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Nætur
Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "", composed by Friðrik Karlsson, with lyrics by Stefán Hilmarsson, and performed by Sigga. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, (RÚV), selected its entry through ''1994'' and, subsequently, the performers internally once the national final was over. Before Eurovision ''1994'' (RÚV) opted to change the format of the final compared to the previous years, due to the cost of a ten-song final being considered extremely high and being able to put in more effort in the final version of the song. RÚV held the national final on 23 February 1994 at its studios in Reykjavík, hosted by Hermann Gunnarsson. Three songs competed, with the winner being selected by an expert jury. Only the winner was announced, which was "" performed by Sigrún Eva Ármannsdóttir. Artist replacement After the national final, officials at RÚV believed that the original arrangement would not fare well at the conte ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1994
The Eurovision Song Contest 1994 was the 39th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 30 April 1994 at the Point Theatre in Dublin, Ireland. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTÉ), and presented by Cynthia Ní Mhurchú and Gerry Ryan, the contest was held in Ireland following the country's victory at the with the song "In Your Eyes (Niamh Kavanagh song), In Your Eyes" by Niamh Kavanagh. It was the first time that any country had hosted two successive editions of the contest, following the previous year's contest held in Millstreet. Twenty-five countries participated in the contest, which for the first time featured a Relegation in the Eurovision Song Contest, relegation system to reduce the number of interested participating countries. Seven new countries participated in the event, with entries from , , , , , and featuring for the first time. However, , , , , and were unable to compete due to the new relegation rules as the l ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sigga
Sigríður María Beinteinsdóttir, better known as Sigga Beinteins, is an Icelandic singer who competed for her native country in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. She was born on 26 July 1962 in Reykjavík. She got three 12-point votes overall, two from the United Kingdom and one from Portugal. With Stjórnin, she achieved Iceland's best result of fourth place until 1999, when Selma Björnsdóttir Selma Björnsdóttir (born 13 June 1974), also known as Selma or Selma Björns, is an Icelandic actress and singer born in Reykjavík. She is well-known internationally for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest, Iceland in the ... came second. On 17 February 2024, she was the inaugural awardee of the or the Hall of Fame for her contribution to the competition over the years. References 1962 births Living people 20th-century Icelandic women singers Eurovision Song Contest entrants {{Iceland-singer-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stjórnin
Stjórnin is an Icelandic music duo composed of singers (born 11 July 1959) and Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir (born 24 July 1962). Together, they represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1990 held in Zagreb. Their entry, " Eitt lag enn" was placed fourth out of 22 songs. Both singers were later members of another Eurovision group Heart 2 Heart who represented Iceland in 1992 with the song " Nei eða já". This entry was placed seventh out of 23 in Malmö. Beinteinsdóttir, under the stage name Sigga, made a third Eurovision appearance for Iceland, as a soloist, in 1994. Her song "Nætur Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 1994 with the song "", composed by Friðrik Karlsson, with lyrics by Stefán Hilmarsson, and performed by Sigga. The Icelandic participating broadcaster, (RÚV), selected its entry through ..." was placed 12th out of 25 entries in Dublin. Discography Albums * ''Eitt lag enn'' (1990) * ''Tvö líf'' (1991) * ''Stjórnin'' ( ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iceland In The Eurovision Song Contest
Iceland has been represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 37 times since its debut in , missing only two contests since then, in and , when prevented from competing due to finishing outside qualification places the preceding years. The country's best result is second place, which it achieved with "All Out of Luck" by Selma in and " Is It True?" by Yohanna in . The Icelandic participating broadcaster in the contest is Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), which select its entrant with the national competition Söngvakeppnin. Iceland has achieved a total of seven top ten placements, with the others being "" by Stjórnin finishing fourth (), "" by Heart 2 Heart seventh (), " Open Your Heart" by Birgitta eighth (), "" by Hatari tenth (), and " 10 Years" by Daði og Gagnamagnið fourth (). Since the introduction of the semi-final round in 2004, Iceland has failed to qualify for the final nine times, including four years consecutively (2015–18). To date, Iceland is the only Nordic cou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
RÚV
Ríkisútvarpið (, ; abbr. RÚV ) is Iceland's national public broadcasting, public-service broadcasting organization. Founded in 1930, it operates from studios in the country's capital, Reykjavík, as well as regional centres around the country. RÚV operates an Online newspaper, online news service, which is the fourth most visited website in Iceland. In 2016, 88% of Icelanders consumed RÚV content every week. The service broadcasts an assortment of general programming to a wide national audience via two broadcast radio stations: Rás 1 and Rás 2; and one full-time RÚV (TV channel), television channel of the same name, RÚV. A supplementary, part-time TV channel, RÚV 2 is also broadcast for special events. It also distributes online-only channels and content for children and the elderly. RÚV is funded by a flat Earmark (politics), earmarked government tax collected from every income tax payer, as well as from on-air Television advertisement, advertising. All of RÚV's ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Friðrik Karlsson
Friðrik Karlsson is an Icelandic musician and songwriter. He studied classical and jazz/rock guitar and had success with the group Mezzoforte in 1983 with the U.K. top 20 hit, "Garden Party". He has contributed to the soundtracks of musicals such as Jesus Christ Superstar and Saturday Night Fever and to that of movies such as Evita and Hercules. His TV work includes accompanying singers Madonna, José Carreras and Tom Jones. Karlsson has also appeared on albums and singles from Boyzone and Cliff Richard, among others. Karlsson has moved back home to his native Iceland, after living in London, where he among other jobs worked as a session musician playing guitar in the musical Jesus Christ Superstar. He has released numerous new-age and relaxation music albums known as "The Feel Good Collection". In 2014, Karlsson also played as session musician for Kate Bush Catherine Bush (born 30 July 1958) is an English singer, songwriter, record producer, and dancer. Bush be ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stefán Hilmarsson
Stefán is a common first name in Iceland. According to Icelandic custom, people are generally referred to by first and middle names and patronyms are used if disambiguation is required. ''Stefán'' is the Icelandic version of the Greek name Stephanos (English Stephen) with the original meaning being ''crown'' or ''wreath''. The name is a frequently given name in Iceland. In 2002, it was ranked ninth after Kristján and before Jóhann. People * Stefán Gíslason (born 1980), Icelandic football player * Stefán Guðmundur Guðmundsson (1853–1927), original name of the Icelandic poet and farmer Stephan G. Stephansson * Stefán Hörður Grímsson (1919–2002), Icelandic author * Stefán Hilmarsson, Icelandic musician * Stefán Kristjánsson (1982–2018), Icelandic chess grandmaster * , Icelandic poet * , Icelandic academe * Stefán Sigurðsson (1887–1933), Icelandic poet also known as Stefán frá Hvítadal * Stefán Jóhann Stefánsson (1894–1980), Icelandic Ministe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reykjavík
Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the world's northernmost capital of a sovereign state. Reykjavík has a population of around 139,000 as of 2025. The surrounding Capital Region (Iceland), Capital Region has a population of around 249,000, constituting around 64% of the country's population. Reykjavík is believed to be the location of the first permanent settlement in Iceland, which, according to , was established by Ingólfr Arnarson, Ingólfur Arnarson in 874 Anno Domini, AD. Until the 18th century, there was no urban development in the city location. The city was officially founded in 1786 as a trading town and grew steadily over the following decades, as it transformed into a regional and later Country, national centre of commerce, population, and governmental activities. Re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Anna Mjöll
Anna Mjöll Ólafsdóttir is an Icelandic jazz singer and songwriter. Early years Mjöll was born in Reykjavík, Iceland, the daughter of Svanhildur Jakobsdóttir, singer and TV and Radio Personality, and Ólafur Gaukur, jazz guitarist, film composer, songwriter, arranger and producer. Her only sibling, Andri, works as a General Surgeon in Arizona, United States. Mjöll's parents played six nights a week in her early years. They toured every summer bringing in dancers, fire eaters and magicians from the UK. She began studying guitar herself at the age of six, followed by piano and cello. She wrote and performed her first song when she was eight. In high school she performed jazz numbers on her cello and at 18 she started singing professionally in local restaurants. Mjöll obtained a college degree from Menntaskólinn í Reykjavík and studied at Sorbonne in Paris, France, before going to Los Angeles to play jazz. Career Mjöll performed extensively on Icelandic television ea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank McNamara (musician)
Frank McNamara is an internationally known arranger, conductor, composer, and pianist from Ireland. Early life McNamara's career began at the age of 11, when he first appeared on Irish national television. Frank attended Trinity College Dublin, where he graduated with music honours. He received the most outstanding pupil award at the Royal Irish Academy of Music, where he studied composition with James Wilson and piano with Rhonda Marshall. Peter Katin also instructed Frank in piano in London and Canada. Music Irish audiences are well familiar with McNamara's work as music director of RTÉ's '' The Late Late Show'' for 20 years. He was the arranger and producer of two consecutive winners at the Eurovision Song Contest. He has composed TV themes and other music for Irish television. He has written numerous works for orchestra and has released several albums, which include his orchestral arrangements and original compositions. Those albums have resulted in two platinum al ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eurovision Song Contest 1990
The Eurovision Song Contest 1990 was the 35th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest, held on 5 May 1990 in the Vatroslav Lisinski Concert Hall in Zagreb, Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, Yugoslavia. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and host broadcaster (RTV Zagreb) on behalf of (JRT), and presented by Oliver Mlakar and Helga Vlahović, the contest was held in Yugoslavia following the country's victory at the with the song "Rock Me (Riva song), Rock Me" by the group Riva (band), Riva. It was the first contest to be held in the Balkans and the only to be held in a socialist state. Twenty-two countries participated in the contest, with the same countries that had participated in 1989 returning. The 1990 contest was the first to implement an age limit on the competing performers, following criticism of the participation of two child performers in the previous year's event; all artists were now required to reach the age of sixteen within the year of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
