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'''Emilíana Torrini''' (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "]", her 1999 album '']'', and her performance of "]" for the 2002 film '']''.

'''Emilíana Torrini''' (born May 16, 1977) is an ]ic ], best known for her 2009 single '']'', 1999 album '']'' and for performing "]", during the ending credits of ]'s film '']''.


==Early life== ==Early life==
Emilíana was born in ], where she grew up in ]. Her father, Salvatore Torrini, is ] (from ]), while her mother, Anna Stella Snorradóttir, is ].
Torrini grew up in ], where, at the age of 7, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. In 1994, she became well-known in Iceland after winning the song competition of junior colleges in ] (''Icelandic: Söngkeppni framhaldsskólanna''), at the age of 17, singing "]".


Her father is ] and her mother Icelandic. Because of ], her father Salvatore Torrini had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", which also implied that Emilíana Torrini had to use the surname after her father in the traditional way; "Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir". A few years later, the name regulations were changed,<ref></ref> and she was again allowed to use her original surname.<ref> at BBC, January 17. 2005</ref><ref>]</ref> Because of ] at the time, her father had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", which also meant that Emilíana Torrini had to use the surname after her father in the traditional way: Emilíana Davíðsdóttir. A few years later, the name regulations were changed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eng.domsmalaraduneyti.is/information/nr/125 |title=Information |work=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=2009-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505091032/http://eng.domsmalaraduneyti.is/information/nr/125 |archive-date=2010-05-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and she was again allowed to use her original surname.<ref> {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190403/http://forum.emiliana.nu/viewtopic.php?p=3339 |date=2011-07-24 }} at BBC, 17 January 2005</ref><ref>]s</ref>


At the age of seven, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. After being discovered singing in a restaurant in Iceland by Derek Birkett, the owner of ], Emilíana was asked to visit London to record a song. She decided to stay in London.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}
She grew up with her parents in Iceland. Her father owns and operates a well-known Italian restaurant in Iceland ('''', located at ] 11 in ]) where she once worked as a waitress. After playing a session of gigs in London, Torrini decided to stay and live there. She has one child,son, who was born September 6 2010.


==Collaborations== ==Career==
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She has been a member of Icelandic artist group ], and contributed vocals to several songs on their debut '']'' (1997), most notably "Why", which she sometimes still performs live. She co-wrote ] "]" and "Someday" from her '']'' album in 2003. She also produced "Slow" along with ]; the two were nominated for a Best Dance Recording ] for their work on the track. Prior to these, she contributed vocals to songs on ]'s 2002 record '']''. Also in 2002, Torrini sang vocals on ]'s song "Hold Your Hand" taken from his '']'' album.<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUSuPe0Kcbg</ref> Torrini has toured with ], ], ], ], ], and ].
Emilíana has been a member of Icelandic artist group ], and contributed vocals to several songs on their debut '']'' (1997), most notably "Why". She co-wrote ]'s "]" and "Someday" from her '']'' album in 2003. She also produced "Slow" along with ]; the two were nominated for a Best Dance Recording ] for their work on the track. Prior to these, Emilíana contributed vocals to songs on ]'s 2002 album '']'' and was credited with composing the songs "Resolution", "Until The Morning", and "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes" from that album. Also in 2002, she sang vocals on ]'s song "Hold Your Hand" taken from his '']'' album.<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUSuPe0Kcbg |title=Paul Oakenfold Feat. Emiliana Torrini – Hold Your Hand |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-09-21 |access-date=2012-04-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref>


Her version of ]'s 1967 song "]" was used in multiple action and fight scenes in the ] '']'' directed by ].
== Discography ==
], ], 2005-06-28]]
=== Albums ===
* 1994 - '']'' (Iceland Only)
* 1995 - '']'' (Iceland Only)
* 1996 - '']'' (Iceland Only)
* 1999 - '']''
* 2000 - '']'' (Promo Only)
* 2005 - '']'' - ] #94<ref name="CLUK T">{{cite web |title= Chart Log UK |accessdate=2008-09-10 |date=2007-06-16 |publisher=Zobbel |author=Zobbel |url=http://www.zobbel.de/cluk/CLUK_T.HTM}}</ref>
* 2008 - '']'' - ] #96<ref name="ChartsPlus 2008-09-20 A">{{cite journal
|title = Official Album Chart for the week ending 20 September 2008
|journal = ]
|issue = 369
|pages= 5–8
|accessdate = 2008-09-17
|publisher = IQ Ware Ltd
|location = Milton Keynes}}</ref>


On 3 June 2013,<ref name="emilianafans.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.emilianafans.com/en/news/news-2013-06-14-we-have-listened-to-tookah-new-emiliana-torrini-album-574.html |title=We have listened to Tookah! &#124; emilianafans.com |access-date=2013-06-14 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618234328/http://www.emilianafans.com/en/news/news-2013-06-14-we-have-listened-to-tookah-new-emiliana-torrini-album-574.html |archive-date=2013-06-18 }}</ref> she revealed to fans that she would release her new album on 9 September 2013 in the UK. The album was released in Ireland,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://itunes.apple.com/ie/album/tookah/id669116796?affId=2051895&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Tookah |work=iTunes|date=6 September 2013 }}</ref> Iceland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on 6 September 2013. The new LP is titled '']''. Emilíana played a number of music festivals in the lead up to the album's release in ] and ].
=== EPs ===
* 2009 - ]


On 29 July 2013, Emilíana revealed the radio edition of a new track "Speed of Dark".<ref>Archived at {{cbignore}} and the {{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytqvkWCpZf4 |title=Emilíana Torrini – Speed Of Dark (radio edit) |date=16 July 2013 |work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Three additional tracks were also revealed allowing fans to stream,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/emilianatorrini/sets/tookah-clips |title=Tookah Clips |work=SoundCloud}}</ref> including "Autumn Sun", "Animal Games", and "Tookah".
=== Singles ===
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! rowspan="2"|Year
! rowspan="2"| Song
! colspan="10"| Peak chart positions
! rowspan="2"| Album
|- style="line-height:1.2;"
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
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!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
!style="width:3em;font-size:75%;"| ]
|-
|rowspan="3"| 1999
| "Dead Things"
|align="center"| —
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| rowspan="6"| ''Love in the Time of Science''
|-
| "]"
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|-
| "To Be Free"
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|-
|rowspan="2"| 2001
| "Easy"
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|align="center"| 63
|-
| "Unemployed in Summertime"
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|align="center"| 63
|-
| 2001
| "To Be Free" <small>(reissue)</small>
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|align="center"| 44
|-
| 2004
| "]"
|align="center"| 46
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| rowspan="3"| ''Fisherman's Woman''
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2005
| "]"
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|align="center"| 82
|-
| "]"
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|align="center"| 126
|-
|rowspan="2"| 2008
| "]"
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| rowspan="3"| ''Me and Armini''
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| "]"
|align="center"| 8
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| 2009
| "]"
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 84
|align="center"| 1
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|align="center"| 45
|align="center"| 5
|align="center"| 1
|align="center"| 57
|align="center"| 11
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|-
|align="center" colspan="13" style="font-size: 8pt"| "—" denotes a title that did not chart or was not released in given territory.
|}


Emilíana was featured on ]'s 2017 album ''Music to Draw To: Satellite'', where she sang on seven tracks.
====Other charting tracks====
{| class="wikitable" border="1"
|-
! Year
! Song
! style="width:3em;font-size:75%;line-height:1.2;"| ]
! Album
|-
| rowspan="3"| 2004
| "]"
|align="center"| 34
| <small>featured on various compilations</small>
|-
| "]"
|align="center"| 47
| rowspan="4"| ''Merman''
|-
| "]"
|align="center"| 50
|-
| rowspan="5"| 2005
| "The Boy Who Giggled So Sweet"
|align="center"| 36
|-
| "]"
|align="center"| 69
|-
| "Someone Knows" <small>(remix) (with Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson)</small>
|align="center"| 41
| rowspan="3"| <small>featured on various compilations</small>
|-
| "]"
|align="center"| 84
|-
| "Tvær stjörnur"
|align="center"| 85
|-
| rowspan="10"| 2006
| "Nothing Brings Me Down"
|align="center"| 41
| rowspan="8"| ''Fisherman's Woman''
|-
| "Today Has Been OK"
|align="center"| 47
|-
| "Snow"
|align="center"| 51
|-
| "Thinking Out Loud"
|align="center"| 56
|-
| "Serenade"
|align="center"| 57
|-
| "Next Time Around"
|align="center"| 59
|-
| "Honeymoon Child"
|align="center"| 60
|-
| "At Least It Was"
|align="center"| 63
|-
| "]"
|align="center"| 49
| ''Crouçie d'où là''
|-
| "]"
|align="center"| 62
| ''Merman''
|-
|}


In 2024 Torrini revealed that she hadn't released any album under her name between 2013 and 2023 due to a disagreement and dissatisfaction with her then label Rough Trade. <ref> Ruv.is, retrieved on 20th of November, 2024 </ref>
=== Collaborations ===
* 1995 - "Bömpaðu baby bömpaðu" <small>(vocals) (Fjallkonan, '''')</small>
* 1995 - "Vanishing" <small>(vocals) (LHOOQ, '']'')</small>
* 1996 - "7-Up Days" <small>(vocals) (], '']'')</small>
* 1996? - "Flirt" <small>(vocals) (])</small>
* 1997 - "Asking for Love" <small>(vocals) (Jóhann G. Jóhannsson, '''')</small>
* 1997 - "Is Jesus Your Pal?" <small>(vocals) (], '']'')</small>
* 1997 - "Why?" <small>(vocals) (], '']'')</small>
* 1999 - "Come Out" <small>(vocals) (Dip, ''Hi-Camp Meets Lo-Fi'')</small>
* 2000 - "Heaven Knows" <small>(vocals) (Luxus, ''Have a Nice Trip'')</small>
* 2001 - "101 Reykjavík Theme" <small>(remixed by Emilíana Torrini, no vocals) (''] Soundtrack'')</small>
* 2002 - "Absolutely No Point In Anything Anymore" <small>(vocals) (Cheapglue, '''')</small>
* 2002 - "Hold Your Hand" <small>(vocals) (], '']'')</small>
* 2002 - "Weebles Fall" <small>(vocals) (], '''')</small>
* 2002 - "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes" <small>(vocals) (], '']'')</small>
* 2002 - "Until the Morning" <small>(vocals) (], '']'')</small>
* 2002 - "]" <small>(vocals) (''] Soundtrack'')</small>
* 2003 - "]" <small>(co-writing) (], '']'')</small>
* 2003 - "Someday" <small>(co-writing) (], '']'')</small>
* 2003 - "Soul On Fire" <small>(co-writing) (], '']'')</small>
* 2005 - "Thinking Out Loud" <small>(with ] as ], online re-release of ])</small>


== Discography ==
=== Songs on compilations ===
{{Main|Emilíana Torrini discography}}
* 1994 - "Frank Mills" <small>(''Hárið'')</small>
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* 1996 - "Candy Man" <small>(''Sprelllifandi'')</small>
*'']'' (1995)
* 1996 - "Lay Down" <small>(''Stone Free'', cover of ]'s song "Lay Down (Candles in the Rain)")</small>
*'']'' (1996)
* 1996 - "]" <small>(''Stone Free'', ] cover)</small>
*'']'' (1999)
* 1996 - "]" <small>(''Stone Free'', ] cover)</small>
*'']'' (2005)
* 1996 - "Sounds of Silence" <small>(''Stone Free'', cover of "]" by ])</small>
*'']'' (2008)
* 1997 - "Heaven Knows" <small>(''Veðmálið'', with Björn Jörundur)</small>
*'']'' (2013)
* 1997 - "Io e te" <small>(''Veðmálið'')</small>
*''Racing the Storm'' with the Colorist Orchestra (2023)
* 1997 - "Leigubíll" <small>(''Veðmálið'', with Kanada)</small>
*'' Miss Flower'' (2024)
* 1997 - "Perlur og svín" <small>(''Veðmálið'')</small>
* 1997 - "Tvær stjörnur" <small>(''Megasarlög'')</small>
* 2002 - "]" <small>('']'' soundtrack)</small>
* 2002 - "Summerbreeze" <small>(''the late lounge'') ] cover</small>
* "To Be Free" <small>''Crazy/Beautiful'' soundtrack</small>
* 2005 - "Sunnyroad" (Live) <small>('']'')</small>


==References== ==References==
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Background information
Birth nameEmilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir
Born (1977-05-16) 16 May 1977 (age 47)
Iceland
OriginKópavogur, Iceland
Genres
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
InstrumentVocals
Years active1994–present
LabelsRough Trade Records
WebsiteEmilianaTorrini.com
Musical artist

Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She is best known for her 2009 single "Jungle Drum", her 1999 album Love in the Time of Science, and her performance of "Gollum's Song" for the 2002 film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers.

Early life

Emilíana was born in Iceland, where she grew up in Kópavogur. Her father, Salvatore Torrini, is Italian (from Naples), while her mother, Anna Stella Snorradóttir, is Icelandic.

Because of name regulations in Iceland at the time, her father had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", which also meant that Emilíana Torrini had to use the surname after her father in the traditional way: Emilíana Davíðsdóttir. A few years later, the name regulations were changed, and she was again allowed to use her original surname.

At the age of seven, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. After being discovered singing in a restaurant in Iceland by Derek Birkett, the owner of One Little Indian Records, Emilíana was asked to visit London to record a song. She decided to stay in London.

Career

Emilíana Torrini performing in June 2005, in Haifa

Emilíana has been a member of Icelandic artist group GusGus, and contributed vocals to several songs on their debut Polydistortion (1997), most notably "Why". She co-wrote Kylie Minogue's "Slow" and "Someday" from her Body Language album in 2003. She also produced "Slow" along with Dan Carey; the two were nominated for a Best Dance Recording Grammy Award in 2005 for their work on the track. Prior to these, Emilíana contributed vocals to songs on Thievery Corporation's 2002 album The Richest Man in Babylon and was credited with composing the songs "Resolution", "Until The Morning", and "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes" from that album. Also in 2002, she sang vocals on Paul Oakenfold's song "Hold Your Hand" taken from his Bunkka album.

Her version of Jefferson Airplane's 1967 song "White Rabbit" was used in multiple action and fight scenes in the action film Sucker Punch directed by Zack Snyder.

On 3 June 2013, she revealed to fans that she would release her new album on 9 September 2013 in the UK. The album was released in Ireland, Iceland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on 6 September 2013. The new LP is titled Tookah. Emilíana played a number of music festivals in the lead up to the album's release in Russia and Budapest.

On 29 July 2013, Emilíana revealed the radio edition of a new track "Speed of Dark". Three additional tracks were also revealed allowing fans to stream, including "Autumn Sun", "Animal Games", and "Tookah".

Emilíana was featured on Kid Koala's 2017 album Music to Draw To: Satellite, where she sang on seven tracks.

In 2024 Torrini revealed that she hadn't released any album under her name between 2013 and 2023 due to a disagreement and dissatisfaction with her then label Rough Trade.

Discography

Main article: Emilíana Torrini discography

References

  1. "Information". Ministry of the Interior. Archived from the original on 2010-05-05. Retrieved 2009-06-01.
  2. Excerpt in fan forum from an interview by Mark Radcliffe Archived 2011-07-24 at the Wayback Machine at BBC, 17 January 2005
  3. Icelandic names
  4. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: "Paul Oakenfold Feat. Emiliana Torrini – Hold Your Hand". YouTube. 2007-09-21. Retrieved 2012-04-01.
  5. "We have listened to Tookah! | emilianafans.com". Archived from the original on 2013-06-18. Retrieved 2013-06-14.
  6. "Tookah". iTunes. 6 September 2013.
  7. Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Emilíana Torrini – Speed Of Dark (radio edit). YouTube. 16 July 2013.
  8. "Tookah Clips". SoundCloud.
  9. Emíliana Torrini var föst í vondum samningi og ákvað að gefa ekkert út í tíu ár Ruv.is, retrieved on 20th of November, 2024

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