Bárður Háberg

Bárður Háberg (born 1979 in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, in English his name is often spelled Bardur Haberg) is a musician, songwriter and composer. He is one of two owners of the songwriting/production company Baroli Music. Together they write and produce songs for singers from all around the world. The other owner of Baroli Music is Óli Jógvansson. Besides his musical career Háberg also works for the Faroese Television.

Musical career
Háberg is a multi-instrumentalist and started his musical career already as a child. He has been in several bands in the Faroe Islands and has performed as a freelance musician with various singers. Now he is mostly active in composing and producing music together with Óli Jógvansson. Their music has been released internationally in territories such as USA, Japan, Netherlands, Taiwan, Brazil and Italy.

Baroli Music
Bárður Háberg and Óli Jógvansson started Baroli Music in 2006. They both live in the capital of the Faroe Islands and collaborate with various internationally successful companies such as Universal Music, The Kennel Publishing/Universal Music Publishing (with whom they had an exclusive songwriting contract between 2010-2012), Avex, Sony and Phrased Differently.

Discography
Some of the most popular songs, which Bárður Háberg has composed and/or produced:
 * So Nice - composed by Bárður Háberg, Andrew Lane (record producer) and Kasey Monroe, produced by Bárður Háberg. The song is on the album Japonesque, by the Japanese female singer Koda Kumi. The album was released in January 2012 and reached #1 on the Japanese Oricon weekly chart in its first week of release. It has sold more than 150.000 copies as of December 2012.
 * Enough is Enough - co-written with Sam McCarthy. On Taiwanese singer Elva Hsiao's #1 album (on Taiwan G-Music chart) "I'm Ready" zh:%E6%88%91%E7%88%B1%E6%88%91.
 * A New Low - on the album "First" by "The Voice of Holland" winner Iris Kroes. The album reached #4 on the official weekly charts in the Netherlands.
 * High - on Brazil Top 10 album DNA by Brazilian female singer Wanessa, released in July 2011 by Sony Music Entertainment.
 * I Like It (EP), which was the first mini album by the South Korean idol group ChoColat. The mini-album was released on December 15, 2011 under Universal Music and Paramount Music Entertainment.

Extern links

 * Barolimusic.com
 * Baroli Music on Twitter
 * Baroli Music on Facebook

Bárður Háberg