2016 in Icelandic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Icelandic music.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 15
- Icelandic broadcaster RÚV revealed the songs competing to be Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 during the Rás 2 radio programmes Virkir morgnar and Poppland.[1] Five of the competitors enter English versions of their songs.[2]
February
[edit]- 20
- At Söngvakeppnin 2016 in Reykjavík's Laugardalshöll, Greta Salóme was selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hear Them Calling".[3]
July
[edit]- 6 – The 17th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur start in Siglufjordur (July 6 – 10).[4]
Album and Singles releases
[edit]February
[edit]| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini | The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini | Rough Trade | [5] |
July
[edit]| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
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| 15 | Vulnicura Live | Björk | One Little Indian | [6] |
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Bergsson, Felix (14 January 2016). "Öll lögin frumflutt á Rás 2". ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 14 January 2016.
- ^ "Eurovision hopefuls ditch Icelandic language". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
- ^ "Greta Salóme to represent Iceland again!" Eurovision Song Contest website, 20 February 2016. Accessed 22 February 2016
- ^ "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Gibsone, Harriet (2016-12-08). "The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini album review – colourful classical and contemporary collisions". The Guardian. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (2016-07-16). "Björk Announces Vulnicura Live Luxury Boxset With Amazing Moth Paper Mask". The Pitchfork Review. Retrieved 2017-01-30.