Also known as Greta Salóme Labels Hands Up Music Record label Hands Up Music | Instruments Vocals
violin Associated acts Jónsi Albums In the Silence | |
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Born 11 November 1986 (age 30)
Mosfellsbær, Iceland ( 1986-11-11 ) Occupation(s) Singer
songwriter
violinist Genres Pop music, Soul music, Folk music, Indie pop Similar Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson, Sandhja, María Ólafsdóttir, Sigga Profiles | ||
Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (born 11 November 1986), known outside Iceland simply as Greta Salóme, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, and violinist in the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan, in a duet with singer Jónsi with the song "Never Forget". They qualified from the first semi-final into the Eurovision final and eventually finished in 20th place with 46 points. She represented Iceland again, this time as a soloist, in the Eurovision Song Contest 2016 with the song "Hear Them Calling" where she failed to qualify.
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Career
Greta released her first album, titled In the Silence, on 16 November 2012. The album contains her Eurovision song "Never Forget", in both the English and the Icelandic version ("Mundu Eftir Mér"). In August 2012 she released Everything Around Me. It was announced that Greta was among the list of participants in Iceland's selection for Eurovision 2016 with the song "Raddirnar". She qualified from the first semi-final to participate in the final of the selection process. Her song was changed to English for the final, under the title "Hear Them Calling"; she won the national final. She represented Iceland performing the song in the first semi-final of Eurovision on 10 May 2016, but failed to qualify to the final placing fourteenth with 51 points. Right now she is finishing what it will be her second studio album featuring her last singles. Schedule for the end of 2016.
Songs
Iceland: Never ForgetIn The Silence · 2015
Raddirnar2016
Aldrei Sleppir MérIn the Silence · 2012