Eric Gustaf Ericson was a Swedish choral conductor and influential choral teacher.
Fimleikafélag Hafnarfjarðar, commonly referred to as FH, is a professional Icelandic sports club based in Hafnarfjörður. The club competes in football, handball, athletics, and fencing. Its men's football team has been a dominant power since the early 2000s.
Varmahlíð is a small village near Skagafjörður in northern Iceland.
The Hamrahlid Choir or Hamrahlíðarkórinn as it is called in Icelandic was founded in 1981 by Þorgerður Ingólfsdóttir, who remained its conductor until 2017. The choir consists mostly of alumni of Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð in Iceland who were formerly members of Hamrahlid College's choir, also conducted by Ingólfsdóttir.
Atli Heimir Sveinsson is an Icelandic composer.
Islam in Iceland is a minority religion. The Pew Research Center estimated that the number of Muslims in Iceland was below its 10,000 minimum threshold, and official statistics put the figure at under 1,000, or approximately 0.3% of the total population.
The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS, the Nordic Music Committee. Every two years it is awarded for a work by a living composer. In the intervening years it is awarded to a performing musician or ensemble.
Sigurður Bragason is an Icelandic baritone.
Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, better known as Diddú, is an Icelandic soprano and songwriter. Educated at the Reykjavík College of Music and the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, she began her singing career in the 1970s as a vocalist for the popular folk and pop group Spilverk Þjóðanna. She subsequently turned to classical music, particularly Lieder and operas.
The Chor Leoni Men's Choir is a male choir based in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. The group was founded by Diane Loomer C.M. in 1992, and consists of up to 65 male singers. While primarily focused on performing classical choral repertoire, Chor Leoni sings music of all genres and time periods, and in many different languages. In recent years, the group has commissioned original choral pieces from Ēriks Ešenvalds, Rodney Sharman and others. Since 2013, the group has hosted and participated in the VanMan Choral Summit, a gathering of male choirs from around the world, featuring international choirs such as Chanticleer (ensemble) and Iceland’s Karlakórinn Heimir.
Guðjónsson or Gudjonsson is a surname of Icelandic origin, meaning son of Guðjón. In Icelandic names, the name is not strictly a surname, but a patronymic.
Heimir Björgúlfsson is an Icelandic artist born in Reykjavík, Iceland in 1975. Heimir lives and works in Los Angeles, California. He holds a BFA from the Gerrit Rietveld Academy and an MFA from the Sandberg Institute, both in Amsterdam, Netherlands. He also studied Sonology at the Royal Conservatory in The Hague, Netherlands.
Örn Árnason is an Icelandic actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group Spaugstofan. He has starred in a number of films and television series since the 1980s, as well as acting in the National Theatre of Iceland. He is noted for his satirical portrayals of public figures, including former Icelandic Prime Minister Davíð Oddsson. Örn hosted the children's morning program Með Afa on Stöð 2. He is the son of actor Árni Tryggvason.
Sigurður Sigurjónsson, commonly referred to as Siggi Sigurjóns, is an Icelandic actor, comedian and screenwriter, best known as a member of the comedy group Spaugstofan. He has starred in a number of films and television series since the late 1970s, as well as acting in the National Theatre of Iceland. He is famous for his recurring characters in the Spaugstofan television series, including Ragnar Reykás and Kristján Ólafsson. Sigurður has starred in many seasons of the annual television special Áramótaskaupið. He is also one of the leading Icelandic voice actors and has dubbed numerous animated features. In March 2015, Sigurjóns appeared in the music video for "Crystals," the lead single from the Of Monsters and Men album "Beneath the Skin."
Heimir Hallgrímsson is an Icelandic former football player, coach and a dentist, who is currently the head coach of the Qatar Stars League club Al-Arabi.
Heimir Guðjónsson may refer to:
The ÍBV women's football team is the women's football department of the Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja multi-sport club. It is based in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild kvenna, the top-tier women's football league in Iceland. The team plays it home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. ÍBV has won the Icelandic Cup twice, in 2004 and 2017.
Heimir Guðjónsson is an Icelandic football manager and a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team. He is currently the manager of Havnar Bóltfelag. As a manager, he won the Icelandic championship five times with FH.
Heimir Guðjónsson is an Icelandic former footballer. He played the position of goalkeeper and played for the Icelandic men's national football team from 1960 to 1965.
The ÍBV men's football team is the men's football department of the Íþróttabandalag Vestmannaeyja multi-sport club. It is based in Vestmannaeyjar, Iceland, and currently plays in the Úrvalsdeild karla, the top-tier men's football league in Iceland. The team plays it home games at the Hásteinsvöllur. It has won the Icelandic championship three times, in 1979, 1997 and 1998.
