Daði Freyr

Daði Freyr Pétursson (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈtaːðɪ freiːr̥ ˈpʰjɛːtʏr̥sɔn]; born 30 June 1992), known professionally as Daði Freyr or simply Daði, is an Icelandic musician living in Berlin, Germany. As the frontman of Daði & Gagnamagnið (Icelandic: Daði og Gagnamagnið[1][2] [ˈtaːðɪ ɔɣ ˈkaknaˌmaknɪθ]), he was due to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020 with the song "Think About Things",[3] before the event was cancelled in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. Instead, he represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2021 with the song "10 Years", finishing in fourth place.[4] He performed a cover of Atomic Kitten's "Whole Again" during the intermission of the 2023 competition.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Daði.

Daði Freyr
Daði Freyr performing in 2022
Daði Freyr performing in 2022
Background information
Birth nameDaði Freyr Pétursson
Born (1992-06-30) 30 June 1992
Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)
  • Vocals
  • keyboards
  • bass
  • guitar
  • drums
Years active2012–present
Websitedadifreyr.com

Early life

Daði was born in Reykjavík but grew up in Denmark until the age of nine, then his family moved to Iceland and settled in the Southern Region, first in Laugaland and later in Ásahreppur. Daði graduated from Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands ("College of the Southern Region") in 2012 and received a BA in Music Management and Audio Production in Berlin in 2017.[5]

Music career

In his youth, Daði practiced drums and studied piano and bass guitar. He co-founded the band RetRoBot with his friend Kristján Pálmi. Later, singer Gunnlaugur Bjarnason and guitarist Guðmundur Einar Vilbergsson, whom he had met at the South Iceland Multicultural School, joined the band. In 2012, the band RetRoBot won the Músíktilraunir ("Music Experiments") and Daði was chosen as the best electronic musician of the year.[6] RetRoBot released one album, Blackout, a year later.

Söngvakeppnin and Eurovision
"Gagnamagnið" redirects here. For their song known in Icelandic as "Gagnamagnið", see Think About Things.
Daði performing in the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool as part of an interval act

In 2017, Daði participated in Söngvakeppnin (competing to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017) with the song "Is This Love?" (Icelandic: Hvað með það?). In performances, he was supported on stage by a group consisting of his sister Sigrún Birna Pétursdóttir (backing vocalist), wife Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir (dancer), and friends Hulda Kristín Kolbrúnardóttir (backing vocalist), Stefán Hannesson (dancer), and Jóhann Sigurður Jóhannsson (dancer)—known as "Gagnamagnið". Gagnamagnið, while translated to English as "the Data", literally means "the amount of data", and is the Icelandic word for "data plan". They were characterized by their signature teal green sweaters, which have pixel art portraits of themselves printed on them.[7] He came in second place after Svala Björgvinsdóttir, who performed the song "Paper".[8] In June 2019, Daði released his debut album, & Co., an avant-garde pop record that has drawn comparisons to French electronic duo Daft Punk for its retro disco sound.[9]

Daði took part in the 2020 Söngvakeppnin with the song "Think About Things" (the alternate Icelandic version also titled "Gagnamagnið").[10] As in Söngvakeppnin 2017, he performed with his group Gagnamagnið, now collectively credited as Daði & Gagnamagnið. They won the 2020 Söngvakeppnin competition and were set to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Several countries that would have participated in the 2020 contest held their own alternative competitions, broadcasting the entries and crowning a winner. Daði og Gagnamagnið won six such competitions, in Austria (Der kleine Song Contest), Australia, Denmark, Finland, Norway, and Sweden.[11] On 23 October 2020, it was announced that Daði & Gagnamagnið would remain as Icelandic representatives at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest.[4] They performed the song "10 Years",[12] but a prerecorded performance from the second rehearsal was broadcast during both their semi-final and the final, due to a member of the group testing positive for COVID-19.[13] Having qualified for the final, they finished fourth, with 378 points.[14] He performed a cover of Atomic Kitten's "Whole Again" as an interval act during the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, held in Liverpool.[15]

Personal life

Daði is married to musician Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir. Their daughter, Áróra Björg, born in 2019, was the inspiration for the lyrics of the song "Think About Things".[16][17][18] The couple's second daughter, Kría Sif, was born in 2021.[19]

Daði is 2.08 metres (6 ft 9.9 in) tall.[20] He has his own app called "Neon Planets".[21] His father was a bongo player for Katla Maria in Söngvakeppni 1993, and they placed ninth out of ten contestants with the song "Samba".

Discography

Studio albums
Title Details
& Co.
  • Released: 12 June 2019[22]
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Samlist ehf
I Made an Album
  • Released: 25 August 2023[23]
  • Format: Digital download, CD, vinyl
  • Label: AWAL

EPs
Title Details Peak chart positions
FIN
[24]
Næsta skref
  • Released: 26 October 2017[25]
  • Format: Digital download, CD
  • Label: Self-released
 —
Welcome
  • Released: 21 May 2021[26]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: AWAL
 23
I'm Making an Album 1/3
  • Released: 17 March 2023[27]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: AWAL
 —
I'm Still Making an Album 2/3
  • Released: 26 May 2023[28]
  • Format: Digital download, streaming
  • Label: AWAL
 —

Singles
Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album
ICE
[29]		 BEL
(FL)
[30]		 BEL
(WA)
[31]		 IRE
[32]		 NLD
[33]		 NOR
[34]		 SCO
[35]		 SWE
[36]		 UK
[37]
"Seinni tíma vandamál"[38] 2018 ————————— Non-album singles
"Skiptir ekki máli"[39] —————————
"Allir dagar eru jólin með þér"[40] —————————
"Heyri ekki"[41]
(featuring Don Tox)		 2019 ————————— & Co.
"Endurtaka mig"[42]
(featuring Blaer)		 —————————
"Ég er að fíla mig (Langar ekki að hvíla mig)"[43] ————————— Non-album single
"Think About Things"[44]
(as Daði og Gagnamagnið)		 2020 153—[upper-alpha 1]3—[upper-alpha 2]—103334 Welcome
"Where We Wanna Be"[46] ——[upper-alpha 3]——————— Non-album singles
"Every Moment Is Christmas with You"[47] —————————
"Feel the Love"[48]
(with Ásdís)		 2021 18———————— Welcome
"10 Years"
(as Daði og Gagnamagnið)		 1—[upper-alpha 4]—38
[49]		1533—23
[50]		43
"Somebody Else Now" —————————
"Something Magical" ————————— Non-album singles
"Sabada"
(with Filous)		 2022 —————————
"I'm Fine" ————————— I Made an Album
"Whole Again" 2023 2———————— Non-album single
"Moves to Make" ————————— I Made an Album
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released.
Title Year Album
"Make Me Feel So..."
(Montaigne featuring Daði Freyr)		 2022 Making It!
"Happy People"
(Tokio Hotel featuring Daði Freyr)		 2001

Remixes
Title Original artist Year Album
"I Thought I'd Be More Famous by Now" Special-K 2018 Non-album singles
"Eye of the Storm" Millie Turner 2020

Notes
  1. "Think About Things" did not enter the Tipparade of Walloon, but did enter the Bubbling Under.[30]
  2. "Think About Things" did not enter the Top 40 of Netherlands, but did reach number 16 in the Tipparade.[31]
  3. "Where We Wanna Be" did not enter the Tipparade of Flanders, but did enter the Bubbling Under.[30]
  4. "10 Years" did not enter the Flemish Ultratop 50, but did peak at number six on the Ultratip chart.[30]

References
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  24. "Albumit 21/2021" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat. Retrieved 31 May 2021.
  25. "Næsta Skref - EP by Daði Freyr on Apple Music". Apple Music. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  26. "Welcome - EP by Daði Freyr on Spotify". Spotify. 21 May 2021. Archived from the original on 21 May 2021. Retrieved 21 May 2021.
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  28. "I'm Still Making An Album 2/3 – EP by Daði Freyr on Apple Music". Apple Music. 26 May 2023. Retrieved 25 May 2023.
  29. Peak chart positions for singles in Iceland:
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  31. "Discographie Daði Freyr" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 13 June 2020.
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  37. "DADI FREYR | full Official Chart History". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 29 May 2020.
  38. "Seinni Tíma Vandamál (Áramótaskaupið 2017) - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  39. "Skiptir Ekki Máli - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  40. "Allir Dagar Eru Jólin Með Þér - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  41. "Heyri Ekki (feat. Don Tox) - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. 8 February 2019. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  42. "Endurtaka Mig - Single by Daði Freyr & Blaer". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  43. "Ég Er Að Fíla Mig (Langar Ekki Að Hvíla Mig) - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 5 March 2020.
  44. "Think About Things - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 29 July 2020.
  45. "British single certifications – Dadi Freyr – Think About Things". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 May 2021.
  46. "Where We Wanna Be - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 22 May 2020.
  47. "Every Moment Is Christmas with You - Single by Daði Freyr". Apple Music. Retrieved 2 December 2020.
  48. "Feel the Love - Single by Daði Freyr & ÁSDÍS". Apple Music. Retrieved 4 January 2021.
  49. "Official Irish Singles Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. 28 May 2021. Retrieved 29 May 2021.
  50. "Veckolista Singlar, vecka 21". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
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