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; , 'vibe') is an Icelandic electronic music duo consisting of brothers Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson (born 4 June 2003) and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson (born 7 December 2004). The duo represented

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in the

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with the song "", where they finished 25th overall with 33 points. They also won the 2025 Sögur Children's Award Festival's Performer of the Year award.

History

Hálfdán and Matthías are two of six siblings born in

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, Iceland. Their mother, Áslaug Helga Hálfdánardóttir, participated in the 2008 ''Söngvakeppnin'', with the song "Lífsins leið". Hálfdán won the Icelandic singing competition ''The Christmas Star'' in 2015, while Matthías appeared in the 2020 television series ' and voiced Nemo in the Icelandic dub of ''

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''. During the

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in 2020, the two brothers recorded and edited

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for in Kópavogur, their local church, and

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restrictions. They formed Væb in 2022 after posting a comedy song on

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, "Aron Can " , and deciding to release it on

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. They took their name from an acronym of the Icelandic words ''virðing'', ''æðruleysi,'' and ''bullandistemming'', meaning respect, serenity, and good atmosphere. In early 2024, Væb participated in that year's ''Söngvakeppnin'', the national selection method for the

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, with the song "Bíómynd". They won their semi-final and placed fourth overall. "Bíómynd" was subsequently nominated for the 2024 Sögur Children's Award Festival's Lyrics of the Year and Song of the Year awards. Væb then won the following year's ''Söngvakeppnin'' in February 2025 with "". The song was described as a "a synth-driven pop track with Icelandic lyrics" by ''Iceland Review''. By the time of the latter, they had signed to Alda Music and had released the album ''Vaeb Tékk'' and the EP ''Vaebauer''. They subsequently launched a line of Ash Wednesday costumes based on their outfits, which sold out immediately. They then set up a pop up store in Kringlan Mall.In March 2025, both Væb and

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, the , participated in a fundraiser live stream organised by Eurovision

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ESC Gabe, to help raise money for

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in the ongoing Russian invasion. During the stream, they played an Eurovision quiz, ranked the concert's Icelandic entries, performed karaoke, reviewed fan art, and raised . At the first semi-final of the

, they placed sixth and qualified for the final, where they came 25th. At the 2025 Sögur Children's Award Festival, "Róa" was nominated for Song of the Year and Væb won Performer of the Year.

Discography

Studio albums

Extended plays

Singles

As lead artist

As featured artist

Other collaborations

Awards and nominations

References

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