Ólafur Arnalds

Icelandic musician
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Ólafur Arnalds
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Ólafur Arnalds

Summary

Ólafur Arnalds is a human[1]. His place of birth was Mosfellsbær[2]. He was born on November 3, 1986[3]. He died in Cincinnati[4]. He worked as a banjoist[5], composer[6], record producer[7], and songwriter[8]. He ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #7,007 of 1,000,298).[9]

Key Facts

  • Ólafur Arnalds was born in Mosfellsbær[2].
  • Ólafur Arnalds died in Cincinnati[4].
  • Ólafur Arnalds was born on November 3, 1986[3].
  • Ólafur Arnalds held citizenship in Iceland[10].
  • Icelandic was Ólafur Arnalds's native language[11].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's professions included banjoist[5].
  • Ólafur Arnalds worked as a composer[6].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's professions included record producer[7].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's professions included songwriter[8].
  • Ólafur Arnalds was a member of Kiasmos[12].
  • Ólafur Arnalds is recorded as male[13].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's instance of is recorded as human[14].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's genre is experimental music[15].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's genre is ambient music[16].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's record label is recorded as Erased Tapes[17].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's discography is recorded as Ólafur Arnalds discography[18].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's Commons category is recorded as Ólafur Arnalds[19].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's family name is recorded as Q106195385[20].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's given name is recorded as Ólafur[21].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's given name is recorded as Þór[22].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's official website is recorded as http://olafurarnalds.com/[23].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Ólafur Arnalds[24].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's relative is recorded as Ólöf Arnalds[25].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's relative is recorded as Ólafur Arnalds[26].
  • Ólafur Arnalds's instrument is recorded as piano[27].

Product Details

The following facts are restated verbatim from public-domain and CC0 open-data sources — every line is independently verifiable against the named source's catalog.

MusicBrainz — CC0 open music encyclopedia

  • Type: Person[28]

  • Country: IS[29]

  • Began / founded: 1986-11-03[30]

  • Genre(s): ambient, avant-garde, classical, classical crossover, contemporary classical, dance, deep house, edm, electronica, experimental, hardcore punk, heavy metal, house, melodic house, melodic techno, minimalism, modern classical, neoclassicism, organic house, pop, post-rock[31]

  • Community tags: alternative/indie rock, ambient, ambient music, avant-garde, classical, classical crossover, composer, compositional ambient, contemporary classical, dance, deep house, edm, electronica, experimental, film score, hardcore punk, heavy metal, house, icelandic, icelandic classical, indie dance, melodic house, melodic techno, minimalism, modern classical, neo-classical, neoclassical darkwave, neoclassicism, organic house, original score, pop, post-rock, soundtracks, stage & screen, television music, tv soundtracks[32]

  • MusicBrainz ID: 6655955b-1c1e-4bcb-84e4-81bcd9efab30[33]

Body

Origins and Family

Ólafur Arnalds's place of birth was Mosfellsbær[2]. He was born on November 3, 1986[3]. Icelandic was his native language[11].

Career and Affiliations

Recorded occupations include banjoist[5], composer[6], record producer[7], and songwriter[8].

Death and Burial

Ólafur Arnalds died in Cincinnati[4].

Why It Matters

Ólafur Arnalds ranks in the top 0.7% of human entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (783 views/month, #7,007 of 1,000,298).[9] He has Wikipedia articles in 20 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[34] He is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[35]

FAQs

Where was Ólafur Arnalds born?

Ólafur Arnalds's place of birth was Mosfellsbær[2].

Where did Ólafur Arnalds die?

Ólafur Arnalds passed away in Cincinnati[4].

What did Ólafur Arnalds do for work?

Ólafur Arnalds worked as banjoist[5], composer[6], record producer[7], and songwriter[8].

References

Programmatic citations — every numbered marker resolves to a verifiable graph row below.

Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [2] . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] . wikidata.org.
  3. [13] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  4. [10] . wikidata.org.
  5. [14] . wikidata.org.
  6. [11] . wikidata.org.
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  8. [6] . wikidata.org.
  9. [7] . wikidata.org.
  10. [8] . Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  11. [15] . wikidata.org.
  12. [16] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  13. [17] . wikidata.org.
  14. [18] . wikidata.org.
  15. [19] . wikidata.org.
  16. [12] . wikidata.org.
  17. [3] . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [20] . wikidata.org.
  19. [21] . wikidata.org.
  20. [22] . wikidata.org.
  21. [23] . wikidata.org.
  22. [24] . wikidata.org.
  23. [25] . wikidata.org.
  24. [26] . wikidata.org.
  25. [27] . Montreux Jazz Festival Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

Product details (FDA / USDA / NHTSA public-domain catalog data)

  1. [28] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  2. [29] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  3. [30] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  4. [31] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  5. [32] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.
  6. [33] . MusicBrainz (MetaBrainz Foundation). musicbrainz.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [9] . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [34] . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [35] . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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