Hjaltalín

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title: "Hjaltalín" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["icelandic-indie-rock-groups", "musical-groups-from-reykjavík"] description: "Icelandic band" topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hjaltalín" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

::summary Icelandic band ::

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background	group_or_band
name	Hjaltalín
image	Hjaltalin in Reykjavik in 2011.JPG
landscape	yes
alt	Two members of the band seen sitting onstage, playing their respective instruments
caption	Hjaltalín performing in 2011
origin	Reykjavík, Iceland
genre
years_active	2004–present
label
website
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| background = group_or_band | name = Hjaltalín | image = Hjaltalin in Reykjavik in 2011.JPG | landscape = yes | alt = Two members of the band seen sitting onstage, playing their respective instruments | caption = Hjaltalín performing in 2011 | image_size = | origin = Reykjavík, Iceland | genre = | years_active = 2004–present | label = | website = | current_members =

• Sigríður Thorlacius
• Viktor Orri Árnason
• Högni Egilsson
• Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson
• Axel Haraldsson
• Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson | past_members =
• Grímur Helgasson
• Rebekka B. Björnsdóttir

Hjaltalín is an Icelandic indie rock band that has published four studio albums as of 2020. Their second record, Terminal, was chosen as the album of the year at the 2010 Icelandic Music Awards. They have also played throughout Europe, most notably at the Roskilde and Latitude festivals (2009) and at Sziget Festival (2010).

History

Hjaltalín was formed in Reykjavík, Iceland, in 2004. Between January and October 2007, they recorded their first album, Sleepdrunk Seasons, in Reykjavík and Amsterdam. It was released on the Icelandic label Kimi Records first, and a European release followed in 2009. The band had a major hit with a cover of Paul Oscar's "Þú komst við hjartað í mér" in 2008, which proved to be the most popular song in Iceland that year. Hjaltalín's second album, Terminal, won an award at the 2010 Icelandic Music Awards. They have since issued two more studio albums: 2014's Enter 4 and the self-titled Hjaltalín in 2020. They have also published a soundtrack to the film Days of Gray (2014) and a live recording with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Alpanon, in 2010.

Individual projects

Some members of the band have released solo work. Vocalist Sigríður Thorlacius published the album Jólakveðja in 2013. Högni Egilsson's Two Trains came out in 2017, and he has also scored a number of theatre, film, and television productions, including the 2021 Netflix series Katla. Violinist Viktor Orri Árnason released the album Eilífur in 2021.

Band members

Current

• Axel Haraldsson – drums
• Guðmundur Óskar Guðmundsson – bass
• Hjörtur Ingvi Jóhannsson – piano, keyboards
• Högni Egilsson – vocals, guitar
• Sigríður Thorlacius – vocals
• Viktor Orri Árnason – violin

Former

• Grímur Helgason – clarinet
• Rebekka Bryndís Björnsdóttir – bassoon, percussion

Discography

Albums

• Sleepdrunk Seasons (2007)
• Terminal (2009)
• Alpanon (Live recording with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra – 2010)
• Enter 4 (2012)
• Days of Gray (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack) (2014)
• Hjaltalín (2020)

Singles

• "Traffic Music" (2007)
• "Þú komst við hjartað í mér" (2008)
• "Sjómannavalsinn" (2009)
• "Stay By You" (2009)
• "Suitcase Man" (2009)
• "Engill alheimsins" (2013)
• "Halo" (2013)
• "We Will Live for Ages" (2015)
• "Baronesse" (2019)
• "Love from 99" (2019)

Gallery

hjaltalin.jpg Axel-Haraldsson.jpg Guðmundur-Óskar-Guðmundsson_Viktor.jpg Högni-Egilsson.jpg Hjörtur-Ingvi-Jóhannsson.jpg rebekka-Bjarnadóttir.jpg sigridur-Thorlacius.jpg Viktor-Orri-Árnasson.jpg

References

References

1. (13 March 2010). "Hjaltalín verðlaunuð fyrir poppplötu ársins 2009".
2. "About".
3. [http://www.last.fm/music/Hjaltal%C3%ADn/+wiki Last.fm: Hjaltalín page]
4. Notes on record cover to "Sleepdrunk Seasons"
5. [https://www.discogs.com/de/Hjaltal%25C3%25ADn-Sleepdrunk-Seasons/master/188207 "Sleepdrunk Seasons"] Release page on discogs.com
6. [https://www.karolinafund.com/project/view/2357 "Hjaltalín - Ný plata á vínyl"]
7. "Högni Egilsson".

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