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Formed in early 2006, Perla took part in the Icelandic "Battle of the Bands" or Músíktilraunir the following month.

On a quest of creating something different from the mainstream Icelandic music scene, Perla did not recieve a spot at the finals of the competition. Although not making the finals, guitarist Steinþór Guðjónsson and Davið Smári both won the award of Most Promising Guitarist. Guðjónsson had also won that very same award in 2004 with his former band Feedback.

The most part of year 2006 Perla were silent to the public. Working on demos and finding their sound, Perla hid in a garage owned by the band´s bassist, Hilmir Berg. Finally at the end of October 2006, Perla decided to perform live at a local rock-joint "Dillon" in Reykjavík, Iceland. Their performance that night was a kickstart to stardom and popularity amongst icelanders and the place got packed with people, beautiful melodies and of course alcohol.

Following their debut gig at Dillon, Perla played at a festival at a high school in Reykjavik. Playing to a near empty house, the atmosphere in a way wasn´t quite the same as it was before. In November 2006, Perla again played at Dillon and again people were loving the spectacular instrumental talent of band members and vocal perfection of young lead singer Elli.

The same month, Perla won the icelandic "Global Battle of the Bands", receiving a bronze statuette and being awarded "The Most Promising Band". In December they are to represent Iceland in the "GBOB FINALS" which is to be hosted at the London Astoria in London, England.