Pálmi Gunnarsson (born 29 September 1950) is an Icelandic musician, who was involved in some of the country's most popular musical acts in the 1970s and into the 1980s, including Mannakorn and Brunaliðið. He is perhaps best known internationally as a member of

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, the trio that performed "

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", Iceland's first ever entry in the

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, in

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. In a career that has lasted over four decades, Pálmi has played with many bands across many genres, and enjoys enduring popularity around Iceland, often with songs written by his longtime collaborator

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. Several of Pálmi's recordings have become Icelandic pop classics, including his cover of Magnús Þór Sigmundsson's song Ísland er land þitt, and the Christmas song Gleði og friðarjól, composed by Magnús Eiríksson.

Discography

Albums

*''Þuríður & Pálmi '' (1973) (Þuríður Sigurðardóttir on side 1, Pálmi Gunnarsson on side 2) *''Hvers vegna varst' ekki kyrr? '' (1980) *''Jólamyndir'' (1994) *''Séð og heyrt'' (1999) *''Þorparinn'' (2013)

Songs

(1986) (as part of

) *"Ísland er land þitt" *"Gleði og friðarjól" *"Núna" (2013)

References

1950 births Living people 20th-century Icelandic male singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1986 Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Iceland {{iceland-musician-stub