Herbert Guðmundsson
Herbert "Hebbi" Guðmundsson (born December 15, 1953) is an Icelandic pop music singer-songwriter. He is best known for his songs "Svaraðu", "Time", "Hollywood" and "Can‘t Walk Away", which reached No. 1 on the Icelandic listings chart in 1985. Life and career. Herbert Guðmundsson first became widely known in Iceland when offered to sing with the band Tilvera in 1971, which was one of the most popular bands in Iceland at the time along with Trúbrot and Ævintýri. Herbert took part in the first staging of "Jesus Christ Superstar" in Iceland in 1972, and soon after the staging  of "Faust" at the National Theater of Iceland and fronted various Icelandic bands, including Elífð, Tilvera, Stofnþel, Eik, Pelican, Dínamít and the band Kan. Guðmundsson released his debut album "Á ströndinni" in 1977 with the band Eik. Although he released his first album then, it has been stated that his career officially started in 1965 when he was only 12 years old in a school band. The band Kan recorded the album "Í Ræktinni" with Herbert including the songs "Megi sá draumur" and "Vestfjarðaróður" in 1984. In 1985 Herbert embarked upon a solo career with his third album "Dawn of  the Human Revolution". He released the first single "Can't Walk Away", which instantly became a major hit in Iceland and topped the charts for a couple of weeks. One of the first songs written by Herbert – Twenty One