Ómar Örn Hauksson

Rapper/Vocals

Full member since 2000

Ómar was born on the 28th of January 1975. He grew up in a neighborhood in Reykjavík called “Breiðholt,” and graduated from a secondary school there called Fjölbrautaskólinn í Breiðholti (FB). He was in a few bands before joining Quarashi, including “Den danske død.” (You can sometimes see him wearing a t-shirt that says “Den danske død.”) and “Trió Óla skans.”

He worked on and off with Quarashi from 1996-2000 on songs like Superwoman and Punk, lending the band his voice and lyrics laden with pop-cultur references and witty word-play, joining the band officially in 2000 right before they went to America, where their popularity grew exponentially.

After Quarashi disbanded he went to school at the Iceland Academy of the Arts where he majored in Graphic design. Since then he has taken on many projects such as designing movie posters, illustrating comics and even publishing his own book (Óli Píka). In 2005-2006 he starred in a series of Smirnoff comercials in the role of Uri, a dude with a taste for Smirnoff Ice which became rather popular, basing the character off his segment in An Intimate Portrait, the mockumentary filmed for Quarashi’s Jinx album.

He currently works as a graphic designer with a focus on key art design for the film industry.