Emilíana Torrini is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. Her most popular works include the 2009 single "Jungle Drum" and her third studio album Love in the Time of Science (1999).
She performed "Gollum's Song" for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002).
real name: Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir
labels: EMI, Rough Trade
genres: pop music, indie pop, trip hop
influenced by: GusGus
awards: Icelandic Music Awards
plays: voice
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Emilíana was born in Iceland, where she grew up in Kópavogur. Her father, Salvatore Torrini, is Italian, while her mother, Anna Stella Snorradóttir, is Icelandic.
Emilíana has been a member of Icelandic artist group GusGus, and contributed vocals to several songs on their debut Polydistortion (1997), most notably "Why". She co-wrote Kylie Minogue's "Slow" and "Someday" from her Body Language album in 2003. She also produced "Slow" along with Dan Carey; the two were nominated for a Best Dance Recording Grammy Award in 2005 for their work on the track. Prior to these, Emilíana contributed vocals to songs on Thievery Corporation's 2002 album The Richest Man in Babylon and was credited with composing the songs "Resolution", "Until The Morning", and "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes" from that album. Also in 2002, she sang vocals on Paul Oakenfold's song "Hold Your Hand" taken from his Bunkka album.