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Curver Thoroddsen is an Icelandic artist/musician, born in 1976. He is a member of the duo Ghostigital along with Einar Örn Benediktsson, a former member of The Sugarcubes.[1] He created the remix of Sigur Rós's 18 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás, renamed "180 sekúndur fyrir sólarupprás" on their 1998 remix album Von brigði. He resides in Reykjavik.
Name change
[edit]Curver's legal name is Birgir Orn Thoroddsen; his request to change his name was denied by the Icelandic Naming Committee. Curver took out a full-page ad on his 30th birthday asking "the nation, my friends and colleagues" to use "Curver Thoroddsen" starting 1 February 2006.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Jeffries, David. "Biography: Ghostigital". AllMusic. Retrieved 4 May 2010.
- ^ "Icelandic girl fights for right to her own name". news.yahoo.com. Retrieved 20 May 2016.
- ^ "Curver's Newspaper Ad in Icelandic". timarit.is. Retrieved 6 February 2020.
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