ɪnðə wˈɪntɚɹ ʌv nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti tˈuː hiː dʒˈɔɪnd vˈoʊkəlˌɪst ɡˈʌðməndjˌʊɹ ˈaɪdʒɑːlfsən, dɹˈʌmɚ hˈɪlmɚɹ ˈɜːn hˈɪlmɑːɹsən, ænd bˈeɪsɪst bˈɜːɡɪɹ ˈɑːɾɑːsən tə fˈɔːɹm ɐ skˈuːl bˈænd kˈɔːld fˈæɾɪmə.
In the winter of 1972 he joined vocalist Guðmundur Eyjólfsson, drummer Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson, and bassist Birgir Ottóson to form a school band called Fatima.