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Ásgeir
Alternative
The next Ásgeir concert is scheduled for Friday, September 19, 2025 at Kunstencentrum Viernulvier in Ghent, Belgium. See all 27 upcoming concerts
About Ásgeir
Hometown
Laugarbakki, Iceland
Born
July 1, 1992
Genre
Alternative
In his teens, Ásgeir was a competitive javelin thrower, but an unexpected injury prompted him to shift his focus to music.
∙ Many of his early lyrics were written by his poet father, Einar Georg Einarsson, who was in his seventies when his son’s debut album, Dýrð í Dauðaþögn, was released in 2012.
∙ Within his native Iceland, Ásgeir's Dýrð í Dauðaþögn is the top-selling debut album ever, besting Sigur Rós, Of Monsters and Men, and Björk.
∙ In 2012, he picked up four Icelandic Music Awards, including Album of the Year and Best Newcomer.
∙ “Hvítir skór,” his collaborative 2012 Christmas single with rapper Blaz Roca, spent nine weeks at the top of the Icelandic charts.
∙ Following the success of Dýrð í Dauðaþögn, Ásgeir worked with American singer-songwriter John Grant to develop an English-language version of the album, titled In the Silence.
Ásgeir has also released music as a member of Uniimog.
Influenced by ÁsgeirÁsgeir has influenced the music of DEON, Joel Porter, Holden Dixon and more.
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