Víkingur Heiðar Wins a Grammy Award

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2025

Víkingur Heiðar Ólafsson has won his first Grammy Award at this prestigious music awards ceremony, which was held for the 67th time in Los Angeles last night. Víkingur was nominated in the category of Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his performance of Goldberg Variations by Johann Sebastian Bach. Other nominees in the same category included Andy Akiho, Curtis J. Stewart, James Blachly & Experiential Orchestra, Mak Grgić & Ensemble Dissonance, and Seth Parker Woods.

Víkingur is the fourth Icelandic artist to win a Grammy, following previous winners Hildur Guðnadóttir, Laufey, and Dísella Lárusdóttir.

We wholeheartedly congratulate Víkingur on this incredible achievement!

Listen to Víkingur’s music, along with other Icelandic contemporary artists, on our playlist Iceland Music Art Music.

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