Ólöf Arnalds

Ólöf Arnalds

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Ólöf Q106195385, born 4 January 1980 in Reykjavík, Iceland, is an Icelandic folk singer‑songwriter who began her musical education in violin and classical singing between 1988 and 2002 and later studied composition and new media at the Iceland Academy of the Arts. After touring with múm from 2003, she released her debut album Við Og Við in 2007 on 12 Tónar; the record earned critical acclaim in the United States and led to tours with Björk, Blonde Redhead, and others. Her second album Innundir skinni followed in 2010 on One Little Independent Records, featuring the single "Surrender" with Björk, and her third album Sudden Elevation arrived in 2013, sung entirely in English and produced by Skúli Sverrisson. Subsequent releases include Palme (2014) and Spíra (2025).

Top tracks

02
With Tomorrow/I'm On Fire
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Sings - EP
04:17
Composers: Gene Clark - Bruce Springsteen - Jesse Davis - Ólöf Arnalds
02
Í Nýju Húsi
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
04:34
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
08
Surrender
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
05:23
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
01
Heimurinn núna
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
03:27
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
02
Innundir Skinni
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
02:54
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
06
Vittu Af Mér
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
04:14
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Klara
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
02:28
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
07
Madrid
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
04:52
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Stein fyrir stein
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
05:31
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Crazy Car
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
03:21
01
Vinur Minn
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
02:09

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  • Discography
Albums
Spíra
℗ 2025 Bella Union
05-12-2025
Spíra
01
Heimurinn núna
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
03:27
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
02
Von um mildi
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
05:00
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Stein fyrir stein
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
05:31
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
04
Spíra
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
04:17
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
05
Vorkoma
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
03:36
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
06
Tár í morgunsárið
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
04:26
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
07
Úfinn sjór
Ólöf Arnalds
Spíra
04:27
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
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Palme
(P) 2014 One Little Independent Records
19-09-2014
Palme
01
Turtledove
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
03:10
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
02
Defending Gender
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
03:46
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Hypnose
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
03:55
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
04
Palme
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
03:55
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds - Skuli Sverrisson
05
Patience
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
04:33
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds - Skuli Sverrisson
06
Half Steady
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
04:37
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
07
Han Grete
Ólöf Arnalds
Palme
02:50
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
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Sudden Elevation
(P) 2013 One Little Independent Records
04-02-2013
Sudden Elevation
01
German Fields
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
03:50
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
02
Bright and Still
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
03:17
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Return Again
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
03:49
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
04
Treat Her Kindly
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
02:49
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
05
Call It What You Want
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
04:04
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
06
A Little Grim
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
02:56
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
07
Fear Less
Ólöf Arnalds
Sudden Elevation
02:52
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
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Innundir Skinni
(P) 2010 One Little Indian
13-09-2010
Innundir Skinni
01
Vinur Minn
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
02:09
02
Innundir Skinni
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
02:54
03
Crazy Car
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
03:21
04
Vinkonur
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
04:00
05
Svif Birki
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
02:31
06
Jonathan
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
03:52
07
Madrid
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
04:52
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Vid Og Vid
(P) 2010 One Little Independent
28-02-2007
Vid Og Vid
01
Englar Og Dárar
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
02:59
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
02
Í Nýju Húsi
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
04:34
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Klara
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
02:28
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
04
Við Og Við
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
05:39
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
05
Orfeus Og Evridís (originally by Megas)
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
05:37
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds - Megas
06
Vittu Af Mér
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
04:14
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
07
Moldin
Ólöf Arnalds
Vid Og Vid
03:21
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
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EPs
Ólöf Sings - EP
(P) 2011 One Little Independent Records Ltd.
08-11-2011
Ólöf Sings - EP
01
Close My Eyes
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Sings - EP
03:23
Composers: Arthur Russell - Ólöf Arnalds
02
With Tomorrow/I'm On Fire
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Sings - EP
04:17
Composers: Gene Clark - Bruce Springsteen - Jesse Davis - Ólöf Arnalds
03
Solitary Man
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Sings - EP
03:18
Composers: Neil Diamond - Ólöf Arnalds
04
She Belongs to Me
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Sings - EP
02:14
Composers: Bob Dylan - Ólöf Arnalds
05
Maria Bethania
Ólöf Arnalds
Ólöf Sings - EP
03:51
Composers: Caetano Veloso - Ólöf Arnalds
Singles
Öll þín tár
℗ 2025 Smekkleysa
09-04-2025
Öll þín tár
01
Öll þín tár
KK
Öll þín tár
03:14
Writer: Haraldur Ingi Þorleifsson - Kristjan Kristjánsson - Ólöf Helga Arnalds / Composers: Haraldur Ingi Þorleifsson - Kristjan Kristjánsson
Alltaf
INNI
25-06-2021
Alltaf
01
Alltaf
Skuli Sverrisson
Alltaf
05:54
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
Crazy Car
(P) 2010 One Little Independent
28-09-2010
Crazy Car
01
Crazy Car
Ólöf Arnalds
Crazy Car
03:23
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds - Ragnar Kjartansson
02
Sukiyaki
Ólöf Arnalds
Crazy Car
03:20
Composers: Rokusuke Ei - Hachidai Nakamura - Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
(P) 2010 One Little Independent Records
28-09-2010
Innundir Skinni
01
Innundir Skinni
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
02:56
Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
02
Close My Eyes
Ólöf Arnalds
Innundir Skinni
03:54
Composers: Arthur Russell - Ólöf Arnalds
Featured in
Sería II
Sería Music
01-01-2010
Sería II
01
Volumes
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
07:21
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
02
Her Looking Back
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
05:04
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
03
Instants
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
02:30
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
04
Unbend
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
03:51
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
05
Móðir
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
04:51
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
06
Divena
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
01:59
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
07
The Arrangement
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería II
03:30
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
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Sería
Sería Music
01-01-2010
Sería
01
Sería
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
03:35
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
02
Nineteen Centuries
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
03:23
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
03
Geislar Hennar
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
03:52
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
04
Spontaneous Kindness
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
03:55
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
05
Sungið Ég Gæti
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
03:01
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
06
Binding Garden
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
05:04
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
07
Dora Kime
Skuli Sverrisson
Sería
02:39
Writer: Skuli Sverrisson / Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
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Epicycle II
℗ 2020 Sono Luminus
28-08-2020
Epicycle II
01
Unfold
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
06:10
Composers: Skuli Sverrisson
02
Safe to Love
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
04:58
Writer: Ólöf Arnalds / Composers: Ólöf Arnalds
03
Mikros
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
03:13
Composers: Anna Thorvaldsdottir
04
Morphogenesis
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
06:45
Composers: Gyda Valtysdottir - Úlfur Hansson
05
Liquidity
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
06:42
Writer: Gyda Valtysdottir / Composers: Gyda Valtysdottir - Kjartan Sveinsson
06
Air to Breath
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
04:42
Composers: Daníel Bjarnason
07
Evol Lamina
Gyda Valtysdottir
Epicycle II
04:00
Composers: Jónsi - Gyda Valtysdottir
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Gera eitthvað í þessu
Mengi
24-10-2017
Gera eitthvað í þessu
01
Gera eitthvað í þessu
Megas
Gera eitthvað í þessu
04:18
Writer: Megas / Composers: Megas
Ein Í Leyni
Sound Of A Handshake
10-12-2007
Ein Í Leyni
01
Murta (Feat. Róbert Sturla Reynisson)
Benni Hemm Hemm
Ein Í Leyni
01:24
Writer: Benedikt H. Hermannsson / Composers: Benedikt H. Hermannsson
02
Fridthofur & Ingibjorg (Feat. Róbert Sturla Reynisson, Sturlaugur Björnsson, Kári Hólmar Ragnarsson, Elsa Kristín Sigurðard
Benni Hemm Hemm
Ein Í Leyni
04:49
Writer: Benedikt H. Hermannsson / Composers: Benedikt H. Hermannsson
03
Riotmand (Feat. Róbert Sturla Reynisson, Sturlaugur Björnsson, Kári Hólmar Ragnarsson, Elsa Kristín Sigurðard
Benni Hemm Hemm
Ein Í Leyni
05:15
Writer: Benedikt H. Hermannsson / Composers: Jens Lekman
04
Steinn Um Morgun (Feat. Róbert Sturla Reynisson, Þórarinn Már Baldursson, Ólöf Arnalds, Júlia Mogensen, Orri Jónsson,
Benni Hemm Hemm
Ein Í Leyni
05:48
Writer: Benedikt H. Hermannsson / Composers: Benedikt H. Hermannsson
05
El Paso (Feat. Róbert Sturla Reynisson)
Benni Hemm Hemm
Ein Í Leyni
00:40
Writer: Benedikt H. Hermannsson / Composers: Benedikt H. Hermannsson