2011 in British music
This is a summary of 2011 in music in the United Kingdom.
Events
* 1 January – Musicians honoured in the Queen's New Year Honours list include mezzo-soprano Felicity Palmer (CBE) and composer Howard Goodall (CBE), Richard Thompson (OBE) a ...
Continental Europe
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2011 in Japanese music
The following is an overview of the year 2011 in Japanese music. It includes notable awards, lists of number-ones, yearly best-sellers, albums released, groups established and disestablished, deaths of notable Japanese music-related people as well ...
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2011 in Norwegian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2011 in Music of Norway, Norwegian music.
Events
January
* 26 – The very first Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (town), Bodø (January 26–29).
* 28
** Nordlysfestivalen st ...
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2011 in South Korean music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in 2011 in music in South Korea.
Award shows and festivals Award ceremonies
Festivals
Debuting and disbanded in 2011
Debuting groups
*AA (band), AA
*Apeace, APea ...
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2011 in Swedish music
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2011 in Music of Sweden, Swedish music.
Events
January
February
March
* 12 – Eric Saade wins Melodifestivalen 2011 with his entry "Popular (Eric Saade song), Popular", he w ...
Country
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Metal
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Hip hop
Hip-hop or hip hop (originally disco rap) is a popular music genre that emerged in the early 1970s from the African-American community of New York City. The style is characterized by its synthesis of a wide range of musical techniques. Hip- ...
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Jazz
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Latin music
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Opera
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Rock
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* Rock music, a genre of popular music
Rock or Rocks may also refer to:
Places United Kingdom
* Rock, Caerphilly, a location in Wale ...
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K-pop
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Albums released
Deaths
; January
* 4 –
Gerry Rafferty
Gerald Rafferty (16 April 1947– 4 January 2011) was a Scottish singer, songwriter, musician and record producer. He was a founding member of Stealers Wheel, whose biggest hit was "Stuck in the Middle with You" in 1973. His solo hits in the ...
(63), Scottish singer
* 29 –
Milton Babbitt
Milton Byron Babbitt (May 10, 1916 – January 29, 2011) was an American composer, music theorist, mathematician, and teacher. He was a Pulitzer Prize and MacArthur Fellowship recipient, recognized for his serial and electronic music.
Biography ...
(94), American jazz composer, music theorist, and teacher.
; February
* 3 – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs (87), Norwegian pianist and musicologist.
* 6 –
Gary Moore
Robert William Gary Moore (4 April 19526 February 2011) was a Northern Irish musician. Over the course of his career, he played in various groups and performed a range of music including blues, blues rock, hard rock, Heavy metal music, heavy ...
(58), Northern Irish musician (
Thin Lizzy
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* 14 –
George Shearing
Sir George Albert Shearing (13 August 191914 February 2011) was a British jazz pianist who for many years led a popular jazz group that recorded for Discovery Records, MGM Records and Capitol Records. Shearing was the composer of over 300 so ...
(91), British jazz pianist.
* 22 – Beau Dollar (69), American soul-R&B singer and drummer.
;March
* 29 – Ray Herr (63), American rock guitarist ( The Ides of March).
; April
* 10 – Børt-Erik Thoresen (79), Norwegian television host and folk singer.
* 22 – Eyvind Solås (74), Norwegian musician, composer, actor, and program host.
* 24 – Dag Stokke (44), Norwegian keyboardist in the band
TNT
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, church organist and mastering engineer (cancer).
* 26 –
Phoebe Snow
Phoebe Snow (born Phoebe Ann Laub; July 17, 1950 – April 26, 2011) was an American roots music singer-songwriter and guitarist, known for her hit 1974 and 1975 songs "Poetry Man" and "Harpo's Blues", and her credited guest vocals on Paul Simo ...
(60), American jazz singer, songwriter, and guitarist.
; May
* 7 – John Walker (67), American singer and guitarist (
The Walker Brothers
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* 14 – Don Wood (61), American rock drummer ( The Gants)
* 15 – Bob Flanigan (84), American jazz tenor vocalist and founding member of
The Four Freshmen
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* 31 – Sølvi Wang (81), Norwegian singer and actress.
; June
* 3 –
Andrew Gold
Andrew Maurice Gold (August 2, 1951 – June 3, 2011) was an American multi-instrumentalist, singer, songwriter, and record producer who influenced much of the Los Angeles-dominated pop rock, pop/soft rock sound in the 1970s. Gold performed on s ...
(59), American singer, songwriter, musician and arranger
; July
* 23 –
Amy Winehouse
Amy Jade Winehouse (14 September 1983 – 23 July 2011) was an English singer, songwriter, musician, and businesswoman. With over 30 million records sold worldwide, she was known for her deep, expressive contralto vocals and her eclectic mix ...
(27), English rock, soul and jazz singer, and songwriter.
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** Harald Johnsen (41), Norwegian bassist (heart attack).
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Dan Peek
Daniel Milton Peek () was an American musician, singer, and songwriter, best known as the co-founder of the band America, and later a "pioneer" in contemporary Christian music.
Early life
Peek was born in Panama City, Florida, on November 1, 1 ...
(60), American singer (
America
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* 26 – Frank Foster (82), American tenor and soprano saxophonist, flautist, arranger, and composer.
; August
* 11 – Jani Lane (47), American metal singer and songwriter ( Warrant).
* 22 – Nickolas Ashford (69), American singer ( Ashford & Simpson)
; September
* 4 – Hilde Heltberg (51), singer songwriter (cancer).
* 7 –
Eddie Marshall
Edwin "Eddie" Marshall (April 13, 1938 – September 7, 2011Obituary ) was an American (73), American drummer.
* 19 – Johnny Răducanu (79), Romanian pianist.
* 21 – John Larson (61), American trumpeter ( The Ides of March).
; October
* 8 –
Roger Williams
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(87), American pianist.
; November
* 3 – Andrea True (68), American singer
* 19 – Russell Garcia (95), American composer and music arranger.
* 22 –
Paul Motian
Stephen Paul Motian (March 25, 1931 – November 22, 2011) was an American jazz drummer, percussionist, and composer of Armenian descent. He played an important role in freeing jazz drummers from strict time-keeping duties.
Motian first came t ...
(80), American guitarist.
; December
* 2 – Bill Tapia (103), American guitarist.
* 17 – Cesária Évora (70), Cape Verdean singer.
* 20 – Sean Bonniwell (71), American rock singer-songwriter and guitarist ( The Music Machine).
Women in music
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2011 in television
2011 in television may refer to
* 2011 in American television for television-related events in the United States.
* 2011 in Australian television for televisio ...