Á Móti Sól

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Á Móti Sól
The bandmembers
Origin	Reykjavík
Country	Iceland
Years active	1985-present
Genres	Pop
Members	Magni Ásgeirsson (Vocals) Sævar Þór Helgason (Guitar) Heimir Eyvindarson (Electronic Board) Þórir Gunnarsson (Bass guitar) Stefán I. Þórhallsson (Drums)
Website(s)	http://www.amotisol.is/

Á Móti Sól is an Icelandic pop band formed in the fall of 1995 by Þórir Gunnarsson and Heimir Eyvindarson. Stefán Þórhallsson joined the band in the spring of 1997, Sævar Þór Helgason in the spring of 1998, and Magni Ásgeirsson in the fall 1999.

[edit] Records

Á Móti Sól has published 6 records, 4 of them with Magni.

Their first record was called "Gumpurinn" and was published in 1997. The first single from that record was a cover of the song "Reykjavíkurborg" by Þú og Ég. The summer 1997 came the song "Djöfull er ég flottur", which is a very popular song.

In 1997-1998 a few singles where published.

In 1999 a record by the name "1999" was published. By the summer 1999 Björgvin Hreiðarsson, their former singer, quit the band. In fall the band found Magni, their current singer, in Egilsstaðir where he worked with baking bread and cakes. Magni's first record with the band was the Christmas song "Þegar jólin koma" (literally "When Christmas comes" in english).

In 2003 a record by the name "Fiðrildi" (Butterfly) was published.

In 2004 they published two records, "12 íslensk topplög" and "Hin 12 topplögin".