Rakel í 12 Tóna Garðinum

RAKEL is an Icelandic artist working in song, memory, and atmosphere. Her music folds together voice, field

recordings, and emotion into layered compositions that feel both intimate and expansive. Since her debut EP Nothing

Ever Changes (2021), she has become a quietly singular presence in the Icelandic music landscape.

Her debut album a place to be (released October 2025 via OPIA Community) marked a defining moment in her work.

Co-created with Danish producer and longtime collaborator Sara Flindt, the album is part diary, part landscape,

shaped by the acoustics of real places: her family’s farm in Hrútafjörður, Sara’s Copenhagen dorm room, and a

studios of friends around Iceland and Denmark. Birds, clocks, breath, strings, soft synths, the creak of a floorboard,

nothing is too small to become part of the composition.

The album was met with wide critical acclaim, earning nominations for Album of the Year and Song of the Year, and

establishing RAKEL as one of the most compelling new voices in Icelandic music. In 2026, she was awarded

Performer of the Year, further cementing her reputation as a captivating live artist.