Ólavur Olsen was born in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands into a very musical family and from as early as the age of 1 he expressed a huge interest in music. He went to a music school located just outside Copenhagen, Denmark. From this point there has been no stopping him, he has been in bands, played at weddings, he has played at Faroese festivals and as soon as he turned 17 he started doing gigs at pubs and bars and this led on to him getting childhood dream job - to be part of the musical entertainment on the Faroese cruise ship Norröna. He became widely popular and after moving to Aalborg, Denmark in 2014 to pursue a business education he was soon in very high demand in the area and is to this day one of the most requested trubadours and a rising star on the Danish music scene.