The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in

Icelandic music The music of Iceland includes folk and pop traditions, as well as an active classical and contemporary music scene. Well-known artists from Iceland include medieval music group Voces Thules, alternative pop band The Sugarcubes, singers Björk, ...

Events

February

March

* 3 – The artist and song for Iceland in the

Eurovision Song Contest 2018 The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song "" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (E ...

is decided.

Ari Ólafsson Ari Ólafsson () (born 21 May 1998) is an Icelandic singer who represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song "Our Choice ''Our Choice'' is a 2009 book written by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and published by R ...

wins, with the song "Heim". * 16 – The 6th Sónar Reykjavík festival start (March 16–17).

April

May

June

July

* 4 – The 19th Folk music festival of Siglufjörður start in

Siglufjörður Siglufjörður () is a small fishing town in a narrow fjord with the same name on the northern coast of Iceland. The population in 2011 was 1,206; the town has been shrinking in size since the 1950s when the town reached its peak of 3,000 inhabit ...

(July 4–8). * 11 – The 14th

Eistnaflug Eistnaflug () was an indoor heavy metal music festival held in Neskaupstaður, Iceland during the second weekend of July. Name The festival's name means "Testicle, testicular flight" and is a pun on the name of ("Spark (fire), sparks flying"), ...

festival start in

Neskaupstaður Neskaupstaður () is a town located on the fjord Norðfjörður on the eastern side of Iceland, against the Norwegian Sea. It is part of the municipality of Fjarðabyggð and, as of 2016, it has a population of 1,481. Neskaupstaður is the second ...

(July 11–14).

August

September

October

November

* 7 – The

Iceland Airwaves Iceland Airwaves is a music festival held annually in November in Reykjavík, Iceland, since 1999. Its main focus is showcasing new music, both Icelandic and international. Background The event is promoted and produced by Iceland Music Export ...

music festival opens, running until 10 November. Guests include

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Cashmere Cat Magnus August Høiberg (born 29 November 1987), known professionally as Cashmere Cat, is a Norwegian DJ and record producer. Often in tandem with Benny Blanco, he has been credited with production work for artists including Kanye West, the Kid L ...

and

Stella Donnelly Stella Donnelly (born 10 April 1992) is a Welsh-Australian indie rock singer-songwriter and guitarist. After the success of her debut EP '' Thrush Metal'' in 2017, she signed with Secretly Canadian in 2018. She released her debut studio album ' ...

December

Deaths

; February * 9 –

Jóhann Jóhannsson Jóhann Gunnar Jóhannsson (; 19 September 1969 – 9 February 2018) was an Icelandic composer who wrote music for a wide array of media including theatre, dance, television, and film. His work is stylised by its blending of traditional orchest ...

, film composer, '' The Theory of Everything'', ''

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'', ''

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'' (born 1969).Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies: ‘The Theory Of Everything’ Composer Was 48
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Stefán Karl Stefánsson Stefán Karl Stefánsson ( , ; 10 July 1975 – 21 August 2018) was an Icelandic actor and singer. He was best known for portraying Robbie Rotten, the antagonist of the children's television series ''LazyTown''. Career Stefán Karl's career ...

, singer, ''

LazyTown ''LazyTown'' () is an Icelandic children's educational musical television series created by aerobics champion Magnús Scheving. Originally produced in English, it has been broadcast in dozens of languages globally. Designed to encourage health ...

'' (born 1975).

References

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