Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson

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Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson
Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson performing with GusGus in Aarhus, Denmark 2016
Background information
Born	(1969-08-26) 26 August 1969 (age 54) Reykjavík, Iceland
Genres	Electronic house
Occupations	Singer producer
Instrument(s)	Vocals
Labels	4AD Kompakt One Little Indian
Member of	GusGus Nýdönsk Esja

Website	daniel.is

Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson (born 26, 1969) is an Icelandic singer and producer. He is the lead singer of the bands GusGus, Nýdönsk, and Esja.

Biography

Daníel has been part of the local and international music scene since he started his career with the Icelandic pop group Nýdönsk in 1987.

In 1989, he participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989 for Iceland with the song "Það sem enginn sér". He finished in 22nd place, scoring no points.^[1]

After releasing 5 albums with Nýdönsk, he produced an album with electronic rock group Bubbleflies.

He then branched out into acting in the National and Municipal theatres, playing roles in West Side Story, Jesus Christ Superstar (Pontius Pilate) and Stone Free. Film directors Arni and Kinski approached him with playing a lead role in their short film Nautn. During production, Daníel founded GusGus in 1995 with Kinski.

Daníel took a break from GusGus in the year 2000 to write music for both TV and documentary films and compose music for the Iceland Dance Company.

His first solo album, Swallowed a Star, was released by One Little Indian in Europe (2005) and North America (2006).

Daníel formed a musical pet project with heavy metal band Mínus front man Krummi Björgvinsson, called Esja and released a self-titled album in 2008.

Daníel rejoined GusGus with the releases of Forever in 2007, 24/7 (2009), Arabian Horse (2011) and Mexico (2014), touring extensively in Europe. Daníel released his second solo album, The Drift, in 2011.

References

^ "Iceland 1989". ESC History. Retrieved 15 August 2011.

External links

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Preceded by Beathoven with "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"	Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1989	Succeeded by Stjórnin with "Eitt lag enn"

v t e Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
Söngvakeppnin
Participation	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024
Artists	Anna Mjöll Ari Ólafsson August and Telma Beathoven Birgitta Bó Halldórsson Daði og Gagnamagnið Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Diljá Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Eythor Ingi Greta Salóme Halla Margrét Hatari Heart 2 Heart Hera Björk ICY Inga Jónsi Maria Olafs Paul Oscar Pollapönk Selma Sigga Silvía Night Sjonni's Friends Stefán and Eyfi Stjórnin Svala Systur Two Tricky Yohanna
Songs	"10 Years" "All Out of Luck" "Angel" "Coming Home" "Congratulations" "Ég á líf" "Eitt lag enn" "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hatrið mun sigra" "Hear Them Calling" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Is It True?" "Je ne sais quoi" "Með hækkandi sól" "Minn hinsti dans" "Nætur" "Nei eða já" "Never Forget" "Nína" "No Prejudice" "Núna" "Open Your Heart" "Our Choice" "Paper" "Power" "Scared of Heights" "Sjúbídú" "Tell Me!" ~~"Think About Things"~~ "This Is My Life" "Unbroken" "Valentine Lost" "Þá veistu svarið" "Það sem enginn sér" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1989
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Nino de Angelo Kiev Connolly and the Missing Passengers Da Vinci Thomas Forstner Furbaz Gili and Galit Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Ingeborg Britt Synnøve Johansen Birthe Kjær Live Report Marianna Tommy Nilsson Nina Anna Oxa and Fausto Leali Pan Nathalie Pâque Park Café Justine Pelmelay Fani Polymeri and Yiannis Savvidakis Riva Anneli Saaristo
Songs	"Apopse as vrethoume" "Avrei voluto" "Bana Bana" "Blijf zoals je bent" "Conquistador" "Derekh Hamelekh" "La dolce vita" "Door de wind" "En dag" "Flieger" "J'ai volé la vie" "Monsieur" "Nacida para amar" "Nur ein Lied" "The Real Me" "Rock Me" "Það sem enginn sér" "To diko sou asteri" "Venners nærhet" "Vi maler byen rød" "Viver senza tei" "Why Do I Always Get It Wrong"

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International	ISNI VIAF
National	Czech Republic
Artists	MusicBrainz