2018 in Icelandic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Icelandic music .

Events

March

• 3 – The artist and song for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is decided. ^[1] Ari Ólafsson wins, with the song "Heim". ^[2]
• 16 – The 6th Sónar Reykjavík festival start (March 16–17). ^[3]

July

• 4 – The 19th Folk music festival of Siglufjörður start in Siglufjörður (July 4–8). ^[4]
• 11 – The 14th Eistnaflug festival start in Neskaupstaður (July 11–14). ^[5]

November

• 7 – The Iceland Airwaves music festival opens, running until 10 November. Guests include Blood_Orange, Cashmere Cat and Stella Donnelly. ^[6]

Deaths

February

• 9 – Jóhann Jóhannsson, film composer, The Theory of Everything , Arrival , Sicario (born 1969). ^[7]

August

• 21 – Stefán Karl Stefánsson, singer, LazyTown (born 1975).

See also

• 2018 in Iceland
• Music of Iceland
• Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

References

1. "Eurovision 2018 Iceland". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
2. "Iceland: Ari Ólafsson wins Söngvakeppnin 2018 and will fly to Lisbon!". ESC Today. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
3. "Sónar Reykjavík 2018". Sónar Reykjavík. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
4. "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
5. "Eistnaflug 2018". Tix.is. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
6. "Iceland Airwaves 2018". tix.is. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
7. Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies: ‘The Theory Of Everything’ Composer Was 48