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Ásgeir Trausti Biography Facts
Ásgeir Trausti has been appeared in channels as follow: Ásgeir, SleepMusic.
Born 01 July, 1992 (32 years old).
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According to the birthday of Ásgeir Trausti the
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Career of the Ásgeir Trausti started in 2012 .
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For other people named Ásgeir, see Ásgeir .
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a family name, but this person is referred to by the given name Ásgeir.
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson |
| Also known as | Ásgeir Trausti |
| Born | 1 July 1992 Iceland |
| Origin | Reykjavík, Iceland |
| Genres | Folktronica |
| Occupation | Singer, songwriter, musician |
| Instruments | Vocals, guitar, piano |
| Years active | 2012–present |
| Labels | One Little Indian, Sena, Inertia |
| Associated acts | Uniimog, The Lovely Lion |
| Website | asgeirmusic.com |
Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson ; born 1 July 1992) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician. In his Icelandic releases, he was credited as Ásgeir Trausti. In 2013, he started using the mononym Ásgeir as his recording name. He performs with his own band, the Ásgeir Trausti Band. He also plays guitar in the Icelandic band The Lovely Lion.
Career
Ásgeir's debut album Dýrð í dauðaþögn was released in 2012. The lead single, "Sumargestur", made it to number two on the Tónlist, an unofficial but widely quoted Icelandic Singles Chart, followed by the single "Leyndarmál" and the title track "Dýrð í dauðaþögn" from the album .
He had a Christmas hit with his song "Hvítir skór" in collaboration with Blaz Roca. The single stayed at the top of the Icelandic Singles Chart for 9 consecutive weeks from December 2012 to the end of January 2013.
An English language version of Dýrð í dauðaþögn under the title In the Silence had been scheduled for international release on 27 January 2014, but was made available online on iTunes on 28 October 2013. The American singer John Grant helped with the translation of the lyrics and re-production of the English language album. Based on online sales, the album has already charted in Belgium and Netherlands.
On 13 August 2013, Ásgeir released the video for "King and Cross", the debut single from the prospective album with John Grant appearing in the single release. The follow-up single "Going Home" charted in France. The main release to coincide with the release of the album was "Torrent", an English-language version of "Nýfallið regn".
In 2019, he released the single "Youth" from his forthcoming album Bury the Moon, which was released on February 7, 2020, on One Little Indian Records.
Tour
During the 2014 North American tour, Ásgeir performed songs both in English and Icelandic.