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Hoyvík, Faroe Islands (2003 – present)

Teitur Lassen, from Hoyvík, Faroe Islands, first came to the attention of the world with the release of his 2003 debut album Poetry & Aeroplanes, which won him rave reviews.

He concentrates on creating inspiring melodies and gentle but finely observed, often wry and quirkily observant lyrics. Since the release of his debut album, he has toured non-stop.

In 2006, in between performing at many major European festivals, Teitur started to record his second album. Stay Under The Stars, debuting in the Top 10 in Denmark, subsequently going Gold there and earning him the accolade of Best Singer at the Danish Music Awards (Grammies) in March 2007.

Teitur was born and spent his early years in The Faroe Islands. These bleak, but beautiful windswept, rain lashed, rocky outcrops in the Atlantic are due north of the UK and lie roughly mid way between Norway and Iceland. First settled by Irish monks and later Vikings, the Faroes were initially part of Norway and then latterly Denmark, of which they are still an autonomous region. The forty seven thousand Faroese who inhabit the Faroes are fiercely independent, even refusing to join the EU with Denmark. They retain their own language, with Danish only being used for commerce. It was this isolated upbringing with an inevitable sense of alienation and separation that informs much of Teitur’s writing.
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  • OlavOrganist

    Klart best på færøysk.

    February 2012
  • vospominaniye

    Káta hornið doesn't get the love it deserves.

    September 2011
  • WaywardWinds

    Amazing lyricist/composer.

    August 2011
  • Mozzerella10

    He is a poet with a legendary mind.

    August 2011
  • emid64

    Sleeping with the Lights On is the one of the best songs I've ever heard.

    June 2011
  • hegyle

    Excellent show at Paradiso tonight!:)

    June 2011
  • specialbabylon

    louis louis all we want is music

    May 2011
  • Katrinesonderby

    Lovely!

    April 2011
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