Brandur

Brandur Helgason Enni (born 15 April 1989 in Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands), is a singer and songwriter, he also plays guitar, trumpet, piano and flugelhorn. In August 2006 Brandur moved to Sweden, where he studied music for two years at the Music Production Academy "Musikmakarna". Brandur's brother Tróndur Enni is also a singer and songwriter and plays several instruments; he is well known in the Faroe Islands and sometimes performs with Frændur singer Eyðun Nolsøe. At the Midsummer Festival in Tvøroyri, the two brothers Brandur and Tróndur performed together on stage along with other Faroese musicians. Brandur Enni's musical career started early; he was singing on two albums in 1998 and 2000. He released his debut album "Waiting in the Moonlight" in 2002 Copenhagen, Denmark, when he was only 12 years old. Brandur gained popularity in the Faroe Islands, Denmark and in Iceland, and later he became a well known name in Sweden and other countries as well, especially after participating in the "Melodifestival 2008" in Sweden, which is held every year in order to find the best candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest. Brandur Enni was singing a ballad called "Lullaby"; he became number 7 at the semifinal and didn't make it to the final round. It was Charlotte Perelli who won the Swedish contest and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade in Serbia. Perrelli became number 18 with her song "Hero". Brandur has been performing on several of the summer festivals in the Faroe Islands: The Summer Festival (Summarfestivalurin) in Klaksvík, The Asfalt Music Festival in Tórshavn and the Midsummer Festival in Suðuroy (Jóansøkufestival). Brandur has been co-writing with Swedish songwriters Julia Ericsson, Aleena Gibson, Karin Elisabeth Dreijer, Lasse Andersson, Benny Andersson, Anna Allerstedt, Maria Marcus and Evelina Satell. In December 2007, Brandur signed a publishing deal with Air Chrysalis Scandinavia. On 19 October 2009, Brandur was support act for Alexander Rybak, who won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. Enni is now working with producer Timbaland, who runs a private studio in Virginia Beach, USA. Timbaland har worked with stars like Björk, Akon, Gyllene Tider, Ed Harcourt, Ulf Lundell, Moneybrother and Roxette among others. In 2009 Brandur was singing the Swedish version of the theme song in Disney's High School Musical 3, "Right here, right now" with the Swedish singer Molly Sandén. The Swedish title of the song is "Just här, just nu". In 2009 Enni released a single, which is called "Sometimes Truth Needs a Lie". The single was produced by Lionheart International, which is one of the biggest record companies in Sweden (established in 1990), now a part of Universal Music family. Every year in December, the Faroese newspaper Sosialurin and the newsportal Portal.fo give Planet Awards to Faroese musicians in these categories: "Best Faroese Band or Singer", "Best edition", "Best Female Singer", "Best Male Singer", "Best New Band" and "Best Melody". Brandur Enni won the Planet Award 2009 in the category "Best Male Singer". Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.