Ãsgeir Trausti Einarsson (born 1 July 1992) is an Icelandic singer-songwriter and musician. In his Icelandic releases, he was credited as Ãsgeir Trausti. But more recently in 2013 with his launching as an international artist, he has started using the mononym Ãsgeir as a recording name. Ãsgeir performs with his own band, Ãsgeir Trausti Band. He also plays guitar in the Icelandic band The Lovely Lion.
Ãsgeir's debut album is Dýrð à dauðaþögn released in 2012, the lead single from which, "Sumargestur", made it to number two on the Tónlist, an unofficial but widely quoted Icelandic Singles Chart, followed up with the single "Leyndarmál" (six weeks at number 1 on Tónlist) and the title track "Dýrð à dauðaþögn" from the album (three weeks at #1 on Tónlist).
He has had a Christmas hit with his song "HvÃtir skór" in collaboration with Blaz Roca. The single stayed at the top of the Icelandic Singles Chart for 9 consecutive weeks from December 2012 to...
