Jökull Júlíusson (born 20 March 1990) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter, best known as the lead singer of Kaleo.[1][2][3][4] He gained national fame for covering the song "Vor í Vaglaskógi" with Kaleo in 2013.[5][6][7][8][9]
Jökull Júlíusson | |
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 Jökull Júlíusson at Rock am Ring 2018 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 20 March 1990 Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Genres | Blues rock |
| Occupations |
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| Instrument(s) | Guitar |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Member of | Kaleo |
Early life edit
Jökull was born in Reykjavík and spent his first years there and in Mosfellsbær. At the age of six, he moved with his family to Höfn before moving to Denmark six years later. The family returned to Mosfellsbær in 2004 and he finished his primary school education at Varmárskóli, where he met his future bandmates Davíð Antonsson and Daníel Ægir Kristjánsson.[10] As a child, he learned the piano and taught himself to play the guitar.[11] An avid football fan, he played for Sindri Höfn, TRIF and Afturelding's youth teams until the age of 16.[7]
Musical career edit
After primary school, he founded the band Timburmenn along with Davíð Antonsson and Daníel Ægir Kristjánsson which performed mostly covers. In 2009, he participated in Músíktilraunir with the band St. Peter the Leader.[12] In 2012, he founded Kaleo, along with Davíð, Daníel and Rubin Pollock, ahead of the Iceland Airwaves music festival.[7][13] In 2014, he won the 2013 Icelandic Audience Award Singer of the Year.[14][15]
In 2017, he was admitted to hospital due to stress-related illness,[16][17] forcing Kaleo to cancel several concerts.[11]
References edit
- ^ Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir (22 March 2017). "Lít frekar á mig sem tónskáld en söngvara". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson (19 January 2020). "Hef ekki kallað neitt heimili í mörg ár". K100 (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Orri Páll Ormarsson (5 March 2017). "Hvert lag talar fyrri sig". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 18–19. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Friðrika Benónýsdóttir (17 January 2020). "Líf Rokkarans getur verið einmanalegt". Mannlíf (in Icelandic). Vol. 4, no. 2.
- ^ "Ótrúlega góður í borðtennis". Fréttatíminn (in Icelandic). 12 July 2013. p. 52. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Hersir Aron (5 September 2013). "Stefnan er klárlega rokk og ról". Monitor (in Icelandic). Vol. 4, no. 32. pp. 1, 11–14. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b c Lilja Katrín Gunnarsdóttir. "Lifði fyrir fótboltann áður en að tónlistarframinn tók við". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 60–61. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Hilmar Gunnarsson (27 March 2016). "Hafa búið í ferðatösku fyrsta árið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 10–13. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Óvænt athygli". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 29 June 2013. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Leggjum áherslu á okkar eigin tónlist". Mosfellingur (in Icelandic). 9 January 2014. p. 18. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ a b Kristjana Björg Guðbrandsdóttir (1 July 2017). "Finnur jarðtenginguna heima á Íslandi". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 1, 18. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Árni Matthíasson (28 March 2009). "Landfræðileg fjölbreytni". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 54. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Ragnar Tómas (7 September 2016). "Jökull Júlíusson". Ske (in Icelandic). No. 25. pp. 8–12. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Hljómsveitin Kaleo hlaut þrenn verðlaun". RÚV (in Icelandic). 21 March 2014. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Lilja Katrín (22 March 2014). "Kaleo kom, sá og sigraði". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ Sunna Kristín Hilmarsdóttir (15 June 2017). "Aflýsa tónleikum vegna veikinda Jökuls". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 May 2021.
- ^ "Aldrei komi í Vaglaskóg". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 24 June 2016. pp. 19–20. Retrieved 9 May 2021.
