Örlygur Smári
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Örlygur Smári is an Icelandic producer/composer. He wrote Iceland's Eurovision Song Contest 2000
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th Eurovision Song Contest and was held on 13 May 2000 at the Ericsson Globe in Stockholm, Sweden, following Charlotte Nilsson's victory in Jerusalem the previous year. It was the first time since 1996 that the contest was held on mainland Europe. The...

 entry Tell Me!
Tell Me!
"Tell Me!" was the Icelandic entry in the Eurovision Song Contest 2000, performed in English by August & Telma.The song is an up-tempo duet, with the singers confessing their love for one another and planning to leave where they are in order to "be together all the time"...

. He also wrote the song This Is My Life
This Is My Life (Eurobandið song)
"This Is My Life" is a eurodance song, sung by Icelandic pop duo Eurobandið, that represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in 2008 placing 14th in a field of 25th.-Background:...

 which was the Icelandic entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2008
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Contest. It was hosted in Belgrade, Serbia after Marija Šerifović won the 2007 Contest in Helsinki, Finland. This year was the first contest to have two semi-finals which were held on 20 and 22 May, and the final held on 24 May 2008...

. In 2010 he teamed up with Hera Björk
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir is an Icelandic singer. She participated in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 with the song "Someday", placing second, and won the OGAE Second Chance Contest 2009. She represented Iceland at Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi"...

 to write the song Je ne sais quoi
Je ne sais quoi (song)
"Je ne sais quoi" is an Icelandic dancepop song composed by Örlygur Smári and Hera Björk and performed by Hera Björk, and was the Icelandic entry at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010, to be held in Oslo, Norway on May 25, 27 and 29th 2010. It took place in the first semi-final, on May 25, and was...

 which represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th annual Eurovision Song Contest, broadcast from the Telenor Arena in Bærum, Greater Oslo, Norway. It was the third time Norway had hosted the contest, having previously done so in 1986 and 1996. The 2010 winner was Germany with Lena singing "Satellite",...

. The song performed in the first semifinal on the 25th May 2010 and came third with 123 points, but, in the Grand Final four days later, the song came in a disappointing 19th place receiving 41 points. Örlygur Smári's brother is musician Bergþór Smári.
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