2018 in Swedish music
# 2018 in Swedish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Swedish music.

## Events

### January

* 28 – The Gustav Lundgren Trio performed a tribute to Django Reinhardt at Stockholm Concert Hall.

### February

* 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 1 in Löfbergs Arena, Karlstad
* 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 2 in Scandinavium, Göteborg
* 17 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 3 in Malmö Arena, Malmö
* 24 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Semi-final 4 in Fjällräven Center, Örnsköldsvik

### March

* 3 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Second chance in Kristianstad Arena, Kristianstad
* 10 – Melodifestivalen 2018 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm
* 16 – The Blue House Youth Jazz Festival started in Stockholm (March 16 – 18).

### April

* 27 – ABBA announce that they have recorded some new songs, the first since 1983.

### June

* 6 – The 26th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje (June 6 – 9).

### July

* 25 – The Norberg Festival opened (July 25 – 29).
* 27 – The Uppsala Reggae Festival started (July 27 – 28).

### August

* 10
   * The Way Out West Festival started in Gothenburg (August 10 – 12).
   * The Malmöfestivalen opened in Malmö (August 10 – 17).

### October

* 21 – The 50th Umeå Jazz Festival start (October 21 – 26).

## Albums released

### January

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 5 | Trident Wolf Eclipse | Watain | Century Media | | |
| 19 | Contra La Indecisión | Bobo Stenson Trio (Anders Jormin, Jon Fält) | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | |

### February

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 23 | A Novel Of Anomaly | Andreas Schaerer | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | |

### April

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 27 | Större | Molly Sandén | unknown | | |

### June

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 8 | So Sad So Sexy | Lykke Li | RCA | Executive producer Malay | |

### July

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | e.s.t. songbook - Volume 2 - Buch | Esbjörn Svensson Trio | ACT | | |

### September

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 28 | Summerwind | Lars Danielsson | ACT | Produced by Siggi Loch | |

### October

| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 26 | Christmas With My Friends VI | Nils Landgren | ACT | Produced by Nils Landgren with Johan Norberg | |
| 26 | My Soul Kitchen | Ida Sand | ACT | Produced by Nils Landgren and Siggi Loch | |

## Deaths

### January

* 16 – Javiera Muñoz, singer (born 1977).

### March

* 3 — Kenneth Gärdestad, pop songwriter (born 1948).
* 5 — Kjerstin Dellert, opera singer (born 1925)
* 26 – Jerry Williams, actor and rock singer (born 1942).

### April

* 3 – Lill-Babs or Barbro Svensson, singer and actress (born 1938).
* 20 – Avicii or Tim Bergling, Swedish DJ and record producer (born 1989)

### June

* 26 – Bo Nilsson, composer (born 1937).

### July

* 9 – Stefan Demert, singer and songwriter (born 1939).

### September

* 9 – Frank Andersson, entertainer and wrestler, complications during heart surgery (born 1956).
