Ragnhildur Gísladóttir
(Ragga) is
internationally known to
the audience as a singer
and actress.
Due to her
exceptionell voice and
vocal skills she is one
of the very few who are
in one league with Kate
Bush and Nina Hagen.
Ragga was founder of
the first icelandic girl
band called
"Grýlurnar"
before joining Studmenn.
She is an active musician
with numerous records,
there among also her
outstanding solo-albums
"Rombigy",
"Ragga and the Jack
Magic Orchestra",
"Ragga and the Human
Body Orchestra"
(which was nominted
"best record"
by the critics in Germany
2001) and
"Baby".
As an actress she
stared in numerous
musicals and plays, just
recently in
"Hedwig". Ragga
played the lead in
"Með allt á
hreinu" (On Top),
"Karlakórinn
Hekla" (The men´s
choir), "Cool Jazz
and Coconuts"
(Hvítir Mávar) and
"Góða Úngfrúin
og Húsið" (Honour
of the House), which was
the Icelandic entry for
the "Oscar" in
1999. She was appointed
" Best Actress of
Scandinavia" for her
performance in this film.
Currently Ragga is
concentrating on her
studies of composition
and solo work.
Detailed biography
soon to come!...........
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