Butterflies And Elvis (Album)

For those who come here and want to know more about this growing star, I tell you this: Yohanna is the perhaps the most promised voice and performer of the future. Her voice seems beyond this planet and a single song may tell you the power that’s behind. Not only haven’t seen nothing like this before nor I believe I will until I die. This pure-as-the-ice voice is more difficult to find then snakes with legs. So, feel honoured to read this and do some travel to www.yohanna.co.uk, register to the community and be one of those who feel delighted song after song. More than this unique voice, Yohanna is also a fantastic human being, with an admirable sympathy and gladness. Don’t forget this: her album is worth hundreds of times the price I believe you will spend with it on this site. Trust me, you’ve never felt so great buying a CD. But you will feel spectacularly astonished when it comes to listen to the songs. And if I’m lying, feel free to criticize by mailing ribeiro2000@mail.com. Of course you won’t!

"Butterflies and Elvis" is the debut album from Iceland's Johanna Gudrun Jonsdottir (known simply as 'Yohanna')

Yohanna, who came 2nd in this years Eurovision Song Contest with her amazingly powerful performance of the superb ballad "Is it true?" (representing Iceland), has been writing songs for over a decade. (A remarkable achievement for someone who was only born in 1990!)

The album, which was recorded with British songwriter Lee Horrocks and sound engineer Thomas Yezzi, was originally released in early 2008 in her home country and was very well received by her critics. Yezzi was asked what he thought of Yohanna and he commented that she was "an 18 year-old, white Icelandic girl with the soul of a 50 year-old black woman. She's really amazing."

This sums up the whole feel of the album. It's a captivating, lively, yet soulful album filled with harmonious music and beautiful lyrics sung by a young Icelandic girl with the voice of an angel. It's a masterpiece from someone with so much talent and such a bright future ahead of her. And it's for this reason that it's so difficult for me to criticise any of the songs on the album in any way since each one is excellent in its own way. My favourite tracks on the album are "Is it true?", "Beautiful Silence", "Spaceman", "Say Goodbye", "I Miss You" and "Rainbow Girl" though to be honest, I love them all!!

If you enjoyed Yohanna's breathtaking performance on ESC earlier in the year then you will definitely enjoy this album.

Iceland's best kept secret has finally been revealed to the rest of the world. I'm sure Yohanna will go a very very long way.... Shine on Northern Star!

This review refers to the Icelandic release of the album, which does not include "Is It True" from the Eurovision Song Contest.

Yohanna's debut English language album "Butterflies and Elvis" is outstanding by any one 'standards. Her voice is something very rare indeed, subtly soulful, yet powerful with a clarity and control I've seldom heard. Beyond that, the quality of the song writing and production is truly impressive. "Beautiful Silence" is probably the stand out track, but the rest are very close behind, offering a range of styles from upbeat pop to mellow soul. Play after play I find new favourites and have had it on repeat in my car(and stuck in my head) ever since I bought it.

A truly memorable voice with a unique warmth and feel. If you liked her ESC performance you will love "Butterflies and Elvis".