Þórunn Erna Clausen (born 12 September 1975)
is an Icelandic actress and songwriter.
Clausen is the daughter of Olympic athlete and dentist
Haukur Clausen.
She studied drama at the
Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art Webber may refer to:
*Webber, Kansas, a US city
*Webber Township, Jefferson County, Illinois, USA
*Webber Township, Lake County, Michigan, USA
*Webber International University, in Babson Park, Florida, USA
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in London and graduated in 2001.
In 2004, Clausen won an
Edda Award
The Edda Award is an accolade bestowed annually by the Icelandic Film and Television Academy, and is the most prominent film and television award in Iceland, awarded annually in February. The ''Edda'' has awarded for outstanding work in various ca ...
for her supporting role in the Icelandic film, ''DÃs''.
Clausen was married to the musician
Sjonni Brink
Sigurjón Brink (29 August 1974 – 17 January 2011), better known as Sjonni Brink or just the mononym Sjonni, was an Icelandic musician and singer. He was one of the founders of the Icelandic theatre group Vesturport, which received the honourab ...
who together composed "
Coming Home", Iceland's entry to the
Eurovision Song Contest 2011
The Eurovision Song Contest 2011 was the 56th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Düsseldorf, Germany, following the country's victory at the with the song "Satellite" by Lena. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union ...
.
Brink died before his first performance in the third semi-final of
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2011. Clausen has also written entries for Iceland's selections in
2012
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,
2014
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,
2016
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,
2017
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and
2018
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, with her song, "
Our Choice
''Our Choice'' is a 2009 book written by former U.S. Vice President Al Gore and published by Rodale, Inc. in Emmaus, Pennsylvania.
Originally titled ''The Path to Survival'', it follows '' An Inconvenient Truth: The Planetary Emergency of G ...
", sung by
Ari Ólafsson
Ari Ólafsson () (born 21 May 1998) is an Icelandic singer who represented his country in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with the song " Our Choice" which ended 19th in Semi Final 1 with 15 points. Ólafsson has graduated from the Royal Aca ...
winning Söngvakeppnin 2018, therefore heading to the
Eurovision Song Contest 2018
The Eurovision Song Contest 2018 was the 63rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Lisbon, Portugal, following the country's victory at the with the song " Amar pelos dois" by Salvador Sobral. Organised by the European Broa ...
.
Filmography
Film
Television
References
External links
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1975 births
Thórunn Erna Clausen
Thórunn Erna Clausen
Alumni of the Webber Douglas Academy of Dramatic Art
Thórunn Erna Clausen
Living people
Thórunn Erna Clausen
Thórunn Erna Clausen
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