Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | |
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 Eyþór at theEurovision Song Contest 2013 | |
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| Also known as | Eythor Ingi |
| Born | Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (1989-05-29)29 May 1989 (age 36) Dalvík, Iceland |
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Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (born 29 May 1989), transliterated/also known asEythor Ingi, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and musician, known for the solo material bands Eldberg,Todmobile andRock Paper Sisters. Herepresented Iceland in theEurovision Song Contest 2013 inMalmö, Sweden with the song "Ég á líf".[1]
At age 15, he played in the Icelandic version of the musicalOliver!, and in 2008 won the TV talent showBandið hans Bubba. He had previously won a song contest for high school students in 2007 where he sang theDeep Purple song "Perfect Strangers". His musical influences areJeff Buckley,The Beatles,Led Zeppelin andDavid Bowie.
He is the founder of the band Eldberg. In 2010, joined reactivated band Todmobile with which released the album7. In 2011, he was nominated for Gríman theatrical Awards for his role as Riff Raff inThe Rocky Horror Picture Show and a year later appeared inLes Misérables. In 2013, he wonSöngvakeppnin 2013 and represent Iceland at theEurovision Song Contest 2013 with the song "Ég á líf" where he placed 17th in the final. He, along with the band Atómskáldin, released the albumEyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin the same year.
He is the founder, lead vocalist, guitar player and one of the songwriters in Rock Paper Sisters. Their first single, "Howling Fool", was released in 2018. The band is one of many that has been founded in a party but one of few or maybe the only one that actually met, practiced, recorded and played live. Their first live show was at the stadiumLaugardalshöll, opening up forBilly Idol. The band has released five singles, "Howling Fool", "Wings", "New Role", "Restless", and "Það á að gefa börnum brauð", a Christmas song based on an old Icelandic folk Christmas tune.
He has worked with various musicians from around the world includingSteve Hackett fromGenesis andJon Anderson fromYes. Eyþór performed on Steve Hackett's solo album and has been a member of the Icelandic 80's progressive rock bandTodmobile since 2009 as one of two lead singers. The band had been formed as a trio in the early 1990s around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a renowned vocalist, guitarist, and record producer in Iceland and throughout the years had seen many changes in line-up and revivals and comebacks. Eyþór Ingi took over singing duties from rocker Eyþór Arnalds.[2]
In 2014, he became part of the voice cast for the Icelandic dub for the DreamWorks filmHow to Train Your Dragon 2.[3]
In July 2013, Eyþór Ingi married his longtime girlfriend Soffía Ósk Guðmundsdóttir.[4] They have two daughters named Elva Marín and Anna Carmen together, in addition to Soffía's two daughters from a previous relationship. The couple met in 2008.
His parents are Gunnlaugur Antonsson, a fisherman, and Guðbjörg Stefánsdóttir, a housewife and student. He has two younger sisters, Ellen Ýr and Elísa Rún. He lists his grandfathers Anton Gunnlaugsson and Stefán Friðgeirsson, who were also musicians, as musical influences. His first idol wasElvis Presley, and he recalls imitating him in bad English as a child. He is a fan ofDeep Purple.
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||||||
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| ICE | GER [5] | NL [6] | SWI [7] | |||||||
| "Hjartað þitt" | 2008 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single(s) | ||||
| "Þá kem ég heim" | 2011 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Desemberljóð" | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Ég á líf" | 2013 | 1 | 75 | 84 | 46 | Ég á líf: The Malmö Album | ||||
| "Hárin rísa" (with Atómskáldin) | 2015 | — | — | — | — | Eyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin | ||||
| "Systir" (with Atómskáldin) | 2016 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Higher and Higher" (with Atómskáldin) | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "If You Were Mine" (with Atómskáldin) | 2017 | — | — | — | — | |||||
| "Let There Be Light" | 2018 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single(s) | ||||
| "Færðu Mér Jólin Þín" (with Gunnar Þórðarsson) | — | — | — | — | ||||||
| "Aftur Heim Til Þín" (with Lay Low) | 2020 | — | — | — | — | Non-album single(s) | — | — | — | — |
| "Going To California" (with Þráinn Árni Baldursson from Skálmöld) | 2023 | — | — | — | — | |||||
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| Preceded by | Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | Succeeded by |
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