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  • A raft of Icelandic talent – including Thorunn Antonia, Ásgeir Trausti and Apparat Organ Quartet – will be appearing at Canadian Music Week next month as part of a stellar...

    A raft of Icelandic talent appearing at Canadian Music Week

    Posted on February 12, 2013
    A raft of Icelandic talent – including Thorunn Antonia, Ásgeir Trausti and Apparat Organ Quartet – will be appearing at Canadian Music Week next month as part of a stellar...

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  • The song Dirty Paws by Icelandic indie pop band Of Monsters and Men is featured in new iPhone 5 commercial released today. The 7-minute commercial shows the features of the...

    Of Monsters and Men in new iPhone 5 commercial

    Posted on September 13, 2012
    The song Dirty Paws by Icelandic indie pop band Of Monsters and Men is featured in new iPhone 5 commercial released today. The 7-minute commercial shows the features of the...

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  • Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk has teamed up with noted British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough for an exploration of the nature of music, in a new one-off documentary; Attenborough...

    Björk explores the nature of music with David Attenborough

    Posted on August 6, 2012
    Icelandic singer and songwriter Björk has teamed up with noted British broadcaster and naturalist David Attenborough for an exploration of the nature of music, in a new one-off documentary; Attenborough...

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  • Gréta Salóme and Jónsi will represent Iceland in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku next May. They won the Icelandic national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins tonight, with the song Mundu...

    Gréta Salóme and Jónsi will represent Iceland in ESC

    Posted on February 12, 2012
    Gréta Salóme and Jónsi will represent Iceland in the 2012 Eurovision Song Contest, held in Baku next May. They won the Icelandic national final Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins tonight, with the song Mundu...

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  • Icelandic singer and former Eurovision contestant Stefán Hilmarsson has proposed a Nordic Song Contest. A growing number of people in Iceland want to withdraw from this years Eurovision Song Contes...

    Icelandic singer proposes a Nordic Song Contest

    Posted on February 8, 2012
    Icelandic singer and former Eurovision contestant Stefán Hilmarsson has proposed a Nordic Song Contest. A growing number of people in Iceland want to withdraw from this years Eurovision Song Contes...

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  • The family and friends of late musician Sjonni Brink have decided to offer his music for free online, to honor his memory. Sjonni Brink died one year ago, while competing...

    Friends of late musician Sjonni offer his music for free

    Posted on January 17, 2012
    The family and friends of late musician Sjonni Brink have decided to offer his music for free online, to honor his memory. Sjonni Brink died one year ago, while competing...

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  • Many might wonder what Icelanders are going to have in stores for the next couple of weekends in the festival department after two big-but-successful festivals been held last weekend. The...

    Eistnaflug, Besta Útihátíðin and Quarashi

    Posted on July 12, 2011
    Many might wonder what Icelanders are going to have in stores for the next couple of weekends in the festival department after two big-but-successful festivals been held last weekend. The...

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  • The students at Borgarfjörður Junior College in Borgarnes have taken on a challenging task: an original political satire. As if that in itself wasn’t challenging enough, the play is also...

    A provocative musical satire in Borgarnes

    Posted on April 8, 2011
    The students at Borgarfjörður Junior College in Borgarnes have taken on a challenging task: an original political satire. As if that in itself wasn’t challenging enough, the play is also...

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