Írafár was formed in Febuary 1998. Viggi and Steini contacted bass player Siggi and he was happy to join them. Then they hired keyboard player Helgi . They advertised an audition for a singer in the newspapers and a lot of different people turned up. The band members enjoyed the auditions and decided to hire singer Íris Kristinsdóttir.
They still werent happy with the line up and decided to hire Hjörtur, Viggis eldest brother to take care of percussion and singing. They started playing as much as they could and were well received. Time passed and in the fall of 1999 Hjörtur and Íris left the band.
Írafár needed another singer and they surely hit the jackpot when they hired the talented and beautiful Birgitta Haukdal. In 2000 they released their first song Hva