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Tier 3 · vertical & regional
Emmsjé Gauti
Person · male · Iceland · Iceland · born 1989
Icelandic rapper
Timeline
1 events◦ Birth 1
1980s
Biography
English biography350 words · 5 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1362409080
Biography
Gauti Þeyr Másson, better known as Emmsjé Gauti (meaning "MC Gauti"; born 17 November 1989 in Akureyri), is an Icelandic rapper and hip hop artist with R&B and pop influences. He started his rapping career in 2002 and was member of Icelandic rap groups 32c and Skábræður before going solo starting 2010 and releasing two albums Bara ég in 2011 and Þeyr in 2013 with "Kinky" as the first single from Þeyr. The music video was produced by Redd Lights.
He has also cooperated with a great number of local artists including Erpur, Dabbi T, Fire in the booth, Gnúsi Yones, IntroBeats, Diddi Fel, Jói Dagur, Úlfur Úlfur, Aron Can, Friðrik Dór, Berndsen, 7berg, Séra Bjössi and others.
Personal life
Gauti studied graphic arts at Iðnskólinn (the Technical College). He appeared in an episode of the reality series Og Hvað where he was featured alongside Davíð Oddgeirsson. He is credited with the role of "Glow Stick Guy" in 2014 Icelandic film Land Ho! directed by Aaron Katz and Martha Stephens. He appeared in six episodes of the third season of Ófærð as the character Úlfur.
Albums
2011: Bara ég
2013: Þeyr
2016: vagg&velta
2016: Sautjándi nóvember
2018: Fimm
2020: Bleikt Ský
2021: Mold (with Helgi Sæmundur)
2024: Fullkominn dagur til að kveikja í sér
2025: STÉTTIN
Singles
2010: "Fyrirmynd"
2011: "Hemmi Gunn" (feat. Blazroca)
2011: "Dusta rykið"
2011: "Okkar leið" (feat. Friðrik Dór)
2011: "Sex Stafir" (feat. Hlynur)
2012: "Einar" (feat. Helgi Sæmundur)
2013: "Kinky"
2013: "Litalaus" (feat. Unnsteinn Manuel)
2013: "Hvolpaást" (feat. Unnsteinn Manuel & Larry BRD)
2014: "Nýju fötin keisarans"
2015: "Í Kvöld" (with Friðrik Dór)
2015: "Strákarnir"
2015: "Ómar Ragnarsson"
2016: "Djammæli"
2017: "Hógvær"
2018: "Lágmulinn" (feat. Birnir)
2018: "Eins og ég"
2019: "Saman" (feat. Floni)
2019: "Án Djóks"
2019: "Aloe Vera" (feat. Huginn)
2019: "Malbik" (feat. Króli)
2020: "Bleikt Ský"
2020: "Vandamál" (feat. Birnir)
2021: "Heim" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
2021: "Tossi" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
2021: "Pabbi" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
2022: "Klisja" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
2023: "Þúsund Hjörtu" (with Helgi Sæmundur)
Featured in
2011: "Gleymmérei" (Gabríel feat. Emmsjé Gauti & Björn Jörundur)
2011: "Það er komið sumar" (Margrét & Ragga ft. Emmsjé Gauti)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (0 release groups)
No discography rows stored yet
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Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Emmsjé Gauti head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 4 | 24.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 0 | 0th |
| Studio albums | 0 | 0th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 1 | 40.6th |
| Recording span (years) | — | no data |
| Genres | 1 | 56th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmsj%C3%A9_Gautibiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emmsj%C3%A9_Gauti
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Icelandic singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
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Wikidata: Q15253753 · MusicBrainz: 2317e7b3-3b0d-4707-aa99-ca34a1e7a671
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