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2017 in continental European music in geographical order.

Events

• 11 January – Elbphilharmonie in Hamburg, Germany, is opened with a concert by the NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchestra, the NDR Chor and conductor Thomas Hengelbrock.
• 13 May – Final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 takes place in Kyiv, Ukraine. It is won for the first time by Portugal, represented by Salvador Sobral with the song "Amar pelos dois".
• 8 September – Eurovision winner Salvador Sobral gives a farewell concert, prior to being admitted to hospital in the hope of receiving a heart transplant.

Scandinavia

• Main article for Scandinavian music in 2017

Top hits

• Danish #1s
• Finnish #1 singles 2017, Finnish #1 albums
• Norway charts
• Swedish #1 singles and albums

Netherlands

Dutch #1 singles

Ireland

• Main article for Irish music in 2017

UK

• Main article for British music in 2017

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

Musical films

• Love and Bullets (Italy)
• Dalida (France)
• Jeannette: The Childhood of Joan of Arc (France)

Deaths

• 4 January – Georges Prêtre, 92, French orchestral and opera conductor
• 13 January
  • Anton Nanut, 84, Slovenian conductor
  • Jan Stoeckart, 89, Dutch composer, conductor and trombonist
• 16 January – Gerd Grochowski, 60, German opera singer
• 18 January – Ståle Wikshåland, 63, Norwegian musicologist (blood clot)
• 20 January – Frank Thomas, 80, French songwriter.
• 21 January – Veljo Tormis, 86, Estonian composer
• 22 January
  • Jean Georgakarakos (Karakos), 76, French music producer
  • Jaki Liebezeit, 78, German drummer (Can)
• 27 January – Henry-Louis de La Grange, 92, French musicologist, biographer of Gustav Mahler
• 28 January – Alexander Tikhanovich, 64, Belarusian pop singer (Verasy).
• 31 January
  • Deke Leonard, 72, Welsh rock guitarist (Man)
  • John Wetton, 67, British bassist (cancer)
• 7 February
  • Svend Asmussen, 100, Danish jazz violinist
  • Loukianos Kilaidonis, 73, Greek singer-songwriter
• 8 February – Tony Särkkä, 44, Swedish multi-instrumentalist (Abruptum, Ophthalamia)
• 11 February – Jarmila Šuláková, 87, Czech folk singer.
• 17 February – Peter Skellern, 69, English singer-songwriter (brain tumour)
• 21 February – Enzo Carella, 65, Italian singer-songwriter
• 27 February
  • Jórunn Viðar, 98, Icelandic pianist and composer
  • Eva Maria Zuk, 71, Polish-born Mexican pianist
• 3 March – Misha Mengelberg, 81, Ukrainian-born Dutch jazz pianist and composer
• 5 March – Kurt Moll, 78, German opera singer
• 6 March – Alberto Zedda, 89, Italian conductor and musicologist
• 9 March – Barbara Helsingius, 79, Finnish singer, poet and Olympic fencer
• 9 April – Stan Robinson, 80, British jazz tenor saxophonist and flautist
• 18 April – Frank Dostal, 71, German music producer and songwriter
• 19 April – Pat Fitzpatrick, 60, Irish keyboardist (cancer)
• 27 April – Eduard Brunner, 77, Swiss clarinetist
• 1 May – Erkki Kurenniemi, 75, Finnish musician
• 2 May – Péter Komlós, 81, Hungarian violinist
• 8 May – Mary Tsoni, 30, Greek actress and singer (Dogtooth)
• 9 May – Robert Miles, 47, Italian electronic dance musician and record producer
• 22 May – Zbigniew Wodecki, 67, Polish singer, composer and musician
• 6 June – Sandra Reemer, 66, Dutch singer (breast cancer)
• 11 June – Corneliu Stroe, Romanian jazz drummer and percussionist, 67 (heart attack)
• 22 June – Gunter Gabriel, 75, German singer, musician and composer
• 2 July – Chris Roberts, 73, German schlager singer (cancer)
• 3 July – Rudy Rotta, 66, Italian blues guitarist and singer
• 5 July – Pierre Henry, 89, French composer
• 9 July – Paquita Rico, 87, Spanish singer and actress
• 13 July
  • Giannis Kalatzis, 74, Greek singer
  • Egil Kapstad, 76, Norwegian jazz pianist, arranger and composer
• 19 July – Barbara Weldens, 35, French singer (electrocuted on stage)
• 20 July – Andrea Jürgens, 50, German schlager singer (kidney failure)
• 23 July – Thomas Füri, 70, Swiss violinist (I Salonisti)
• 26 July – Paul Angerer, 90, Austrian conductor, violist, composer, and radio presenter
• 8 August – Pēteris Plakidis, 70, Latvian composer and pianist
• 9 August – Marián Varga, 70, Slovak organist and composer
• 20 August
  • Margot Hielscher, 97, German singer and film actress
  • Wilhelm Killmayer, 89, German composer, conductor, and lecturer
  • Nati Mistral, 88, Spanish actress and singer
• 24 August – Aloys Kontarsky, 86, German pianist
• 25 August – Enzo Dara, Italian opera singer, 78
• 27 September – Joy Fleming, 72, German singer
• 2 October – Klaus Huber, 92, Swiss composer and academic
• 8 October – László Aradszky, 82, Hungarian pop singer
• 3 November
  • Gaetano Bardini, 91, Italian opera singer
  • Václav Riedlbauch, 70, Czech composer, pedagogue and manager, Minister of Culture (2009–2010)
• 9 November – Hans Vermeulen [nl], 70, Dutch singer and musician, winner of Golden Harp
• 12 November – Michel Chapuis, 87, French classical organist and pedagogue
• 24 November – Clotilde Rosa, 87, Portuguese harpist, teacher and composer7
• 30 November – Zé Pedro [pt], 61, Portuguese guitarist

References

1. Martin Kettle (2017-01-12). "Elbphilharmonie Orchestra/Hengelbrock review – storming debut for hall of wonders". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-12.
2. Jordan, Paul (9 September 2016). "Kyiv to host Eurovision 2017!". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
3. "Eurovision 2017: Portugal's ballad wins contest". BBC News. 14 May 2017.
4. "Portugal: Salvador Sobral hospitalized to deal with his health issues". esctoday. 20 September 2017. Retrieved 15 October 2017.
5. Georges Prêtre, le plus viennois des chefs d’orchestre, est mort (in French)
6. Conductor Anton Nanut dies
7. Jan Stoeckart: Rouwberichten (in Dutch)
8. Obituary: German Bass-Baritone Gerd Grochowski Dies at 60
9. Nekrolog: Ståle Wikshåland (in Norwegian)
10. Décès de Frank Thomas, la parolier du Lundi au soleil de Claude François (in French)
11. Скончался эстонский композитор Вельо Тормис (in Russian)
12. Le producteur Jean Karakos, fondateur du label BYG, est mort (in French)
13. Can Drummer Jaki Liebezeit Dead at 78
14. Henry-Louis de La Grange est mort, disparition du plus grand spécialiste de Gustav Mahler (in French)
15. Пайшоў з жыцця Аляксандр Ціхановіч (in Belarusian)
16. Man and Iceberg guitarist Deke Leonard dies at the age of 72
17. John Wetton, frontman for Asia and key prog rock figure, dies aged 67
18. Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død (in Danish)
19. Greek Music Legend Loukianos Kilaidonis Dies at 74
20. Nu har IT rest vidare till sitt sataniska Nangijala – må han vila i kaos (in Swedish)
21. Po krátké nemoci zemřela v 87 letech zpěvačka Šuláková (in Czech)
22. Peter Skellern dead: Pop singer who became priest and deacon on same day dies after brain cancer battle
23. Morto Enzo Carella, arrivò secondo a Sanremo con 'Barbara' (in Italian)
24. Andlát: Jórunn Viðar tónskáld (in Icelandic)
25. Lamentan muerte de la pianista Eva María Zuk (in Spanish)
26. Jazzpianist Misha Mengelberg (81), groot dwarsdenker van de Nederlandse muziek, overleden (in Dutch)
27. Opernsänger Kurt Moll ist tot (in German)
28. Lutto nel mondo della lirica, è morto il maestro Alberto Zedda (in Italian)
29. Laulaja Barbara Helsingius on kuollut (in Finnish)
30. RIP Stan Robinson (1936–2017)
31. Trauer um Hamburger Liedtexter Frank Dostal (in German)
32. "Aslan keyboard player Patrick Fitzpatrick dies". RTÉ.ie. 20 April 2017.
33. Eduard Brunner verstorben (in German)
34. Elektronisen musiikin uranuurtaja Erkki Kurenniemi on kuollut (in Finnish)
35. Violinist Péter Komlós dies at 81
36. ‘Dogtooth’ Star Mary Tsoni Found Dead at Age 30
37. Report: Electronic music producer Robert Miles has died at the age of 47
38. Zmarł Zbigniew Wodecki (in Polish)
39. Zangeres Sandra Reemer (66) overleden (in Dutch)
40. Marele jazzman Corneliu Stroe, înmormântat mâine. A cântat cu artiști mari, însă prea puțini au trecut pe la capelă (in Romanian)
41. Gunter Gabriel ist tot (in German)
42. Schlagerstar Chris Roberts ist tot (in German)
43. Addio a Rudy Rotta, muore uno dei più stimati bluesman italiani (in Italian)
44. Mort de Pierre Henry, père de la musique concrète (in French)
45. Muere la actriz y cantante Paquita Rico a los 87 años (in Spanish)
46. Πέθανε ο Γιάννης Καλατζής (in Greek)
47. Egil Kapstad er død (in Norwegian)
48. "Lot. Décès en plein concert de la chanteuse Barbara Weldens: l'électrocution confirmée". Actu.fr (in French). 24 July 2017.
49. Andrea Jürgens ist tot (in German)
50. The Titanic violinist dies, a day after he turns 70
51. Paul Angerer mit 90 Jahren gestorben (in German)
52. In memoriam. Pēteris Plakidis (04.03.1947–08.08.2017)
53. Zomrel Marián Varga (in Slovak)
54. Schauspiellegende. Margot Hielscher ist tot (in German)
55. Zum Tod des Komponisten Wilhelm Killmayer (in German)
56. Muere Nati Mistral a los 88 años (in Spanish)
57. Pianist Aloys Kontarsky verstorben (in German)
58. Muere el bajo italiano Enzo Dara (in Spanish)
59. Joy Fleming dies aged 72
60. Fallece El Compositor Suizo Klaus Huber (in Spanish)
61. Meghalt Aradszky László (in Hungarian)
62. L’ultimo acuto di Gaetano Bardini (in Italian)
63. Composer Václav Riedlbauch dead at 70
64. Muzikant Hans Vermeulen overleden (in Dutch)
65. L’organiste Michel Chapuis est mort (in French)
66. Morreu a compositora Clotilde Rosa (in Portuguese)
67. Morreu Zé Pedro dos Xutos & Pontapés, aos 61 anos. “O nosso Zé Pedro deixou-nos hoje. Foi em paz” (in Portuguese)

External links

• European Music Council

• 2017 in music