Samaris is an

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group from Iceland which formed in January 2011 and consists of Áslaug Rún Magnúsdóttir (

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), Þórður Kári Steinþórsson (

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) and Jófríður Ákadóttir (

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History

After forming in January 2011, Samaris entered and won the 2011 Icelandic

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competition. Steinþórsson also won the Keyboard/Programmer prize. Following this, the group self-released their ''Hljóma Þú'' (2011) EP, which won the band an Icelandic Kraumur award. In August 2011, Samaris took part in
Stage Europe Network
event in The Netherlands which brought together acts from Norway, The Netherlands, Poland, France, Germany and Iceland. In October 2011, Samaris performed at the

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festival. A further self-released EP, ''Stofnar falla'', followed in 2012 before the group signed with

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. The band performed at the 2012 Iceland Airwaves festival. Samaris's self-titled debut album was released in July 2013, which combined the tracks from their two previous EPs along with four

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es, to generally favourable reviews. The album combined their music with lyrics taken from 19th-century Icelandic poems. The follow-up album ''Black Lights'' (2016), which had been recorded in Berlin the year prior, marks their switch to making music in English. It was headed up by the release of the lead-single "Wanted 2 Say" in April, 2016. In 2017, lead singer Jófríõur Ákadóttir was featured on Low Roar's single, "Bones", from their upcoming album "Once In A Long, Long While".

Discography

Studio albums

*''Samaris'' (2013), (

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) *''Silkidrangar'' (2014), (One Little Indian) *''Silkidrangar Sessions'' (2015), (One Little Indian) *''Black Lights'' (2016), (One Little Indian)

Extended plays

*''Hljóma Þú '' (2011), self-released *''Stofnar falla'' (2012), self-released

Singles

*"Góða tungl" (2013), One Little Indian *"Viltu vitrast" (2013), One Little Indian *"Ég vildi fegin verða" (2014), One Little Indian * "Brennur Stjarna" (2014), One Little Indian * "Wanted 2 Say" (2016), One Little Indian

References

{{Authority control 2011 establishments in Iceland Icelandic electronic music groups Musical groups established in 2011 Icelandic musical trios