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. Friðrik 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.

Albums Year Album 1990 Point blank 1997 River of life 1998 Into the light 1999 Hugar-ró 2000 Máttur hugans October 30, 2000 New Day 2001 Morgunn / Kvöld 2002 Feng shui 2003 Fullkomin kyrrð 2004 Vellíðan 2005 Töfrandi andrúmsloft 2006 Móðir og barn 2007 Sæld 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Good Morning 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Good Night 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Harmonious Living 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Magical Atmosphere 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Magical Healing 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Magical Treatments 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Peace of Mind 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Total Tranquility 14 February 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Total Wellbeing 9 March 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Magical Crystals 9 March 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Total Chillout 9 March 2007 The Feel Good Collection : Total Balance 14 January 2008 The Feel Good Collection : Celtic Sunset 24 June 2008 The Feel Good Collection : Magical Relaxation 24 June 2008 The Feel Good Collection : Spiritual Fitness 29 July 2008 The Feel Good Collection : Chillout Heaven 29 July 2008 The Feel Good Collection : Magical Spa 2009 Töfrandi jól 2010 Rólegt og rómantískt 2010 Slökun og vellíðan 2011 Jóga 2012 Snerting