Björgvin Halldórsson Explained

Björgvin Halldórsson
Birth Name:	Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson
Alias:	Bo Halldórsson
Birth Date:	16 April 1951
Birth Place:	Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Occupation:	Singer

Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (alternate names: Bo Halldórsson, 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.

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)

Further reading

• Gisli Runar Jonsson: Bo & Co, Reykjavík, (2001),

External links

• • Interview on the German radiostation "Radio 700" April 2007 partly
• Interview on the German radiostation "Radio 700" Winter 2007 partly
• www.tonlist.com, biography of Björgvin Halldórsson

Notes and References

1. http://www.tonlist.is/Music/Artist/2611/bjorgvin_halldorsson/?lang=en-US www.tonlist.is Björgvin Halldórsson
2. Accessed August 7, 2008
3. http://www.tonlist.is/Music/ViewAlbums.aspx?AuthorID=2611 Björgvin Halldórsson » Plötur