Sumargleðin

Sumargleðin (English: The Summer Joy) were an Icelandic entertainment group that was active in the late 1970s and early 1980s. It was founded in 1972 by Ragnar Bjarnason and Ómar Ragnarsson.[1][2][3][4][5] It produced several hit songs in Iceland, including Sumargleðin syngur, Ég fer í fríið,[6] and Prins Póló.[7][8]

Sumargleðin
OriginReykjavík, Iceland
GenresRock, Pop
Years active1972–1986, 1994
LabelsFálkinn
Past members

Discography
  • Sumargleðin syngur (1981)
  • Af einskærri sumargleði (1984)

References
  1. Auður Ösp Guðmundsdóttir (10 July 2020). "Sumargleðin sló í gegn ár eftir ár". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). p. 27. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  2. "Sumargleðin út á land með Bessa og Ómar". Tíminn (in Icelandic). 25 June 1976. p. 4. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  3. "Höfum svo rosalega gaman af þessu sjálfir". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 1 February 1994. p. 54. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  4. Ragnhildur Sverrisdóttir (17 February 1994). "Sumargleðinni vel fagnað". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 38. Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  5. "Drap sig nær á söngnum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 14 December 2021. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
  6. Orri Freyr Rúnarsson; Margrét Blöndal (25 December 2020). "Sumargleðin breytti öllu". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 27 July 2021.
  7. "Borðum milljónir af Prins Póló árlega". Dagblaðið Vísir (in Icelandic). 10 June 1995. p. 24. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
  8. "Syngur Prins Póló á pólsku". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 30 July 2005. p. 46. Retrieved 11 July 2021.
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