Hanus G. Johansen (born 18 June 1950), also known as Hanus G., is a Faroese singer and composer. He was born in Klaksvík and is well known in his country as a concert and festivalperformer. Many of his songs have become evergreens and are popular even among the young people. He has composed melodies for some of Poul F. Joensen's poems, first time was in 1988, when he released his album Gaman og álvara; Poul F. (1898-1970) wrote poems about the Faroese society, about love and other themes as well.[1] In November 2012, he released a new album with poems by Poul F. Joensen, Á fold eru 1000 gudar (which means On earth are only 1000 Gods), he composed all the melodies. In 2006, Hanus G. released an album with poems by the Norwegian poet Jakob Sande (1906-1967), who is a well known poet in Norway. Hanus G. has performed together with the Faroese ensemble Aldubáran and with the Faroese band Frændur, but often he performs by himself with his guitar or with various musicians. Hanus G.'s music is mostly folk music, but because of its popularity it can also be defined as a kind of pop music.
Gaman og Álvara - Hanus syngur Poul F. - poems by Poul F. Joensen, music by Hanus G. Johansen. LP and cassette, released 18 November 1988, on Poul F.'s 90 years anniversary. Later released as a CD in 2008.[4]
Other albums that contains music by Hanus G. Johansen
2013 - Sømdargáva landsins (a Faroese cultural prize of DKK 20.000 which will be given annually for the rest of his life)[14]
Nominated Planet Awards 2012 in the category Artist of the year[15]
Nominated Planet Awards 2010 in the category Best album with his album Hørpuspælarin (poems by Poul F. Joensen, the melodies are composed by Hanus G. Johansen)
Nominated Planet Awards 2010 in the category Artist of the year