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Biography
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Ólafur Gaukur
Real name: Ólafur Gaukur Þórhallsson
Icelandic guitarist, songwriter, arranger and band leader, born and died in Reykjavík (1930-2011). Best known for leading his jazz combo, Sextett Ólafs Gauks. Co-composer, arranger, and conductor of Iceland's 1996 Eurovision Song Contest entry 'Sjúbídú', performed by his daughter Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir. Husband of Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir.