Høgni Lisberg (born 7 June 1982) is a Faroese musician.
Band and personal history
Høgni was born in 1982 and is son of Sørin Lisberg and Hallbjørg Eliassen. His father is son of Knút Lisberg, who is cousin to Jens Olivur Lisberg (1896–1920) where his great-grandfather, and thus Jens Olivurs uncle, lived Johan í Smiðjuni. Høgni lived together with his two younger sisters in Leirvík, where he grew up. He moved to
Copenhagen
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in 2004.
Høgni Lisberg, also known from ethno-rock band Clickhaze fame, released his first solo album, ''Most Beautiful Things'' in 2003. The album reached number 2 on
Tutl Records
TUTL Records is a record label of the Faroe Islands that was founded in 1977 by Kristian Blak. The label is credited with giving many Faroese musicians their first break and "has played a major role in giving musicians a chance to record and publ ...
’ sales charts on the Faroe Islands. This led Høgni to huge success in both his home country and in
Switzerland
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, where the press gave him a lot of publicity during his Switzerland tour in 2004. In 2005 Høgni played at the Danish
Nibe Festival
Nibe is a town with a population of 5,433 (1 January 2022),Atlantic Music Event, and the largest music festival on the Faroe Islands, the
G! Festival
The G! Festival (commonly known as G!, in Faroese also called G! Festivalur or G! Festivalurin) is a Faroese musical festival, held annually at the seaside village Gøta on Eysturoy in mid or late July, but always before the Ólavsøka. It is one ...
. Between 2006-2011 Høgni toured and played at SXSW, Midem, Roskilde Festival, Iceland Airwaves, Italia Wave Love Festival, as well as warming up for Badly Drawn Boy and Paolo Nutini.
Releases
Høgni's first solo album ''Most Beautiful Things'' was released in 2003, only a year after his previous unit Clickhaze was dissolved.
In 2006, Høgni released the album ''Morning Dew''. The album was recorded at the renowned Lundgaard Studios in
Denmark
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by ex-Clickhaze bass player Jens L. Thomsen, and mixed by Óli Poulsen.
In 2008, the album "Haré! Haré!" was released.
The song "Bow Down" is featured in the video games ''
NBA 2K11
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VG247
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History
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''. Retrieved September 16, 2016. The song was also used for a nationwide TV spot in the U.S for US Open tennis in 2012.
The songs "Big Personality" and "Soul Company" were both played during episodes in the fourth season of
MTV
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reality series,
Jersey Shore (TV series)
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.
In 2012 the album "Con Man" was released.
The single "Under Streetlights" was also released separately with a music video.
In 2013 the self-titled EP "HOGNI" was released. The EP contains four songs, all sung in Faroese.
On 22 September 2014 the album "Call for a Revolution" was released.