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Spillt
Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band, active since 1988. Biography The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a vocalist, guitarist, and record producer. In the beginning, all 3 members were part of local bands and studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in May 1989. "''Sameiginlegt''" was the name of their first demo, which made it onto the first studio album, ''Betra En Nokkuð Annað''. The following year, their most memorable self-titled album was released to rave reviews and respectability for their live concerts. This was followed by the release of their debut English-language songs "Opera" and "All Around". After the huge success of the '' Spillt'' album in 1993, the members of Todmobile moved onto other projects. Eyþór joined a band called ''Bong'', which had moderate success in 1994 in both Iceland and the UK. Andrea fronted a swing band called ''Citysister'' while collaborating with Þorvaldur in 1994 to form ''Tweety'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Spillt
Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band, active since 1988. Biography The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a vocalist, guitarist, and record producer. In the beginning, all 3 members were part of local bands and studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in May 1989. "''Sameiginlegt''" was the name of their first demo, which made it onto the first studio album, ''Betra En Nokkuð Annað''. The following year, their most memorable self-titled album was released to rave reviews and respectability for their live concerts. This was followed by the release of their debut English-language songs "Opera" and "All Around". After the huge success of the '' Spillt'' album in 1993, the members of Todmobile moved onto other projects. Eyþór joined a band called ''Bong'', which had moderate success in 1994 in both Iceland and the UK. Andrea fronted a swing band called ''Citysister'' while collaborating with Þorvaldur in 1994 to form ''Tweety'', ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Perlur Og Svín
Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band, active since 1988. Biography The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a vocalist, guitarist, and record producer. In the beginning, all 3 members were part of local bands and studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in May 1989. "''Sameiginlegt''" was the name of their first demo, which made it onto the first studio album, ''Betra En Nokkuð Annað''. The following year, their most memorable self-titled album was released to rave reviews and respectability for their live concerts. This was followed by the release of their debut English-language songs "Opera" and "All Around". After the huge success of the ''Spillt'' album in 1993, the members of Todmobile moved onto other projects. Eyþór joined a band called ''Bong'', which had moderate success in 1994 in both Iceland and the UK. Andrea fronted a swing band called ''Citysister'' while collaborating with Þorvaldur in 1994 to form ''Tweety' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sinfónía
Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band, active since 1988. Biography The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a vocalist, guitarist, and record producer. In the beginning, all 3 members were part of local bands and studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in May 1989. "''Sameiginlegt''" was the name of their first demo, which made it onto the first studio album, ''Betra En Nokkuð Annað''. The following year, their most memorable self-titled album was released to rave reviews and respectability for their live concerts. This was followed by the release of their debut English-language songs "Opera" and "All Around". After the huge success of the ''Spillt'' album in 1993, the members of Todmobile moved onto other projects. Eyþór joined a band called ''Bong'', which had moderate success in 1994 in both Iceland and the UK. Andrea fronted a swing band called ''Citysister'' while collaborating with Þorvaldur in 1994 to form ''Tweety' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Betra En Nokkuð Annað
Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band, active since 1988. Biography The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a vocalist, guitarist, and record producer. In the beginning, all 3 members were part of local bands and studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in May 1989. "''Sameiginlegt''" was the name of their first demo, which made it onto the first studio album, '' Betra En Nokkuð Annað''. The following year, their most memorable self-titled album was released to rave reviews and respectability for their live concerts. This was followed by the release of their debut English-language songs "Opera" and "All Around". After the huge success of the ''Spillt'' album in 1993, the members of Todmobile moved onto other projects. Eyþór joined a band called ''Bong'', which had moderate success in 1994 in both Iceland and the UK. Andrea fronted a swing band called ''Citysister'' while collaborating with Þorvaldur in 1994 to form ''Tweety ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Music Awards
The Icelandic Music Awards ( is, Íslensku tónlistarverðlaunin) are the official annual music awards given in Iceland to commemorate the musical achievements of the year. The award was established in 1993 with an annual rock award given by the Félag íslenskra hljómlistarmanna (FÍH) (''Union of Icelandic Musicians''); since then, it has developed into a multi-category event held usually in January or February for awards of the previous year. Since 2002, the event has been sponsored by the Icelandic Music Association known as ''Samtónn''. Winners 1993 Winners: *Song of the Year: "Stúlkan" by Todmobile *Album of the Year: ''Spillt'' by Todmobile *Performer / Band of the Year: Todmobile *Singer of the Year (male): Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson *Singer of the Year (female): Björk Guðmundsdóttir *Keyboard Player of the Year: Eyþór Gunnarsson *Bass Player of the Year: Eiður Arnarsson *Drummer of the Year: Gunnlaugur Briem *Guitar Player of the Year: Guðmundur Pétursson *In ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík College Of Music
The Reykjavík College of Music ( is, Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík) is an Icelandic conservatory of music that was founded in 1930 and is the oldest surviving college of music in the country.Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík at ismennt.is (Icelandic), retrieved 23 June 2010.Bjarki Sveinbjörnsson "Tónlist á Íslandi á 20. öld: Með sérstakri áherslu á upphaf og þróun elektrónískrara tónlistar á árunum 1960-90" (Icelandic - Music in Iceland in the 20th Century: With Particular Reference to the Origins and Development of Electronic Music in the Years 1960-90), PhD Dissertation, |
Yes (band)
Yes are an English progressive rock band formed in London in 1968 by lead singer and frontman Jon Anderson, bassist Chris Squire, guitarist Peter Banks, keyboardist Tony Kaye and drummer Bill Bruford. The band has undergone numerous line-up changes throughout their history, during which 19 musicians have been full-time members. Since May 2022, the band has consisted of guitarist Steve Howe, keyboardist Geoff Downes, singer Jon Davison, and bassist Billy Sherwood, as well as touring drummer Jay Schellen. Yes have explored several musical styles over the years and are most notably regarded as progressive rock pioneers. Yes began performing original songs and rearranged covers of rock, pop, blues and jazz songs, as evidenced on their self-titled first album from 1969, and it's follow-up ''Time and a Word'' from 1970. A change of direction later in 1970 led to a series of successful progressive rock albums, with four consecutive U.S. platinum or multi-platinum sellers in ''T ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Icelandic Pop Music Groups
Icelandic refers to anything of, from, or related to Iceland and may refer to: *Icelandic people *Icelandic language *Icelandic alphabet *Icelandic cuisine See also * Icelander (other) * Icelandic Airlines, a predecessor of Icelandair * Icelandic horse, a breed of domestic horse * Icelandic sheep, a breed of domestic sheep * Icelandic Sheepdog, a breed of domestic dog * Icelandic cattle Icelandic cattle ( is, íslenskur nautgripur ) are a breed of cattle native to Iceland. Cattle were first brought to the island during the Settlement of Iceland a thousand years ago. Icelandic cows are an especially colorful breed with a wide v ..., a breed of cattle * Icelandic chicken, a breed of chicken {{disambig Language and nationality disambiguation pages ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kjartan Valdemarsson
Kjartan ( Icelandic: ; Faroese: ) is a masculine given name found in the Nordic countries, most prominently in Iceland and Norway. The Old Norse name ' was a shortening of ', from sga, Muirchertach, the name of an Irish king whose daughter Melkorka (Old Irish ', "servant of Curcach") was brought to Iceland as a slave. Ásgeir Blöndal Magnússon. ', 1st edition, 2nd printing (1989). Reykjavík, . The Irish name Muirchertach, meaning "mariner", is modernised to ', anglicised as Murtagh.Kjartan on NordicNames.de Kjartan may refer to: * (born 1986), Icelandic international football player * |
Eiður Arnarsson
Eiður is an Icelandic given name. It appears in Landnámabók and its meaning is most likely 'oath' in English (''ed'' or ''eid'' in some modern Germanic languages). The name is rather uncommon, carried only by around 200 persons. agsofa Íslands http://www.hagstofa.is/Hagtolur/Mannfjoldi/Nofn/ref> People with the name ''Eiður'' * Eiður Guðjohnsen, footballer * Eiður Svanberg Guðnason Eiður Svanberg Guðnason (7 November 1939 – 30 January 2017) was an Icelandic politician and diplomat. Biography Eiður was born on 7 November 1939 in Reykjavík. He served as Ambassador of Iceland to Australia from 28 November 2003 when ..., politician References {{DEFAULTSORT:Eidur Masculine given names Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson
Þorvaldur (English transliteration: ''Thorvaldur'') is an Icelandic masculine given name and may refer to: *Þorvaldur Örlygsson (born 1966), Icelandic football midfielder *Þorvaldur Sigbjörnsson (born 1974), Icelandic footballer *Þorvaldur Skúlason (1906–1984), Icelandic painter *Þorvaldur Thoroddsen (1855–1921), Icelandic geologist and geographer See also *Thorvald Thorvald is from the ''Old Norse'' name ''Þórvaldr'', which means "Thor's ruler". Despite this pagan origin, the name survived the conversion of Scandinavians to Christianity and remains popular up to the present. Thorvald may refer to: * Thorv ... * Torvald (other) {{DEFAULTSORT:Thorvaldur Icelandic masculine given names ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Matthías Hemstock
Matthias is a name derived from the Greek Ματθαίος, in origin similar to Matthew. People Notable people named Matthias include the following: In religion: * Saint Matthias, chosen as an apostle in Acts 1:21–26 to replace Judas Iscariot * Matthias of Trakai (–1453), Lithuanian clergyman, bishop of Samogitia and of Vilnius * Matthias Flacius, Lutheran reformer * Matthias the Prophet, see Robert Matthews (religious impostor) Claimed to be the reincarnation of the original Matthias during the Second Great Awakening * Matthias F. Cowley, Latter-day Saint apostle In the arts: * Matthias Grünewald, highly regarded painter from the German Renaissance * Matthías Jochumsson, Icelandic poet * Matthias Lechner, German film art director * Matthias Paul (actor), German actor * Matthias Schoenaerts, Belgian actor In nobility: * Matthias Corvinus of Hungary, King of Hungary * Matthias, Holy Roman Emperor, Emperor of the Holy Roman Empire (Habsburg dynasty) In music: * Matthias ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
