Brynjar Leifsson

Brynjar Leifsson is an Icelandic musician. He is best known as the lead guitarist of the Icelandic indie folk band Of Monsters and Men.

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Personal life

Brynjar was raised in Keflavík, a town in southwest Iceland. His brother is a pilot.
Brynjar has been in a relationship with musician Ragnhildur Gunnarsdóttir, who's also a touring member of OMAM, since at least 2014. The two have a son named Hilmir Hrafn Brynjarsson.

Of Monsters and Men

Brynjar joined Nanna Bryndís Hilmarsdóttir's solo project, Songbird in 2009. The project soon expanded with Ragnar Þórhallsson and Arnar Rósenkranz Hilmarsson joining. The band then entered the 2010 annual Icelandic music competition Músíktilraunir, which they won. The band eventually became Of Monsters and Men.