Eivør Pálsdóttir
Eivør Pálsdóttir [ aivœɹ pɔls ˌ DOE ʰ t ː ɪɹ ] ( born July 21, 1983 in Syðrugøta / Faroe Islands ) is a Faroese singer and composer. She sings soprano and accompanies himself on the guitar.
Genre
Eivør is often referred to as " Faroese Björk ", where it refers more to the geographical and cultural proximity to the Faroe Islands to Iceland and the artistic level than on a particular style. Her repertoire ranges from jazz to folk, Ethnopop to trip-hop, but also classical and church music. Your target audience includes all generations.
At the same time it is one of the Faroese folk music with its own roots in the, for centuries transmitted orally, Faroese ballads and the church Kingopsalmen. She sings in her native language Faroese, but also in English, Danish, Swedish and Icelandic.
In addition to the metal band Týr it is the most important artist, who writes her songs in Faroese language. For song versions in other languages, there are mostly translations for the international audience.
Life
Eivør is the first of three daughters of the teacher Sædis Eilifsdóttir and the officers Páll Jacobsen Gøta. The name Eivør is a different spelling of the name Faroese Eyðvør and means " constant guard" or " someone who is always protected you ." The last name Pálsdóttir means " Paul's daughter " after the name of the Father Páll.
After school, she went to Iceland to study music. Later she lived in the Danish capital Copenhagen. Meanwhile, she lives again in the Faroe Islands in their hometown Syðrugøta. In all three countries, it is particularly successful and occurs regularly.
From the place Gøta other famous musicians like Petur Polson and Jón Tyril, Eivørs friends come. To this scene around there is the annual G! Festival in the Faroe Islands. Kristian Blak is one of the first mentors of this generation, with Eivør at the top, the Faroese culture extended to contemporary music.
Career
Eivør Pálsdóttir already traveled as a 13 -year-old soloist of a Faroese men's choir to Italy. At 13 she had her first TV appearance. Since the age of 16 she is a professional musician at the age of 17 years and released her first solo album Eivør Pálsdóttir. In 2001 she won with the rock band Clickhaze the Prix Føroyar. Followed in 2002 by the first CD of Clickhaze and another with Kristian Blak Jazz Band Yggdrasil and each Eivør as a singer. In the following year appeared in Iceland her second solo album Krakan. That brought her two Icelandic Music Awards a: as best female singer and best performer. Since then, she has been " adopted" by the Icelanders as one of their so true rather than local artist and there is also sometimes held abroad for an Icelander.
Her third solo album Eivør released in 2004 along with the Canadian folk singer Bill Bourne.
On 9 February 2005 Eivør Pálsdóttir was elected in 2004 ( Faroese / in the year) in their home for arsine Føroyingur. In the jury from politics, science, culture and sport said: " Through her songs, she has put on Faroe most positive way to the world map. "
On 23 April 2005 she was awarded at the Atlantic Music Event in Tórshavn with the national AME Music Award as best Faroese singer. He was awarded for the first time. On June 16, she received the National Theatre Award in Iceland Grímur for the piece Úlfhamssaga in the categories of best composition and best song. The play is based on the Úlfhamsreimen from the Old Icelandic sagas.
On the Danish Music Awards - Folk, 2006, which is awarded in 12 categories, she was nominated in six categories. At the award ceremony on March 11 in Tønder / Tønder she was awarded the Danish vocalist of the year, and their album Eivør received the title of Danish Songs album of the year.
On December 30, 2006, she was voted by the listeners of the Faroese radio ( Útvarp Føroya ) for musician of the year 2006 ( before Teitur Lassen and Týr ). On January 27, 2007, she became the second consecutive best Faroese singer Planet Award at the newspaper Sosialurin. On 22 March 2007 she won with the song ridge ei ( "Do not cry "), the national songwriting competition at the Atlantic Music Events.
The song was released in 2007 with other compositions on the CD Human Child, which is available in two editions, in Faroese or English. All songs are otherwise the same. The title of Mother Theresa is on two CDs in English and a tribute to Mother Teresa. The song Elinborg og Elisabeth is dedicated to two CDs in Faroese and her two sisters.
Concerts
Eivør occurs both solo and with band, big band and symphony orchestras. Your own instrument is the guitar.
Eivør toured throughout much of Europe and North America. In 2002, she played for example together with Clickhaze on the large Roskilde Festival 2003 and at the jazz festival in Rochester.
On 12 May 2004 Eivør occurred in Germany at the Festival Nordic sound in Greifswald first Färingerin ever on. Billed as The Voice of the Faroe Islands, it argued songs and ballads.
On 13 October 2004 Eivør sang the Faroese National Anthem live at the opening of the football international match Faroe Ireland in Dublin.
2005 was marked by the Denmark - tour with the Danmarks Radio Big Band with the closing concert in the Copenhagen Opera House. The Canada tour with Bill Bourne went to various folk festivals. With Yggdrasil she attended, among others, Tübingen (there is a double - DVD, see below ) and St. Gallen, while she had a successful solo show in Flensburg.
In January 2006 Eivør Pálsdóttir and Bill Bourne and others appeared at a packed Wiener Konzerthaus. Her first solo tour in Denmark in February was sold out everywhere. In Iceland, she sang with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Benjamin Pope. Because of their election to the Danish folk vocalist of the year she was seen, among other things at the Roskilde Festival 2006. Other major performances were the renowned North Sea Jazz Festival in Rotterdam together with the big band of Danmarks Radio, and the native G! Festival in Gøta, at their 23rd birthday, where she plays every year on home soil.
On 21 February 2007 Eivør drove to Memphis to enter on the big music conference North American Folk Alliance two concerts and to record the song Love Me Tender live for the new disk. She also had a solo gig at the 2007 re Roskilde Festival.
In September 2007 Eivør Pálsdóttir was the first time two concerts in Japan, while their new album Mannabarn after 14 days landed at # 1 on the Icelandic album charts.
Pictures
Concert with the big band of the Danish radio in Næstved in 2005
Eivør and Bill Bourne in August 2005 at Tønder Folk Festival
Eivør and Sebastian at Tønder Festival in 2006
Eivør at a concert in Flensburg in 2006
At the G! Festival in her hometown Syðrugøta / Faroe July 2007
In September 2008 in Haderslev ( Haderslev )
Eivør on the Moers Festival 2009
Discography
- 2000 - Eivør Pálsdóttir ( Faroese and Danish)
- 2002 - Clickhaze - EP ( Faroese and English)
- 2002 - Yggdrasil
- 2003 - Krakan ( Faroese and Icelandic)
- 2003 - Crow ( Krakan in English )
- 2004 - Yggdrasil live in Rudolstadt
- 2004 - Eivør ( Faroese, Swedish, Icelandic, English )
- 2005 - Trøllabundin ( Cope Records) ( Faroese, Swedish and Danish)
- 2007 - Human Child ( RecArt Music) ( English by Petur Polson )
- 2007 - Mannabarn (Human Child in Faroese Original )
- 2009 - Eivör Live ( Tutl ) ( Faroese, Icelandic, English )
- 2010 - Eivør - EP ( CPH Records)
- 2010 - Larva (CPH Records)
- 2012 - Room ( Tutl )
Filmography
- Screaming Masterpiece, Iceland 2005., Inter alia, with Eivør and Björk. Documentary. Ergis Film Production and Zik Zak film
- Yggdrasil -. Tübingen The Concert, art and culture at the University Hospital, Tübingen 2005 2 DVD ( info )