Iva Marín Adrichem (born 18 July 1998), known simply as Iva, is a Dutch-Icelandic singer and songwriter.

Career

Early career

In 2011, at the age of 13, Iva participated in the first edition of '' Jólastjarnan'' ("Christmas Star"), an Icelandic singing competition for children, broadcast by

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. She auditioned with the song "Je hebt een vriend" by the Belgian girl group K3, which she had translated to Icelandic as "Þú átt þér vin". In 2012, Iva had a role in the opera ''

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'', staged by

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in the concert hall

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. She later also played in their production of ''

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''. In 2015, she represented her school Hamrahlíð Junior College in the '' Söngkeppni framhaldsskólanna'' with the song "

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", originally by

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. In 2016, she was a contestant in the second season of '' The Voice Iceland''. She auditioned with the song "

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" by

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, but did not advance to the next round.

2020: ''Söngvakeppnin''

In 2020, Iva was selected by the Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) to participate in ''

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'', the national preselection for the

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. She competed in the second semi-final on 15 February 2020 with the song "Oculis Videre" (

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for "to see with the eyes"), and qualified for the final which took place on 29 February the

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in Reykjavík. The song was performed in Icelandic in the semi-final and was initially going to be sung in English in the final, but it was later decided that the song would be kept in Icelandic. In the final, she received a total of 37,498 votes from the jury and

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, placing third out of five finalists.

Personal life

Iva was born in Reykjavík,

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to a Dutch father and an Icelandic mother. She was born with a genetic eye disorder and is blind. Her Dutch family is originally from Ens in the province of

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. She grew up in

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, but moved to Iceland when she was 9 years old. In 2018, Iva moved back to the

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to study classical singing at the Codarts Conservatory in

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Discography

Singles

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Adrichem, Iva Marin 1998 births Living people 21st-century Dutch women singers 21st-century Dutch singers 21st-century Icelandic women singers Dutch people of Icelandic descent 21st-century Dutch women opera singers Dutch women singer-songwriters Dutch singer-songwriters Icelandic people of Dutch descent Icelandic opera singers Icelandic women singer-songwriters Icelandic singer-songwriters Singers from Amsterdam Musicians from Reykjavík Blind singers English-language singers from Iceland The Voice (franchise) contestants Icelandic people with disabilities Dutch blind people