Hössi Ólafsson

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Hössi Ólafsson (born Höskuldur Ólafsson; 1977) is a singer,

Sölvi and Hössi would go on to play in the punk rock band, 2001. However, Sölvi soon began to develop a preference for studio production over band rehearsal-style songwriting. He also wanted to make different types of music besides industrial rock and punk, so he quit 2001 and began making rap music. Later on, Sölvi invited Hössi to join him in making rap music along with famous Icelandic skater and graffiti artist, Steini a.k.a. Stoney. Originally, Hössi would sing, while Steini would rap, but when Sölvi heard Hössi rap, he decided that his music group would have two rappers. Once that was settled, the three men formed Quarashi in 1996.

Hössi would serve as a vocalist in Quarashi from their first record, an

In 2001, Hössi and Sölvi Blöndal produced the soundtrack for the Halldór Laxness play, Kristnihald undir Jökli, which was directed by Bergur Þór Ingólfsson, and ran in the Borgarleikhús in the winter of 2001. The album was released under the Quarashi name and most of the 500 copies made were sold. Hössi has been quoted as saying that working on Kristnihald undir Jökli was "one of the most amazing things I've ever done in my life."

After spending 6 years with Quarashi, Hössi became bored with making music and performing. He also claimed that he was forgetting how to speak

In August 2006, Hössi Ólafsson joined the Icelandic alternative pop band, Ske, as the lead singer.

Performance style

Hössi has a deep low pitched voice when he talks and sings, but a high pitched nasally voice when he raps which some^[