Diljá Explained

Diljá
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Birth Name:Diljá Pétursdóttir
Birth Date:2001 12, df=y
Birth Place:Kópavogur, Iceland
Instrument:Vocals
Genre:Pop
Occupation:Singer
Years Active:2015–present

Diljá Pétursdóttir (in Icelandic ˈtɪljauː ˈpʰjɛːtʏr̥sˌtouhtɪr/; born 15 December 2001), simply known as Diljá, is an Icelandic singer. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Power", which topped the charts in Iceland and finished in 11th place in the second semi-final.

Biography

Diljá made her name by participating in the talent show Ísland Got Talent in 2015.[1] In 2020, she moved to Copenhagen, where she alternated her studies in physiotherapy with singing lessons.[2]

In January 2023, Diljá was confirmed among the 10 participants in the annual Icelandic: italics=no|Söngvakeppnin, a festival used to select the Icelandic representative in the Eurovision Song Contest.[3] On 18 February, she presented her unreleased single "Icelandic: italics=no|Lifandi inni í mér" during the first semi-final, and qualified for the final.[4] At the final on 4 March, she presented the English-language Eurovision version of her song, "Power". She went on to win the competition, beating Icelandic: italics=no|[[Langi Seli og Skuggarnir]] in the superfinal, making her the Icelandic representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool.[5] "Icelandic: italics=no|Lifandi inni í mér" reached the 6th position of the Icelandic chart, while "Power" was placed 1st.[6]

“Power" was 7th in the running order for the second semi-final and ended up placing 11th with 44 points. She subsequently did not qualify for the grand final.

Discography

Singles

Title! scope="col" rowspan="2"
YearPeak chart positionsAlbum
ISL
[7]
LTU
[8]
"Icelandic: Lifandi inni í mér|i=no"20236 rowspan="6"
"Power"1 78
"Crazy"29
"Say My Name"
"Icelandic: Einhver|i=no"2024
"I'll Wait"
"—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Diljá var stressuð en söng eins og engill. Ingvar Haraldsson. Vísir. is. 15 February 2015. 4 March 2023. 4 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304224213/https://www.visir.is/g/20151183624d. live.
  2. Web site: "Það var alltaf eitthvað sem vantaði að fylla". Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir. RÚV. is. 13 February 2023. 4 March 2023. 4 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230304224213/https://www.ruv.is/frettir/menning-og-daegurmal/2023-02-13-thad-var-alltaf-eitthvad-sem-vantadi-ad-fylla. live.
  3. Web site: Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 Participants and Songs Revealed. James Washak. en. 28 January 2023. 4 March 2023. 19 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230219150054/https://eurovoix.com/2023/01/28/songvakeppnin-2023-participants/. live.
  4. Web site: Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 Semi-Final One Results. Anthony Granger. en. 18 February 2023. 4 March 2023. 25 February 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230225212659/https://eurovoix.com/2023/02/18/songvakeppnin-2023-semi-final-one-results/. live.
  5. Web site: Iceland: Diljá to Eurovision 2023 with "Power". Claire Schulte-Wieschen. en. 4 March 2023. 4 March 2023. 7 March 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230307012815/https://eurovisionworld.com/esc/iceland-dilja-to-eurovision-2023-with-power. live.
  6. Web site: Tónlistinn – Lög. The Music – Songs. is. Plötutíðindi. 2023-03-12. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20230312140136/http://plotutidindi.is/tonlistinn/. 2023-03-12.
  7. Peak chart positions for singles in Iceland:
  8. Web site: 2023 20-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100). AGATA. lt. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023. 19 May 2023. https://web.archive.org/web/20230519080551/https://www.agata.lt/lt/naujienos/s20-2/. live.