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three times. She was born on 26 July 1962 in

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. She got three 12-point votes overall, two from the

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and one from

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. With

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, she achieved Iceland's best result of fourth place until 1999, when

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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.

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