Annika Hoydal Explained

Annika Hoydal
Birth Date:19 November 1945
Birth Place:Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Occupation:Singer
Actress

Annika Hoydal (born 19 November 1945) is a Faroese singer and actress.[1] Hoydal was a contestant for the 1979 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix[2] and was nominated for the 2016 Faroese Music Awards.

The Hoydal family

The family name Hoydal takes name after a neighbourhood in Tórshavn named Hoydalar, it is in a valley near Hoyvík. Faroese writer and politician (1912–1990) was born in Hoydalar. Karsten Hoydal and his wife Marie Louise Falk-Rønne have four children: Annika Hoydal,, born 1941 is a writer,, born 1941 (Gunnar and Kjartan are twins) was secretary of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) and is now director of sp/f Skrivarastova Fish and Film. They have another son called Egil. Høgni Hoydal, a politician is Kjartan Hoydal's son.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Annika Hoydal á Norðurbryggjuni . Faroese . . 28 September 2016 . 2020-04-01 .
  2. Web site: Time travel back to Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979 . Jensen . Charlotte . 9 July 2017 . 2020-04-01 .
  3. Web site: Høgni Hoydal. Tjóðveldi. 2020-04-01.