Ólöf Arnalds
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Ólöf Arnalds (2010)
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| Background information | |
| Born | 4 January 1980 |
| Origin | Iceland |
| Instruments | Vocals, violin, stroh violin, guitar, charango |
| Years active | 2002-present |
| Labels | One Little Indian Records |
| Associated acts | múm |
| Website | |
Ólöf Arnalds (born 4 January 1980) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter and indie musician who has been active within the Icelandic music scene since the early 2000s. She was a touring member of múm for five years from 2003 before launching her solo career and has released three albums to date. She has collaborated with bands and artists such as Björk, Stórsveit Nix Noltes, Mugison, Slowblow and Skúli Sverrisson. Between 1988 and 2002, Ólöf studied violin and classical singing, and from 2002-2006 she studied composition and new media at Iceland Academy of the Arts.
In 2007, her debut album Við Og Við was released by 12 Tónar. The album features a set of songs performed mostly in a traditional troubadour style. Her second album, Innundir skinni, was released by One Little Indian Records in September 2010. Her third album is Sudden Elevation and was released (again by One Little Indian Records) in February 2013.
Her cousin Ólafur Arnalds is a well known neo-classical composer.
Ólöf's debut album Við og Við was originally released in Iceland in 2007 by 12 Tónar, but was not released in the United Kingdom and the United States until 2009, after she had signed to One Little Indian Records. Word of mouth – including Björk's patronage - earned Við og Við high-profile plaudits in the US, ranking in Paste Magazine's Top 100 Albums of 2007 and eMusic's editor's list of the Best Albums of 2008. The success of Við og Við in the US led to Ólöf touring with Blonde Redhead, Jonathan Richman, Björk, The Dirty Projectors and Jeff Mangum, and to her being covered extensively in US publications including Vanity Fair, New York Times, Village Voice and Time Out New York.
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