Editing Emilíana Torrini

{{short description|Icelandic singer and songwriter}}
{{BLP sources|date=April 2012}}
{{Icelandic name|Emilíana|surname}}
{{Infobox musical artist <!-- See Wikipedia:WikiProject Musicians -->
| name              = Emilíana Torrini
| image             = File:Emiliana Torrini 02.jpg
| image_size        = 220px
| caption           = Emilíana Torrini, Glastonbury 2005
| background        = solo_singer
| birth_name        = Emilíana Torrini Davíðsdóttir
| alias             = 
| birth_date        = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1977|5|16}}
| birth_place       = Iceland
| origin            = [[Kópavogur]], [[Iceland]]
| instrument        = Vocals
| genre             = {{hlist|[[Indie pop]]|[[alternative rock]]|[[trip hop]]|[[electronica]]}}
| occupation        = {{hlist|Singer|songwriter}}
| years_active      = 1994–present
| label             = [[Rough Trade Records]]
| associated_acts   = {{hlist|Spoon|[[Slowblow]]|[[GusGus]]|[[Sneaker Pimps]]|[[Paul Oakenfold]]|[[Slovo (band)|Slovo]]|[[Thievery Corporation]]|[[Kylie Minogue]]|[[Albin de la Simone]]|[[Olivier Libaux]]|[[The Colorist Orchestra]]|[[Kid Koala]]|[[Marketa Irglova]]}}
| website           = {{URL|emilianatorrini.com|EmilianaTorrini.com}}
}}
'''Emilíana Torrini''' (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. Her works include the 2009 single "[[Jungle Drum (song)|Jungle Drum]]" and the 1999 album ''[[Love in the Time of Science]]''. She performed "[[Gollum's Song]]" for the 2002 film ''[[The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers]]''.

==Early life==
Emilíana was born in [[Iceland]], where she grew up in [[Kópavogur]]. Her father, Salvatore Torrini, is [[Italians|Italian]] (from [[Naples]]), while her mother, Anna Stella Snorradóttir, is [[Icelanders|Icelandic]]. 

Because of [[Icelandic name|name regulations in Iceland]] when she was born, her father had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", and she had to use the corresponding [[patronymic]] in her full name, Emilíana Davíðsdóttir. A few years later{{when|date=February 2025}}, the name regulations were changed,<ref>{{cite web |url=http://eng.domsmalaraduneyti.is/information/nr/125 |title=Information |work=Ministry of the Interior |access-date=2009-06-01 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100505091032/http://eng.domsmalaraduneyti.is/information/nr/125 |archive-date=2010-05-05 |url-status=dead }}</ref> and she took the surname Torrini.<ref>[http://forum.emiliana.nu/viewtopic.php?p=3339#p3339 Excerpt in fan forum from an interview by Mark Radcliffe] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110724190403/http://forum.emiliana.nu/viewtopic.php?p=3339 |date=2011-07-24 }} at BBC, 17 January 2005</ref><ref>[[Icelandic name]]s</ref> 

At the age of seven, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. After being discovered singing in a restaurant in Iceland by Derek Birkett, the owner of [[One Little Indian Records]], Emilíana was asked to visit London to record a song. She decided to stay in London.{{Citation needed|date=November 2016}}

==Career==
[[File:Emiliana Torrini Orange Music Haifa 2005 03.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Emilíana Torrini performing in June 2005, in [[Haifa]]]]
Emilíana has been a member of Icelandic artist group [[GusGus]], and contributed vocals to several songs on their debut ''[[Polydistortion]]'' (1997), most notably "Why". She co-wrote [[Kylie Minogue]]'s "[[Slow (Kylie Minogue song)|Slow]]" and "Someday" from her ''[[Body Language (Kylie Minogue album)|Body Language]]'' album in 2003. She also produced "Slow" along with [[Dan Carey (music)|Dan Carey]]; the two were nominated for a Best Dance Recording [[Grammy Awards of 2005|Grammy Award in 2005]] for their work on the track. Prior to these, Emilíana contributed vocals to songs on [[Thievery Corporation]]'s 2002 album ''[[The Richest Man in Babylon (album)|The Richest Man in Babylon]]'' and was credited with composing the songs "Resolution", "Until The Morning", and "Heaven's Gonna Burn Your Eyes" from that album. Also in 2002, she sang vocals on [[Paul Oakenfold]]'s song "Hold Your Hand" taken from his ''[[Bunkka]]'' album.<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/dUSuPe0Kcbg Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20090927191014/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUSuPe0Kcbg Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUSuPe0Kcbg |title=Paul Oakenfold Feat. Emiliana Torrini – Hold Your Hand |publisher=YouTube |date=2007-09-21 |access-date=2012-04-01}}{{cbignore}}</ref>

Her version of [[Jefferson Airplane]]'s 1967 song "[[White Rabbit (song)|White Rabbit]]" was used in multiple action and fight scenes in the [[action film]] ''[[Sucker Punch (2011 film)|Sucker Punch]]'' directed by [[Zack Snyder]]. It was also used in an episode of the TV series ''[[12 Monkeys (TV series)|12 Monkeys]]''.

On 3 June 2013,<ref name="emilianafans.com">{{cite web |url=http://www.emilianafans.com/en/news/news-2013-06-14-we-have-listened-to-tookah-new-emiliana-torrini-album-574.html |title=We have listened to Tookah! &#124; emilianafans.com |access-date=2013-06-14 |url-status=usurped |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130618234328/http://www.emilianafans.com/en/news/news-2013-06-14-we-have-listened-to-tookah-new-emiliana-torrini-album-574.html |archive-date=2013-06-18 }}</ref> she revealed to fans that she would release her new album on 9 September 2013 in the UK. The album was released in Ireland,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://music.apple.com/ie/album/tookah/669116796?affId=2051895&ign-mpt=uo%3D4 |title=Tookah |work=iTunes|date=6 September 2013 }}</ref> Iceland, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland on 6 September 2013. The new LP is titled ''[[Tookah]]''. Emilíana played a number of music festivals in the lead up to the album's release in [[Russia]] and [[Budapest]].

On 29 July 2013, Emilíana revealed the radio edition of a new track "Speed of Dark".<ref>Archived at [https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211211/ytqvkWCpZf4 Ghostarchive]{{cbignore}} and the [https://web.archive.org/web/20130716172328/http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytqvkWCpZf4&gl=US&hl=en Wayback Machine]{{cbignore}}: {{cite AV media |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ytqvkWCpZf4 |title=Emilíana Torrini – Speed Of Dark (radio edit) |date=16 July 2013 |work=YouTube}}{{cbignore}}</ref> Three additional tracks were also revealed allowing fans to stream,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://soundcloud.com/emilianatorrini/sets/tookah-clips |title=Tookah Clips |work=SoundCloud}}</ref> including "Autumn Sun", "Animal Games", and "Tookah".

Emilíana was featured on [[Kid Koala]]'s 2017 album ''Music to Draw To: Satellite'', where she sang on seven tracks. In 2024, she said that she had not released any album under her name between 2013 and 2023 due to a disagreement and dissatisfaction with her then label Rough Trade.<ref>[https://www.ruv.is/frettir/menning-og-daegurmal/2024-11-20-emiliana-torrini-var-fost-i-vondum-samningi-og-akvad-ad-gefa-ekkert-ut-i-tiu-ar-427917 Emíliana Torrini var föst í vondum samningi og ákvað að gefa ekkert út í tíu ár] Ruv.is, retrieved on 20th of November, 2024 </ref>

== Discography ==
{{Main|Emilíana Torrini discography}}
<!--Studio albums only. Everything else should go on the discography page.-->
*''[[Crouçie d'où là (album)|Crouçie d'où là]]'' (1995)
*''[[Merman (album)|Merman]]'' (1996)
*''[[Love in the Time of Science]]'' (1999)
*''[[Fisherman's Woman]]'' (2005)
*''[[Me and Armini]]'' (2008)
*''[[Tookah]]'' (2013)
*''Racing the Storm'' with the Colorist Orchestra (2023)
*'' Miss Flower'' (2024)

==References==
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== External links ==
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* {{Official website|www.emilianatorrini.com}}
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20140124120616/http://www.emilianatorrinitv.com/ Unofficial Emilíana Torrini video archive]
* [http://www.smh.com.au/news/entertainment/music/sugar-and-spice-with-a-touch-of-bitter-ice/2008/09/19/1221331162542.html Interview] in the [[Sydney Morning Herald]]

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