MUSICIAN

Ólafur Arnalds

1986 - Today

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Ólafur Arnalds (Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈouːlavʏr ˈartnalts]; born 3 November 1986) is an Icelandic multi-instrumentalist and producer from Mosfellsbær, Iceland. He mixes strings and piano with loops and beats, a sound ranging from ambient/electronic to atmospheric pop. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Ólafur Arnalds has received more than 1,095,990 page views. His biography is available in 28 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 26 in 2019). Ólafur Arnalds is the 2,484th most popular musician (down from 2,120th in 2019), the 117th most popular biography from Iceland (down from 94th in 2019) and the 5th most popular Icelander Musician.

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  • 1.1M

    Page Views (PV)

  • 47.01

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 28

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.56

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 2.97

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

Among MUSICIANS

Among musicians, Ólafur Arnalds ranks 2,484 out of 3,175. Before him are Tamer Hosny, Kamijo, Vanessa Carlton, Cheryl, Jin Akanishi, and Scott Putesky. After him are Michael Brook, Eric Peterson, Daniil Trifonov, Biosphere, Pablo Alborán, and Paz Lenchantin.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1986, Ólafur Arnalds ranks 301. Before him are Christian Fuchs, Gabriel Paletta, Timofey Mozgov, Ashley Olsen, Diego Sinagra, and Pablo Cuevas. After him are Sarah J. Maas, Kingsley Ben-Adir, Valter Birsa, Ashkan Dejagah, Caity Lotz, and Franz Rogowski.

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In Iceland

Among people born in Iceland, Ólafur Arnalds ranks 117 out of 190. Before him are Jon Stephenson von Tetzchner (1967), Jónsi (1975), Birkir Már Sævarsson (1984), Anita Briem (1982), Paul Oscar (1970), and Hera Hilmar (1988). After him are Aron Gunnarsson (1989), Hafþór Júlíus Björnsson (1988), Jónína Leósdóttir (1954), Unnur Birna Vilhjálmsdóttir (1984), Rúnar Kristinsson (1969), and Ari Freyr Skúlason (1987).

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Among MUSICIANS In Iceland

Among musicians born in Iceland, Ólafur Arnalds ranks 5. Before him are Björk (1965), Jóhann Jóhannsson (1969), Hildur Guðnadóttir (1982), and Jónsi (1975). After him are Kjartan Sveinsson (1978), and Georg Hólm (1976).

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