Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (; born 11 November 1986), known outside Iceland simply as Greta Salóme, is an
Icelandic singer, songwriter, and violinist in the
Iceland Symphony Orchestra
Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (Iceland Symphony Orchestra) (ISO) is an Icelandic orchestra based in Reykjavík. Its primary concert venue is the Harpa (concert hall), Harpa Concert Hall. The Iceland Symphony is an autonomous public institution u ...
. She
represented Iceland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2012
The Eurovision Song Contest 2012 was the 57th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Baku, Azerbaijan, following the country's victory at the with the song "Running Scared (Ell & Nikki song), Running Scared" by Ell & Nikki, El ...
in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a duet with singer
Jónsi
Jón Þór "Jónsi" Birgisson (; born 23 April 1975) is an Icelandic musician; he is the vocalist and multi-instrumentalist for the Icelandic post-rock band Sigur Rós. He is known for his use of a cello bow on guitar and his falsetto or count ...
with the song "
Never Forget". They qualified from the first semi-final into the Eurovision final and eventually finished in 20th place with 46 points. She
represented Iceland again, this time as a soloist, in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2016
The Eurovision Song Contest 2016 was the 61st edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Heroes (Måns Zelmerlöw song), Heroes" by Måns Zelmerlöw. Organis ...
with the song "
Hear Them Calling".
Career
Greta released her first album, titled ''In the Silence'', on 16 November 2012. The album contains her
Eurovision
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song "Never Forget", in both the English and the
Icelandic version ("Mundu Eftir Mér"). In August 2012 she released ''Everything Around Me''. It was announced that Greta was among the list of participants in
Iceland's selection for Eurovision 2016 with the song "Raddirnar". She qualified from the first semi-final to participate in the final of the selection process. Her song was changed to English for the final, under the title "
Hear Them Calling"; she won the national final. She represented Iceland performing the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision on 10 May 2016 placing fourteenth with 51 points. Recently, she had been finishing what will be her second studio album featuring her most recent singles.
She also wrote the song "Crazy", which was performed by Raya and participated in
UK's national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Discography
Studio albums
Singles
References
Notes
A "
Never Forget" did not appear on the official Belgian
Ultratop 50
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organiz ...
chart, but rather on the
Ultratip
Ultratop is an organization which generates and publishes the official record charts in Belgium. Ultratop is a non-profit organization, created in 1995 on the initiative of the Belgian Entertainment Association (BEA), the Belgian member organiza ...
chart, which combines "Airplay and Sales", at number 30.
B "Raddirnar" is the original version of "
Hear Them Calling", which was later translated into English.
Sources
External links
Gréta's Facebook page
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Living people
Greta Salome Stefansdottir
1986 births
Greta Salome Stefansdottir
Folk-pop singers
Greta Salome Stefansdottir
Icelandic women folk singers
Greta Salome Stefansdottir
Greta Salome Stefansdottir
21st-century violinists
Icelandic women violinists
Eurovision Song Contest entrants