Bríet Ísis Elfar (born 22 March 1999),[1] known mononymously as Bríet,[lower-alpha 1] is an Icelandic singer known for her songs "Esjan",[2] "Feimin(n)",[3] and "Rólegur kúreki".[4] Her album Kveðja, Bríet was selected as the album of the year at the 2021 Icelandic Music Awards.[5]
Bríet was born in Reykjavík[6] and studied at Menntaskólinn við Hamrahlíð.[6] She began performing at off-venue concerts at Iceland Airwaves at the age of 15[7][8] in addition to singing at jazz bars.[3] She also participated in Iceland Got Talent.[9]
Bríet sings in Icelandic and English[10] and writes her songs in collaboration with Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson,[10][7] who is a member of the music production team StopWaitGo.[3] Her first single, "In Too Deep", came out in 2018.[1] She performed "Feimin(n)" with Aron Can.[3]
Her album Kveðja, Bríet came out in 2020. The music is a mix of Scandinavian pop music and country music.[11] Break-ups are the main theme of the album[11] and Bríet received praise for her lyrical talent.[11] Kveðja, Bríet was Rás 2's Album of the Week for a week in October[8] and eight songs from the album made it to Spotify's Top 10 list for Iceland.[11]
Year | Award | Prize | Recipient | Result |
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2019 | Icelandic Music Awards | Rising star[13] | Herself | Won |
Female singer of the year[14] | Herself | Nominated | ||
2021 | Grapevine Music Awards | Artist of the year[15] | Herself | Won |
Song of the year[15] | "Rólegur kúreki" | Won | ||
Hlustendaverðlaunin | Pop album of the year[16] | Kveðja, Bríet | Won | |
Female singer of the year[16] | Herself | Won | ||
Pop artist of the year[16] | Won | |||
Song of the year[16] | "Esjan" | Won | ||
Icelandic Music Awards | Pop album of the year[5] | Kveðja, Bríet | Won | |
Female singer of the year[9] | Herself | Won | ||
Lyricist of the year[5] | Won | |||
Pop song of the year[9] | "Esjan" | Nominated |
Bríet began a relationship with the lead guitarist of Kaleo in 2020.[17][2]
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