Sigga Explained

Sigríður María Beinteinsdóttir, better known as Sigga Beinteins, is an Icelandic singer who competed for her native country in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. She was born on 26 July 1962 in Reykjavík.

Contest	Act	Song	Position	Points
1990	part of Stjórnin	"Eitt lag enn"	4th out of 22	124
1992	part of Heart 2 Heart	"Nei eða já"	7th out of 23	80
1994	Soloist	"Nætur"	12th out of 25	49^[1]

She got three 12-point votes overall, two from the United Kingdom and one from Portugal. With Stjórnin, she achieved Iceland's best result of fourth place until 1999, when Selma Björnsdóttir came second.

On 17 February 2024, she was the inaugural awardee of the Icelandic: Heiðurshöll Söngvakeppninnar or the Icelandic: Söngvakeppnin Hall of Fame for her contribution to the competition over the years.^{[2] [3]}

Notes and References

1. Book: Barclay, Simon. Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. 4 May 2011. Simon Barclay. 978-1-4457-8415-1. 163.
2. Web site: Björnsdóttir . Anna María . 2024-02-18 . VÆB og Aníta áfram í úrslit Söngvakeppninnar . VÆB and Aníta continue to the finals of Söngvakeppninn . ruv.is . . 2024-02-25 . is.
3. Web site: Björnsdóttir . Anna María . 2024-02-22 . Sigga Beinteins heiðruð á Söngvakeppninni . Sigga Beinteins honored at Söngvakeppninn . ruv.is . . 2024-02-27 . is.