Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson

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Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson

Eyþór Ingi at the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 Press Conference in Malmö, Sweden.
Background information
Birth name Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Also known as Eythor Ingi
Born (1989-05-29) 29 May 1989
Iceland
Genres Pop
Occupations Singer-songwriter
Associated acts Todmobile

Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (born 29 May 1989), also known as Eythor Ingi, is an Icelandic singer who represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden with the song "Ég á líf" after winning Söngvakeppnin 2013.[2]

Eyþór Ingi also performs with his own band Atómskáldin. In 2013, he released his album Eyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin with the band.

Starting 2011, he has also become the new lead singer of the Icelandic progressive rock supergroup Todmobile. 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.[3]

Personal

In July 2013, Eyþór Ingi married his longtime girlfriend.[4]

Discography

Albums

  • 2013: Eyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin (jointly with Atómskáldin)

EPs

  • 2012: Ég á líf: The Malmö Album

Singles

Year Title Peak chart positions Album
ICE GER
[5]
NL
[6]
SWI
[7]
2013 "Ég á líf" 1 75 84 46 Ég á líf: The Malmö Album
"Hárin rísa"
(with Atómskáldin)
Eyþór Ingi og Atómskáldin
"Systir"
(with Atómskáldin)
Special releases
  • 2013: Ég á líf (Club Mix ) (10-track single)

References

  1. Diocèse chez les orthodoxes
  2. "Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson to represent Iceland in Malmö". ESC Today. 2 February 2013. Retrieved 8 February 2013. 
  3. "It’s all about… Ey?ór Ingi (Interview in Spanish with Ey?ór Ingi Gunnlaugsson)". Foro Eurosongcontest. 9 May 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2013. 
  4. "Ey­þór Ingi í það heilaga um helgina" (in Icelandic). dv.is. 29 July 2013. Retrieved 26 November 2013. 
  5. Hung, Steffen. "Discographie Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson". German Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  6. Hung, Steffen. "Discografie Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson". Dutch Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 
  7. Hung, Steffen. "Discography Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson". Swiss Charts Portal. Hung Medien (Steffen Hung). 


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