Guðrið Hansdóttir
Guðrið Hansdóttir | |
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Background information | |
Born | Faroe Islands | 6 October 1980
Origin | Faroese |
Genres | Pop, folk, electropop |
Occupation(s) | Singer, songwriter, composer, musician |
Instrument(s) | Vocals, guitar, recorder, clarinet |
Years active | 2004-present |
Labels | Tutl, Nordic Notes |
Guðrið Hansdóttir (born 6 October 1980) is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. She has released six full studio albums and has released an EP called "Taking Ship" on 24 January 2014 in the United States, in February in Europe. Taking Ship has seven songs which are poems by Heinrich Heine in English translation, except for one of Heine's poems which is in Faroese translation by Poul F. Joensen, Tú hevur tær dýrastu perlur. On the 22nd of April 2022 she released the album Gult myrkur which is a collaboration with Faroese poet Lív Maria Róadóttir Jæger.[1]
Biography
Guðrið Hansdóttir grew up in
Byrta
Byrta | |
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Origin | Iceland |
Genres | Electropop |
Years active | 2012-present |
Members | Guðrið Hansdóttir Janus Rasmussen |
In 2012 while living in Reykjavík, she met another Faroese musician, Janus Rasmussen who has for some years now been a member of the Icelandic/Faroese electro band Bloodgroup.[7] The two found out that they had something in common, and started to play music together.
Before she met Janus, Guðrið wrote some new songs, this time in Faroese, instead of in English. She and Janus worked with these new songs for some months and planned to make a new album. She wrote the lyrics and composed the songs; Janus played all the instruments and later he produced the album. The album self-titled BYRTA was released in May 2013. They are now a new duo, which is called Byrta. Their music is electropop.
Discography
Albums
- Solo albums
- Love is Dead, Tutl, 2007.
- The Sky is Opening, 2009.
- Beyond the Grey, 2011
- Taking Ship, 2014.
- Painted Fire, 2016.
- Gult myrkur, 2022.
- With Byrta
- BYRTA, Tutl, 2013
Prizes and nominations
- Planet Awards 2005 nominated as Best female singer
- Planet Awards 2006 nominated as Best female singer
- Planet Awards 2007 Best female singer (won)
- Planet Awards 2009 Album of the Year (won)
- Planet Awards 2010 nominated as Best female singer
- Planet Awards 2011 nominated as Best female singer
- Planet Awards 2011 nominated as Artist of the Year'
- Planet Awards 2011 nominated as Album of the Year' (Beyond the Grey)
Faroese Music Awards 2014 nominated as Album of the Year (BYRTA) (Won) Faroese Music Awards 2014 nominated as artist of the Year (BYRTA) ( Won) Faroese Music Awards 2014 nominated as best new act ( BYRTA) (Won)[8]
- Pan-Arcticvision 2023 prize for The song that gives the most feeling of Community and Togetherness 2023 [9] [10]
References
- ^ "aktuelt.fo, Guðrið Hansdóttir givið út fløgu við 7 løgum í dag". Archived from the original on 2014-11-29. Retrieved 2014-02-25.
- ^ Tutl.com
- ^ Last.fm Guðrið Hansdóttir
- ^ Facebook.com
- ^ Eystportal.fo Guðrið Hansdóttir á Summarfestivalinum
- ^ Gfestival.com Guðrið Hansdóttir
- ^ Kringvarp.fo (The Faroese national radio and TV)
- ^ Planet.fo Planet Awards 2011: Tey tilnevndu eru… (in Faroese, list of the nominated artist, albums and musical groups for the Planet Awards 2011)
- ^ "Results 2023". PanArcticVision. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
- ^ Einarsson, Sigurjón (2023-08-13). "Næsta PanArcticVision verður í Grønlandi". FM1. Retrieved 2023-09-04.
External links
- Guðrið Hansdóttir on Facebook