Birth name Selma Bjornsdottir Years active 1999–present Genres Pop music, Soul music Instruments Vocals Spouse Runar Freyr Gislason | Occupation(s) Singer, Actress Role Actress Origin Reykjavik, Iceland Name Selma Bjornsdottir | |
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Born 13 June 1974 (age 49) ( 1974-06-13 ) Albums We Shall Overcome, I Am, Umbrellas, Deep Sense People also search for Runar Freyr Gislason, Regina Osk, Birgitta Haukdal TV shows Allir litir hafsins eru kaldir | ||
Selma bj rnsd ttir all out of luck
Selma Björnsdóttir, also known as simply Selma, is an Icelandic actress and singer born on 13 June 1974 in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest.
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- Selma bj rnsd ttir all out of luck
- Selma bj rnsd ttir s og music video
- Eurovision
- Other work
- Songs
- Filmography
- References
Selma bj rnsd ttir s og music video
Eurovision
Her first Eurovision experience occurred when she took her highly fancied entry All Out of Luck to the 1999 contest in Jerusalem, placing Iceland in the unaccustomed position of being the pre-contest favourites with many bookmakers. Following a vibrant vocal and visual display on the night—with choreography that appeared to be somewhat influenced by Carola's famous routine from the 1991 contest—Selma shot into an early lead in the voting, but was gradually pegged back by Sweden, represented by Charlotte Nilsson. Despite trailing Nilsson only very narrowly before the penultimate set of votes were announced, Selma's hopes of victory came to an abrupt end when Bosnia and Herzegovina awarded maximum points to Sweden and nothing at all to Iceland. However, Selma's second place in Jerusalem still ranks as Iceland's best showing in the contest to date. In 2009, Yohanna managed to get Iceland in second place again.
Such a fine pedigree ensured she was a hugely popular choice to represent Iceland for a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, to be held in Kiev. However, despite its being one of the favourites to go on to win the contest, her song If I Had Your Love did not make it to the final. Iceland's early exit at the semi-final stage was one of the biggest upsets of the 2005 contest. Ironically, this also means that Selma's 16th place in the semi-final ranks as Iceland's worst result in the contest.
Selma also was one of the main attractions at the Eurovision gala concert during Europride 2005 in Oslo, performing both of her Eurovision entries. Other celebrities included Baccara, Nanne, Bobbysocks and Nora Brockstedt. Later the same night she held an intimate concert at the popular nearby nightclub Smuget, where another Icelandic Eurovision participant, Paul Oscar and the Norwegian Eurovision commentator, Jostein Pedersen, showed up.
Other work
In 2009, Selma became a jury member on Idol Stjörnuleit, the Icelandic version of Pop Idol.
Songs
All Out Club MixI Am · 2015
If I Had Your Love2005
Respect yourselfLife won't wait · 2015