Botnleðja ('Silt') is an

Iceland Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...

ic rock band formed in 1994. They gained popularity when they won the

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 ...

, an Icelandic "battle between the bands" competition in 1995.Hæfilega kærulausir
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (256) 9 november 1995, p. 62 The band members are guitarist and singer Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, bass-guitarist Ragnar Páll Steinsson, and drummer Haraldur Freyr Gíslason. Heiðar and Haraldur are also band members of 'Hafnarfjarðarmafían' ('The

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Mob'), a support band of the Icelandic FH football team and Pollapönk. The band Blur, who had been recording their self-titled album '' Blur'' in Iceland in 1997, were fans of Botnleðja. Their hit song " Song 2" borrowed the catchy "woo-hoo" from Botnleðja's 'Þið eruð Frábær'. Later that year Botnleðja joined Blur on their UK tour.Botnleðja hitar upp fyrir Blur
Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic) (84) 8 January 1997, p. 6

Discography

Albums

*1995: ''Drullumall'' *1996: ''Fólk er Fífl'' *1998: ''Magnyl'' *2000: ''Douglas Dakota'' *2003: ''Iceland National Park'' *2013: ''Þegar öllu er á botninn hvolft''

Singles

*2013: "Panikkast" *2013: "Slóði"

References

Icelandic indie rock groups {{Iceland-band-stub