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Overview of the events of 2018 in European music
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2018 in continental European music in geographical order.
1 January –
Teddy Edelmann , 76, Danish singer
[14]
7 January –
France Gall , 70, French singer,
Eurovision winner (
1965 )
[15]
15 January –
Dolores O'Riordan , 46, Irish singer and musician
[16]
16 January –
Madalena Iglésias , 78, Portuguese actress and singer
[17]
18 January –
Javiera Muñoz , 40, Swedish singer
[18]
20 January –
Mario Guccio , 64, Belgian singer (
Machiavel )
[19]
24 January
27 January –
David Zard , 75, Italian record producer
[22]
28 January
29 January –
Asmund Bjørken , 84, Norwegian jazz musician
[25]
5 February –
Zeno Roth , 61, German guitarist and songwriter
12 February –
László Melis , 64, Hungarian composer and violinist
[26]
15 February –
Tamara Nizhnikova , 92, Belarusian singer
[27]
18 February –
Didier Lockwood , 62, French jazz violinist (heart attack)
[28]
26 March –
Nikolay Kaufman , 92, Bulgarian musicologist, folklorist and composer.
[29]
20 April –
Avicii , 28, Swedish musician, DJ, remixer and record producer.
30 April –
Rose Laurens , 65, French singer-songwriter
[30]
2 May –
Herman Krebbers , 94, Dutch violinist
[31]
7 May –
Roman Toi , 101, Estonian-Canadian composer, choir conductor, and organist
[32]
29 May –
Jürgen Marcus , 69, German singer (COPD)
[33] (death announced on this date)
4 June –
Marc Ogeret , 86, French singer
[34]
8 June –
Stefan Weber , 71, Austrian singer
[35]
12 June
26 June
5 July –
François Budet , 78, French singer-songwriter
[41]
6 July –
Vlatko Ilievski , 33, Macedonian pop singer and actor
[42]
29 July –
Oliver Dragojević , 70, Croatian singer (lung cancer)
[43]
1 August –
Celeste Rodrigues , 95, Portuguese
fado singer
[44]
7 August –
Dumitru Fărcaș , 80, Romanian
tárogató player.
[45]
17 August –
Claudio Lolli , 68, Italian singer-songwriter (cancer)
[46]
26 August –
Inge Borkh , 97, German soprano
[47]
4 September –
Elisa Serna , 75, Spanish
protest singer-songwriter.
[48]
6 September –
Philippe Eidel , 61, French music producer, writer and film composer
[49]
9 September –
Beat Richner , 71, Swiss pediatrician and cellist
[50]
12 September –
Erich Kleinschuster , 88, Austrian trombonist and bandleader
[51]
1 October
26 October –
Darijan Božič , 85, Slovenian composer
[54] (death announced on this date)
3 November –
Maria Guinot , 73, Portuguese singer=
[55]
4 November –
Roman Grinev , 41, Russian jazz bassist
[56]
7 November –
Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin , 67, Irish musician and composer
[57]
26 November
29 November –
Ulrich Leyendecker , 72, German composer.
[60]
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"Riccardo Muti adelte Neujahrskonzert mit Noblesse und Dolce Vita" . Ober-Österreich Nachrichten . 2018-01-01. Retrieved 2018-01-06 .
^ Katy Wright (2018-01-08).
"Arts Council appoints new director of music" . Classical Music Magazine . Retrieved 2018-01-12 .
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"Charles Dutoit Steps Down Early as Artistic Director and Principal Conductor of the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra" (Press release). Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. 10 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-01-12 .
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"Marin Alsop appointed new Chief Conductor of the Vienna RSO" (Press release). Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra. 29 January 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-04 .
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"Salvador Sobral leaves hospital following heart transplant surgery - but "there can be no hugs" " . Portugal Resident . 12 January 2018. Archived from
the original on 15 May 2018. Retrieved 5 March 2018 .
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"Gergely Madaras, futur directeur musical de l'OPRL" (Press release). Orchestre Philharmonique de Liège. 21 February 2018. Retrieved 2018-02-24 .
^ Michael Cooper (2018-03-06).
"An Opera Powerhouse, Munich, Picks Its Next Leaders" . The New York Times . Retrieved 2018-03-10 .
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"Eurovision 2018: Caetano Veloso to join Salvador Sobral in the Grand Final" . ESCtoday . 10 April 2018. Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
^ Runcie, Charlotte (13 May 2018).
"Eurovision 2018: Israel's winning song is gloriously bizarre pop — review" .
The Daily Telegraph . Retrieved 13 May 2018 .
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"History" . European Music Day Association . Retrieved 2 October 2018 .
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"THE 2018 SPANISH FILM FESTIVAL KICKS OFF WITH FEMALE-DRIVEN MUSICAL COMEDY 'THE TRIBE' " . filmink . Retrieved 8 May 2018 .
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"Российский фильм "Лед" выходит в прокат в Швейцарии" .
TASS .
^ Fessier, Bruce (9 January 2017).
"Interview with the man who directed 'A Man Called Ove' " . desertsun.com .
The Desert Sun (USA Today) . Retrieved 3 March 2018 .
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Teddy Edelmann er død (in Danish)
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"French pop star France Gall dies at 70" .
Reuters .
Archived from the original on 2023-04-09.
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Books of condolence open for Dolores O'Riordan
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Morreu Madalena Iglésias
Archived 2018-01-19 at the
Wayback Machine (in Portuguese)
^
La Federación Nacional Chilena de Suecia te informa
Archived 2018-08-25 at the
Wayback Machine (in Spanish)
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Zanger van Machiavel overleden (in Dutch)
^
Disparition du compositeur Renaud Gagneux (in French)
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The Fall's Mark E. Smith Has Died at Age 60
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Addio a David zard, l'impresario che voleva essere una rockstar (in Italian)
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Neil Harris von SHAM 69 tot (in German)
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"Jazz musician, Nazi camp survivor, Coco Schumann dies at 93" . Archived from
the original on 2018-01-29. Retrieved 2018-01-30 .
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Jazzmusiker Asmund Bjørken er død (in Norwegian)
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Elhunyt Melis László (in Hungarian)
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Умерла народная артистка Беларуси и СССР Тамара Нижникова (in Russian)
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French jazz violinist Didier Lockwood dies aged 62
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In memoriam Nikolai Kaufman (in German)
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Rose Laurens, interprète du tube "Africa", est décédée à l'âge de 65 ans (in French)
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Herman Krebbers, een van Nederlands grootste violisten, overleden (in Dutch)
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101-aastaselt suri koorijuht Roman Toi (in Estonian)
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Sänger Jürgen Marcus ist tot (in German)
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Mort du chanteur e gage Marc Ogeret, interprète d'Aragon (in French)
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Der legendäre Drahdiwaberl-Chef Stefan Weber ist tot (in German)
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Zmarła Helena Dunicz-Niwińska, była więźniarka niemieckich obozów (in Polish)
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Colosseum founder Jon Hiseman dies aged 73
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Jarosław Kozidrak nie żyje. Współzałożyciel zespołu Bajm zmarł w wieku 63 lat (in Polish)
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Zomrel Fedor Frešo, ktorý hral so všetkými dôležitými postavami našej scény (in Slovak)
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Death of a leading composer, 81
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Disparition de François Budet : "il était un peu comme un grand frère" disent ses amis chanteurs (in French)
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Vlatko Ilievski unexpectedly passes away, aged just 33
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Oliver Dragojevic dies after losing battle with cancer
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Morreu a fadista Celeste Rodrigues (in Portuguese)
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Famous Romanian tarogato player dies at age 80
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Lutto nella musica italiana: è morto Claudio Lolli, simbolo della canzone d'autore (in Italian)
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Singen, um darzustellen: Zum Tod von Inge Borkh (in German)
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Muere a los 75 años la cantautora Elisa Serna, símbolo de la canción protesta (in Spanish)
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Le musicien, compositeur et réalisateur de musique, Philippe Eidel, s’est éteint! (in French)
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Dr Beat Richner dies at age of 71
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Posaunenlegende Erich Kleinschuster gestorben (in German)
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Charles Aznavour, French singing star, dies at 94
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Morto Stelvio Cipriani, il compositore di "Anonimo Veneziano" (in Italian)
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Umrl je skladatelj Darijan Božič (in Slovene)
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Morreu a cantora Maria Guinot (in Portuguese)
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Умер джазовый музыкант Роман Гринев (in Russian)
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Leading Irish musician and composer Mícheál Ó Súilleabháin dies aged 67
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Il tenore Umberto Borsò è morto a 95 anni: calcò i palchi di tutto il mondo (in Italian)
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В Петербурге умер народный артист и дирижер Станислав Горковенко (in Russian)
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Komponist Ulrich Leyendecker mit 72 Jahren gestorben
Archived 2018-12-01 at the
Wayback Machine (in German)
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