GDRN

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GDRN
Picture of GDRN
GDRN in 2019
Born (1996-01-08) 8 January 1996 (age 25)
Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actress
  • composer
Years active2017–present

Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð Jóhannesdóttir (born 8 January 1996),[1] known by the stage name GDRN,[a] is an Icelandic singer and actress. Much of her music is jazz-influenced pop.[2] She won four awards at the 2018 Icelandic Music Awards (including as pop singer of the year) and was nominated for the 2018 Nordic Music Prize.[3]

Biography[]

Born in Reykjavík,[1] Guðrún moved to Mosfellsbær at the age of four[1] and played football with Afturelding.[1] She studied classical violin for 11 years,[4] and later jazz piano and singing.[4] She went to Reykjavík Junior College with the intention of becoming a medical doctor,[1][5] but began making music in her last year of junior college[4] which she would then focus on after graduation.[1]

She writes her own lyrics, and co-produces her music with Teitur Helgi Skúlason and Bjarki Sigurðsson or her first album,[4] and with Arnar Ingi Ingason and Magnús Jóhann Ragnarsson on her second.

Her first hit song was "Lætur mig" from 2018.[6]

Guðrún headlined at the 2019 Þjóðhátíð[7] and was chosen as Mosfellsbær's artist of 2019.[6]

In 2019 she was a part of the music cast of the National Theatre of Iceland's production of Shakespeare in Love.[8]

In 2020 it was announced that she had been cast as a member of Netflix's Icelandic original series Katla, directed by Baltasar Kormákur.[9] She plays the character of Gríma in the series.

Albums[]

  • Hvað ef (2018)[2]
  • GDRN (2020)[2]

Awards and nominations[]

Year Award Prize Recipient Result
2017 Icelandic Music Awards[3] Newcomer of the year Herself Nominated
2018 Icelandic Music Awards[3] Songwriter of the year Herself Nominated
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Lyricist of the year Herself Nominated
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Pop singer of the year Herself Won
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Pop single of the year "Lætur mig" Won
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Music video of the year "Lætur mig" Won
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Pop album of the year Hvað ef Won
2018 Nordic Music Prize Pop album of the year Hvað ef Nominated
Reykjavík Grapevine Awards[10] Album of the year Hvað ef Won
Awards[11] Album Hvað ef Won
2019 Artist of the year Herself Won
2020 Singer of the year Herself Won
Performer of the year Herself Nominated
2021 Pop performer of the year Herself Nominated
Singer of the year Herself Nominated
Album of the year GDRN Nominated
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Pop singer of the year Herself Nominated
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Album of the year GDRN Nominated
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Song writer of the year Herself Nominated
Icelandic Music Awards[3] Song of the year "Vorið" Nominated

Filmography[]

Year Title Role
2021 Katla Gríma

Notes[]

  1. ^ Derived from the transliteration of her name, "Gudrun".[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g Ruth Örnólfs (9 April 2019). "Henti mér út í djúpu laugina". Mosfellingur (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b c "Ný plata frá GDRN". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h i j k l "GDRN fékk flest verðlaun". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
  4. ^ Jump up to: a b c d "GDRN: "Mikilvægt í þessum bransa að hlusta á sjálfan sig"". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  5. ^ Bergsteinn Sigurðsson (22 March 2019). "GDRN breytir strákaklúbbnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  6. ^ Jump up to: a b "GDRN er bæjarlistamaður Mosfellsbæjar 2019". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  7. ^ "Af unglingalandsmóti á stóra sviðið í Eyjum". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  8. ^ "Léttur og ljúfur Shakespeare". www.frettabladid.is. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
  9. ^ "NETFLIX ANNOUNCING THE CAST OF ICELANDIC SERIES KATLA - BY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR BALTASAR KORMAKUR". Netflix. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  10. ^ "Ólafur Arnalds listamaður ársins án blóðsúthellinga". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
  11. ^ https://www.ruv.is/frett/audur-gdrn-og-fleiri-hljota-kraumsverdlaun. Missing or empty |title= (help)

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