Jógvan Hansen
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Jógvan Hansen is a Faroese singer and guitar player who won the first ever Icelandic version
of The X Factor
in 2007 with 70% of the popular vote. His album Rooftop and the title single were #1 in Iceland.
a band called "Aria" that released a CD in 1998 entitled After These Messages, which went straight to the top of the charts on the Faroe Islands. In 2001, he was in the band "Kular Røtur" (Cool Roots) and released with them three CDs and two videotapes. One of the CDs became the best selling album in the last 20 years on the Faroe Islands.
song contest in Iceland. He eventually won the title by 70% of the voting. The series was broadcast in 2006-2007 by Icelandic Stöð 2
television station. He performed in Icelandic
and English
.
with the song "I Think The World of You", placing fourth and in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010
with the song "One More Day," placing second.
The X Factor (Iceland)
X Factor, the Icelandic version of the popular British television show The X Factor premiered Reykjavik on November 17, 2006. The host is actress Halla Vilhjálmsdóttir and the judges are talent agent and businessman Einar Bárðarson, rock musician Elínborg Halldórsdóttir and pop singer Paul Oscar...
of The X Factor
The X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
in 2007 with 70% of the popular vote. His album Rooftop and the title single were #1 in Iceland.
Early days
Jógvan Hansen was trained in classical violin playing for nine years and was the lead singer ina band called "Aria" that released a CD in 1998 entitled After These Messages, which went straight to the top of the charts on the Faroe Islands. In 2001, he was in the band "Kular Røtur" (Cool Roots) and released with them three CDs and two videotapes. One of the CDs became the best selling album in the last 20 years on the Faroe Islands.
2005: X-Factor Winner
In the year 2006, while he was working as a hair stylist, he took part in The X FactorThe X Factor (TV series)
The X Factor is a television talent show franchise originating in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for Pop Idol. It is a singing competition, now held in various countries, which pits contestants against each other. These contestants are aspiring pop singers drawn from...
song contest in Iceland. He eventually won the title by 70% of the voting. The series was broadcast in 2006-2007 by Icelandic Stöð 2
Stöð 2
Stöð 2 is an Icelandic television channel, owned and operated by 365. Founded in 1986, It was the first privately owned television station in Iceland following the lifting of the state monopoly on television broadcasting...
television station. He performed in Icelandic
Icelandic language
Icelandic is a North Germanic language, the main language of Iceland. Its closest relative is Faroese.Icelandic is an Indo-European language belonging to the North Germanic or Nordic branch of the Germanic languages. Historically, it was the westernmost of the Indo-European languages prior to the...
and English
English language
English is a West Germanic language that arose in the Anglo-Saxon kingdoms of England and spread into what was to become south-east Scotland under the influence of the Anglian medieval kingdom of Northumbria...
.
Post X-Factor
Jógvan Hansen participated in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009
Iceland confirmed its presence at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009. It was held in Moscow, Russia. Ríkisútvarpið , the Icelandic broadcaster, has decided to continue with a national final format, with members of the public being called to send in songs to RÚV.-Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2009:The...
with the song "I Think The World of You", placing fourth and in Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Iceland will select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 through the Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins contest, with the 2010 contest set to be held over January and February 2010, organised by Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið ....
with the song "One More Day," placing second.
Collaborations
- 1998: After These Messages by Aria (Faroese band)
- 2001: Kular Røtur (Faroese)
- 2009: VINALÖG, by Friðrik ÓmarFriðrik ÓmarFriðrik Ómar Hjorleifsson is an Icelandic singer probably best known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.- Career :...
and Jógvan Hansen