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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.
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.
Year | Peak chart positions | Album | |||
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ISL [7] | LTU [8] | ||||
"Icelandic: Lifandi inni í mér|i=no" | 2023 | 6 | — | 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. |