Svavar Knútur


Svavar Knútur is the stage name of Icelandic singer-songwriter Svavar Knútur Kristinsson, from the Westfjords. He sings in Icelandic and English,
Svavar Knútur collaborated with Czech singer-songwriter Markéta Irglová on his album Ölduslóð.
Svavar Knútur has in recent years toured extensively around Europe as well as doing some touring of Australia and North America.
Svavar Knútur is one of the founding members and curators of the Melodica festival, curating the Reykjavík branch of the festival.

Album history

Svavar has released four solo albums beginning in 2009 with Kvöldvaka In 2010, he presented Amma and in 2012 his Ölduslóð.
In 2015 "Brot " was released.
Svavar's latest album is "Ahoy! Side A", which was released via Dimma and Nordic Notes in September 2018. A story of new beginnings and the challenges of a new world. It contains five new songs and four "Repaintings" of older songs.

Discography