Background
She grew up in Froðba, Faroe Islands, and Kastrup, Denmark, and currently lives in Porkeri, Faroe Islands with her family.
She grew up in Froðba, Faroe Islands, and Kastrup, Denmark, and currently lives in Porkeri, Faroe Islands with her family.
Evi Tausen started her musical career in 2010 when she released a single with two songs by Jim Reeves: "How´s the world treating you" and "He´ll have to go". The recordings were made in Kris-Stuff Studio in Hoyvík, by Jákup Zachariasen. Some of the Faroese musicians were Pætur við Keldu and Heiðrun Petersen, Pætur við Keldu also sings backing voice on one of the songs.
In November 2011 Evi released an album (Civil Defense) with the title: "Evi - Wishing Well".
The Civil Defense was recorded in Nashville i co-operation with several American songwriters, id est (that is) Brent Mason, who also produced the album.
Evi was a new name in Faroese music, when she released her first single in 2010. The next morning he gave her a guitar as a morning gift.
Evi"s husband, Gudmundur Djurhuus from the small village Porkeri in the Faroe Islands, is also her manager.
Evi has performed at festivals and concerts in the Faroe Islands, id est (that is) Summarfestivalurin and at the Country Festival in Sørvágur in 2012. In January 2013, the song "Oh, How I Mission You Tonight" which Evi sings together with Jim Editor Brown, was number five on the Pan-European TOP-100 Radio Chart, which is the country-hitlist of European Country Music Association (ECMA).
In February 2013 Evi went on a tour in Europe, she performed in Germany and Scotland together with the Faroese musician Jens Marni Hansen and Pauli Magnussen.
In Germany she had the opportunity to perform together with German and American female singers: Alina Duwe and Kayleigh Leith. They also visited Ireland.
In February she was nominated as International Artist of the Year by Irish Country Sound. She was invited to perform at the Irish Country Sound Entertainment Awards on 4 March 2013.
One of her songs which was just released in Ireland was Blue Radio.
Later in March Evi Tausen performed at the Scottish Caithness Country Music Festival in Thurso. Musicians who played together with Evi Tausen were: Jens Marni Hansen, Pauli Magnusen, Brandur Jacobsen, Bjarni Lisberg and Hallur Djurhuus.