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Teitur, from the 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.
“Music is one of our main social activities,” says Teitur. “There are always instruments in our homes. I started on my own music at thirteen, but the guitarist in my band was so much better than me and I was left at the back, playing acoustic.
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.
“Music is one of our main social activities,” says Teitur. “There are always instruments in our homes. I started on my own music at thirteen, but the guitarist in my band was so much better than me and I was left at the back, playing acoustic.
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Poetry & Aeroplanes
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Sleeping With The Lights On
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I Was Just Thinking
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To Meet You
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You're The Ocean
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Josephine
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Let's Go Dancing
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Shade Of A Shadow
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Shoutbox
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Teboin wrote:
check this out --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u5Aix07MLHE
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madzag wrote:
such a wonderful voice and such a gifted singer-songwriter
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frahyah wrote:
let's go dancing. <3
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rogerfariass wrote:
asd
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SteQ wrote:
like very much !!!
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tourneur wrote:
Teitur & Confessions Tour (live): www.youtube.com/watch?v=VAjxAaZ3lhc&hd=1
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Imlikemarly wrote:
lovely!
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Nyranda wrote:
Moooooooooooooooooooooaaaaaaaaar now!
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keeponboys wrote:
stay under the stars, where no one can make us.. change what we are
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BraveSirRobin17 wrote:
Teitur is unequivocally one of the most engaging and talented songwriters I have ever listened to. Alfred's plato quote is spot on. Teitur inspires the best out of each listener, whether they are musicians or just plain life livers...cheers teitur.
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martab2 wrote:
wooooww
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xgeorgx wrote:
http://www.last.fm/group/Nordische-Musik.de
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HollyTheWombat wrote:
<3
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Alfred04654 wrote:
Teitur has great gift;his music comes from his heartand it reachs out to touch your soul. “Every heart sings a song, incomplete, until another heart whispers back. Those who wish to sing always find a song. At the touch of a lover, everyone becomes a poet.” Plato http://www.last.fm/user/Alfred04654/journal/2009/05/18/2qd5po_teitur I listen to Teitur on Last FM and follow him on My Space, Twitter, and Facebook.
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samjnicholson wrote:
Seeing them tomorrow. woo hoo hoo
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Ohhappyday wrote:
I love it!!! =)
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sovay wrote:
for romantics. :3
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lickthepavement wrote:
cheesy but catchy!
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d1sord3r wrote:
my new discovering =) god bless lastfm once more!!
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myinak wrote:
Picture i upload is the main pic! yay!
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News
Hello from Teitur
29 Oct 2009 | from blog.myspace.com/teitur
Just got back from a small tour in the UK promoting "All My Mistakes", my latest release on A/G Records - the compilation album only released in the UK with tracks from "Poetry & Aeroplanes" and "Sta. …
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