook | Lars Danielsson | ACT |
| 12 | Piano Mating | Mats Gustafsson | Blue Tapes and X-Ray Records |
| 17 | Picture You | The Amazing, including with guitarist Reine Fiske | Partisan Records |
| 26 | Mare Nostrum II | Jan Lundgren | ACT |

### March

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 6 | Trees Of Light | Anders Jormin / Lena Willemark / Karin Nakagawa | ECM | | |
| 18 | Forevergreens | Dan Berglund's Tonbruket | ACT | | |

### May

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 20 | Då Som Nu För Alltid | Kent | RCA, Sony Music | | |

### June

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 1 | World On Fire | Yngwie Malmsteen | RCA, Sony Music | | |
| 3 | Good Karma | Roxette | Parlophone/Roxette | Produced by Christoffer Lundquist, Clarence Öfwerman, Per Gessle | |

### August

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 26 | Du Gamla Du Fria | Håkan Hellström | Warner | | |

### September

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 16 | Dödliga Klassiker | Bob Hund | Woah Dad! | | |
| 16 | Orphée | Jóhann Jóhannsson | Deutsche Grammophon | | |

### October

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 28 | Homeward Bound | Sabina Ddumba | Warner Music Sweden | | |
| 28 | Lady Wood by Tove Lo (Island Records | Sabina Ddumba | Island Records | | |

### November

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 4 | Christmas Card from a Painted Lady | Kikki Danielsson | Lionheart/Universal | Produced by Sören Karlsson | |
| 25 | Häxan | Dungen | Mexican Summer | | |

### Unknown date

* Efter Regnet by Freddie Wadling
* Mitt hjärta klappar för dig by Benny Anderssons orkester

## Deaths
### January

* 17 – Carina Jaarnek, singer and Dansband artist (cerebral haemorrhage) (born 1962).

### February

* 29 – Josefin Nilsson, singer and actress (born 1969).

### May

* 1 – Sydney Onayemi, disc jockey (born 1937).
* 4 – Olle Ljungström, singer and guitarist (born 1961).
* 16 – Fredrik Norén, jazz drummer and band leader (born 1941).

### June

* 2 – Freddie Wadling, singer and songwriter (born 1951).

### September

* 27 - Märta Schéle [sv], singer (born 1936).

### November

* 12 – Jacques Werup, musician, author, poet, stage artist, and screenwriter (born 1945).