About Emilíana Torrini
Emilíana Torrini (born 16 May 1977) is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. Her most popular works include the 2009 single "Jungle Drum" and her third studio album Love in the Time of Science (1999). She performed "Gollum's Song" for the film The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers (2002). == Early life == Emilíana was born in Iceland, where she grew up in Kópavogur. Her father, Salvatore Torrini, is Italian, while her mother, Anna Stella Snorradóttir, is Icelandic. Because of name regulations in Iceland when she was born, her father had to change his name to "Davíð Eiríksson", and she had to use the corresponding patronymic in her full name, Emilíana Davíðsdóttir. A few years later, the name regulations were changed, and she took the surname Torrini. At the age of seven, she joined a choir as a soprano, until she went to opera school at the age of 15. After being discovered singing in a restaurant in Iceland by Derek Birkett, the owner of One Little Indian Records, Emilíana was asked to visit London to record a song. She decided to stay in London.
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