Daði Freyr

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When
Saturday, Oct. 8, 2022
9 p.m.
Cost: $25
Where
128 NE Russell St
Portland, OR 97212

The following description was submitted by the event organizer.

The Icelandic, Berlin-based musician Daði Freyr had been making music for over a decade before his career took off in 2020. The song ‘Think About Things’ seemingly went viral overnight, with celebrities like Russel Crowe and Jennifer Garner posting about it.

It all started in his Berlin studio, a tiny space in his flat where he writes and records most of his music. The lyrics for Think About things are directly inspired by Daði becoming a father in 2019 and all the changes in his life around that. The song was supposed to be Iceland’s contribution to the Eurovision song contest in 2020, performed with Gagnamagnið (the Data Plan), a fictional band made up of Daði’s friends and family members.

Think about Things was high in the polls before the contest got canceled due to Covid. Still, the song grew exponentially in the following months earning a silver record in the UK and recognition as Time magazine’s number six on the top10 songs of 2020 list.