Todmobile

Todmobile is an Icelandic pop/rock band which was very popular in Iceland in the 1990s. The band was created in the summer of 1988 around Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, a renowned vocalist, guitarist, and record producer in Iceland.

In the beginning, all 3 members were part of local bands and studying at the Reykjavík College of Music in May 1989. "Sameiginlegt" was the name of their first demo, which nade it onto the first studio album, Betra En Nokkuð Annað. The following year, their most memorable self-titled album was released to rave reviews and respectability for their live concerts. This was followed by the release of their debut English-language songs "Opera" and "All Around".

After the huge success of the Spillt album in 1993, the members of Todmobile moved onto other projects. Eyþór joined a band called Bong, which had moderate success in 1994 in both Iceland and the UK. Andrea fronted a swing band called Citysister while collaborating with Þorvaldur in 1994 to form Tweety, who made music in the dance/rock and pop genres, and she also took the lead role of Eva Perón in the Icelandic production of Evita.

In February 1996, after fans wrote to Andrea and Þorvaldur pleading for them to revive Todmobile, they re-formed under the original name of Todmobile. Andrea, Þorvaldur and new lead singer Vilhjálmur Goði released their "comeback" CD titled Perlur og svín and once again started touring shortly after the album.

Solo projects once again ensued, Þorvaldur being the main success after co-writing the Icelandic ESC 1999 entry "All Out Of Luck" for Selma Björnsdóttir, which placed second. In 2003 Todmobile released their first live CD and DVD - Sinfónía, which was a compilation of all their hits with the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra.

Band members

• Eyþór Arnalds, vocals & cello (1988–1993 and again from 2003)
• Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, vocals & guitar
• Andrea Gylfadóttir, vocals
• Eiður Arnarsson, bass guitar
• Ólafur Hólm, drums (1989–1991 and again from 2000)
• Kjartan Valdemarsson, keyboards
• Matthías Hemstock, drums (1991–1997)
• Atli Örvarsson, keyboards (1990–1991)
• Vilhjálmur Goði, vocals (1996–1997)

Discography

1989 - Betra En Nokkuð Annað featuring Stelpurokk & Ég Heyri Raddir.
1990 - Todmobile, 7000 units sold; featuring Pöddulagið & Eldlagið.
1991 - Ópera
1991 - Tarantulo
1991 - Todmobile (English Version)
1992 - 2603
1993 - Passion Time
1993 - Spillt, awarded 5 Icelandic Music Awards: Best Song, Best Songwriter, Best Lyrics, Best Album and Best Band Of The Year)
1996 - Perlur og svín
2000 - Best
2004 - Sinfónía with the Iceland Symphony Orchestra
2005 - Brot af því besta
2006 - Ópus 6
2009 - Spiladós: 1989-2009 is:Spiladós: 1989-2009