Júníus Meyvant
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| birth_name = Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson
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| birth_place = Westman Islands, Iceland
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Júníus Meyvant is the stage name and musical project of Unnar Gísli Sigurmundsson, an Icelandic singer-songwriter.
NPR Music described his style as "soul-stirring melodies from way up north" in discussing his 2014 single, "Color Decay."{{Cite news|url=https://www.npr.org/event/music/367733787/kexp-presents-j-n-us-meyvant|title=Júníus Meyvant, 'Color Decay' (Live)|work=NPR.org|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}} That year, KEXP-FM, a Seattle radio station, named the single a song of the day.{{Cite web|url=http://blog.kexp.org/2014/11/03/song-of-the-day-junius-meyvant-color-decay/|title=Song of the Day: Júníus Meyvant – Color Decay|last=Beckmann|first=Jim|date=3 November 2014|website=The KEXP Blog|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180512035750/http://blog.kexp.org/2014/11/03/song-of-the-day-junius-meyvant-color-decay/|archive-date=12 May 2018|url-status=}}
Meyvant performs internationally, playing his first New York City show in 2017.{{Cite news|url=https://www.popmatters.com/junius-meyvant-a-soulful-escape-an-interview-with-2495389554.html|title=A Soulful Escape: An Interview With Júníus Meyvant|date=2017-06-30|work=PopMatters|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}} He also performed at Bumbershoot 2017, a Seattle music festival.{{Cite news|url=http://blog.kexp.org/2017/09/03/bumbershoot-2017-day-two-junius-meyvant/|title=Bumbershoot 2017, Day Two: Junius Meyvant|work=The KEXP Blog|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en-us}}
He released his Floating Harmonies album through Record Records, an Icelandic label. The art on the cover is his own work.{{Cite web|url=http://recordrecords.is/junius-meyvant-gefur-ut-sina-fyrstu-breidskifu-og-nytt-lag/|title=Júníus Meyvant gefur út sína fyrstu breiðskífu og nýtt lag - Record Records|last=Record Records|website=recordrecords.is|language=is-IS|access-date=2018-01-25}}
Awards and recognition
At the 2015 Icelandic Music Awards, Meyvant won Newcomer of the Year and Best Single of the Year for "Color Decay".{{Cite news|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2015/02/23/icelandic-music-award-winners-announced|title=Icelandic Music Award Winners Announced|last=Robert|first=Zoë|date=2015-02-23|work=Iceland Review|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}} He won Best Pop Album of the Year in the 2017 Icelandic Music Awards for Floating Harmonies.{{Cite news|url=http://icelandreview.com/news/2017/03/03/winners-icelandic-music-awards|title=Winners of Icelandic Music Awards|last=Hafstað|first=Vala|date=2017-03-03|work=Iceland Review|access-date=2018-01-25|language=en}}
Discography
- Guru (2022)
- Across the Borders (2019)
- Floating Harmonies deluxe edition (2017)
- Floating Harmonies (2016)
- EP (2015)
References
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External links
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- [http://juniusmeyvant.com/ Official website]
- [https://juniusmeyvant.bandcamp.com/ Bandcamp page]
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Category:Icelandic pop singers
Category:Icelandic songwriters
Category:21st-century Icelandic male singers