Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson (singer)

Vilhjálmur Hólmar Vilhjálmsson (11 April 1945 – 28 March 1978) often called Villi Vill was an Icelandic musician and singer.

Vilhjálmur was the brother of the popular Icelandic singer Henný Eldey Vilhjálmsdóttir, better known by her stage name Elly Vilhjálms.

Vilhjálmur was known for having a soft voice, perfectly suitable for the popular music at that time in Iceland.

Vilhjálmur was born and raised in Merkines, close to the international airport, KEF, in Reykjanes, the peninsula south and west of Reykjavik.

Because his sister Elly was a well-known and successful musician, Vilhjálmur was asked by some students to sing in a band.

These include the songs Litla sæta ljúfan góða (approximately Little Cutie, Sweet and Kind), Raunsaga (True Story) and Vor í Vaglaskógi (Spring in Vaglaskógur).

[1][2] Vilhjálmur also worked with Magnús Ingimarsson and his band in 1964 to earn money for his family and to continue school.

This band mostly played songs by foreign musicians and translated the texts from English to Icelandic.

The title of the record is "Vilhjálmur og Elly Vilhjálms syngja kunnustu lög Sigfúsar Halldórssonar" (translation: Vilhjálmur and Elly Vilhjálms sing the best known songs by Sigfús Halldórsson) and came out in early April 1970.

In 2008 a memorial concert was held in his honor where many of Iceland's most respected musicians performed.