* 1937 – Ulf G. Lindén, Swedish entrepreneur ( d. 2009 )

He was the permanent secretary of the Swedish Academy, i. e. its spokesman, from 1999 to June 2009, when he was succeeded by Swedish author and historian Peter Englund.

In October 2009, the Swedish branch of Al-Barakat was removed from the United Nations ' list of terrorist organizations ; the company had been on the list for the past eight years, and had had its bank account funds frozen.

* 1956 – Ulf Larsson, Swedish actor ( d. 2009 )

* 2009 – Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish writer ( b. 1935 )

* 1918 – Allan Ekelund, Swedish film producer ( d. 2009 )

A dispute has arisen among various locals regarding its validity, and one of the main opponents of this fairly small movement, Jonath Mathew, also a two-time Swedish champion in pigeon shooting ( 2007 and 2009 ), has been adamant to change the name in line with the underlining theme of the municipality.

The deal, set to close September 30, 2009, included 600 million in financing from the European Investment Bank, guaranteed by the Swedish government.

* 1943 – Anders Isaksson, Swedish journalist, writer, and historian ( d. 2009 )

* 1935 – Lasse Strömstedt, Swedish writer ( d. 2009 )

* 1923 – Hubertus Brandenburg, Swedish bishop ( d. 2009 )

In January 2009 Robyn won a Swedish Grammis award for Best Live Act 2008.

In January 2009, Robyn won a Swedish Grammis Award for Best Live Act 2008 ; in her acceptance speech, she said that Madonna was to thank for the prize.

Robyn stated to Aftonbladet, a Swedish newspaper site, that she wanted to start recording a new album in the beginning of 2009 and that she will work with producers such as Kleerup (" With Every Heartbeat ") as well as Klas Åhlund who she worked with on Robyn.

On 17 March 2009, The FARC-EP released Swedish hostage Erik Roland Larsson.

On August 28, 2009, a Swedish public news outlet reported that Romanov family jewelry, found in 2008 in the archives of the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs, was returned.

** Allan Ekelund, Swedish film producer ( d. 2009 )

* 2009: Swedish mezzo-soprano Malena Ernman sings a cross-over, dance adaptation of " Un bel dì vedremo ", titled " Un bel dì ", included in her double album La Voix du Nord.

* Röd, a 2009 album by Swedish band Kent

Following the early release of convicted war criminal Biljana Plavšić from Swedish prison in 2009, Bildt was reported to Swedens Committee on the Constitution for being disqualified to take part in such a decision.

Thorvaldsen's Christus was recreated in Lego by parishioners of a Swedish Protestant church in Västerås and unveiled on Easter Sunday 2009.

A group of Swedish Parliamentarians from different parties host the ceremony, in 2009 European Commissioner Margot Wallström co-hosted the ceremony.

* Elisabeth Soderstrom ( 1927 – 2009 ), Swedish singer

As of 2009, Grant remains the best-selling contemporary Christian music singer ever, having sold over 30 million units worldwide.

:* Orlando has a boutique Bastille Day street festival that began in 2009 in the Audubon Park Garden District and involves champagne, wine, music, petanque, artists, and street performers.

although independent and DIY music sales may be tracking better according to figures released March 30, 2009.

In 2009, Universal Pictures signed music video and film director Billie Woodruff ( Barbershop, Honey ) to direct the fifth film in the Bring It On series titled Bring It On: Fight to the Finish.

Glen Benton, 2009 Deicide was formed in Tampa, Florida on July 21, 1987, after guitarist Brian Hoffman called Glen Benton, replying to an advertisement the latter had placed in a local music magazine.

In April 2009 Devo debuted the music video for " Don't Shoot ( I'm a Man )" on their website, through Vimeo.

In November 2009 the deluxe version of the compilation release The Very Best of Enya included a DVD bonus disc containing most ( but not all ) of the music videos from the 2001 release, documentaries from that release, and videos from Enya's post-2001 albums.

Probably the most ambitious and perhaps significant work to date is Ingwe ( 2003 – 2009 ) by Georges Lentz ( written for Australian guitarist Zane Banks ), a 60-minute work for solo electric guitar, exploring that composer's existential struggles and taking the instrument into realms previously unknown in a concert music setting.

Tazmania Records reopened in 2009 and began to release new music.

* 1932 – Heinz-Klaus Metzger, German music critic and theorist ( d. 2009 )

Jimmy Page was appointed an Officer of the Order of the British Empire in recognition of his charity work in 2005 and Robert Plant was honoured as a Commander of the Order of the British Empire for his services to popular music in 2009.

* The track " Power " from It's Tomorrow Already was used as bumper music during the 2009 Australian Open tennis tournament.

Strykert relocated to Hobart, Australia in 2009 from Los Angeles, continues to play music and released his first solo album, Paradise, in September 2009.

In 2007, Peter Hook left the band and the band broke-up again, with Sumner saying in 2009 that he no longer wishes to make music as New Order.

" The band however dissolved and Sumner revealed in 2009 that he no longer wished to make music as New Order.

Also, singer-songwriter Oren Lavie's music video for the song Her Morning Elegance was posted on YouTube on January 19, 2009.

On 25 October 2009 turf was laid across the eight lanes of bitumen, and 6, 000 people celebrated a picnic on the bridge accompanied by live music.

On 9 November 2009, Buzzcocks gave a very rare performance on a small balcony overlooking Dame Street in Dublin, for the music viral show BalconyTV.

In 2009, James and the surviving Shondells, Gray, Vale and Rosman, reunited to record music for a soundtrack of a proposed film based on James ' autobiography, Me, the Mob, and the Music, released in February 2010.

A spokesman for Squire stated in January 2009 that Squire " has no plans to return to music ".

In 2009, Taco Bell introduced a music video style commercial entitled, " It's all about the Roosevelts " composed and produced by Danny de Matos at his studio for Amber Music on behalf of DraftFCB Agency.

2009 commercials for the " Frutista Freeze " frozen drink feature Snowball, an Eleonora Cockatoo noted for his ability to dance to human music.

He is the founder of software house Llamasoft and his recent works include Neon ( 2004 ), a non-game music visualization program that has been built into the Xbox 360 console, and the video games Space Giraffe ( Xbox Live Arcade, 2007 and PC, 2008 ), and Space Invaders Extreme ( Xbox Live Arcade, May 2009 ).

Reality Killed the Video Star was previewed in the UK on the Spotify music streaming service on 6 November 2009, and official released on 9 November.