Born in Iceland.Home at the Traunsee.
Born in Iceland and based in Austria, Thorsteinn Einarsson is a singer-songwriter who has become one of the country’s most established pop artists. His career began in 2014, when he reached the final of the Austrian television show Die Große Chance with an original song. What started as his first major public appearance has developed into a career spanning more than a decade, shaped by radio hits, successful albums, awards, sold-out concerts and major festival performances.
At the heart of his music is Thorsteinn himself. His songs are personal, emotional and autobiographical, exploring relationships, family, loss, change, joy and the people who accompany us through life. Musically, he moves between intimate singer-songwriter pop, expansive pop anthems and energetic live moments. He travels the world to write, working with songwriters and producers across the United States, Scandinavia, Germany, Austria and his native Iceland.
- 4albums, all Top 10 in Austria
- No. 1most-played Austrian song on the radio, 2024 and 2025
- Goldfor Leya, and the Amadeus Award for Songwriter of the Year
- +80,000in front of the Donauinselfest main stage, 2024
Milestones
- 2014
The beginning
At eighteen, Thorsteinn reached the final of the Austrian television show Die Große Chance with a song he had written himself. The performance introduced him to a nationwide audience and marked the beginning of his professional career.
- Leya
The breakthrough
His debut single Leya became Thorsteinn’s breakthrough. The song earned him an Amadeus Austrian Music Award as Songwriter of the Year and was certified Gold in Austria in 2026.
- 2024
Tenth anniversary
A decade after his first television appearance, Thorsteinn became the most-played domestic artist on Austrian radio. He returned to Die Große Chance as a judge and performed on the main stage of the Donauinselfest in Vienna in front of more than 80,000 people.
- 2025
Teardrops & Confettiguns
His fourth studio album reached number two on the Austrian album chart, the highest album-chart position of his career, with a headline tour, festival appearances and major open-air shows. The single Oh Love reached number three on the Austrian airplay chart, became the most-played domestic song of 2025 and received an Amadeus nomination for Song of the Year.
- 2026
You gotta go far
Festival performances, TV appearances and support shows for OneRepublic and Ronan Keating took Thorsteinn to even bigger stages. Sold-out open-air and headline concerts and the first singles of the new era.
- 2027
Solstice
Following four Top 10 studio albums, Thorsteinn releases his fifth album, Solstice, on 5 March 2027 and takes it on tour through Austria, South Tyrol and Germany.
