GDRN
Guðrún Ýr Eyfjörð Jóhannesdóttir (born 8 January 1996),[1] known by the stage name GDRN,[lower-alpha 1] is an Icelandic singer. 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]
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Born | Reykjavík, Iceland | 8 January 1996
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Years active | 2017–present |
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 her songs produced by Teitur Helgi Skúlason and Bjarki Sigurðsson.[4]
Her first hit song was "Lætur mig" from 2018.[6]
Guðrún performed 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 the Netflix series Katla directed by Baltasar Kormákur.[9]
Awards and nominations
Year | Award | Prize | Recipient | Result |
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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 | |
Kraumsverðlaunin Awards[11] | Album | Hvað ef | Won | |
2019 | Artist of Mosfellsbær | Artist of the year | Herself | Won |
2020 | The Icelandic Audience Awards | Singer of the year | Herself | Won |
The Icelandic Audience Awards | Performer of the year | Herself | Nominated |
Notes
- Derived from the transliteration of her name, "Gudrun".[1]
References
- Ruth Örnólfs (9 April 2019). "Henti mér út í djúpu laugina". Mosfellingur (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "Ný plata frá GDRN". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "GDRN fékk flest verðlaun". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 17 January 2020.
- "GDRN: „Mikilvægt í þessum bransa að hlusta á sjálfan sig"". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- Bergsteinn Sigurðsson (22 March 2019). "GDRN breytir strákaklúbbnum". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "GDRN er bæjarlistamaður Mosfellsbæjar 2019". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "Af unglingalandsmóti á stóra sviðið í Eyjum". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- "Léttur og ljúfur Shakespeare". www.frettabladid.is. Retrieved 3 December 2020.
- "NETFLIX ANNOUNCING THE CAST OF ICELANDIC SERIES KATLA - BY ACCLAIMED DIRECTOR BALTASAR KORMAKUR". Netflix. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
- "Ólafur Arnalds listamaður ársins án blóðsúthellinga". Fréttablaðið. Retrieved 10 March 2020.
- https://www.ruv.is/frett/audur-gdrn-og-fleiri-hljota-kraumsverdlaun. Missing or empty
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