2016 in European music
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2016 in continental European music in geographical order.
Denmark
Finland
- Main article for Finnish music in 2016
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- Finnish #1 singles2015, #1 albums
Norway
Sweden
- Main article for Swedish music in 2016
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016
- Swedish #1 singles and albums
Netherlands
UK and Ireland
Germany
- German number ones
- EFF, a project of Felix Jaehn is immediately successful with their first single "Stimme".
- Kurdish-German rapper Azad, Bosse, Schiller, AnnenMayKantereit, all have #1 albums.
Switzerland and Austria
France
- French #1s
- Imany has a European hit with "Don't be so shy". It's a #1 in Germany, Austria, Poland and Russia.
Italy
Eastern Europe/ Balkans
Deaths
- 2 January - Michel Delpech, French singer-songwriter and actor, 69
- 9 January - Jānis Vaišļa, Latvian musician (Pirates of the Sea), 46 (cardiac amyloidosis)[1]
- 6 February - Eddy Wally, Belgian singer, 83[2]
- 21 February - Piotr Grudziński, 40, Polish guitarist (Riverside).[3]
- 22 February - Hans Reffert, German musician and composer, 69[4]
- 23 February - Johnny Murphy, Irish musician and actor (The Commitments), 72 [5]
- 5 March - Nikolaus Harnoncourt, Austrian conductor and cellist, 86[6]
- 26 April - Gabriele Sima, Austrian opera singer, 61[7]
- 29 April - Dmytro Hnatyuk, Ukrainian operatic baritone, 91[8]
- 17 May - Huguette Dreyfus, French harpsichordist, 87[9]Huguette Dreyfus, 87, French harpsichordist.[10]
- 2 June - Corry Brokken, Dutch singer, Eurovision Song Contest 1957 winner, 83[11]
References
- ^ Jānis Vaišļa from Pirates of the Sea has died
- ^ Eddy Wally overleden Template:Nl icon
- ^ RIVERSIDE Guitarist PIOTR GRUDZINSKI Dead At 40
- ^ Mannheim: Rockgitarrist Hans Reffert gestorben Template:De icon
- ^ http://www.independent.ie/entertainment/movies/movie-news/the-commitments-actor-johnny-murphy-known-for-his-role-as-joey-the-lips-fagan-dies-aged-72-34477857.html 'The Commitments' actor Johnny Murphy, known for his role as Joey 'The Lips' Fagan, dies aged 72
- ^ Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt dies aged 86
- ^ Kammersängerin Gabriele Sima tot Template:De icon
- ^ У Києві помер відомий оперний співак Дмитро Гнатюк Template:Ua icon
- ^ Disparition de la claveciniste Huguette Dreyfus Template:Fr icon
- ^ Disparition de la claveciniste Huguette Dreyfus Template:Fr icon
- ^ Corrie Brokken (83) overledenTemplate:Nl icon
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