Eivør Pálsdóttir (born July 21, 1983 in Syðrugøta, Faroe Islands) is a Faroese singer/songwriter with a distinct voice and a wide range of interests in many kinds of music from jazz, folk, country, pop to classical and Christian music. Her roots are in the Faroese ballads. July 21 is the 202nd day (203rd in leap years) of the year in the Gregorian Calendar, with 163 days remaining. ... 1983 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The term singer-songwriter refers to performers who both write and sing their own material. ... Jazz is a musical art form characterized by blue notes, syncopation, swing, call and response, polyrhythms, and improvisation. ... Folk music, in the original sense of the term, is music by and of the people. ... Country music, once known as country and western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... Depending on context, pop music is either an abbreviation of popular music or, more recently, a term for a sub-genre of it. ... Classical music is music considered classical, as sophisticated and refined, in a regional tradition. ... Christian music is music created by or adapted for the Christian church. ...

Eivør in the museum Blásastova in Gøta

Eivør is the daughter of Sædis Eilifsdóttir and Páll Jacobsen. After the Faroese naming convention, she is "Paul's-daughter" - Pálsdóttir. Usually she is only addressed by her first name Eivør, which occurs normally as the female name Eyðvør in Faroese. The name is somehow pronounced as "Iver Pollsdettr" for English speakers.

These naming conventions resembles in those of her Icelandic counterpart Björk. But there are many other things she has in common with Björk, and is thus often called the Faroese Björk. Like Björk, she is very successful in Iceland and belongs to the most popular non-Icelandic singers there. At home in the Faroe Islands, Eivør is the highest acclaimed musician. Observers expect her final break-through in Denmark soon, while she already has fans all over Scandinavia, Europe and North America. Björk Guðmundsdóttir (pronounced byerk), (born November 21, 1965 in Reykjavík, Iceland) is an Icelandic singer/songwriter with a great expressive range and an interest in many kinds of music including popular, hip-hop, alternative rock, jazz, folk, and classical. ...

Career

At the age of 12, Eivør traveled as the soloist of a Faroese men's choir to Italy. With 13 she had her first performance in Faroese television and won a national songcontest in the same year. In 1999, when she was 15, Eivør joined the rock band Clickhaze. 1999 is a common year starting on Friday of the Common Era, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Rock and roll (also spelled Rock n Roll, especially in its first decade), also called rock, is a form of popular music, usually featuring vocals (often with vocal harmony), electric guitars and a strong back beat; other instruments, such as the saxophone, are common in some styles. ...

One year later in 2000 was her first album issued: Eivør Pálsdóttir. It is a mixture of classical Faroese ballads, accompanied by only guitar and bass, great influence of jazz, texts by famous Faroese writers, and two clerical songs at the end. The latter are sung in Danish, but all the others in Faroese. Many of the songs were written by Eivør. At this time she was already a professional musician. 2000 is a leap year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In 2001 she won together with her band Clickhaze the national Faroese band contest Prix Føroyar. In 2002, Eivør went to Reykjavík to study music (classic and jazz). The mentor of the Faroese music scene, Kristian Blak invited her as lead singer of the jazz group Yggdrasil, which came out with its first album that year. 2001 is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2002 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... See also: Reykjavík, Manitoba in Canada Reykjavík is the capital of Iceland, its largest city and the northernmost capital city of a nation. ... Kristian Blak, born 1947 and originally from Denmark, is living in the Faroe Islands where he is an important composer, musician, and record executive. ... Yggdrasil For other uses of the term Yggdrasil, see Yggdrasil (disambiguation) In Norse Mythology, Yggdrasil (also Mimameid and Lerad) was the World tree, a gigantic tree, thought to connect all the nine worlds of Norse cosmology. ...

So well-introduced as jazz performer, she also issued a rock album with Clickhaze the same summer, thus proving her wide range again. Touring with Clickhaze in the Faroes, to Sweden, Denmark (Roskilde Festival), Iceland and Greenland was a great success. The Orange stage in daytime during the 2003 festival. ...

After her second solo album Krákan, the perhaps most important event in her young career was the nomination for the Icelandic Music Awards in not less than three categories for 2003. She became best singer and best performer - in an award, normally only given to Icelandic artists. 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Educated as a classical vocalist, Eivør sings also with the symphony orchestra of the Faroes. In 2004 Kristian Blak's opera Firra was issued - with Eivør as soloist. Orchestra at City Hall (Edmonton). ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The foyer of Charles Garniers Opéra, Paris, opened 1875 Opera is an art form consisting of a dramatic stage performance set to music. ...

Her latest album eivør from November 2004 together with the Canadian Bill Bourne seems to become the best sold Faroese album in the USA and Canada ever. Bill's companionship with accustic guitar gave the entire project a great touch of good old American country music, but let Eivør sing several songs in Faroese though. In Iceland it was again in the charts, and nominated for the Icelandic Music Award - together with an album by Björk. At the Awards ceremony on February 2, 2005 in Reykjavík, neither Eivør nor Björk had success. However, they are playing in the same league. Country music, once known as country and western music, is a popular musical form developed in the southern United States, with roots in traditional folk music, spirituals, and the blues. ... February 2 is the 33rd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

In February 9 Eivør was elected for the Faroese of the year 2004 (ársins føroyingur 2004) for "setting the Faroes in a positive way on the world map with her songs". Actually, Eivør is the first person in her country, bearing the title Faroese of the year. February 9 is the 40th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ...

In March 7 2005, the big band of the Danish radio issued its 40th anniversary album. All titles on that CD are written and sung by Eivør. One time again she was honoured in Iceland on June 16 with the national theatre award Grímur for her composings and performance in the piece Úlfhamssaga, which is based in Norse saga's tradition. March 7 is the 66th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (67th in Leap years). ... Danmarks Radio (Danish Broadcasting Corporation), commonly abbreviated DR, is the Danish state broadcaster. ... June 16 is the 167th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar (168th in leap years), with 198 days remaining. ... The Norse sagas or Viking sagas (Icelandic: Íslendingasögur), are stories about ancient Scandinavian and Germanic history, about early Viking voyages, about migration to Iceland, and of feuds between Icelandic families. ...

Discography

• Eivør Pálsdóttir (SHD 50, tutl 2000)
• Clickhaze (HJF 91, tutl 2002)
• Yggdrasil (HJF 88, tutl 2002)
• Krákan (12T001, 12 Tónar 2003)
• Firra (HJF 23, tutl 2004)
• eivør (12 Tónar 2004)
• Trøllabundin (together with the Big band of Danmarks Radio 2005)

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External links

• Eivor.com (http://www.eivor.com) (official homepage)
• Tutl.com (http://www.tutl.com) (Faroese label)
• Í Gøtu ein dag (http://heima.olivant.fo/~finnur/igotueindag.htm) (Faroese text of the old ballad, performed on Eivør's first album - a tribute to her home place)
• Faroe Mission in London - Dimmalætting Awards Eivør... (http://www.faroeislands.org.uk/Default.asp?d=BECC9A3B-AFE1-4585-B497-5E7336A914CE) (Newsletter by the Faroese radio from February 14th, 2005)