Amiina (formerly Amína) is an Icelandic band composed of Hildur Ársælsdóttir (born January 31, 1980), Edda Rún Ólafsdóttir (born February 3, 1978), Maria Huld Markan Sigfúsdóttir (born September 29, 1980), and Sólrún Sumarliðadóttir (born August 10, 1977). They frequently performed live and in the studio along with Sigur Rós.
In 2009 Magnús Trygvason Eliassen (born November 18, 1985) and Guðmundur Vignir Karlsson (born November 10, 1978) joined the band on a permanent basis.
The music is made with a great number of instruments. It contains elements of minimalistic style, contemporary classical, ambient, and electronic loops.In their performances, each of them plays from the large range of instruments, moving from one instrument—and side of the stage—to another in mid-song.
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