Hatari (band)

Hatari
General information
origin	Reykjavík ( Iceland )
Genre (s)	Industrial , techno , digital hardcore
founding	2015
Website	www.hatari.is
Current occupation
	Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson
	Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan
	Einar Hrafn Stefánsson

Hatari [ ˈhaːtarɪ ] ( isl. Hater) is an Icelandic band . She represented her country at the Eurovision Song Contest 2019 with the song Hatrið mun sigra . The band describes itself as anti-capitalist and is inspired by BDSM in the design of their outfits .

Band history

Foundation and beginnings (2015 - 2018)

Hatari was founded in 2015 by Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan and Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson. Einar Hrafn Stefánsson joined them later. Her first public appearance was at the Iceland Airwaves Festival in 2016 ; They performed there again in 2018.

They released their first EP Neysluvara in 2017. At Easter 2018 the band organized what they called the "Doomsday Festival" called Háskar . In December 2018 they published the music video for the song Spillingardans , which was later released as a single. At the same time as the video was released, the singers announced the breakup of Hatari because they had not achieved their goal of overthrowing capitalism. However, the end announced for December 28, 2018 was not met.

Participation in the Eurovision Song Contest (2019)

In January 2019 Hatari was nominated as one of ten entries for the Icelandic preliminary round of the Eurovision Song Contest . The band won this and represented Iceland in Tel Aviv with the song Hatrið mun sigra . After her victory in the Icelandic preliminary round, she said in interviews that she wanted to use the participation to protest against Israeli politics. On May 14, 2019, Hatari qualified for the final in the first semifinals of the Eurovision Song Contest. In the final, they ended up in 10th place. When the presenters announced the points from the audience to the band, they displayed banners with the Palestinian flag to protest against the Israeli occupation and the ongoing state of war. However, this political message violated the rule of political neutrality. The EBU announced that it would investigate the procedure more closely. Ultimately, the Icelandic TV broadcaster RÚV , which is responsible for the ESC in Iceland, was sentenced by the EBU to a fine of 5000 euros.

On May 23, 2019, five days after the ESC final, they released the music video for the song Klefi / Samed, which was filmed in Jericho . The song is a collaboration with the Palestinian musician Bashar Murad .

Members

In addition to the three actual musicians of the band, Sólbjört Sigurðardóttir, Ástrós Guðjónsdóttir and Sigurður Andrean Sigurgeirsson are also part of Hatari as choreographers and dancers.

Matthías Haraldsson

Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson is one of the two singers in the group and the cousin of Klemens Hannigan. In 2018 he graduated from the Icelandic Art Academy with the theater play Griðastaður (Icelandic sanctuary) in performance arts and was awarded the young talent award for the play at Grímuverðlaunin 2019 .

Klemens Hannigan

Klemens Nikulásson Hannigan is the band's second singer. Professionally, he completed an apprenticeship as a carpenter and he and his partner have two daughters.

Einar Stefánsson

Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, often referred to as the "drummer gimp" by the band members, is the drummer and producer of Hatari. He is the son of Stefán Haukur Jóhannesson, the Icelandic ambassador to Great Britain. Together with Sólbjört Sigurðardóttir, who belongs to the extended band, he has a daughter.

Style and singing

There is a clear contrast between the two vocalists in the style of singing. Matthías screams aggressively into the microphone, while Klemens sings a melodic tenor.

Discography

Studio albums

• 2020: Neyslutrans

EPs

• 2017: Neysluvara

Singles

• 2019: Spillingardans
• 2019: Hatrið mun sigra
• 2019: Klefi / صامد ( feat.Bashar Murad)
• 2019: Klámstrákur
• 2020: Engin Miskunn

Individual evidence

1. ↑ ^{a b} Bondage-Synth-Punk Trio Hatari Announce Final Gig After Failing To Dismantle Capitalism. December 21, 2018, accessed March 4, 2019 . 
2. ^ Iceland Airwaves festival day five - Hatari terrify the crowd on the last day , Guardian News and Media Limited. November 7, 2016. Accessed February 10, 2019. 
3. ↑ John Rogers: Háskar: March 30th “Doomsday Festival” Approaches In Reykjavík. March 26, 2018, accessed June 9, 2019 . 
4. ↑ Hatari win Iceland's ticket for Eurovision! March 2, 2019, accessed March 3, 2019 . 
5. ↑ NDR: ESC 2019: Hatari go to Tel Aviv for Iceland. Retrieved March 4, 2019 . 
6. ↑ NDR: First ESC semi-final 2019: The result. Retrieved May 16, 2019 . 
7. ↑ Iceland causes a scandal among the Israeli ESC audience. In: WORLD. May 19, 2019, accessed May 20, 2019 . 
8. ↑ Will Iceland be excluded from the ESC 2020? , deutschlandfunkkultur.de, published and accessed on May 21, 2019.
9. ↑ Iceland's RÚV fined € 5000 over Hatari Palestinian flag incident. September 20, 2019, Retrieved October 1, 2019 (American English). 
10. ↑ HATARI - KLEFI / SAMED (صامد) Feat. BASHAR MURAD. In: YouTube. May 23, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 . 
11. ↑ Icelandic band Hatari are back with a new single. May 24, 2019, accessed May 24, 2019 . 
12. ↑ ^{a b c d} Hatari: 10 facts about Iceland's Eurovision 2019 performance group. In: Wiwibloggs. Retrieved June 15, 2019 . 
13. ↑ ^{a b c} Rasmus: Iceland: Hatari wins Söngvakeppnin 2019 with "Hatrið mun sigra". In: Eurovisionworld. Retrieved June 15, 2019 . 
14. ^ Matthías Tryggvi Haraldsson - Sanctuary. Retrieved July 29, 2019 (Icelandic). 
15. ↑ Rikhardur sigursæll á Grímunni. In: Morgunblaðið . June 20, 2019, Retrieved August 6, 2019 (Icelandic). 
16. ↑ Kristin Kristjans: Baby boom in Iceland: Hatari's Klemens Hannigan and Yohanna welcome their newborns. In: Wiwibloggs. June 30, 2019, accessed July 14, 2019 . 
17. ^ Hatari's drummer is the son of Iceland's ambassador to the UK. In: Iceland Monitor. Retrieved June 15, 2019 . 
18. ↑ Hatari interview: 'We're the pink elephant in the room'. In: The Independent. Retrieved June 15, 2019 .