2016 in Icelandic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Icelandic music .

Events

January

• 15
  • Icelandic broadcaster RÚV revealed the songs competing to be Iceland's entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 during the Rás 2 radio programmes Virkir morgnar and Poppland. ^[1] Five of the competitors enter English versions of their songs. ^[2]

February

• 20
  • At Söngvakeppnin 2016 in Reykjavík's Laugardalshöll, Greta Salóme was selected to represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest, with the song "Hear Them Calling". ^[3]

July

• 6 – The 17th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur start in Siglufjordur (July 6 – 10). ^[4]

Album and Singles releases

February

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
9	The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini	The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini	Rough Trade		[5]

July

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
15	Vulnicura Live	Björk	One Little Indian		[6]

See also

• 2016 in Iceland
• Music of Iceland
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016

References

1. Bergsson, Felix (14 January 2016). "Öll lögin frumflutt á Rás 2". ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV . Retrieved 14 January 2016.
2. "Eurovision hopefuls ditch Icelandic language". mbl.is. Morgunblaðið. 16 February 2016. Retrieved 17 February 2016.
3. "Greta Salóme to represent Iceland again!" Eurovision Song Contest website, 20 February 2016. Accessed 22 February 2016
4. "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2017-01-30.
5. Gibsone, Harriet (2016-12-08). "The Colorist & Emiliana Torrini album review – colourful classical and contemporary collisions". The Guardian . Retrieved 2017-01-30.
6. Strauss, Matthew (2016-07-16). "Björk Announces Vulnicura Live Luxury Boxset With Amazing Moth Paper Mask". The Pitchfork Review . Retrieved 2017-01-30.