Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (born 29 May 1989 in
Dalvík), transliterated/also known as Eythor Ingi, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and musician, known for solo material bands called
Eldberg,
Todmobile
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 loc ...
and
Rock Paper Sisters,
represented Iceland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EB ...
in
Malmö
Malmö (, ; da, Malmø ) is the largest city in the Swedish county (län) of Scania (Skåne). It is the third-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm and Gothenburg, and the sixth-largest city in the Nordic region, with a municipal populat ...
, Sweden with the song "
Ég á líf
Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Ég á líf" written by Örlygur Smári, Pétur Örn Guðmundsson. The song was performed by Eythor Ingi. The Icelandic entry for the 2013 contest in Malmö, Sweden was selec ...
" after winning
Söngvakeppnin
Söngvakeppnin (known from 1986–1989 as Söngvakeppni sjónvarpsstöðva and in 1981, 1983 and 1990–2012 as Söngvakeppni sjónvarpsins, literally "The Television's Song Contest") is an annual music competition organised by Icelandic public bro ...
2013.
At age 15, he played in the Icelandic version of the musical "Oliver!", and in 2008 won the TV talent show "Bandið hans Bubba". after previously having won a song contest for high school students 2007, in which he sang the Deep Purple song "Perfect Strangers". His musical influences are Jeff Buckley, The Beatles, Led Zeppelin and David Bowie.
He is the founder of the band Eldberg. In 2010, joined reactivated band Todmobile with which released the album "7". In 2011, he was nominated for Gríman theatrical Awards for his role as Riff Raff in "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" and a year later appeared in "Les Misérables". In 2013, he was elected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Ég á Líf". In 2013, along with a band Atómskáldin released album "Eyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin".
He is founder, lead vocalist, guitar player and one of the songwriters in
Rock Paper Sisters.
First single was released in 2018 when they released their first song “Howling Fool” which has been heard on the
radio quite often through the summer. The band is one of many that has been founded in a party but one of few or maybe the only one that actually met, practiced, recorded and
played live. Their first live show was at the notorious stadium “Laugardalshöllin” opening up for Billy Idol. The band is currently working on their first album which will be released
in 2021. The band has released five singles, "Howling Fool" “Wings” “New Role , “Restless” and the most recent one “Thad a ad Gefa bornum braud” (2020) a Christmas song based on an old Icelandic folk Christmas tune.
the band is loaded with experience. Jonbi the drummer, founded the legendary Icelandic stoner rock band Brain Police
He has worked with various musicians from around the world including Steve Hackett from Genesis and Jon Anderson from Yes. Eythor performed on Steve Hackett´s solo album and has been a member of the legendary 80´s prog band Todmobile since 2009 as one of two lead singers.
Thordur the keyboard player has worked with various musicians around Iceland and for his young age, he has a lot of experience in working as a choir conductor and as a church organist. Thordur has been in a number of bands in all kind of genres including jazz and hip hop. Thordur studied church organ at the Lutheran Church Music school and graduated with a cantors diploma in 2007. Steini the bass player has been performing since he was a teenager and has performed with a number of bands in Iceland. He is a member of some metal bands including ONI and is a frontman in the stoner/desert rock band Volcanova and has done some tours on the mainland and released albums with his bands.
In 2009, he has also become the new lead singer of the Icelandic
progressive rock
Progressive rock (shortened as prog rock or simply prog; sometimes conflated with art rock) is a broad genre of rock music that developed in the United Kingdom and United States through the mid- to late 1960s, peaking in the early 1970s. Init ...
supergroup
Todmobile
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 loc ...
. The band had been formed as a trio in the early 1990s around
Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a renowned vocalist, guitarist, and record producer in Iceland and throughout the years had seen many changes in line-up and revivals and comebacks. Eyþór Ingi took over singing duties from rocker
Eyþór Arnalds.
In 2014, he became part of the voice cast for the Icelandic dub for the DreamWorks film
How to Train Your Dragon 2.
Personal life
In July 2013, Eyþór Ingi married his longtime girlfriend Soffía Ósk Guðmundsdóttir.
They have two daughters named Elva Marín and Anna Carmen together, in addition to Soffía's two daughters from a previous relationship. The couple met in 2008.
His parents are Gunnlaugur Antonsson, a fisherman, and Guðbjörg Stefánsdóttir, a housewife and student. He has two younger sisters, Ellen Ýr and Elísa Rún. He lists his grandfathers Anton Gunnlaugsson and Stefán Friðgeirsson, who were also musicians, as musical influences. His first idol was
Elvis Presley
Elvis Aaron Presley (January 8, 1935 – August 16, 1977), or simply Elvis, was an American singer and actor. Dubbed the "Honorific nicknames in popular music, King of Rock and Roll", he is regarded as Cultural impact of Elvis Presley, one ...
, and he recalls imitating him in bad English as a child. He is a fan of Deep Purple
Discography
Albums
* 2010: ''Eldberg''
(jointly with Eldberg)
* 2011: ''7''
(jointly with Todmobile
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 loc ...
)
* 2013: ''Eyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin''
(jointly with Atómskáldin)
* 2014: ''Úlfur''
(jointly with Todmobile
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 loc ...
)
* 2015: ''Þar er Heimur Hugans''
(jointly with Eldberg)
* 2016: ''Alfheims Edge (original soundtrack)''
(jointly with Matthias Stefanson)
* 2016: ''Á Tónleikum í Tjarnarbíó''
(jointly with Eldberg)
* 2018: ''Hermaur (Best of Todmobile)''
(jointly with Todmobile
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 loc ...
)
EPs
* 2012: ''Ég á líf: The Malmö Album''
Singles
;Special releases
*2013: Ég á líf (Club Mix)
(10-track single)
References
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Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2013
1989 births
Living people
Articles containing video clips
Folk-pop singers