Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson (born 6 March 1987) is an Icelandic musician. He is the lead vocalist and guitarist, along with
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, of the Icelandic indie folk band
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/rock band formed in Reykjavík in 2010. The members are lead singer and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, singer and guitarist Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, lead guitarist Brynjar Leifsson, ...
.
Early life
Ragnar attended Fjölbrautaskólinn í Garðabæ, a school in
Garðabær
Garðabær () is a municipality in the Capital Region of Iceland.
History
Garðabær is a growing town in the Capital Region. It is the sixth largest town in Iceland with a population of 13,872 (Sept 1, 2013).
The site of Garðabær has been in ...
. Ragnar got his first guitar at the age of 9 but did not start playing until 17.
Of Monsters and Men
Ragnar joined the band in 2010.
The band then entered the 2010 annual Icelandic music competition
Músíktilraunir
Músíktilraunir ( en, Music Experiments) is an annual music competition held in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Winners
* 1982 – Dron
* 1983 – Dúkkulísurnar
* 1984 – ''not held due to teachers' strike''
* 1985 – Gipsy
* 1986 – Greifarnir
* 1 ...
, which they won.
They soon released their debut studio album ''
My Head Is an Animal
''My Head Is an Animal'' is the debut studio album by the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men, released through Record Records in Iceland on 20 September 2011. After their success, topping the Icelandic charts with their debut single, " ...
'' in late 2011. The album charted in multiple regions and the band gained popularity worldwide. After the Seattle radio station
KEXP
KEXP-FM (90.3 MHz) is a non-commercial radio station licensed to Seattle, Washington, United States, specializing in alternative and indie rock programmed by its disc jockeys for the Seattle metropolitan area. The station is owned by the no ...
broadcast a performance from Ragnar's living room, the band went viral.
After a successful first album, the band released their second studio album ''
Beneath the Skin'' in 2015.
Ragnar also came up with the band name, Of Monsters and Men.
He plays the guitar left-handed.
References
External links
Of Monsters and Men's Official Site*
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1987 births
Living people
Ragnar Thorhallsson
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Alternative rock singers
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People from Garðabær
Of Monsters and Men members