Ragnar Þórhallsson Explained
Ragnar Þórhallsson |
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Birth Date: | 1987 3, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Garðabær, Iceland |
Years Active: | 2009–present |
Current Member Of: | Of Monsters and Men |
Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson (born 6 March 1987) is an Icelandic musician. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist, along with Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, of the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men.[1]
Early life
Ragnar attended Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ, a school in Garðabær. Ragnar got his first guitar at the age of 9 but did not start playing until 17.[2]
Of Monsters and Men
Ragnar joined the band in 2010.[3] The band then entered the 2010 annual Icelandic music competition Músíktilraunir, which they won.[4] They soon released their debut studio album My Head Is an Animal in late 2011. The album charted in multiple regions and the band gained popularity worldwide.[5] After the Seattle radio station KEXP broadcast a performance from Ragnar's living room, the band went viral.[6]
After a successful first album, the band released their second studio album Beneath the Skin in 2015.[7]
Ragnar also came up with the band name, Of Monsters and Men.[8] He plays the guitar left-handed.
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Band Members of Monsters And Men. Of Monsters and Men Army. 2015. 31 October 2015. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20151025001036/http://ofmonstersandmenarmy.com/band-members.html. 25 October 2015. dmy-all.
- Ragnhildi Steinunni(Presenter); Einar Ingvarsson(English Translation). 2012 . Of Monsters and Men Documentary(Ísþjóðin). Icelandic. 3 November 2015. Reykjavik. Icelandic TV.
- News: Interview: A 'little talk' with Of Monsters and Men. Rappler. 2017-09-23. en.
- Web site: Discovery: Of Monsters and men. Interview Magazine. 2012. 31 October 2015.
- Beckmann, Jim (6 December 2011). "Of Monsters And Men: From Reykjavik With Love", NPR Music. Retrieved 31 October 2015.
- News: Of Monsters and Men: 'We found we could bond better by telling each other fairytales'. Mossman. Kate. 2012-08-11. The Observer. 2017-09-23. en-GB. 0029-7712.
- Web site: Of Monsters and Men barely scratches the surface with "Beneath the Skin". Cardenas, C. The Daily Texan. 2015. 31 October 2015.
- Web site: Tracie . Chan . An Interview with of Monsters and Men with Nelson Nyabuto: On Monsters, Jugglers, & Their First US Tour . . 1 March 2012 . 31 October 2015.