Emilíana Torrini began singing at an early age as the member of several different choirs. Her Italian heritage and her raw talent lead the young singer and her soprano voice toward opera, which she studied formally from the age of 15.
After finishing her musical education, Emilíana Torrini found herself drawn towards commercial rather than operatic singing. An initial compromise was her time spent as a member of the Icelandic artistic group GusGus. The group was an acting and musical collective, but became well known throughout Iceland for their electronic music. Emilíana Torrini contributed extensively to the group’s 1997 album “Polydistortion”.
Other successful collaborations followed for Emilíana Torrini after her work with GusGus, and the singer found her song writing skills in demand by pop princess Kylie Minogue. Emilíana Torrini co-wrote the songs “Slow”, which went to number one in multiple countries including the UK, and “Someday” from Kylie Minogue’s 2003 album “Body Language”. In addition to her work with Kylie Minogue, Emilíana Torrini is credited with having written songs for the band Thievery Corporation and has contributed vocals for artists such as Paul Oakenfold.
Emilíana Torrini has released eight solo studio albums since 1995 and has achieved two number one songs in her native Iceland with tracks “To Be Free” and “Jungle Drum”. Her indie pop sound is energetic and infectious and her song-writing abilities are vast. This combination of talent definitely explains her success as both a solo artist and as a creative collaborator, and it is almost certain that her work will shine within the music industry for quite some time to come.
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