Árný Margrét | |
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Background information | |
Birth name | Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir |
Born | Ísafjörður, Iceland | 7 May 2001
Occupation(s) | Musician |
Instrument(s) | Guitar |
Years active | 2018–present |
Labels | One Little Independent Records |
Website |
arnymargret |
Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir (born 2001), known better by her stage name, Árný Margrét (also stylized Arny Margret), is an Icelandic musician. [1] In October 2022, she released her debut album they only talk about the weather. [2]
Árný Margrét Sævarsdóttir was born and grew up in Ísafjörður, Iceland, and started learning the piano at an early age and later the guitar. [3] [4] After graduating high school in the fall of 2020, she moved to Denmark to attend a folk school and practice music. Due to COVID-19 lockdowns, she was unable to return to school for the spring semester and she moved back home to Iceland. [5]
Margret's first official performance was in 2018. In 2021, she signed with One Little Independent Records. [6] She released her first single, "Intertwined" with the label in December of that year. [7] In January 2022, she debuted her second single, "Akureyri". [8] She released her debut EP, intertwined in February 2022. [9] [10] Her first full-length album, they only talk about the weather, was released in October 2022. [11] [12] During the summer of 2023, she performed weekly in the TV show Sumarlandinn on RÚV. [13]