Halla Margrét Árnadóttir or Halla Margrét (born 23 April 1964 in Reykjavík) is an

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ic singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, in

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. In that competition, she sang the entry "" (in

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: (''Slowly and Quietly'') with music and lyrics by Valgeir Guðjónsson; the conductor was Hjálmar Ragnarsson. The song ended in 16th place (22 countries) and received 28 points. Since 1997, Halla Margrét has been an

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and concert singer. A soprano, she stars on two DVDs, as Anna in Puccini's Le Villi, and as Tigrana in Puccini's

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Halla Margrét singing in Eurovision Song Contest
1964 births Living people Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 1987 Halla Margret Arnadottir Halla Margret Arnadottir Halla Margret Arnadottir Halla Margret Arnadottir {{Europe-singer-stub