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‘like listening to samples from the best female artists of the past two decades’
– Subba Cultcha
"A truly mesmerizing voice .This is music to believe in , what more can you ask for?"
- Whisperin and Hollerin
Icelandic solo singer and songwriter releases her second solo album - Pie in the Sky in December 2009 with Smekkleysa /Bad Taste in Iceland.
The album is recorded and mixed in London and Iceland with producer Gisli Kristjánsson and contains 10 original song , incuding the number one hits Ukulele song for you , and Hopeless case .
Her first single from Pie in the Sky - Ukulele song for you topped the Icelandic National radio chart in 2009 and went on to become one of the most popular songs of the year in Iceland.
Elíza is also known as former lead singer of all-girl Icelandic band Bellatrix, and the rock band Skandinavia as well as beying instrumental in the Trubatrix movement , which promotes Icelandic female artist with gigs and album releases around Iceland .
Elíza was just a teen when she formed the all-girl punk rock outfit Bellatrix / Kolrassa Krókrídandi. They went on to release four albums on Bjork’s Bad Taste label and in the process earned the tag of hottest female band to come out of Iceland as well as signing to Fierce Panda for the release of their fourth album , and a co-headlining UK tour with Coldplay as well as headlining the Carling Stage at the Reading Festival. After Bellatrix Eliza released an album with the rock band Skandinavia receiving major critical acclaim.
Eliza is also trained as an Opera singer and a versatile musician who plays violin , guitar , ukulele and piano .
2007 saw the release of her first solo album Empire fall and the beginning of a solo career. Eliza has not looked back from there , playing sell out shows in London and Reykjavik and receiving critical acclaim .
Pie in the Sky has been a great success in Iceland , with three top ten singles and critics calling it one of the albums of the year .
Scheduled for release in Europe in the spring of 2010.
For more info contact : Lavalandrecords@gmail.com
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