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The Sugarcubes

Formed:

8 June 1986, Reykjavík, Höfuðborgarsvæði, Iceland

Years Active:

1986 - 1992 (disbanded)

The Sugarcubes (Icelandic: Sykurmolarnir) were an Icelandic alternative rock band from Reykjavík formed in 1986 and disbanded in 1992. Lead singer Björk would later become an internationally successful solo musician and the best selling Icelandic musician of all time.

The band received critical and popular acclaim internationally. Their debut studio album, Life's Too Good, was released in April 1988 to unexpected international success. It is credited as the first Icelandic album to have a worldwide impact and is considered a definite influence on all subsequent Icelandic popular music. It spawned the band's signature hit "Birthday". The Sugarcubes have been regarded as "the biggest rock band to emerge from Iceland.

Genres:

Alternative Dance , Alternative Rock , Art Pop , Dream Pop , Indie Pop , Post-Punk

Primary Genres:
		(10) Alternative Dance
		(10) Alternative Rock
		(10) Art Pop
		(10) Dream Pop
		(10) Indie Pop
		(10) Post-Punk

Group Members:

Björk Guðmundsdóttir: vocals, keyboards
Einar Örn Benediktsson: vocals, trumpet
Sigtryggur Baldursson: drums, percussion
Þór Eldon: guitar
Bragi Ólafsson: bass
Margrét "Magga" Örnólfsdóttir: keyboards (1989–1992, 2006)
Einar Melax: keyboards (1987–1989; replaced by Margrét Örnólfsdóttir)
Fridrik Erlingsson: guitar (left the band at the time of the first album release)

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