Daði Freyr Explained

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Daði Freyr
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Birth Date:30 June 1992
Birth Place:Reykjavík, Iceland
Birth Name:Daði Freyr Pétursson
Occupation:Musician
Years Active:2012–present

Daði Freyr Pétursson (in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈtaːðɪ freiːr̥ ˈpʰjɛːtʏr̥sɔn/; born 30 June 1992), known professionally as Daði Freyr or simply Daði, is an Icelandic musician living in Berlin, Germany. As the frontman of Daði & Gagnamagnið ([1] [2] in Icelandic pronounced as /ˈtaːðɪ ɔɣ ˈkaknaˌmaknɪθ/), he was due to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Think About Things",[3] before the event was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "10 Years", finishing in fourth place.[4] He performed a cover of Atomic Kitten's "Whole Again" during the intermission of the 2023 competition.

Early life

Daði was born in Reykjavík but grew up in Denmark until the age of nine, then his family moved to Iceland and settled in the Southern Region, first in Laugaland and later in Ásahreppur. Daði graduated from Icelandic: Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands ("College of the Southern Region") in 2012 and received a BA in Music Management and Audio Production in Berlin in 2017.[5]

Music career

In his youth, Daði practiced drums and studied piano and bass guitar. He co-founded the band RetRoBot with his friend Kristján Pálmi. Later, singer Gunnlaugur Bjarnason and guitarist Guðmundur Einar Vilbergsson, whom he had met at the South Iceland Multicultural School, joined the band. In 2012, the band RetRoBot won the Músíktilraunir ("Music Experiments") and Daði was chosen as the best electronic musician of the year.[6] RetRoBot released one album, Blackout, a year later.

Söngvakeppnin and Eurovision

In 2017, Daði participated in Söngvakeppnin (competing to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017) with the song "Is This Love?" . In performances, he was supported on stage by a group consisting of his sister Sigrún Birna Pétursdóttir (backing vocalist), wife Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir (dancer), and friends Hulda Kristín Kolbrúnardóttir (backing vocalist), Stefán Hannesson (dancer), and Jóhann Sigurður Jóhannsson (dancer)—known as "Gagnamagnið". Gagnamagnið, while translated to English as "the Data", literally means "the amount of data", and is the Icelandic word for "data plan". They were characterized by their signature teal green sweaters, which have pixel art portraits of themselves printed on them.[7] He came in second place after Svala Björgvinsdóttir, who performed the song "Paper".[8] In June 2019, Daði released his debut album, & Co., an avant-garde pop record that has drawn comparisons to French electronic duo Daft Punk for its retro disco sound.[9]

Daði took part in the 2020 Söngvakeppnin with the song "Think About Things" (the alternate Icelandic version also titled "Gagnamagnið").[10] As in Söngvakeppnin 2017, he performed with his group Gagnamagnið, now collectively credited as Daði & Gagnamagnið. They won the 2020 Söngvakeppnin competition and were set to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several countries that would have participated in the 2020 contest held their own alternative competitions, broadcasting the entries and crowning a winner. Daði og Gagnamagnið won six such competitions, in Austria (Der kleine Song Contest), Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.[11] On 23 October 2020, it was announced that Daði & Gagnamagnið would remain as Icelandic representatives at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.[4] They performed the song "10 Years",[12] but a prerecorded performance from the second rehearsal was broadcast during both their semi-final and the final, due to a member of the group testing positive for COVID-19.[13] Having qualified for the final, they finished fourth, with 378 points.[14] He performed a cover of Atomic Kitten's "Whole Again" as an interval act during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, held in Liverpool.[15]

Personal life

Daði is married to musician Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir. Their daughter, Áróra Björg, born in 2019, was the inspiration for the lyrics of the song "Think About Things".[16] [17] [18] The couple's second daughter, Kría Sif, was born in 2021.[19]

Daði is 2.08m (06.82feet) tall.[20] He has his own app called "Neon Planets".[21] His father was a bongo player for Katla Maria in Söngvakeppni 1993, where they placed ninth out of ten contestants with the song "Samba".

Discography

Studio albums

TitleDetails
& Co.
  • Released: 12 June 2019[22]
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Samlist ehf
I Made an Album
  • Released: 25 August 2023[23]
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
  • Label: AWAL

EPs

TitleDetailsPeak chart positions
FIN
[24]
Næsta skref
  • Released: 26 October 2017[25]
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Self-released
—
Welcome
  • Released: 21 May 2021[26]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: AWAL
23
I'm Making an Album 1/3
  • Released: 17 March 2023[27]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: AWAL
—
I'm Still Making an Album 2/3
  • Released: 26 May 2023[28]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: AWAL
—

Singles

TitleYearPeak chart positionsCertificationsAlbum
ICE
[29] 		BEL
(FL)
[30] 		BEL
(WA)
[31] 		IRE
[32] 		NLD
[33] 		NOR
[34] 		SCO
[35] 		SWE
[36] 		UK
[37]
"Seinni tíma vandamál"[38] 2018— — — — — — — — —rowspan="3"
"Skiptir ekki máli"[39] — — — — — — — — —
"Allir dagar eru jólin með þér"[40] — — — — — — — — —
"Heyri ekki"[41]
(featuring Don Tox)		2019— — — — — — — — —& Co.
"Endurtaka mig"[42]
(featuring Blaer)		— — — — — — — — —
"Ég er að fíla mig (Langar ekki að hvíla mig)"[43] — — — — — — — — —
"Think About Things"[44]
(as Daði og Gagnamagnið)		20201 53 — 3 — — 10 33 34 Welcome
"Where We Wanna Be"[46] — — — — — — — — —rowspan="2"
"Every Moment Is Christmas with You"[47] — — — — — — — — —
"Feel the Love"[48]
(with Ásdís)		202118 — — — — — — — —Welcome
"10 Years"
(as Daði og Gagnamagnið)		1 — — 38 15 33 — 23 43
"Somebody Else Now"— — — — — — — — —
"Something Magical"— — — — — — — — —rowspan="2"
"Sabada"
(with Filous)		2022— — — — — — — — —
"I'm Fine"— — — — — — — — —I Made an Album
"Whole Again"20232 — — — — — — — —
"Moves to Make"— — — — — — — — —I Made an Album
"I'm Not Bitter / Outside"2024— — — — — — — — —rowspan="2"
"Fuck City / Together"— — — — — — — — —
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.

As featured artist

TitleYearAlbum
"Make Me Feel So..."
(Montaigne featuring Daði Freyr)		2022Making It!
"Happy People"
(Tokio Hotel featuring Daði Freyr)		2001

Remixes

TitleOriginal artistYearAlbum
"I Thought I'd Be More Famous by Now"Special-K2018rowspan="2"
"Eye of the Storm"Millie Turner2020

Awards and achievements

AwardYearCategoryNominee(s)ResultRef.
Icelandic Music Awards2018Pop Song of the Year"Hvað með það"[49]
2021Best Pop Song"Think About Things"[50]
HlustendaverðlauninBest Music Video[51]
Singer of the YearHimself
Eurovision AwardsBest DressedHimself [52]
Most Iconic Prop
Best Choreography
Best Official Video"10 Years"
Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards2024Artist of the YearHimself[53]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Daði Freyr - Think About Things (Daði og Gagnamagnið). 14 February 2020. YouTube. 2 March 2020. 3 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200303060121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZNvj-HfBU&feature=youtu.be. live.
  2. Web site: Eurovision 2020: in Islanda trionfano Daði Freyr e i Gagnamagnið con "Think about things". 29 February 2020. Eurofestival News. it-IT. 1 March 2020. 1 March 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200301020944/https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2020/02/29/eurovision-2020-in-islanda-trionfano-dadi-freyr-e-i-gagnamagnid-con-think-about-things/. live.
  3. Web site: Iceland chooses Daði & Gagnamagnið!. 29 February 2020. Eurovision.tv. 2 March 2020. 28 January 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200128062448/https://eurovision.tv/story/iceland-national-selection-songvakeppnin-2020. live.
  4. Web site: 23 October 2020. Daði og Gagnamagnið return for Iceland. 23 October 2020. Eurovision.tv. 27 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201027003245/https://eurovision.tv/story/dadi-og-gagnamagnid-return-for-iceland. live.
  5. Web site: Daði Freyr ætlar ekki að flytja aftur til Íslands á næstunni. 24 April 2017. DV. is. 2 March 2020. 16 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210516022541/https://www.dv.is/fokus/folk/2017/04/24/fyrsti-kossinn-var-hroaskeldu-l0pz13/. live.
  6. Web site: Hljómsveitin RetRoBot frá Selfossi sigraði Músíktilraunir 2012. inporter. 8 May 2013. Reykjavíkurborg. is. 2 March 2020. 29 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229220954/https://reykjavik.is/frettir/hljomsveitin-retrobot-fra-selfossi-sigradi-musiktilraunir-2012. live.
  7. Web site: Iceland: Daði & Gagnamagnið release the music video for "Think about things" ahead of semi-final 2 of Söngvakeppnin 2020. 14 February 2020. wiwibloggs. en-US. 1 March 2020. 15 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200215135348/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/02/14/iceland-dadi-og-gagnamagnid-release-the-music-video-for-think-about-things-ahead-of-semi-final-2-of-songvakeppnin-2020/249930/. live.
  8. Web site: Svala fulltrúi Íslands. www.mbl.is. is. 2 March 2020. 25 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210625065936/https://www.mbl.is/folk/frettir/2017/03/11/svala_fulltrui_islands/. live.
  9. Web site: Dwek . Joel . 25 May 2021 . Iceland: & Co. – Daði Freyr . 16 October 2023 . 200worldalbums.com . 23 October 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231023145908/https://www.200worldalbums.com/post/iceland-co-da%C3%B0i-freyr . live .
  10. Web site: Daði Freyr snýr aftur í Söngvakeppnina. www.mbl.is. is. 2 March 2020. 29 February 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200229220819/https://www.mbl.is/folk/frettir/2020/01/18/dadi_freyr_snyr_aftur_i_songvakeppnina/. live.
  11. Web site: 10 countries have decided: This song should have won Eurovision 2020. 17 May 2020. Eurovisionworld. 18 May 2020. 23 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210523011538/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/10-countries-have-decided-this-song-should-have-won-eurovision-2020. live.
  12. Web site: Farren. Neil. 27 January 2021. Iceland: Eurovision 2021 Entry to Be Revealed on March 13. 5 March 2021. Eurovoix. 27 January 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210127134147/https://eurovoix.com/2021/01/27/iceland-eurovision-2021-entry-to-be-revealed-on-march-13/. live.
  13. Web site: Eurovision 2021: Covid upsets Iceland's live shows. Morris. Woody. 10 May 2021. Newsbeat. BBC. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520004225/https://www.bbc.com/news/av/newsbeat-57178182. 20 May 2021. live.
  14. Web site: Grand Final of Rotterdam 2021 – Eurovision Song Contest. eurovision.tv. 25 May 2021. 13 February 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20240213074801/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final. live.
  15. Web site: Aubrey . Elizabeth . 14 May 2023 . Eurovision 2023: Fans love Daði Freyr's "epic version" of Atomic Kitten's 'Whole Again' . 9 June 2023 . NME . 24 May 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230524183104/https://www.nme.com/news/music/eurovision-2023-fans-love-dadi-freyrs-epic-version-of-atomic-kitten-whole-again-3443331 . live .
  16. Web site: Daði Freyr og Árný Fjóla eignast stúlkubarn - Vísir. visir.is. 19 April 2019. 2 March 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020115050/https://www.visir.is/g/2019190418778. live.
  17. Web site: Daði Freyr: "I originally wrote the song in English to me that is the real version of the song". ESCBubble. en-GB. 3 May 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020115117/https://escbubble.com/2020/02/dadi-freyr-i-originally-wrote-the-song-in-english-to-me-that-is-the-real-version-of-the-song/. live.
  18. Web site: Daði Freyr: "I originally wrote the song in English to me that is the real version of the song". 6 March 2020. 20 October 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201020115117/https://escbubble.com/2020/02/dadi-freyr-i-originally-wrote-the-song-in-english-to-me-that-is-the-real-version-of-the-song/. live.
  19. Web site: Ásmundsdóttir. Árný Fjóla. 25 September 2021. 17.9.2021. https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CUP_BYXojSP . 26 December 2021 . registration. live. 28 October 2021. www.instagram.com.
  20. Web site: JúróDaði - Daði Freyr plays Eurovision songs . YouTube . 29 July 2020 . 20 May 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20210520124601/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bDgDLsBcjiw&t=24m17s . live .
  21. Web site: Kristjans . Kristin . 10 Facts about Dadi - gagnamagnid . Wiwibloggs . 6 June 2020 . 29 April 2020 . 6 June 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200606223237/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/04/29/dadi-og-gagnamagnid-10-facts-about-iceland-eurovision-2020-group/251973/ . live .
  22. Web site: & Co. by Daði Freyr on Apple Music. Apple Music. 12 June 2019. 5 March 2020. 28 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528112859/https://music.apple.com/us/album/co/1466972908. dead.
  23. Web site: I Made An Album by Daði Freyr on Apple Music. Apple Music. 25 August 2023. 25 May 2023. 25 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230525134722/https://music.apple.com/us/album/i-made-an-album/1686402099. live.
  24. Web site: Albumit 21/2021. Musiikkituottajat. fi. 31 May 2021. 2 June 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210602213126/https://www.ifpi.fi/lista/albumit/2021/21/. live.
  25. Web site: Næsta Skref - EP by Daði Freyr on Apple Music. Apple Music. 26 October 2017. 5 March 2020. 28 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200528112859/https://music.apple.com/us/album/n%C3%A6sta-skref-ep/1299868220. dead.
  26. Web site: 21 May 2021. Welcome - EP by Daði Freyr on Spotify. live. 21 May 2021. Spotify. https://web.archive.org/web/20210521002002/https://open.spotify.com/album/2kyjJ29FqLjMt4dnSEDvbn . 21 May 2021 .
  27. Web site: 17 March 2023. I'm Making an Album 1/3 – EP by Daði Freyr on Apple Music. 17 March 2023. Apple Music. 16 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230316232249/https://music.apple.com/gb/album/im-making-an-album-1-3-ep/1672686751. live.
  28. Web site: 26 May 2023. I'm Still Making An Album 2/3 – EP by Daði Freyr on Apple Music. 25 May 2023. Apple Music. 25 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230525134947/https://music.apple.com/nz/album/im-still-making-an-album-2-3-ep/1683380691. live.
  29. Peak chart positions for singles in Iceland:
  30. Web site: Discografie Daði Freyr. nl. Ultratop. 13 June 2020. 30 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630180615/https://www.ultratop.be/nl/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da%F0i+Freyr. live.
  31. Web site: Discographie Daði Freyr. fr. Ultratop. 13 June 2020. 30 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630053156/https://www.ultratop.be/fr/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da%F0i+Freyr. live.
  32. Web site: Discography Daði Freyr. irish-charts.com. 27 May 2019. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125533/http://irish-charts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da%F0i+Freyr. live.
  33. Web site: Daði Freyr Top 40-artiesten. Dutch Top 40. 13 June 2020. 30 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200630032549/https://www.top40.nl/top40-artiesten/dadi-freyr. live.
  34. Web site: VG-lista – Topp 20 Single 2021-21. VG-lista. 28 May 2021. 29 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210529005454/https://topplista.no/charts/singles/2021-w21/. live.
  35. Web site: Official Scottish Singles Sales Chart. Official Charts Company. 22 May 2020. 7 June 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200607092142/https://www.officialcharts.com/charts/scottish-singles-chart/20200522/41/. live.
  36. Web site: Discography Daði Freyr. swedishcharts.com. 2 June 2019. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125531/https://swedishcharts.com/showinterpret.asp?interpret=Da%F0i+Freyr. live.
  37. Web site: DADI FREYR full Official Chart History. Official Charts Company. 29 May 2020. 21 May 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200521235059/https://www.officialcharts.com/artist/57368/dadi-freyr/. live.
  38. Web site: Seinni Tíma Vandamál (Áramótaskaupið 2017) - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 5 March 2020. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125536/https://music.apple.com/us/album/seinni-t%C3%ADma-vandam%C3%A1l-%C3%A1ram%C3%B3taskaupi%C3%B0-2017-single/1330198114. dead.
  39. Web site: Skiptir Ekki Máli - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 5 March 2020. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125534/https://music.apple.com/us/album/skiptir-ekki-m%C3%A1li-single/1409870984. dead.
  40. Web site: Allir Dagar Eru Jólin Með Þér - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 5 March 2020. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125531/https://music.apple.com/us/album/allir-dagar-eru-j%C3%B3lin-me%C3%B0-%C3%BE%C3%A9r-single/1443594065. dead.
  41. Web site: Heyri Ekki (feat. Don Tox) - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 8 February 2019. 5 March 2020. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125537/https://music.apple.com/us/album/heyri-ekki-feat-don-tox-single/1450285627. dead.
  42. Web site: Endurtaka Mig - Single by Daði Freyr & Blaer. Apple Music. 5 March 2020. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125539/https://music.apple.com/us/album/endurtaka-mig-single/1457900669. dead.
  43. Web site: Ég Er Að Fíla Mig (Langar Ekki Að Hvíla Mig) - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 5 March 2020. 20 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210520125533/https://music.apple.com/us/album/%C3%A9g-er-a%C3%B0-f%C3%ADla-mig-langar-ekki-a%C3%B0-hv%C3%ADla-mig-single/1474354211. dead.
  44. Web site: Think About Things - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 29 July 2020. 18 July 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20200718063640/https://music.apple.com/us/album/think-about-things-single/1506183847. live.
  45. Web site: British single certifications – Dadi Freyr – Think About Things. British Phonographic Industry. 23 May 2021. 3 February 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210203043056/https://www.bpi.co.uk/award/17000-5507-1. live.
  46. Web site: Where We Wanna Be - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 22 May 2020. 17 December 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201217060429/https://music.apple.com/us/album/where-we-wanna-be-single/1511541284. live.
  47. Web site: Every Moment Is Christmas with You - Single by Daði Freyr. Apple Music. 2 December 2020. 6 May 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20210506200023/https://music.apple.com/us/album/every-moment-is-christmas-with-you-single/1537767119. live.
  48. Web site: Feel the Love - Single by Daði Freyr & ÁSDÍS. Apple Music. 4 January 2021. 25 October 2021. https://web.archive.org/web/20211025163543/https://music.apple.com/us/album/feel-the-love-single/1544732282. live.
  49. Web site: 27 February 2018 . Fontaine . Andie Sofia . The Icelandic Music Awards Nominees Are Here . grapevine.is . . 14 March 2024.
  50. Web site: 19 April 2021 . Ćirić . Jelena . Three Wins for Pop Star Bríet at Icelandic Music Awards . . 14 March 2024 . 3 December 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20231203111313/https://www.icelandreview.com/culture/three-wins-for-pop-star-briet-at-icelandic-music-awards/ . live .
  51. Web site: 11 April 2021 . Granger . Anthony . Iceland: Daði Freyr Picks Up Two Awards at the Hlustendaverðlaunin . eurovoix.com . Eurovoix News . 14 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314055637/https://eurovoix.com/2021/04/11/dadi-freyr-two-hlustendaverdlaunin/ . live .
  52. Web site: 31 December 2021 . Eurovision Awards 2021: The Winners . eurovision.tv . . 14 March 2024 . 30 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221230141804/https://eurovision.tv/story/eurovision-awards-2021 . live .
  53. Web site: 5 February 2024 . Fulton . Catharine . Bjarkason . Jóhannes . It's the 2024 Reykjavík Grapevine Music Awards . grapevine.is . . 14 March 2024 . 14 March 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240314055629/https://grapevine.is/mag/feature/2024/02/05/omg-its-the-2024-reykjavik-grapevine-music-awards/ . live .

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