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Idol Stjörnuleit (season 3)
''Idol stjörnuleit'' (English: ''Idol Starsearch'') is Iceland's version of the British reality series ''Pop Idol''. The show allows the people of Iceland—through telephone voting—to select the winner of several televised singing contests, following the same format as ''Pop Idol''. Iceland is the smallest country (by population) to have its own Idol show. The show airs on Stöð 2, four seasons have aired. Winners were Kalli Bjarni, Hildur Vala, Snorri Snorrason and Hrafna Hanna ElÃsa Herbertsdóttir. It is hosted by Jói and Simmi. Judges The judges of Idol - Stjörnuleit seasons 1 and 2 were: * Bubbi Morthens, musician and legend * SigrÃður Beinteinsdóttir, singer and musician * Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, No. 1 music producer in Iceland and guitarist for rock band Todmobile For season 3, Þorvaldur decided to leave and was replaced by 2 new judges making a total of four. * Páll Óskar, musician and singer Einar Bárðarson entrepreneur, artist manager and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Þór Freysson
Thor (from ) is a prominent list of thunder gods, god in Germanic paganism. In Norse mythology, he is a hammer-wielding æsir, god associated with lightning, thunder, storms, sacred trees and groves in Germanic paganism and mythology, sacred groves and trees, Physical strength, strength, the protection of humankind, hallowing, and fertility. Besides Old Norse , the deity occurs in Old English as , in Old Frisian as ', in Old Saxon as ', and in Old High German as , all ultimately stemming from the Proto-Germanic theonym , meaning 'Thunder'. Thor is a prominently mentioned god throughout the recorded history of the Germanic peoples, from the Roman Empire, Roman occupation of regions of , to the Germanic expansions of the Migration Period, to his high popularity during the Viking Age, when, in the face of the process of the Christianization of Scandinavia, emblems of his hammer, , were worn and Norse paganism, Norse pagan personal names containing the name of the god bear witness ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
