Ragna Kjartansdóttir (born 10 June 1980), better known by her stage name, Cell7, is an Icelandic

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and

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. Her father grew up in

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; her mother is from the

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. Ragna broke into the Icelandic musical scene in 1996 with the band ''Subterranean''. In 2013, she published her first solo album named CELLF. In 2015 she joined Hildur Kristín Stefánsdóttir in the band ''Red Riot''. In 2017 she published the single ''City Lights''. In 2019, she published her second solo album, ''Is Anybody Listening?''.

Discography

Albums

* 2013: ''CELLF'' * 2019: ''Is Anybody Listening?''

Singles

* 2017: "City Lights" * 2019: "Peachy" * 2019: "All Night (Hermigervill Remix)" * 2021: "Sweatpant Boots" * 2021: "It's Complicated"

Personal life

Ragna holds the black belt in

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. She was the Icelandic champion in

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in 2007.

References

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