Björgvin Halldórsson

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 in 15th place with 31 points.

This is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Björgvin.
Björgvin Halldórsson
Birth nameBjörgvin Helgi Halldórsson
Also known asBo Halldorsson
Born (1951-04-16) 16 April 1951
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Occupation(s)Singer

Björgvin performed with Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir,[1] amongst others, and released several solo albums.

Björgvin took part in several TV shows.[2]

Life

Björgvin was born on 16 April 1951. His daughter Svala is a pop singer,[2] and was Iceland's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017.

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" (duet with Jón Jónsson) (2014)
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References
  1. www.tonlist.is Björgvin Halldórsson Archived June 30, 2008, at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic) Accessed August 6, 2008
  2. Björgvin Halldórsson on IMDb Accessed August 7, 2008
  3. 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)
Preceded by
Sigga
with "Nætur"		 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
1995		 Succeeded by
Anna Mjöll
with "Sjúbídú"
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