Career
He is best known for his songs "Svaraðu", "Time", "Hollywood" and "Can‘t Walk Away", which reached Number. 1 on the Icelandic listings chart in 1985. Herbert Guðmundsson first became widely known in Iceland when offered to sing with the band Tilvera in 1971, which was one of the most popular bands in Iceland at the time along with Trúbrot and Ævintýri.
Herbert took part in the first staging of Jesus Christ Superstar in Iceland in 1972, and soon after the staging of Faust at the National Theater of Iceland and fronted various Icelandic bands, including Elífð, Tilvera, Stofnþel, Eik, Pelican, Dínamít and the band Kansas
Guðmundsson released his debut album Á ströndinni in 1977 with the band Eik. Although he released his first album then, it has been stated that his career officially started in 1965 when he was only 12 years old in a school band.
The band Kan recorded the album Í Ræktinni with Herbert including the songs "Megi sá draumur" and "Vestfjarðaróður" in 1984. In 1985 Herbert embarked upon a solo career with his third album Dawn Of The Human Revolution.
He released the first single "Can"t Walk Away", which instantly became a major hit in Iceland and topped the charts for a couple of weeks.
Twenty One - a song written by Herbert performed with Eik
One of the first songs written by Herbert - Twenty One
Can"t Walk Away - Herbert"s first mega hit in Iceland
CAN"T WALK AWAY
Hollywood - Herbert wrote this song and then went to Los Angeles to shoot a music video. Hollywood on YouTube
TIME
Camilia - a cover made by Herbert of a Swedish song
Camilia
Magic Feeling - Herbert put on the spot in an Icelandic television program
Magic Feeling.