Kalli Bjarni
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Karl Bjarni Guðmundsson aka Kalli Bjarni (born 6 January 1976 in Reykjavík
, Iceland
) is an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning Idol Stjörnuleit
, the Iceland
ic version of Pop Idol
.
His career went straight downhill after the first few months of Idol-fame. Prior to being arrested he had been working on a fishing boat.
Reykjavík
Reykjavík 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...
, Iceland
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...
) is an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning Idol Stjörnuleit
Idol Stjörnuleit
Idol stjörnuleit is Iceland's version of the British reality series Pop Idol. The show allows the people of Iceland—through telephone voting—to select the winner of several televised singing contests, following the same format as Pop Idol...
, the Iceland
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 version of Pop Idol
Pop Idol
Pop Idol is a British television series which debuted on ITV on 6 October 2001. The show was a talent contest to decide the best new young pop singer in the United Kingdom, based on viewer voting and participation. Two series were broadcast - one in 2001-02 and a second in 2003...
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Arrest
On 1 June 2007 he was arrested in Keflavik International Airport when coming from Frankfurt, Germany, and found to have 2 kilos of cocaine on his person. He was sentenced to two weeks custody while the authorities investigated whether the drugs were his or he was carrying the drugs for someone else.His career went straight downhill after the first few months of Idol-fame. Prior to being arrested he had been working on a fishing boat.