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Artist
Ellý Vilhjálms
12+ albums
iceland
about
Henný Eldey Vilhjálmsdóttir, or Ellý as she was known most of her life, was born the 28th of December in 1935 in Iceland. In late 1953 she auditioned for the K.K sextet and was among those chosen to sing with the band. In 1956 she had the reputation of being one of the most promising female vocalists in Iceland and is well known and loved today still. She recorded her first solo album in 1966 and recorded four albums with her brother, Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson. Later in her life she focused on educating herself and worked for the main television station in Iceland. She passed away in 1995. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
