Ólöf Arnalds

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Ólöf.
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf in 2010
Background information
Born (1980-01-04) 4 January 1980 (age 44)
OriginIceland
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • musician
Instruments
Years active2002–present
LabelsOne Little Independent
Formerly ofMúm
Websiteolofarnalds.com

Ólöf Arnalds (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and

Iceland Academy of the Arts.[1]

In 2007, her debut album

One Little Independent Records
in September 2010. Her third album is Sudden Elevation and was released (again by One Little Independent Records) in February 2013.

Við og Við

Ólöf's debut album Við og Við was originally released in Iceland in 2007 by 12 Tónar, but was not released in the United Kingdom and the United States until 2009, after she had signed to One Little Independent Records. Word of mouth – including Björk's patronage – earned Við og Við high-profile plaudits in the US, ranking in Paste Magazine's Top 100 Albums of 2007 and eMusic's editor's list of the Best Albums of 2008. The success of Við og Við in the US led to Ólöf touring with

Time Out New York. [citation needed
]

Innundir Skinni

Ólöf's second album Innundir Skinni was released in 2010 by One Little Independent Records. It marked a departure from her previous work by including three English language songs, including the single Surrender, which features Björk's distinctive vocal in the background.

The album was produced by then

Bonnie "Prince" Billy), María Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (Amiina
), and Ragnar.

Sudden Elevation

Ólöf released her third album Sudden Elevation in 2013 on One Little Independent Records and it is her first album sung entirely in English. Produced again by long-time collaborator, Skúli Sverrisson, Sudden Elevation was largely recorded in a late autumn 2011 stint in a seaside cabin in Hvalfjörður, western Iceland.

Discography

Albums

EPs

Singles

  • 7" Maria Bethânia/Sveitin milli sanda (August 2009)
  • 7" Innundir skinni/Close My Eyes (June 2010)
  • 7" Crazy Car/Sukiyaki (September 2010)
  • 7" Surrender/Instans (March 2011)

References

  1. ^ "LARM artist profile: Ólöf Arnalds". LARM – Nordic sound art festival. Retrieved 5 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Pledge Exclusive: Icelandic Version of 'Palme' | Ólöf Arnalds". olofarnalds.com. Retrieved Jan 8, 2021.

External links

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