2015 in Icelandic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2015 in Icelandic music .

Events

March

• 3 – At Söngvakeppnin 2018, Ari Ólafsson is selected to represent Iceland in the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Heim". ^[1]

June

• 23 – The Við Djúpið summer courses and music festival started in Ísafjörður, Westfjords (June 23 – 28). ^[2]

July

• 1 - The 16th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur was opened (July 1 - 5). ^[3]

August

• 12 – Reykjavik Jazz Festival opened, celebrating its 25th anniversary. ^[4]

Album and Singles releases

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
20	Vulnicura	Björk	One Little Indian		[5]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
9	Beneath the Skin	Of Monsters and Men	Republic Records	Produced by Of Monsters and Men, Rich Costey	[6]

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
9	Nótt eftir nótt	Kælan Mikla	Artoffact Records		[7]

See also

• 2015 in Iceland
• Music of Iceland
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015

References

1. "Iceland: Ari Ólafsson wins Söngvakeppnin 2018 and will fly to Lisbon!". ESC Today. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
2. "Vid Djupid music festival and summer courses". Iceland.is. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
3. "Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". Iceland.is. Archived from the original on 2017-02-02. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
4. "Reykjavik Jazz Festival 2015". Archived from the original on 2016-06-10. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
5. Petridis, Alexis (2015-01-22). "Björk: Vulnicura review – a sucker punch of a breakup album". The Guardian . Retrieved 2017-01-30.
6. Partridge, Kenneth (2015-06-15). "Of Monsters and Men Sink Their Teeth Into 'Beneath the Skin': Album Review". Billboard . Retrieved 2017-01-30.
7. Petridis, Alexis (2015-01-22). "Review: Nótt eftir nótt by Kaelan Mikla". The Guardian . Retrieved 2017-01-30.