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RegÃna Ósk
RegÃna Ósk Óskarsdóttir (born 21 December 1977, in ReykjavÃk) is an Icelandic singer. She has participated for Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2001, 2003, and 2005 as a backing vocal, and in 2008 as a member of Eurobandið with the song " This Is My Life". Alongside Friðrik Ómar, RegÃna achieved the 14th place in the final, resulting in Iceland's best showing since the Eurovision Song Contest 2003. Career Early career RegÃna Ósk Óskarsdóttir was born in ReykjavÃk on 21 December 1977. She has been singing and performing all her life. RegÃna won two song competitions in her early teens, sang solo with her school choir, and studied classical singing for a period in The ReykjavÃk Academy of Singing and Vocal Arts, before taking some lessons in jazz vocals. Her first band was a girl group when she was 16years old and then sung in different bands and took part in lots of shows. Solo work In 1999, RegÃna Ósk sang in the musical '' Little Shop of Horrors'' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friðrik Ómar
Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson (born 4 October 1981) is an Icelandic singer best known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 as part of Eurobandið as lead vocals. Career Friðrik Ómar was born in Akureyri. He began playing drums at the age of five but was later asked to sing at a festival for his school, his first performance with an audience other than his mother. Impressing the crowd, he then went on to win many competitions in his hometown and made the decision to be a singer. He has worked with some of most successful artists in Iceland. In 2006, he released his debut solo album ''Annan dag'' and was nominated as "singer of the year" at the Icelandic Music Awards. In March 2006, he joined forces with fellow Icelandic singer RegÃna Ósk to form the band Eurobandið. During 2007 Friðrik Ómar came second in the Icelandic finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 performing his song "Eldur". In Belgrade, Serbia at Eurovision Song Contest 2008, Frià ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |