2016 in European music

2016 in music
By location
Brazil Canada Europe United Kingdom Ireland Japan Philippines South Korea Sweden United States
By genre
country classical heavy metal hip-hop opera Latin music
By topic
List of albums released

2016 in continental European music in geographical order.

Scandinavia

Main article for Scandinavian music in 2016

Denmark

Finland

Norway

Sweden

Netherlands

Dutch #1 singles

UK and Ireland

Germany

German number ones

Switzerland and Austria

Swiss #1s

France

French #1s

Italy

Italian number ones

Eastern Europe/ Balkans

List of Polish #1 singles
Czech #1 singles
Hungarian #1 singles

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]

References

↑ Jānis Vaišļa from Pirates of the Sea has died
↑ Eddy Wally overleden (Dutch)
↑ RIVERSIDE Guitarist PIOTR GRUDZINSKI Dead At 40
↑ Mannheim: Rockgitarrist Hans Reffert gestorben (German)
↑ 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 (German)
↑ У Києві помер відомий оперний співак Дмитро Гнатюк (Ukrainian)

External links

European Music Council

Eurovision Song Contest 2016

Countries

Finalists	France Germany Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom

Semi-final 1	Armenia Austria Azerbaijan Bosnia and Herzegovina Croatia Cyprus Czech Republic Estonia Finland Greece Hungary Iceland Malta Moldova Montenegro Netherlands Russia San Marino

Semi-final 2	Albania Australia Belarus Belgium Bulgaria Denmark Georgia Ireland Israel Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Norway Poland Serbia Slovenia Switzerland Ukraine

Withdrawn	Romania

Artists

Finalists	Amir Barei Francesca Michielin Frans Jamie-Lee Kriewitz Joe and Jake

Semi-final 1	Argo Dalal & Deen feat. Ana Rucner & Jala Douwe Bob Freddie Gabriela Gunčíková Greta Salóme Highway Ira Losco Iveta Mukuchyan Jüri Pootsmann Lidia Isac Minus One Nina Kraljić Samra Sandhja Sergey Lazarev Serhat Zoë

Semi-final 2	Agnete Dami Im Donny Montell Eneda Tarifa Hovi Star Ivan Jamala Justs Kaliopi Laura Tesoro Lighthouse X ManuElla Michał Szpak Nicky Byrne Nika Kocharov & Young Georgian Lolitaz Poli Genova Rykka Sanja Vučić ZAA

Withdrawn	Xavier Naidoo Ovidiu Anton

Songs

Finalists	"Ghost" "If I Were Sorry" "J'ai cherché" "No Degree of Separation" "Say Yay!" "You're Not Alone"

Semi-final 1	"Alter Ego" "Falling Stars" "Hear Them Calling" "I Didn't Know" "I Stand" "Lighthouse" "Ljubav je" "Loin d'ici" "LoveWave" "Miracle" "Pioneer" "Play" "Sing It Away" "Slow Down" "The Real Thing" "Utopian Land" "Walk on Water" "You Are the Only One"

Semi-final 2	"1944" "Blue and Red" "Color of Your Life" "Dona" "Fairytale" "Goodbye (Shelter)" "Heartbeat" "Help You Fly" "Icebreaker" "I've Been Waiting for This Night" "If Love Was a Crime" "Made of Stars" "Midnight Gold" "Soldiers of Love" "Sound of Silence" "Sunlight" "The Last of Our Kind" "What's the Pressure"

Withdrawn	"Chameleon" "Moment of Silence"

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