2017 in Swedish music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Swedish music.
Events
January
HallåjsanFebruary
- 4 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 1 in Scandinavium, Gothenburg.
- 11 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 2 in Malmö Arena, Malmö.
- 18 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 3 in Vida Arena, Växjö.
- 25 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Semi-final 4 in Skellefteå Kraft Arena, Skellefteå.
- 28 - At Sweden's Grammis Awards ceremony, Zara Larsson receives the Artist of the Year award and Kent win both the Album of the Year and Rock Album of the Year.
March
- 4 – Melodifestivalen 2017 Second chance in Saab Arena, Linköping.
- 11
- * Melodifestivalen 2017 Final in Friends Arena, Stockholm.
- * Robin Bengtsson is selected as Sweden's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
April
- 21 – The Gamlestaden Jazzfestival opened in Gothenburg, Sweden.
May
- 9 – The conductor Sofi Jeannin is appointed chief conductor of the BBC Singers, the first woman to hold the post, effective in July 2018.
- 13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Sweden finish in 5th place.
- 15 - The Swedish Chamber Orchestra appoints Martin Fröst its principal conductor effective from 2019, with an initial contract of 3 seasons.
June
- 7 – The 25th Sweden Rock Festival started in Norje.
- 28 – The 5th Bråvalla Festival opened near Norrköping.
July
August
- 11 – Malmöfestivalen opened.
- 20
- * Choral conductor and mezzo-soprano Sofi Jeannin makes her Proms debut, conducting the BBC Singers and City of London Sinfonia in a Reformation Day concert.
September
October
- 6 – The 34th Stockholm Jazz Festival started.
- 25 – The 49th Umeå Jazz Festival started.
November
December
Albums releases
January
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
| 13 | In the Passing Light of Day | Pain of Salvation | Inside Out Music | ||
| 27 | Meet Me At The Movies | Viktoria Tolstoy | ACT Music | Produced by Nils Landgren executive producer Siggi Loch | |
| 27 | Potsdamer Platz | Jan Lundgren | ACT Music | Produced by Siggi Loch |
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November
Deaths
; January- 17 – Carina Jaarnek singer.
- 24 – Björn Thelin, bassist for The Spotnicks,.
- 1 – Robert Dahlqvist rock musician for The Hellacopters and Dundertåget,.
- 8 – Tony Särkkä, black metal musician and multiinstrumentalist of Romani descent .
- 29 – Josefin Nilsson Swedish singer and actress.
- 6 – Lars Diedricson, singer and songwriter, winner of the Eurovision Song Contest 1999.
- 22 – Sven-Erik Magnusson, musician .
- 12 – Siegfried Köhler, conductor of the Royal Swedish Opera,.
- 25 – Folke Rabe, composer,.
- 17 – Ingvar Lidholm, composer,.
- 20 – Boris Lindqvist, rock singer,.
- 17 – Rikard Wolff, pop singer and actor.