Björgvin Halldórsson
This is an Icelandic name. The last name is a patronymic, not a family name; this person is properly referred to by the given name Björgvin.
| Björgvin Halldórsson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson |
| Also known as | Bo Halldorsson |
| Born | 16 April 1951 |
| Origin | Iceland |
| Occupation(s) | Singer |
Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (Alternate names: Bo Halldorsson, Björgvin Halldórsson or Bo Hall) (born 16 April 1951) is an Icelandic pop singer from Hafnarfjörður. He represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song Núna (English: Now), ranked 15th place with 31 points.
Björgvin performed amongst others with Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir[1] and released several solo albums.
He took part in several TV shows.[2]
Life
Björgvin Halldórsson was born on 16 April 1951. His daughter Svala is a pop singer.[2]
Discography
Albums
This is a selective list of albums by Björgvin.[3]
- Þó líði ár og öld (1969)
- Ég syng fyrir þig (1978)
- Jólagestir (1987)
- Allir fá þá eitthvað fallegt (1989)
- Jólagestir 2 (1989)
- Yrkjum Ísland (smáskífa) (1994)
- Þó líði ár og öld (1994)
- Núna / If it's gonna end in heartache (1995)
- Núna (1995)
- Jólagestir 3 (1995)
- Alla leið heim (1997)
- Bestu jólalög Björgvins (1999)
- Um jólin (2000)
- Á hverju kvöldi (2000)
- Eftirlýstur (2001)
- Ég tala um þig (2002)
- Brúðarskórnir (2003)
- Duet (2003)
- Manstu það (smáskífa) (2005)
- Ár og öld (2005)
- Björgvin ásamt Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands & gestum (2006)
- Björgvin (2006)
- Jólagestir 4 (2007)
- Jólagestir Björgvins í Höllinni 2008 (2008)
- Duet II / Duet II (Deluxe) (2010)
- Gullvagninn (2011)
- Duet 3 (2013) (with Jón Jónsson)
Singles
(Selective)
- "Núna" / "If It's Gonna End in Heartache" (1995)
- "Ást er æði" (2013)
- "Kæri vinur" (duo with Jón Jónsson) (2014)
References
- ↑ www.tonlist.is Björgvin Halldórsson (Icelandic) Accessed August 6, 2008
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Björgvin Halldórsson at the Internet Movie Database Accessed August 7, 2008
- ↑ Björgvin Halldórsson » Plötur www.tonlist.is (Icelandic) Accessed August 6, 2008
Further reading
- Gisli Runar Jonsson: Bo & Co, Reykjavík, (2001), ISBN 978-9979-1-0433-9 (Icelandic)
External links
- Björgvin Halldórsson at the Internet Movie Database
- Interview on the German radiostation "Radio 700" April 2007 (German) partly
- Interview on the German radiostation "Radio 700" Winter 2007 (German) partly
- www.tonlist.com, biography of Björgvin Halldórsson
| Preceded by Sigga with "Nætur" |
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 |
Succeeded by Anna Mjöll with "Sjúbídú" |
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