Botnleðja ('Silt') is an
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its s ...
ic rock band formed in 1994. They gained popularity when they won the
Músíktilraunir
Músíktilraunir ( en, Music Experiments) is an annual music competition held in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Winners
* 1982 – Dron
* 1983 – Dúkkulísurnar
* 1984 – ''not held due to Strike action, teachers' strike''
* 1985 – Gipsy
* 1986 – ...
, an Icelandic "battle between the bands" competition in 1995.
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Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (256) 9 november 1995, p. 62 The band members are guitarist and singer Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, bass-guitarist Ragnar Páll Steinsson, and drummer Haraldur Freyr Gíslason. Heiðar and Haraldur are also band members of 'Hafnarfjarðarmafían' ('The
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður (), officially Hafnarfjarðarkaupstaður (), is a port town and municipality in Iceland, located about south of Reykjavík. The municipality consists of two non-contiguous areas in the Capital Region, on the southwest coast of t ...
Mob'), a support band of the Icelandic
FH football team and
Pollapönk.
The band
Blur, who had been recording their self-titled album ''
Blur'' in Iceland in 1997, were fans of Botnleðja. Their hit song "
Song 2
"Song 2" is a song by English rock band Blur. The song is the second song on their eponymous fifth studio album. Released on 7 April 1997, "Song 2" peaked at number two on the UK Singles Chart, number four on the Australian ARIA Singles Char ...
" borrowed the catchy "woo-hoo" from Botnleðja's 'Þið eruð Frábær'. Later that year Botnleðja joined Blur on their UK tour.
Botnleðja hitar upp fyrir Blur
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (84) 8 January 1997, p. 6
Discography
Albums
*1995: ''Drullumall''
Singles
*2013: "Panikkast"
*2013: "Slóði"
References
Icelandic indie rock groups
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