Magni Asgeirsson Biography (Courtesy Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia)

Guðmundur Magni Ásgeirsson (born December 1, 1978 in Egilsstaðir, Iceland), is currently the frontman for the Icelandic pop band Á Móti Sól. Outside of Iceland, he is most famous for being a contestant on the CBS reality show Rock Star: Supernova.

Biography

The third of four children, Magni was born in a small town in eastern Iceland. He lived on a farm in the village of Borgarfjörður Eystri. He was infatuated with music and performing at an early age, and started a band with his friends and cousins at the age of 11.

By the time he was 15 years old, he was already performing on stage. As a teenager at the Eidar Boarding School, he used the school's musical facilities to hone his skills as a musician. During his years at the school he participated twice at the Icelandic High School Music Competition.

Later, he joined the band SHAPE, which stands for "Supreme Headquarters Allied Powers Europe." The band played in eastern Iceland and released an album in 1997, but in 1999, Magni moved to Reykjavik to become lead singer for the band Á Móti Sól after they recruited him.

Main article: Á Móti Sól

Á Móti Sól became one of the biggest pop bands in Iceland, producing seven albums, two of which went gold. The band has toured extensively, including performances in Denmark, Germany, Norway, Luxemburg and at the famous Cavern Club in Liverpool, England where The Beatles played in the early 1960s. Magni has also performed duets with other Icelandic pop and rock stars and contributed to various other projects.

Magni is the father of one son, Marinó (born 2005).

Rock Star: Supernova

Magni was virtually unknown outside of Iceland until he competed on the U.S.-produced music televison show, Rock Star: Supernova, in the summer of 2006. He distinguished himself on the show with consistently solid vocal performances and his rapport with the show's House Band, as commented upon by the show's judges and host. Magni made it to the show's season finale, finishing fourth, behind close friends Dilana (second) and Toby Rand (third), and new Rock Star Supernova frontman Lukas Rossi. A homecoming celebration took place at Smáralind on September 17, 2006, when Magni returned to Iceland after his three month stint with the CBS show. An estimated 8,000 people welcomed Magni home.

Recent work

Magni continues to perform with Á Móti Sól at shows throughout Iceland. In November 2006, the band released a greatest hits album with two new songs and new vocals from Magni on some of the older songs. Magni presented and performed with the Rock Star: Supernova House Band, and fellow Rock Star contestants Dilana, Toby Rand, Storm Large and Josh Logan at two concerts, on November 30 and December 1, 2006 in Reykjavik, Iceland to celebrate his birthday. The concerts were named Best Concert of 2006 at the FM957 Listener's Awards in Iceland; Magni himself also won the Best Male Singer 2006 award.

Magni has also forged an occasional performing partnership with Dilana, playing several shows with her in Iceland, the U.S., and Ontario, Canada. In addition, he sang and played guitar for her as an opening act on the January/February 2007 Rock Star Supernova North American tour. Toby Rand has also joined Magni for a show in Reykjavik and the Þjóðhátíð festival in Vestmannaeyjar in Iceland in August 2007.

Magni posted studio versions of four English language original songs on his official MySpace and website - "See You Tonight," which he wrote while participating in Rock Star: Supernova and which is featured on his new solo album; "When the Time Comes," which he performed on that show and which appears as a bonus track on the latest Á Móti Sól album; "My Pain" and "It's Not About Us". The latter three songs were originally recorded in Icelandic.

Solo album

Magni has a new solo album in English that was released on CD in Iceland on August 3, 2007 and will also be released as a digital download via the major digital music services, such as iTunes, in the U.S. on October 2, 2007. It is his first solo and full-length English-language album. The self-titled album, Magni, was recorded in Iceland and Denmark. The album has reached number one on the Icelandic album chart.

Track list: "If I Promised You the World," "Words Unspoken," "Play with Me," "See You Tonight," "Alone," "Addicted," "Mistake," "Tear Us Apart," "You Say," "Creep," "Let Me in the Dark," "World Alone"

Bonus track: "The Dolphin's Cry"

The first single from Magni, "If I Promised You the World," debuted on Icelandic radio on July 4, 2007, and has reached number one on the Icelandic singles chart. Magni unveiled many of the album's songs during two live performances in the area where he grew up in eastern Iceland over the weekend of July 27-28, 2007. The song, "Play With Me," was inspired by Magni's young son, Marinó, and was co-written with Marinó's mother, Eyrún Huld Haraldsdóttir. The songs "You Say" and "World Alone" date back approximately 10 years to Magni's time with the band SHAPE; earlier recordings of both songs appear on SHAPE's 1998 Limited Edition EP.

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