Annika Hoydal

Annika Hoydal (born 19 November 1945) is a Faroese singer and actress.[1] Hoydal was a contestant for the 1979 Dansk Melodi Grand Prix[2] and was nominated for the 2016 Faroese Music Awards.[1]

Annika Hoydal
Born (1945-11-19) 19 November 1945
Tórshavn, Faroe Islands
Occupation(s)Singer
Actress

The Hoydal family

The family name Hoydal takes name after a neighbourhood in Tórshavn named Hoydalar, it is in a valley near Hoyvík. Faroese writer and politician Karsten Hoydal (1912–1990) was born in Hoydalar. Karsten Hoydal and his wife Marie Louise Falk-Rønne have four children: Annika Hoydal, Gunnar Hoydal, born 1941 is a writer, Kjartan Hoydal, born 1941 (Gunnar and Kjartan are twins) was secretary of the North East Atlantic Fisheries Commission (NEAFC) and is now director of sp/f Skrivarastova Fish and Film. They have another son called Egil. Høgni Hoydal, a politician is Kjartan Hoydal's son.[3]

References
  1. "Annika Hoydal á Norðurbryggjuni". Dimmalætting (in Faroese). 28 September 2016. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  2. Jensen, Charlotte (9 July 2017). "Time travel back to Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 1979". Retrieved 2020-04-01.
  3. "Høgni Hoydal". Tjóðveldi. Retrieved 2020-04-01.
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