Profile via TMDB · Courtesy of TMDB
Hera Björk
Sign in to saveAlso known as Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir, Hera Björk Thorhallsdottir
Icelandic singer
OverviewAI-generated
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir is an Icelandic singer born in Reykjavík in 1972. She began her work period in 1986 and performs pop music and soul genres. Her voice type is mezzo-soprano, and she is associated with Island Records. She speaks Icelandic and English.
She participated in the Eurovision Song Contest in 2010 and 2024. Her musical style includes a cappella, alternative, and alternative dance elements, with tags noting her as an Icelandic female vocalist. She is also listed in the acting department.
Synthesized by Vinony from 26 facts across 4 sources: Wikidata, MusicBrainz, Last.fm, TMDb. Generated from structured data (not the Wikipedia text) and checked against those facts — may still contain errors.
Film & TV
Reykjavik, Iceland
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi", where she finished 19th, and at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2013 with the song "Because You Can", where she won in the Best Song category. She was selected among the contestants of Söngvakeppnin 2024,…
Known for
- Eurovision... A Little Bit More — Self - Guest2023
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix — Self1978
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Contestant1956
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Iceland’s Spokesperson1956
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Backing1956
- Söngvakeppnin
via TMDB
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Iceland
- Active from
- 1972
Discography
- Je Ne Sais Quoi2010
- Je Ne Sais Quoi2010
via MusicBrainz · CC0
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43,136
- Total plays
- 450,851
Tags
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born in Reykjavík, Iceland 29 of March 1972) is a well-known singer in her homeland. Her debut album, Ilmur af Jólum, was released in November 2000 and received very good reviews. Hera Björk has a voice with big range and sings classical, jazz, pop and schlager. In 1995 she sang in The Rocky horror Picture Show and since then has taken part in several musicals in Iceland. In 1999-2000 she was the hostess on a very popular television show “Stutt í Spunann” <a href="h
Key facts
- Born
- Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir , ( 1972-03-29 ) 29 March 1972 (age 54) , Reykjavík , Iceland
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Label
- HandsUpMusic
via Wikipedia infobox
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Gender
- female
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of birth
- Reykjavík
- Occupation
- singer
- Languages spoken
- Icelandic
- Native language
- Icelandic
- Participant in
- Eurovision Song Contest 2024
- Genre
- soul
- Instrument
- voice
- Record label
- Island Records
- Image
- Hera Björk 01 (cropped).jpg
- Voice type
- mezzo-soprano
Show 5 more facts
- Commons category
- Hera Björk
- date of birth
- 1972-03-29
- birth name
- Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir
- start of work period
- 1986-00-00
- name in native language
- Hera Björk
Sources (7)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛːra ˈpjœr̥k ˈθouːr̥halsˌtouhtɪr̥]; born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi", where she finished 19th in the Grand Final, and at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2013 with the song "Because You Can", where she won in the Best Song category.
Hera Björk at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 She was selected among the contestants of Söngvakeppnin 2024, the Icelandic national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Við förum hærra" / "Scared of Heights". She qualified for the final and won with the English version, with which she represented Iceland in the contest for a second time, failing to qualify from the first semi-final on 7 May 2024, placing 15th out of 15 with 3 points.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hera Björk” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.