The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Icelandic music.
Events
January
February 25 – The first Semi-final of the Söngvakeppnin, Eurovishen Song contest of Iceland.
March 4 – The second Semi-final of the Söngvakeppnin, Eurovishen Song contest of Iceland. 11 The final of the 2017 Söngvakeppnin competition takes place in Iceland. Svala Björgvinsdóttir is selected as Iceland's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
April 13 – The Aldrei fór ég suður festival start in Ísafjörður (March 13 – 16).
May
June 16 – The Secret Solstice festival started in Reykjavík (June 16 – 18).
July 5 – The 18th Folk music festival of Siglufjordur start in Siglufjordur (July 5 – 9).
August 2 Björk announces her then-unnamed new album Utopia on social media. In an interview with Dazed and Confused magazine, she states that It’s about that search (for utopia) – and about being in love. Spending time with a person you enjoy is when the dream becomes real.
September
October
November 1 – The Iceland Airwaves festival start in Reykjavík (November 1 – 5). 24 – Björk will release her ninth album Utopia.
December
Albums released
January DayAlbumArtistLabelNotes Ref.10 Ivory Stone / Hof Misþyrming & Sinmara Terratur Possessions 10" EP20 Music to Draw to: Satellite Kid Koala featuring Emiliana Torrini Kid Koala Productions
May DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.8 Endless Summer Sóley Morr Music 26 Berdreyminn Sólstafir Season Of Mist Slør Eivør Pálsdóttir A&G Records English version
July DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.14 Kinder Versions Mammút Record Records
November DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.24 Utopia Björk One Little Indian
Deaths
February 27 - Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer (born 1918).
See also 2017 in Iceland Music of Iceland Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017
References