Svavar Knútur

The Icelandic singer-songwriter and entertainer Svavar Knútur is a musician of countless facets. With effortless charm and overwhelming warmth, he manages to captivate and sweep along any audience from the very first moment. He presents his songs in an incredibly touching way and, in between, tells the most absurd stories and jokes, seasoned with a generous dose of Icelandic black humor. Svavar likes to describe himself as a Public Health Troubadour: »I think I might be the broccoli of singer-songwriters, not the sexiest of the vegetables, but still veeeery good for you!«

The Icelander is everything a perfect entertainer should be: a personality that feels genuine and authentic, yet reaches far beyond everyday life without ever seeming artificial. Svavar Knútur highlights the existence of ordinary people, but sheds a different light on it, offering new perspectives. On a very small scale, he achieves what others strive for on the biggest stages — often unsuccessfully, because it is nearly impossible to play the role of the »normal human« on a massive stage. Svavar, on the other hand, enchants his audience as if he were one of the greatest.