Pálmi Gunnarsson

{{short description|Icelandic musician (born 1950)}}

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{{Icelandic name|Pálmi|male}}

{{Infobox musical artist

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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1950|09|29}}

| birth_place = Vopnafjörður, Iceland

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| instrument = Vocals, bass guitar, double bass

| genre = Rock, pop, folk, jazz

| occupation = Musician, songwriter

| years_active = 1964–present

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| associated_acts = Foxes, Hljómsveit Magnúsar Ingimarssonar, Mannakorn, Brunaliðið, Póker, Friðryk, ICY, Park Project

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Pálmi Gunnarsson (born 29 September 1950){{cite news |url=http://www.mbl.is/mm/gagnasafn/grein.html?grein_id=776646|title=Gásar ef til vill endurgerðir?|access-date=9 February 2011|date=23 January 2004 |work=Morgunblaðið}} is an Icelandic musician, who was involved in some of the country's most popular musical acts in the 1970s and into the 1980s, including Mannakorn and Brunaliðið.{{cite news |url=http://www.mbl.is/mm/gagnasafn/grein.html?grein_id=1029459 |title=Tíminn flýgur hratt – ferill Pálma Gunnarssonar í brennidepli á Vopnafirði um helgina|access-date=9 February 2011|date=23 July 2005 |work=Morgunblaðið}} He is perhaps best known internationally as a member of ICY, the trio that performed "Gleðibankinn", Iceland's first ever entry in the Eurovision Song Contest, in 1986.

In a career that has lasted over four decades, Pálmi has played with many bands across many genres, and enjoys enduring popularity around Iceland, often with songs written by his longtime collaborator Magnús Eiríksson. Several of Pálmi's recordings have become Icelandic pop classics, including his cover of Magnús Þór Sigmundsson's song Ísland er land þitt, and the Christmas song Gleði og friðarjól, composed by Magnús Eiríksson.

Pálmi is the father of Sigurður Helgi Pálmason an icelandic member of parliament. Sigurður sang on his christmas album Friðarjól in 1985.