2005 in Norwegian music
# 2005 in Norwegian music

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

## Events

### 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.

### Unknown date

* The Rock band Accidents Never Happen was formed.

## Albums released

### April

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | Electra | Arild Andersen Group | ECM Records | Produced by Arild Andersen | |

### Unknown date

J

**Tore Johansen**

* Like That (Gemini Records), featuring Karin Krog

**Per Jørgensen**

* Unspoken Songs (Gemini Records), with Tobias Sjögren

S

**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).
