Brynjar Leifsson (born 11 September 1990) is an Icelandic musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the Icelandic indie folk band
Of Monsters and Men
Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/Folk rock, rock band formed in Garðabær in 2010. It consists of lead singer and guitarist Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir, singer and guitarist Ragnar Þórhallsson, Ragnar "Raggi" Þórhallsson, ...
.
Personal life
Brynjar was raised in
Keflavík
Keflavík (pronounced , meaning ''Driftwood Bay'') is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. It is included in the municipality of Reykjanesbær whose population as of 2016 is 15,129.
In 1995, Keflavík merged with nearby Njar ...
, a town in southwest Iceland. His brother is a pilot.
Brynjar has been in a relationship with musician Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, who's also a touring member of OMAM, since at least 2014. The two have a son named Hilmir Hrafn Brynjarsson.
Of Monsters and Men
Brynjar joined
Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's solo project, Songbird in 2009. The project soon expanded with
Ragnar Þórhallsson
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.
Early life
Ragnar attended Fjöl ...
and Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson joining. The band then entered the 2010 annual Icelandic music competition
Músíktilraunir
Músíktilraunir () is an annual music competition held in Reykjavík, Iceland.
Winners
* 1982 – Dron
* 1983 – Dúkkulísurnar
* 1984 – ''not held due to Strike action, teachers' strike''
* 1985 – Gipsy
* 1986 – Greifarnir
* 1987 – ...
, which they won. The band eventually became Of Monsters and Men. They soon released their debut studio album ''
My Head Is an Animal'' in late 2011. The album charted in multiple regions and the band gained popularity worldwide. After a successful first album, the band released their second studio album ''
Beneath the Skin'' in 2015.
Their third album, ''
Fever Dream'', was released in 2019. Brynjar is currently the lead guitarist in the band.
See also
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List of Icelandic writers
Iceland has a rich literary history, which has carried on into the modern period.
Some of the best known examples of Icelandic literature are the Sagas of Icelanders. These are prose narratives based on historical events that took place in Icela ...
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Icelandic literature
Icelandic literature refers to literature written in Iceland or by Icelandic people. It is best known for the sagas written in medieval times, starting in the 13th century. As Icelandic and Old Norse are almost the same, and because Icelandic wo ...
External links
Of Monsters and Men's Official Site*
References
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1990 births
Living people
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Lead guitarists
21st-century guitarists
Of Monsters and Men members
21st-century male musicians