Brandur Enni

Brandur Enni
Brandur Enni (2009)
Background information
Birth name	Brandur Helgason Ennu
Born	(1989-04-15) April 15, 1989 (age 28)
Origin	Tvøroyri, Faroe Islands
Genres	Pop, Soul, Rock
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1998–present
Website	http://www.brandur.com/

Brandur Helgason Enni (born 15 April 1989), is a Faroese singer, songwriter, composer, and musician. He plays guitar, trumpet, piano and flugelhorn. In August 2006, he moved to Sweden, where he studied music for two years at the Music Production Academy "Musikmakarna". In 2012, he moved back to his hometown Tvøroyri and started to attend the Suduroy High School. Brandur's brother Tróndur Enni is also a singer and songwriter and plays several instruments; he is well known in the Faroe Islands and sometimes performs with Frændur singer Eyðun Nolsøe. At the Midsummer Festival in Tvøroyri, the two brothers Brandur and Tróndur performed together on stage along with other Faroese musicians.

Brandur Enni's musical career started early; he was singing on two albums in 1998 and 2000. He released his debut album Waiting in the Moonlight in 2002, when he was 12 years old. Enni gained popularity in the Faroe Islands, Denmark and in Iceland, and later he became a well known name in Sweden and other countries, especially after participating in the Melodifestival 2008 in Sweden, which is held every year in order to find the best candidate for the Eurovision Song Contest. Enni sang a ballad called "Lullaby"; he became number 7 at the semifinal and did not make it to the final round. It was Charlotte Perelli who won the Swedish contest and represented Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade in Serbia. Perrelli became number 18 with her song "Hero".

Enni has performed at several of the summer festivals in the Faroe Islands: The Summer Festival (Summarfestivalurin) in Klaksvík, The Asfalt Music Festival in Tórshavn and the Midsummer Festival in Suðuroy (Jóansøkufestival).