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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][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]
Albums and EPs
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions | Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| ISL [13] | |||
| "Feimin(n)" (with palmi. and Aron Can) | 2018 | — | Non-album singles |
| "Carousel" (with Greyskies) | — | ||
| "Dino" | 2019 | — | |
| "Day Drinking" (with Black Saint) | — | ||
| "Esjen" | 2020 | — | |
| "Heyrðu mig" | — | ||
| "Cold Feet" | 2022 | 12 | |
| "Flugdreki" | 5 | ||
| "Venus" (with Ásgeir) | 2023 | 2 | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
| Year | Award | Prize | Recipient | Result |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Icelandic Music Awards | Rising star[14] | Herself | Won |
| Female singer of the year[15] | Herself | Nominated | ||
| 2021 | Grapevine Music Awards | Artist of the year[16] | Herself | Won |
| Song of the year[16] | "Rólegur kúreki" | Won | ||
| Hlustendaverðlaunin | Pop album of the year[17] | Kveðja, Bríet | Won | |
| Female singer of the year[17] | Herself | Won | ||
| Pop artist of the year[17] | Won | |||
| Song of the year[17] | "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<ref>"Þú þarft að hafa sterk bein til að geta sagt nei!". www.mbl.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 9 February 2021. Bríet was born in Reykjavík Her parents are Benedikt Elfar and Ásrún Laila Awad, her grandfather on mothers side, Ómar Ahmed Hafez Awad was born in Egypt, but moved to Iceland in 1965
- Pronounced BREE-yet, [ˈpriːjɛt]
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