Gisli (contemporary musician)

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Gisli is an Icelandic solo musician, singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist now operating in London, UK. His brand of pop-rock has been likened to, amongst others, Beck.{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20061016225429/http://www.indieworkshop.com/music.php?id=2759 Article title]}} Review of How About That?

He had some degree of chart success in the United Kingdom with his debut album 'How About That?' (2004) and appeared at Glastonbury Festivalhttps://www.bbc.co.uk/music/release/r2hj/ Comment about his appearance at Glastonbury. in 2004.

His second album, Build-Ups And Break-Downs, was recently released on EMI.{{when|date=December 2020}}

Gisli has also produced and written songs for other artists, including Norwegian artist Anja Garbarek. Her album Briefly shaking was co-written/produced by Gisli and later picked up by French director Luc Besson for use in his movie Angel-A.

In addition to his solo and production career, Gisli is also a full-time member of the group Half Tiger.