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Place of Birth: Iceland
About Friðrik Karlsson
- Friðrik Karlsson is an Icelandic musician and songwriter.
- He studied classical and jazz/rock guitar and had success with the group Mezzoforte in 1983 with the U.K.
- top 20 hit, "Garden Party".
- He has contributed to the soundtracks of musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Saturday Night Fever and to that of movies such as Evita and Hercules.
- His TV work includes accompanying singers Madonna, José Carreras and Tom Jones.
- Karlsson has also appeared on albums and singles from Boyzone and Cliff Richard, among others.
- Karlsson has moved back home to his native Iceland,after living in London,where he among other jobs worked as a session musician playing guitar in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
- He has released numerous new-age and relaxation music albums known as "The Feel Good Collection".
- In 2014, Karlsson also played as session musician for Kate Bush's first live performances in 35 years, playing guitar for 22 dates.
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