Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir

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This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Ásdís.
Ásdís
Birth nameÁsdís María Viðarsdóttir
Born (1993-08-24) 24 August 1993 (age 30)
Reykjavík, Iceland
GenresPop
Occupation(s)Singer, songwriter
Instrument(s)Vocals

Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir (born 24 August 1993), known mononymously as Ásdís, is an Icelandic singer and songwriter.

Biography[edit]

Ásdís comes from the Icelandic capital Reykjavík. In 2014, she took part in the Eurovision Song Contest preliminary round Söngvakeppnin 2014 with the song "Amor".[1] She managed to proceed from the semi-finals to the finals, held on 15 February 2014, but did not qualify to the superfinal.[2]

Since 2020, Ásdís has been releasing her music via Spotify and Instagram, among others. In 2021, Budde Music announced that it had signed the Icelandic artist. The first success was the song Worth It together with Gromee, which reached number 2 in the Polish airplay charts.[3] Feel the Love was also successful together with the Icelandic Eurovision Song Contest candidate Daði Freyr, whose video was released on 1 January 2021.[4] Ásdís was already featured on Daði's album & Co (2019) and has been friends with him for a long time.[5][6] The single release with DJ and record producer 220 Kid was released on 22 April 2022.[7] Dirty Dancing was released on 20 June 2022, on which she collaborated with the German house project Glockenbach.[8] The song reached number 24 in the German charts.[9]

Ásdís released her long-awaited debut solo single "Angel Eyes" on 23 June 2023 by Universal Music.[10]

Personal life[edit]

Ásdís has lived in Berlin for several years and is a member of the queer community there.[5]

Discography[edit]

Singles[edit]

As lead artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Album or EP
ICE
[11] 		BEL
(Fl)
[12] 		BEL
(Wa)
[13] 		GER
[14] 		POL
[15]
"Feel the Love"
(with Daði Freyr) 		2021 18 — — — — Welcome
"Release"
(with 220 Kid) 		2022 — — — — — Non-album singles
"Gravity"
(with twocolors) 		2023 — — — — —
"Angel Eyes" — — — — —
"Beat of Your Heart"
(with Purple Disco Machine) 		2024 — 11 24 54 8
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

As featured artist[edit]

Title Year Peak chart positions Certifications Album or EP
AUT
[16] 		GER
[17] 		POL
[18] 		SWI
[19]
"Worth It"
(Gromee featuring Ásdís) 		2020 — — 1 — Tiny Sparks
"Only Wanna Dance With You"
(Zac Tenenbaum featuring Ásdís) 		— — — — — Non-album singles
"DNGRS"
(Besomorph featuring Ásdís) 		— — — —
"Stories"
(Say Say featuring Ásdís) 		2021 — — — —
"Dirty Dancing"
(Glockenbach [de] featuring Ásdís) 		2022 32 24 — 79
"Wow"
(Toby Romeo, Keanu Silva, and Izko
featuring Ásdís) 		— — — — —
"Smells Like Summer"
(Tokio Hotel featuring Ásdís) 		— — — — 2001
"Not Even Love"
(Seven Lions and Illenium featuring Ásdís) 		2024 — — — — Non-album single
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Greta Mjöll úr boltanum í Eurovision" (in Icelandic). fotbolti.net. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Eftir eitt lag og Von komust áfram" (in Icelandic). ruv.is. February 2014. Retrieved 3 February 2014.
  3. ^ Dietmar Schwenger (29 January 2021). "Budde Music nimmt Ásdis unter Vertrag". Musikwoche. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  4. ^ Will Richards (3 January 2021). "Daði Freyr teams up with ÁSDÍS on huge new single 'Feel The Love'". NME. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  5. ^ a b Julius Rueckert (6 January 2021). "Why "Feel The Love" by Daði Freyr X ÁSDÍS Should Be Your Anthem Of The Year". Title Mag. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  6. ^ Soundjungle Redaktion (5 January 2021). "Daði Freyr mit der neuen Single "Feel the Love" ft. ÁSDÍS inkl. Video". Soundjungle (in German). Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  7. ^ "220 Kid Release". 22 April 2022. Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  8. ^ "Mikes Hit-Tipp: GLOCKENBACH x ÁSDÍS "Dirty Dancing"". Retrieved 27 September 2022.
  9. ^ Chartquellen: "Ásdís". www.offiziellecharts.de (in German).
  10. ^ "Die isländische Sängerin ASDIS veröffentlicht endlich Solo-Debütsingle". Retrieved 20 July 2023.
  11. ^ "Tónlistinn – Lög: Vika 4 – 22. jan. til og með 28. jan. 2021" [The Music – Songs: Week 4 – 22 Jan. up to and including 28 Jan. 2021] (in Icelandic). Plötutíðindi. Archived from the original on 4 February 2021. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  12. ^ "Discographie Ásdís" (in Flemish). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  13. ^ "Discographie Ásdís" (in French). Ultratop. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  14. ^ "Ásdís" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  15. ^ "OLiS – oficjalna lista airplay" (in Polish). OLiS. Retrieved 23 April 2024. Note: Select week 23.03.2024–29.03.2024.
  16. ^ "Discographie Ásdís". Ö3 Austria Top 40. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  17. ^ "Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir" (in German). GfK Entertainment charts. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  18. ^ "AirPlay Top: 06.02. – 12.02.2021" (in Polish). ZPAV. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  19. ^ "Ásdís". hitparade.ch (in Swiss High German). Swiss Hitparade. Retrieved 29 February 2024.
  20. ^ "OLiS - oficjalna lista wyróżnień" (in Polish). Polish Society of the Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 23 April 2024. Click "WYKONAWCA" and enter Ásdís in the search box.
  21. ^ "Gold-/Platin-Datenbank (Ásdís)" (in German). Bundesverband Musikindustrie. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
  22. ^ "The Official Swiss Charts and Music Community: Awards (Glockenbach)". IFPI Switzerland. Hung Medien. Retrieved 23 April 2024.
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