Byrta
Byrta | |
|---|---|
| Origin | Reykjavík, Iceland / Faroe Islands |
| Genres | Electro pop |
| Years active | 2012-present |
| Labels | Tutl Records |
| Members | Guðrið Hansdóttir Janus Rasmussen |
Byrta stylized as BYRTA is a Faroese musical electro-pop duo made up of singer/songwriter Guðrið Hansdóttir and musician Janus Rasmussen.[1] They are mostly inspired by 1980s pop music.[2] Hansdóttir was already a well-established solo singer, well known in Iceland, while musician Janus Rasmussen had for some years been a member of the Icelandic/Faroese electro band Bloodgroup.[3]
In 2012 they met in Reykjavík, and they found out that they had something in common. They started to play music together. Guðrið Hansdóttir had written some songs in Faroese, while writing most of her songs in English. She and Janus worked with these Faroese language songs for some months and planned to make an album with Rasmussen arranging and playing all the instruments and producing the album of songs all written and composed by Hansdóttir. The album, self-titled BYRTA,[4] was released in May 2013 on Tutl, a Faroe Islands record label. In summer of 2013, Byrta appeared at the G! Festival on the Faroe Islands, earning the "Best Upcoming Band" award at the festival.[5] BYRTA works closely with Faroese artist Heiðrik á Heygum for their album covers, pictures, live shows and music videos. The band toured Iceland and the Faroe Islands in 2014 with additional dates in Germany and Denmark. The band earned "Best pop album" and "Best pop band" at the 2014 Faroese Music Awards.[6]
Discography
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Albums
- 2013: BYRTA
Singles
- "Loyndarmál"
- "Eydnan"
- "Andvekur"
- "Norðlýsið"
- "Grát ei eftir mánanum"
- "Minnist tú"
- "Í tínum eygum"
- "Aftur og aftur"
References
- ↑ Scandipop: Introducing Byrta
- ↑ Spot Festival: BYRTA (FO)
- ↑ Kringvarp.fo (The Faroese national radio and TV)
- ↑ MusikReview: Byrta: Byrta (Review) (in German)
- ↑ Byrta vann "Væl á veg"-heiðurslønina Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese)
- ↑ Byrta og Týr stóru vinnararnir á FMA Kringvarp Føroya (in Faroese)
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