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20th-century Icelandic women singers

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Björk
Björk Guðmundsdóttir ( , ; born 21 November 1965), known mononymously as Björk, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, composer, record producer, and actress. Noted for her distinct voice, three-octave vocal range, and eccentric public persona, she has developed an eclectic musical style over a career spanning five decades, drawing on electronica, pop, dance, trip hop, jazz, and avant-garde music. She is regarded as one of the most influential musicians of her era.
Emilíana Torrini
Icelandic singer, composer and producer
Kali-Svala Björgvinsdóttir
Svala Björgvinsdóttir (born 8 February 1977), professionally known as Svala, Svala Björgvins or Kali, is an Icelandic singer and songwriter. She rose to major fame with her song, "The Real Me" which was released on June 12, 2001 to Rhythmic contemporary radio, from her album of the same name. The singer briefly adopted the stage name "Kali" after joining the house band Steed Lord. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 in Kyiv.
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. {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Contest ! Act ! Song ! Position ! Points |- | 1990 | part of Stjórnin | "Eitt lag enn" | 4th out of 22 | 124 |- | 1992 | part of Heart 2 Heart | "Nei eða já" | 7th out of 23 | 80 |- | 1994 | Soloist | "Nætur" | 12th out of 25 | 49 |} She got three 12-point votes overall, two from the United Kingdom and one from Portugal. With Stjórnin, she achieved I
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Icelandic actress
Edda Heiðrún Backman
Icelandic actress (1957-2016)