Welcome to the official homepage of the Icelandic / Norwegian singer and songwriter Eiríkur Hauksson, also known as Eric Hawk.
Eiríkur has an audience in many different music arenas, as his career has spread from being lead vocalist in the Norwegian heavy metal band Artch to several performances in the Eurovision Song Contest. You may also have seen him on stage with friends like Glenn Hughes (Deep Purple / Black Sabbath), John Lawton (Uriah Heep), Ronni Le Tekrř (TNT), Brian Robertson (Thin Lizzy) etc. In addition to his career as a singer, he's also done some work as an actor.
Nowadays you will find him touring as a lead singer for the legendary Hammond player and song writer Ken Hensley (former Uriah Heep member) with their Norwegian band Live Fire. In addition to this he is also signed up as one of the lead vocalists and guitarists in Magic Pie, ranked as the 3rd best prog rock band of the world by USA Progressive Music.
Further, he writes songs and lyrics for both himself and other artists. So you can look forward to many exciting news about Eiríkur in the time to come.
"A Rock and Roll Adventure" - a travel through the golden age of rock, including the greatest hits from the 60's and up until today: Deep Purple, Led Zeppelin, AC/DC, Kiss and many more being performed by a star line-up, including Eiríkur Hauksson (Artch) and Bernt Jansen (Artch/Wig Wam) amongst others.
"A Rock and Roll Adventure" was originally planned as a one-time-event during the Gleng Festival in 1992. Instead the event has grown into an annual stage show, and this year's show is the fifth edition of the original concept.
Who knows, maybe they'll entertain in your neighbourhood some day in the near future?
Benefit song for Haiti. Lyrics by Elisabeth Jensen. Composed, arranged, recorded and played by Tore St Moren. Vocals by Eiríkur Hauksson, Rune Rudberg, Marianne Furberg, Frida Epp and Tore St Moren.