About | Katrín Helga

Katrín is an artist based in Reykjavík, Iceland, who works across different mediums, with experience and education primarily in music and art, but also in filmmaking, theatre and dance.

She is the author and director of the short film Hex, which won the Sólveig Anspach Award in 2023, was nominated to New Nordic Voice at Nordisk Panorama, nominated as short film of the year at Eddan and received an honorary mention for Exceptional Vision at Stockfish Film Festival. She is half of the duo Ultraflex, who have released the albums 'Infinite Wellness' and 'Visions of Ultraflex', winning the Icelandic Music Awards and The Kraumur Awards and received numerous additional nominations. She also carries out the solo project Special-K, was a member of Daughters of Reykjavík 2013 - 2021 and played in Sóley Stefánsdóttir’s live band 2016 - 2018. She was the musical director of the metal ballet 'Satanvatnið' that was shown at Tjarnarbíó in 2023 and 2024.

Katrín has released 9 album (2 with Ultraflex, 3 with Daughters of Reykjavík, 3 with Special-K and 1 with kriki), made around 60 music videos and played around 300 concerts around the world.

Katrín has a BA in Fine Arts, graduated from FÍH Music School in classical piano, completed one year of Theater Theory & Practice and is currently doing a masters degree in Art Education at the Iceland University of the Arts

Education
2022 - today: The Iceland University of the Arts, MA Art Education
2018 - 2020: Ari Benjamin Meyers & Sigurlaug Gísladóttir, internships in Berlin
2014 - 2018: The Iceland University of the Arts, BA Fine Arts
2016: Chelsea College of Art, BA Fine Arts - Exchange studies
2014 - 2016: FÍH Music College, classical piano college degree
2012 - 2013: The Iceland University of the Arts, theater theory and practice
2013: Myndlistarskóli Reykjavíkur, foundation year
2008 - 2012: Hamrahlíð College: sociology college degree

Awards and nominations

2023 Hex: Sólveig Anspach prize, first prize in annual short film competition led by Auður Ava.
2022 Ultraflex: Kraumsverðlaunin, album of the year nomination for Infinite Wellness.
2022 Hex: Stockfish, special mention for Exceptional Vision,
2021 Ultraflex: The Icelandic Music Awards, album of the year (won) and nomination in the genre electronic music.
2020 Ultraflex: Kraumsverðlaunin, album of the year for Visions of Ultraflex.
2020 Ultraflex: Osloprisen 2020, nominated for music of the year.
2019 Reykjavíkurdætur: Music Moves Europe - Talent Awards and Public Choice Award in hip hop and rap music.
2019 Reykjavíkurdætur: Special reward for support of the Icelandic language from The Ministry of Culture and Education
2018 Special-K: The Icelandic Music Awards, Date Me I’m Bored, nominated for music video of the year.
2016 Reykjavíkurdætur: The Icelandic Music Awards, RVK DTR, nominated for album of the year in rap
and hip hop and as performers of the year.
2014 Reykjavíkurdætur: Stígamót’s justice prize, for speaking up against sexual violence.

Grants
Excluding grants for Daughters of Reykjavík, due to the number of people they are spread over.

2022 ÚTÓN’s Marketing- and Production Grant for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 1.000.000 ISK.
2022 Music Norway’s Marketing Grant for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 821.790 ISK.
2022 Kulturrådet Marketing Grant for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 821.790 ISK.
2022 Music Norway Travel Grants for Ultraflex. Total amount: 1.125.705 ISK.
2022 Musicboard Berlin for Ultraflex tour opening for Tops. Amount: 252.144 ISK.
2022 ÚTÓN Travel Grants opening for Tops tour & fall tour. Amount: 375.000 ISK.
2021 Icelandic Film Centre production grant for ‘HEX’. Amount: 7.000.000 ISK.
2021 Myndlistarsjóður for ‘HEX’. Amount: 500.000 ISK.
2021 Norwegian-Icelandic Culture Collaboration for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 759.681 ISK.
2021 Commissioned Piece and Production Grant for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 969.013 ISK.
2021 Rannís Artists’ Salary 6 months.
2021 Hljóðritasjóður for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 200.000 ISK.
2021 Rúv & STEFs Composer Fund for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 200.000 ISK.
2021 Bylgjan & Stöð 2 Composer Fund for ‘Infinite Wellness’. Amount: 200.000 ISK.
2021 STEFs Travel Grant for Ultraflex travels. Amount: 60.000 ISK.
2020 Sasakawa Foundation for ‘Ultraflex – concert and studio residence in Tokyo’. Amount: 740.00 ISK.
2020 ÚTÓN’s Marketing Grant for ‘Special-K - LUnatic thirST’. Amount: 500.000 ISK.
2019/20 ÚTÓNs Travel Grants total amount 500.000 ISK.
2019 Commissioned Piece and Production Grant for ‘Visions of Ultraflex’. Amount: 908.450 ISK.
2019 Myndlistarsjóður for ‘Special-K - LUnatic thirST’. Amount: 250.000 ISK.
2019 Hljóðritasjóður for ‘Special-K - LUnatic thirST’. Amount: 250.000 ISK.
2019 Sasakawa Foundation for ‘Special-K tour in Japan’. Amount: 370.00 ISK.

Videos and Visual Albums
(Only including the Daughter of Reykjavík videos I have largely or entirely authored)
2022 Melting Away, Mi Vuoi, Rhodos, Under the Spell, Baby & Relax - Ultraflex (NO/IS)
2022 The Flower Phallus - Neonme (IS)
2021 Manu U Sheets & Papaya - Ultraflex (NO/IS)
2020 Work Out Tonight, Full of Lust, Never Forget My Baby, & Olympic Sweat - Ultraflex (NO/IS)
2020 Quest to Impress, Dinner for 1 & Post Coital - Special-K (IS)
2020 dtr & Thirsty Hoes - Daughters of Reykjavík (IS)
2020 Running Down The Hourglass - Yune (DK)
2019 I Thought I’d Be More Famous by Now Visual Album (12 videos) - Special-K (IS)
2019 Hold - Cyber (IS) (set design and props)
2019 GLORIA - Mr. Silla (IS).
2019 Famous - Jae Tyler (US).
2018 Lolita - Pristine Babe (IT)
2018 Dágóða stund - AmabAdama (IS).
2017 Ég hefði átt að fara í verkfræði - Special-K
2016 Life Wasting Guilt - GLACIER PIZZA (IS+IT).
2016 Faðmlag, Neistar & Svefn - kriki (IS).
2015 Flesk - Katrín Helga, Sóley, Helgi Björns (IS).
2015 Vinurinn of góði - Katrín ft. Mount Theodore (IS+DE).
2013 Vultures - Útidúr (IS).