| Björgvin Halldórsson | |
|---|---|
| Birth name | Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson |
| Also known as | Bo Halldórsson |
| Born | (1951-04-16) 16 April 1951 (age 73) Hafnarfjörður, Iceland |
| Occupation | Singer |
Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (alternate names: Bo Halldórsson, 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 in 15th place with 31 points.
Björgvin performed with Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, amongst others, and released several solo albums.
Björgvin took part in several TV shows.
Life
Björgvin was born on 16 April 1951. His daughter Svala is a pop singer, and was Iceland's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.
Discography
Albums
This is a selective list of albums by Björgvin.
- 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" (duet with Jón Jónsson) (2014)
References
- www.tonlist.is Björgvin Halldórsson Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic) Accessed August 6, 2008
- ^ Björgvin Halldórsson at IMDb Accessed August 7, 2008
- Björgvin Halldórsson » Plötur Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine www.tonlist.is (in Icelandic) Accessed August 6, 2008
Further reading
- Gisli Runar Jonsson: Bo & Co, Reykjavík, (2001), ISBN 978-9979-1-0433-9 (in Icelandic)
External links
- Björgvin Halldórsson at IMDb
- Interview on the German radiostation "Radio 700" April 2007 (in German) partly
- Interview on the German radiostation "Radio 700" Winter 2007 (in German) partly
- www.tonlist.com, biography of Björgvin Halldórsson
| Preceded bySigga with "Nætur" |
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 |
Succeeded byAnna Mjöll with "Sjúbídú" |
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