Hjortur was born in Reykjavik, Iceland. The nature in Iceland is very rough and at the same time it was a huge inspiration to Hjortur. He started playing in a band at the age of 18. And he has played in many, many bands. It was like he did not find what he was looking for. He started the first private recording studio in Iceland, mostly to be able to record his own music. And he released his first single. All made by Hjortur – music, lyrics, instruments, recording and production. This process fitted him well. Unfortunately he had to work a lot as a technician and producer to make this all happen. So after a few years he sold everything and became a fisherman. But it was just a question of time until he had to break out of this situation. In the meantime he moved to Denmark and started his own studio, now with much more time for his own ideas and creativity. One day he got a phone-call from Polydor Denmark. They wanted to release a single – and they did. But nothing big happened. And once again Hjortur had to fight for his ideas. It took long time. The good thing was that at this time Hjortur found his own sound and a very special way of expressing himself, and without genre limits. He just makes it the way he wants it to sound!

In 2000 he released his first album ”Humanize”. This was like opening a cage and letting the bird out. Since then he has released albums, singles, made videos like a mad man. It’s like nothing can stop him. And nothing can!