2019 in European music
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2019 in continental European music in geographical order.
Events
[edit]- May 18 â The finale of the 64th Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Tel Aviv, Israel. It is won by Duncan Laurence, representing the Netherlands with the song "Arcade". It is the Netherlands' first win since 1975.
Scandinavia
[edit]Top hits
[edit]Netherlands
[edit]Ireland
[edit]UK
[edit]Germany
[edit]- 15 February - Tobias Sammet's Avantasia releases Moonglow, featuring collaborations with artists such as Ronnie Atkins of Pretty Maids, JĂžrn Lande and Hansi KĂŒrsch.[1]
- See also German number ones
Switzerland and Austria
[edit]France
[edit]Italy
[edit]Eastern Europe/ Balkans
[edit]Musical films
[edit]- En del av mitt hjÀrta (Sweden)[2]
Deaths
[edit]- 1 January
- Feis Ecktuh, 32, Dutch rapper (shot)[3]
- Joan Guinjoan, 87, Spanish composer and pianist[4]
- 19 January â Mario Bertoncini, 86, Italian composer, pianist, and music educator[5]
- 21 January â Marcel Azzola, 91, French accordionist[6]
- 26 January â Michel Legrand, 86, French composer, conductor and jazz pianist, Oscar winner (1968, 1971, 1983).[7]
- 17 February â Ć aban Ć auliÄ, 67, Serbian singer (traffic accident)[8]
- 20 February
- Gerard Koerts, 71, Dutch musician (Earth & Fire)[9]
- Ekkehard Wlaschiha, 80, German operatic baritone[10]
- 21 February â Jean-Christophe BenoĂźt, 93, French baritone[11]
- 5 March â Jacques Loussier, 84, French jazz/classical pianist and composer[12]
- 8 March â Michael Gielen, 91, Austrian conductor[13]
- 12 March â VÄra BĂlĂĄ, 64, Czech singer (diabetes)[14]
- 16 March
- Yann-Fañch Kemener, 61, French singer[15]
- Yulia Nachalova, 38, Russian singer, actress and television presenter, cerebral edema.[16]
- 1 April â Caravelli, 88, French conductor and composer[17]
- 7 April â Gino Stefani, 89, Italian jazz musician, musicologist and semiologist[18]
- 12 April â Dina, 62, Portuguese singer (pulmonary fibrosis)[19]
- 16 April â Jörg Demus, 90, Austrian pianist[20]
- 24 April â Dick Rivers, 74, French rock and roll singer (Les Chats Sauvages)[21]
- 21 May â Nilda FernĂĄndez, 61, Spanish-born French chanson singer (heart failure)[22]
- 31 May â Äelo JusiÄ, 80, Croatian composer and guitarist[23]
- 11 June â Enrico Nascimbeni, 59, Italian singer, journalist and poet (heart attack)[24]
- 3 August â Henri Belolo, 82, French music producer (The Ritchie Family, Village People) and songwriter.[25]
- 2 September â Laurent Sinclair, 58, French keyboardist and composer[26]
- 23 October â Hansheinz Schneeberger, 93, Swiss violinist.[27]
- 28 October
- ZoltĂĄn Jeney, 76, Hungarian composer.[28]
- Jitka Ć uranskĂĄ, 41, Czech singer and violinist, cancer.[29]
- 31 October â Giannis Spanos, 85, Greek composer.[30]
- 2 November
- Leo Iorga, 54, Romanian rock singer and guitarist, cancer.[31]
- Marie LaforĂȘt, 80, French-Swiss singer ("Mon amour, mon ami") and actress (Male Hunt, Who Wants to Kill Sara?).[32]
- 8 November â Fred Bongusto, 84, Italian singer, songwriter and film composer[33]
- 16 November â Ăric Morena, 68, French singer[34]
- 19 November
- José Mårio Branco, 77, Portuguese singer-songwriter and record producer[35]
- RĂ©my Stricker, 83, French pianist and musicologist[36]
- 11 December â JiĆĂ Jirmal, 94, Czech classical guitarist[37]
- 17 December â Jacques Grimbert, 90, French conductor[38]
- 18 December â Alain BarriĂšre, 84, French singer and Eurovision contestant[39]
References
[edit]- ^ "AVANTASIA: 'Moonglow' Cover Artwork, Track Listing, Guest Vocalists Revealed". Blabbermouth.net. October 12, 2018. Retrieved December 6, 2018.
- ^ ""En del av mitt hjÀrta" - första teasern till 2019 Ärs julfilm Àr hÀr". MovieZine.
- ^ Vrienden: Slachtoffer schietpartij is rapper Feis (in Dutch)
- ^ "The composer Joan Guinjoan dies, key figure of contemporary music". Spain's News. Retrieved 3 April 2019.
- ^ Cordoglio della Chigiana per la morte del maestro Bertoncini (in Italian)
- ^ Marcel Azzola lâaccordĂ©oniste de la cĂ©lĂšbre chanson « Vesoul » est dĂ©cĂ©dĂ© (in French)
- ^ Oscar-winning French composer Michel Legrand dies at 86
- ^ "CEO REGION U SUZAMA! OPRAĆ TAJU SE OD LEGENDE NARODNE MUZIKE: Potresne poruke na druĆĄtvenim mreĆŸama lome srca". kurir.rs (in Serbian). 2019-02-19.
- ^ Earth and Fire-toetsenist Gerard Koerts (71) overleden (in Dutch)
- ^ "Obituary: German Baritone Ekkehard Wlaschiha Dies At 80". Opera Wire. Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ DĂ©cĂšs de Jean-Christophe BenoĂźt (in French)
- ^ Hommage Ă Jacques Loussier (in French)
- ^ Dirigent und Komponist Michael Gielen ist tot (in German)
- ^ "ZemĆela zpÄvaÄka VÄra BĂlĂĄ, romskĂĄ hvÄzda plĂĄnovala velkĂœ comeback". idnes.cz (in Czech). Retrieved 13 March 2019.
- ^ Yann-Fañch Kemener, voix de la gwerz et du kan-ha-diskan est décédé (in French)
- ^ ĐŁĐŒĐ”Ńла ĐźĐ»ĐžŃ ĐĐ°ŃĐ°Đ»ĐŸĐČĐ° (in Russian)
- ^ Le chef d'orchestre arrangeur Caravelli est décédé au Cannet à l'ùge de 88 ans (in French)
- ^ Addio a Gino Stefani (in Italian)
- ^ Morreu a cantora Dina (in Portuguese)
- ^ Ăsterreichischer Pianist Jörg Demus gestorben (in German)
- ^ Dick Rivers, icĂŽne du rockânâroll Ă la française, est mort (in French)
- ^ Le chanteur franco-espagnol Nilda FernĂĄndez est mort (in French)
- ^ Kako nam je Äelo JusiÄ govorio o smislu ĆŸivota: 'Moji unuci su moj Äardin s najlepĆĄim cvijeÄem' (in Croatian)
- ^ "Ă morto Enrico Nascimbeni a Milano, aveva 59 anni". Milano Today. Retrieved 13 June 2019. (in Italian)
- ^ Henri Belolo, co-founder of Village People, dies aged 82
- ^ Laurent Sinclair : Mort de l'ex-Taxi Girl Ă 58 ans (in French)
- ^ Geigenlegende Hansheinz Schneeberger tot (in German)
- ^ Meghalt Jeney ZoltĂĄn (in Hungarian)
- ^ ZemĆela zpÄvaÄka a houslistka Jitka Ć uranskĂĄ. DrĆŸitelce tĆĂ AndÄlĆŻ bylo 41 let (in Czech)
- ^ Greek music composer Spanos dies at 85
- ^ A murit Leo Iorga, fostul solist al trupei Compact, la vĂąrsta de 54 de ani (in Romanian)
- ^ Marie LaforĂȘt, la « Fille aux yeux dâor », est morte (in French)
- ^ "Addio a Fred Bongusto, fu consigliere al Comune - TGR Puglia". TGR. Retrieved 2019-11-08.
- ^ "Eric Morena, chanteur du tube «âOhâ! mon bateauâ» est dĂ©cĂ©dĂ©". Ouest France (in French). Retrieved 18 November 2019.
- ^ "Morreu JosĂ© MĂĄrio Branco, um dos nomes maiores da canção portuguesa". PĂșblico (in Portuguese). 19 Nov 2019. Retrieved 19 Nov 2019.
- ^ DécÚs du musicologue, pédagogue et ancien producteur de radio Rémy Stricker (in French)
- ^ ZemĆel kytarista JiĆĂ Jirmal (in Czech)
- ^ "DĂ©cĂšs de Jacques Grimbert". ResMusica (in French). Retrieved 2019-12-19.
- ^ Le chanteur Alain BarriĂšre est mort (in French)