Daði Freyr

Daði Freyr Pétursson (born: ), known professionally as Daði Freyr or simply Daði, is an Icelandic musician living in Berlin, Germany, as the frontman of Daði & Gagnamagnið (Icelandic: Daði og Gagnamagnið).https://web.archive.org/web/20200303060121/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VFZNvj-HfBU&feature=youtu.behttps://web.archive.org/web/20200301020944/https://www.eurofestivalnews.com/2020/02/29/eurovision-2020-in-islanda-trionfano-dadi-freyr-e-i-gagnamagnid-con-think-about-things/
==History==
===Early life===
Daði was born on June 30, 1992 in Reykjavík, Iceland, but grew up in Denmark before moving to Iceland and settling in Laugaland and Ásahreppur. He graduated from Fjölbrautaskóli Suðurlands in 2012 and earned a BA in Music Management and Audio Production in Berlin in 2017.https://web.archive.org/web/20210516022541/https://www.dv.is/fokus/folk/2017/04/24/fyrsti-kossinn-var-hroaskeldu-l0pz13/
===RetRoBot===
In 2012, Daði, along with his friend Kristján Pálmi, co-founded the band RetRoBot. Later, singer Gunnlaugur Bjarnason and guitarist Guðmundur Einar Vilbergsson, whom he had met at the South Iceland Multicultural School, joined the band. In 2012, RetRoBot won the Músíktilraunir ("Music Experiments") award, with Daði being named the best electronic musician of the year.https://web.archive.org/web/20200229220954/https://reykjavik.is/frettir/hljomsveitin-retrobot-fra-selfossi-sigradi-musiktilraunir-2012
===Eurovision Song Contest===
In 2017, Daði participated in Söngvakeppnin (competing to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017) with the song "Hvað með það?" (English: Is this love?). He came in second place after Svala Björgvinsdóttir, who performed the song "Paper".https://web.archive.org/web/20210625065936/https://www.mbl.is/folk/frettir/2017/03/11/svala_fulltrui_islands/
Daði participated in the 2020 Söngvakeppnin with his group Gagnamagnið, winning the competition. They were set to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2020, but the event was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Daði performed with Gagnamagnið, now collectively known as Daði & Gagnamagnið.https://web.archive.org/web/20200229220819/https://www.mbl.is/folk/frettir/2020/01/18/dadi_freyr_snyr_aftur_i_songvakeppnina/
Daði & Gagnamagnið, Iceland's representatives at the 2021 Eurovision Song Contest, performed "10 Years"https://web.archive.org/web/20210127134147/https://eurovoix.com/2021/01/27/iceland-eurovision-2021-entry-to-be-revealed-on-march-13/ but had a prerecorded performance broadcast during the semi-final and final due to COVID-19 testing.https://www.bbc.com/news/av/newsbeat-57178182 After qualifying, they finished fourth with 378 points, despite a prerecorded performance from the second rehearsal.https://web.archive.org/web/20240213074801/https://eurovision.tv/event/rotterdam-2021/grand-final
==Personal life==
Daði is married to musician Árný Fjóla Ásmundsdóttir.https://web.archive.org/web/20201020115050/https://www.visir.is/g/2019190418778 They have 2 daughters, Áróra Björg, which was born in 2019, and Kría Sif, which was born in 2021.https://ghostarchive.org/iarchive/s/instagram/CUP_BYXojSP
==Trivia==
*He has his own app called "Neon Planets".https://web.archive.org/web/20200606223237/https://wiwibloggs.com/2020/04/29/dadi-og-gagnamagnid-10-facts-about-iceland-eurovision-2020-group/251973/
*His father was a bongo player for Katla Maria in Söngvakeppni 1993, where they placed ninth out of ten contestants with the song "Samba".https://eurovisionworld.com/national/iceland/songvakeppni-sjonvarpsins-1993/katla-maria-hausmann-sambahttps://wiwibloggs.com/2021/04/29/dadi-og-gagnamagnid-10-facts-about-icelands-eurovision-2021-group/264641/
*Áróra Björg was the inspiration for the lyrics of the song "Think About Things".https://web.archive.org/web/20201020115117/https://escbubble.com/2020/02/dadi-freyr-i-originally-wrote-the-song-in-english-to-me-that-is-the-real-version-of-the-song/
==References==
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