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Daði Freyr is an Icelandic musician best known as the frontman of a musical band named Daði & Gagnamagnið. In 2021, Freyr represented Iceland at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest with the song 10 Years and finished fourth.
Marketa Irglova is a Czech-Icelandic musician, singer-songwriter, and actress. She is best known for starring in the 2007 Irish musical drama film Once, which earned Irglová numerous prestigious awards, such as an Oscar under the Best Original Song category for her song, Falling Slowly.
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir is an Icelandic musician. She is the current guitarist and lead vocalist of a band named Of Monsters and Men. The band has released popular albums like My Head Is an Animal, Beneath the Skin, and Fever Dream. My Head Is an Animal was certified platinum and multi-platinum by many trade organizations.
Jónsi is an Icelandic musician best known for his association with a post-rock band named Sigur Rós, where he performs as a vocalist and multi-instrumentalist. Renowned for using his cello bow on guitar, Jónsi has also achieved popularity for his amazing countertenor voice.
Icelandic musician and songwriter Brynjar Leifsson is best known as the lead guitarist of the folk band Of Monsters and Me. He also appeared as a musician in the sixth season of Game of Thrones. He is known for his work on albums such as Beneath the Skin and Fever Dream.
Icelandic musician Mugison is best-known for spawning award-winning albums like Mugiboogie and Mugimama Is This Monkey Music?, with the latter becoming both a critical and commercial success. The annual music festival Aldrei fór ég suður held since 2004 in Ísafjörður, Iceland, is the brainchild of Mugison and his father. Mugison also conceived the electronic music-instrument Mirstumenti along with his sound-engineer.
Born to an Icelandic mother and a Sri Lankan father in London, singer Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir, better known as Lay Low, moved to Reykjavik as a child. Her debut album, Please Don't Hate Me, became a chart-topper. She has also composed and performed for the play How I Learned to Drive.
