Bríet Ísis Elfar (born 22 March 1999),
known mononymously as Bríet, 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 singer known for her songs "Esjan",''
'' "Feimin(n)",
and "Rólegur kúreki".
Her album ''Kveðja, Bríet'' was selected as the album of the year at the 2021
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 ...
.
Early life
Bríet was born in Reykjavík
and studied at
Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð
Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð ( en, Hamrahlíð College, and usually referred to as MH) is a public gymnasium located in Hlíðahverfi, Reykjavík, Iceland. The school was founded in 1966 by the Icelandic Ministry of Education; with the first ...
.
She began performing at off-venue concerts at
Iceland Airwaves
Iceland Airwaves is a music festival annually held in early November in Reykjavík, Iceland.
The festival spans four days (Wednesday - Saturday) and its main focus is showcasing new music, both Icelandic and international. The festival's main sp ...
at the age of 15
in addition to singing at jazz bars.
Career
Bríet sings in Icelandic and English
and writes her songs in collaboration with Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson,
who is a member of the music production team
StopWaitGo.
Her first single, "In Too Deep", came out in 2018.
She performed "Feimin(n)" with
Aron Can.
Her album ''Kveðja, Bríet'' came out in 2020. The music is a mix of
Scandinavian pop music and
country music
Country (also called country and western) is a genre of popular music that originated in the Southern and Southwestern United States in the early 1920s. It primarily derives from blues, church music such as Southern gospel and spirituals, ...
.
Break-ups are the main theme of the album
and Bríet received praise for her lyrical talent.
''Kveðja, Bríet'' was
Rás 2
Rás 2 (''Channel 2'') is an Icelandic radio station belonging to the National Icelandic Broadcasting Service, RÚV.
Launched on 1 December 1983, it is currently the highest-rated radio station in Iceland, with a schedule composed chiefly of ne ...
's Album of the Week for a week in October
and eight songs from the album made it to Spotify's Top 10 list for Iceland.
Discography
Albums and EPs
* ''22.03.99'' (
EP, 2018)
*''Kveðja, Bríet'' (2020)
Singles
Awards and nominations
Personal life
Bríet began a relationship with the lead guitarist of
Kaleo
Kaleo (stylized as KALEO) is an Icelandic blues rock band which formed in Mosfellsbær in 2012. It consists of lead vocalist and guitarist Jökull Júlíusson, drummer David Antonsson, bassist Daniel Kristjansson, lead guitarist Rubin Pollock ...
in 2020.
Notes
References
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Living people
1999 births
21st-century Icelandic women singers