Jófríður Ákadóttir

Jófríður Ákadóttir (born 4 August 1994) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer and multi-instrumentalist known as JFDR and is a founding member of the musical groups Samaris and Pascal Pinon.

In 2014, Jófríður was involved with the conceptual project Gangly with Sindri Már Sigfússon (Sin Fang) and Úlfur Alexander Einarsson (of the Icelandic band Oyama) initially releasing the track Fuck With Someone Else.

[5] In 2020, Jófríður, along with her four sisters, gave a video concert in Reykjavík to an empty hall (due to the Covid-19 pandemic) for the album release of New Dreams.

[7] She won the 2024 Icelandic music award in the category Pop, Rock, Hip Hop, and Electronic for her album Museum.

[8] Jófríður has collaborated with Low Roar, Lapalux, Daníel Bjarnason, Damien Rice, Aaron Roche, Nini Julia Bang, Sin Fang, Birnir, Max Sokolinski, Kreld, Aves, Örvar Smárason, Strange Boy, and Penelope Trappes.

[12] Jófríður has stated that she has been influenced by Joni Mitchell, Arthur Russell, Steve Reich, Enya, Björk, and Yoko Ono.

Pascal Pinon in 2009 in the Nordic House, Reykjavík
Jófríður Ákadóttir with Samaris, October 2012
JFDR at Iceland Airwaves 2022
Performing at Iceland Airwaves, 2023