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Ásgeir

Ásgeir
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About

Ásgeir (born Ásgeir Trausti Einarsson, 1 July 1992, Laugarbakki) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter whose 2012 debut Dýrð í dauðaþögn - re-released internationally as In the Silence (2014) - became the best-selling debut album in Icelandic history, with roughly one in ten Icelanders owning a copy. His music blends folk, indie-electronic and atmospheric pop, and he sings in both Icelandic and English. In 2025-26 he released his fifth album Julia, the first on which he wrote all lyrics himself.

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YouTube subscribers
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YouTube total views
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Debut album - share of Icelandic population who owned a copy
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YouTube Music plays for 'King and Cross'

What's new

  • 2026-02

    Ásgeir's fifth album Julia was released in physical formats on February 13, 2026, following its digital release in December 2025.

  • 2026-02

    Atwood Magazine described Julia as Ásgeir's most personal album yet - the first he wrote entirely on his own, across ten tracks.

  • 2025-09

    Ásgeir served as special guest on Eivør's European tour from autumn 2025, with dates across Belgium, France, Spain, Portugal, Germany, Scandinavia and more.

  • 2025-09

    The lead single 'Ferris Wheel' was released in September 2025, ahead of the Julia album.

  • 2025-08

    Ásgeir is scheduled to perform at the Iceland Eclipse Festival on August 12, 2026, celebrating the solar eclipse in Iceland.

Tour

GhentGlasgowLondonAmsterdamCologneKrakowPragueGothenburgOslo

Tracks

King and Crossinternational breakthrough single from In the Silence (2014)
Going Homefan favourite from In the Silence, helped establish his global audience
Youthlead single from Bury the Moon (2020)
Ferris Wheellead single from Julia (2025), first album written entirely by Ásgeir himself
Dýrð í dauðaþögn2012 Icelandic debut - best-selling debut album in Icelandic history

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Where they play · 2

Palmengarten Musikpavillon - TEILBESTUHLT Mojo Club

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