2018 in Icelandic music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2018 in Icelandic music.

## Events

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### February

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### March

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* 3 – The artist and song for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 is decided.[1] Ari Ólafsson wins, with the song "Heim".[2]
* 16 – The 6th Sónar Reykjavík festival start (March 16–17).[3]

### April

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### May

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### June

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### July

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* 4 – The 19th Folk music festival of Siglufjörður start in Siglufjörður (July 4–8).[4]
* 11 – The 14th Eistnaflug festival start in Neskaupstaður (July 11–14).[5]

### August

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### September

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### October

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### November

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* 7 – The Iceland Airwaves music festival opens, running until 10 November. Guests include Blood_Orange, Cashmere Cat and Stella Donnelly.[6]

### December

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## Deaths

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February

* 9 – Jóhann Jóhannsson, film composer, The Theory of Everything, Arrival, Sicario (born 1969).[7]

August

* 21 – Stefán Karl Stefánsson, singer, LazyTown (born 1975).

## See also

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* 2018 in Iceland
* Music of Iceland
* Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018

## References

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1. ^ "Eurovision 2018 Iceland". EurovisionWorld.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
2. ^ "Iceland: Ari Ólafsson wins Söngvakeppnin 2018 and will fly to Lisbon!". ESC Today. Retrieved 4 March 2018.
3. ^ "Sónar Reykjavík 2018". Sónar Reykjavík. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
4. ^ "The Folk Music Festival of Siglufjordur". FolkMusik.is. Retrieved 2017-10-21.
5. ^ "Eistnaflug 2018". Tix.is. Retrieved 2017-10-23.
6. ^ "Iceland Airwaves 2018". tix.is. Retrieved 12 July 2018.
7. ^ Jóhann Jóhannsson Dies: ‘The Theory Of Everything’ Composer Was 48

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