Arnór Dan Arnarson

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Arnór Dan Arnarson
Arnór Dan performing with Agent Fresco at Complexity Fest, Haarlem, 2017
Arnór Dan performing with Agent Fresco at Complexity Fest, Haarlem, 2017
Background information
Born (1985-07-29) July 29, 1985 (age 36)
Reykjavík, Iceland
OriginIceland
Genres
Occupation(s)
  • Singer-songwriter
  • recording artist
InstrumentsVocals
Associated actsAgent Fresco, Ólafur Arnalds
Websitearnordan.com
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Arnór Dan.

Arnór Dan Arnarson (often credited as Arnór Dan) is an Icelandic musician best known as the lead singer of the progressive rock band Agent Fresco, as well as for his collaborations with Icelandic multi-instrumentalist Ólafur Arnalds. He was selected male vocalist of the year at the Icelandic Music Awards in 2016.[1]

Career[]

Arnór Dan got his musical start in a high-school band called Rosa. In 2008, he helped found the progressive rock band Agent Fresco, which has since released two studio albums and one EP. He has frequently collaborated with fellow Icelandic musician Ólafur Arnalds. He contributed vocals on four tracks of the 2013 Ólafur Arnalds album For Now I Am Winter, and in 2015 he contributed vocals to the songs ("So Close", "So Far", and "Take My Leave of You") on the Broadchurch soundtrack, also composed by Arnalds. Arnór Dan was featured on several songs of the soundtrack for the 2014 TV Anime Terror in Resonance.[2] In 2018, Arnór Dan released his debut solo single, titled "Stone by Stone", which was co-written with Janus Rasmussen (Kiasmos) and Sakaris Emil Joensen.[3]

Discography[]

With Agent Fresco[]

Albums

EPs

  • Lightbulb Universe (2008)

Solo work[]

Singles

  • "Stone by Stone" (2018)

Contributions[]

References[]

  1. ^ "Winners of Iceland Music Awards". icelandreview.com. 7 March 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2019.
  2. ^ Inc, Aniplex. "Original Soundtrack". TVアニメ『残響のテロル』公式サイト (in Japanese).
  3. ^ Murray, Robin (10 August 2018). "Arnór Dan's 'Stone by Stone' Is a Graceful Debut". clashmusic.com. Retrieved 26 June 2019.
  4. ^ Dedman, Remfry (11 April 2017). "Hugar ft. Arnór Dan: Ethereal euphonies from the Nordic tundra". independent.co.uk. Retrieved 10 July 2019.

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