Gauti Þeyr Másson, better known as Emmsjé Gauti (meaning "
MC Gauti"; born 17 November 1989 in
Akureyri
Akureyri (, ) is a town in northern Iceland, the country's fifth most populous Municipalities of Iceland, municipality (under the official name of Akureyrarbær , 'town of Akureyri') and the largest outside the Capital Region (Iceland), Capital R ...
), is an Icelandic rapper and hip hop artist with R&B and pop influences. He started his rapping career in 2002 and was member of Icelandic rap groups
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Skábræður before going solo starting 2010 and releasing two albums ''Bara ég'' in 2011 and ''Þeyr'' in 2013 with "Kinky" as the first single from ''Þeyr''. The music video was produced by Redd Lights.
He has also cooperated with a great number of local artists including Erpur, Dabbi T, Fire in the booth, Gnúsi Yones, IntroBeats, Diddi Fel, Jói Dagur, Úlfur Úlfur,
Aron Can,
Friðrik Dór
Friðrik Dór Jónsson (born 7 October 1988) is an Icelandic R&B and pop singer-songwriter.
He began his career forming the band Fendrix with his schoolmates while in grade 8. He played drums in the band. The band took part in Músíktilrauni ...
, Berndsen, 7berg, Séra Bjössi and others.
Personal life
Gauti studied graphic arts at Iðnskólinn (the Technical College). He appeared in an episode of the reality series ''Og Hvað'' where he was featured alongside Davíð Oddgeirsson. He is credited with the role of "Glow Stick Guy" in 2014 Icelandic film ''
Land Ho!'' directed by Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens. He appeared in six episodes of the third season of
''Ófærð'' as the character Úlfur.
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Discography
Albums
* 2011: ''Bara ég''
* 2013: ''Þeyr''
* 2016: ''vagg&velta''
* 2016: ''Sautjándi nóvember''
* 2018: ''Fimm''
* 2020: ''Bleikt Ský''
* 2021: ''Mold'' (with Helgi Sæmundur)
Mixtapes
Freyðibað með Emmsjé Gauta
Singles
* 2010: "Fyrirmynd"
* 2011: "Hemmi Gunn" (feat. Blazroca)
* 2011: "Dusta rykið"
* 2011: "Okkar leið" (feat. Friðrik Dór
Friðrik Dór Jónsson (born 7 October 1988) is an Icelandic R&B and pop singer-songwriter.
He began his career forming the band Fendrix with his schoolmates while in grade 8. He played drums in the band. The band took part in Músíktilrauni ...
)
* 2011: "Sex Stafir" (feat. Hlynur)
* 2012: "Einar" (feat. Helgi Sæmundur)
* 2013: "Kinky"
* 2013: "Litalaus" (feat. Unnsteinn Manuel)
* 2013: "Hvolpaást" (feat. Unnsteinn Manuel & Larry BRD)
* 2014: "Nýju fötin keisarans"
* 2015: "Í Kvöld" (with Friðrik Dór
Friðrik Dór Jónsson (born 7 October 1988) is an Icelandic R&B and pop singer-songwriter.
He began his career forming the band Fendrix with his schoolmates while in grade 8. He played drums in the band. The band took part in Músíktilrauni ...
)
* 2015: "Strákarnir"
* 2015: "Ómar Ragnarsson"
* 2016: "Djammæli"
* 2017: "Hógvær"
* 2018: "Lágmulinn" (feat. Birnir)
* 2018: "Eins og ég"
* 2019: "Saman" (feat. Floni)
* 2019: "Án Djóks"
* 2019: "Aloe Vera" (feat. Huginn)
* 2019: "Malbik" (feat. Króli)
* 2020: "Bleikt Ský"
* 2020: "Vandamál" (feat. Birnir)
* 2021: "Heim" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
* 2021: "Tossi" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
* 2021: "Pabbi" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
* 2022: "Klisja" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
* 2023: "Þúsund Hjörtu" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
Featured in
* 2011: "Gleymmérei" ( Gabríel feat. Emmsjé Gauti & Björn Jörundur)
* 2011: "Það er komið sumar" (Margrét & Ragga ft. Emmsjé Gauti)
References
External links
Official website
Facebook
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Icelandic rappers
21st-century Icelandic musicians
1989 births
Living people