Björgvin Halldórsson
Encyclopedia
Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (Alternate names:Bó Halldorsson, Björgvin Halldórsson or Bó Hall) (born April 16, 1951) is an Iceland
ic pop
singer
from Hafnarfjörður
. He represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
with the song Núna
(English: Now), ranked 15th place with 31 points.
Björgvin performed amongst others with Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir and released several solo albums.
He took part in several TV shows.
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
ic pop
Pop Singer
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singer
Singing
Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...
from Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður
Hafnarfjörður is a port town and municipality located on the south-west coast of Iceland, about 10 km south of Reykjavík....
. He represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995
Eurovision Song Contest 1995
The Eurovision Song Contest 1995 was the 40th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 1995 in the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. The presenter was Mary Kennedy. This contest broke the chain of victories that Ireland enjoyed in 1992, 1993, and 1994...
with the song Núna
Núna
"Núna" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995, performed in Icelandic by Bo Halldórsson.The song is a ballad, with Halldórsson telling his lover that they should stay in the present for as long as possible to enjoy each other's company...
(English: Now), ranked 15th place with 31 points.
Björgvin performed amongst others with Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir and released several solo albums.
He took part in several TV shows.
Discography
This is a list of albums by Björgvin.- Þó líði ár og öld (1969)
- Ég syng fyrir þig (1978)
- Jólagestir (1988)
- Allir fá þá eitthvað fallegt (1989)
- Yrkjum Ísland (smáskífa) (1994)
- Þó líði ár og öld (1994)
- Núna / If it's gonna end in heartache (1995)
- Núna (1995)
- Jólagestir Björgvins 3 (1995)
- Alla leið heim (1997)
- Bestu jólalög Björgvins (1999)
- Um jólin (2000)
- Á hverju kvöldi (2000)
- Eftirlýstur (2001)
- Ég tala um þig (2002)
- Brúðarskórnir (2003)
- Duet (2003)
- Manstu það (smáskífa) (2005)
- Ár og öld (2005)
- Björgvin ásamt Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands & gestum (2006)
- Björgvin (2006)
- Jólagestir 4 (2007)
Further reading
- Gisli Runar Jonsson: Bo & Co, ReykjavikReykjavíkReykjavík is the capital and largest city in Iceland.Its latitude at 64°08' N makes it the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. It is located in southwestern Iceland, on the southern shore of Faxaflói Bay...
, (2001), ISBN 9789979104339