Artist
Kaleo
Kaleo is a folk artist from Mosfellsbær, Reikiavik, Iceland formed in 2012. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Folk · Mosfellsbær, Reikiavik, Iceland · Best folk albums
- 25
- Releases
- 2013–2026
- Active years
- 2012
- Formed
Artist
Kaleo is a folk artist from Mosfellsbær, Reikiavik, Iceland formed in 2012. 25 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Folk · Mosfellsbær, Reikiavik, Iceland · Best folk albums
Still No Good
Single · 2026
Back Door
Single · 2025
Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín (Stripped Version)
Single · 2025
Sofðu Unga Ástin Mín
Single · 2024
USA Today
Single · 2024
Lonely Cowboy
Single · 2024
Rock N Roller
Single · 2024
Backbone (Live at Breiðarmerkurjökull)
Single · 2022
I Want More (Live at Skálholt)
Single · 2022
Break My Baby (Live from Þrídrangar)
Single · 2021
Break My Baby - Stripped Back
Single · 2021
Skinny
Single · 2021
Backbone
Single · 2020
I Want More / Break My Baby
Single · 2020
Alter Ego
Single · 2020
No Good
Single · 2015
Vor í Vaglaskógi
Single · 2015
I Can't Go on Without You
Single · 2015
Way down We Go (Stripped)
Single · 2015
All the Pretty Girls
Single · 2015
Way down We Go
Single · 2015
The band's first major public appearance was at Iceland Airwaves Music Festival in November 2012. They gained fame after their song "Vor í Vaglaskógi" got heavy rotation on Icelandic state broadcaster RÚV's radio station Rás 2 and was featured on the station's top 10 list. This song is also featured in the first episode of the TV series Trapped. In 2014, the band gained further attention with their single "All the Pretty Girls", which garnered over 23 million streams on Spotify. In early 2015, Kaleo signed with Atlantic Records and subsequently relocated to Austin, TX. Throughout 2015, Kaleo got increasing attention in the United States. The band's South by Southwest (SXSW) debut in 2015 garnered press from Esquire's "40 Bands You Need to Hear" as well as NPR's "The Austin 100: SXSW 2015 Feature and All Songs Considered SXSW 2015 Music Preview". "All the Pretty Girls" peaked at number 9 on Billboard's Adult Alternative Songs chart. In August 2015, Kaleo released the single "Way Down We Go", which also performed well. This song was featured in the show Blindspot, the FIFA 16 soundtrack, A TV advert for the retailer Boots UK , the season 5 finale of Suits, and in a trailer for the Ne…
