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Brandur
12+ albums
popFaroesefaroe islandsswedishmale vocalists
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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 festival
