Ásgeir Trausti

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Ásgeir, 2013
Chart positions
Explanation of the data
Albums
In the silence
  UK 40 02/08/2014 (1 week)
Afterglow
  DE 100 05/12/2017 (1 week)
  CH 50 05/14/2017 (1 week)
Bury the moon
  DE 89 02/14/2020 (1 week)
  CH 39 February 16, 2020 (1 week)

Ásgeir (born July 1, 1992 in Laugarbakki ; also Ásgeir Trausti , full name Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson ) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter .

Ásgeir is the son of the Icelandic poet Einar Georg Einarsson , who wrote most of the songs for Ásgeir. He lives in Reykjavík .

In 2012 he topped the Icelandic charts for nine weeks with the song Hvítir Skór , which he produced together with Blaz Roca. His debut album Dýrð í dahðaþögn became the best-selling debut album in Iceland. About 10% of Icelanders own this album. The songs on the debut album were translated into English by John Grant and released in 2013 under the album title In the Silence .

Publications

  • 2012: Album Dýrð í dauðaþögn (Icelandic), English version In the Silence (released on iTunes in 2013, international release in 2014)
  • 2017: Album Afterglow
  • 2020: Album Bury the Moon

Awards

In 2012, Ásgeir won several categories at the Icelandic Music Awards : best album of the year (for Dýrð í dahðaþögn ), best newcomer (pop, rock and blues), Public Choice Award, Icelandicmusic.com's Online Achievement Award.

In 2012 he won the Kraumur Awards with Dýrð í dauðaþögn .

He was also awarded the 2014 European Border Breakers Award for Iceland.

Nominations

Web links

Commons : Ásgeir Trausti  - collection of images, videos and audio files

swell

  1. ↑ Chart sources: DE - CH - UK
  2. ↑ Biography at songkick.com, accessed February 25, 2017
  3. ↑ Ásgeir (No 1,553) - Introducing Iceland's biggest musical export since Björk by The Guardian , last accessed on April 15, 2014
  4. ^ European Border Breaker Awards website ( Memento from December 11, 2013 in the Internet Archive ), last accessed on April 15, 2014
  5. ↑ a b icelandairwaves.is ( Memento from December 15, 2013 in the Internet Archive )
  6. ↑ iston.is ( Memento from October 27, 2016 in the Internet Archive )
  7. ↑ Article on kraumur.is (Icelandic), last accessed on April 15, 2014
  8. ↑ DISCLOSURE WIN 2014 EUROPEAN BORDER BREAKERS AWARD on m-magazine.co.uk; Retrieved April 15, 2014
Note: Icelanders are referred to by their first name or first and last name, but not just their surname. Further information can be found under Icelandic personal name .
personal data
SURNAME Ásgeir Trausti
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Ásgeir; Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Icelandic singer-songwriter
DATE OF BIRTH July 1, 1992
PLACE OF BIRTH Laugarbakki