Emilíana Torrini worked in music at a period when the art was changing shape around them.
The record lists Emilíana Torrini as Icelandic singer, composer and producer.
Emilíana Torrini was born at Kópavogur in 1977. Her recorded nationality is Iceland.
Amplification, television and the album as an art form defined this period, and the record industry reached its greatest scale.
She worked as singer, lyricist and composer.
The instruments recorded are voice.
Her work is classed as pop music, indie pop and trip hop.
A musical reputation rests on a handful of works that refuse to date.
That the work came out of Iceland shaped it: musical traditions, training institutions and the reach of a recording industry all differ by country.
Emilíana Torrini is still performing or recording, and the shape of the career is not yet settled.
Achievements
- Instruments: voice
- Genres: pop music, indie pop and trip hop
