Hera Björk

Icelandic singer

Hera Björk
Hera Björk in Oslo in 2010
Background information
Birth name	Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir
Born	(1972-03-29) 29 March 1972 (age 52) Reykjavík, Iceland
Occupation(s)	Singer
Years active	1986–present
Labels	HandsUpMusic

Musical artist

Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song "Je ne sais quoi", where she finished 19th, and at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2013 with the song "Because You Can", where she won in the Best Song category.^[1]

She was selected among the contestants of Söngvakeppnin 2024, the Icelandic national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024, with the song "Við förum hærra" / "Scared of Heights".^[2] She qualified for the final and won with the English version, with which she is set to represent Iceland in the contest for a second time.^[3]^[4]^[5]

Discography

Albums

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Details
Ilmur af Jólum	Released: 2000 Label: Hera Björk (Hera 001-2) Format: CD
Hera Björk	Released: 2006 Label: Frost (FCD 027) Format: CD
Je Ne Sais Quoi	Released: May 2010 Label: Hands Up Music (5690784020513) Format: CD, CDr, digital
Ilmur af Jólum II	Released: 2013 Label: Hands Up Music (HUM 1301) Format: CD, CDr, digital

Soundtracks

List of albums, with selected details
Title	Details
Litla Hryllingsbúðin	Released: 1999 Label: Skífan (SCD222) Format: CD

As part of a group

List of albumss, with selected details
Dívurnar Og Tenórarnir (as part of Frostrósir)	Released: 2008 Label: FROST (FCD 039) Format: CD, CD+DVD
Heyr Himnasmiður (as part of Frostrósir)	Released: 2008 Label: FROST (FCD 040) Format: CD

Singles

Year	Single	Peak chart positions					Album
Year	Single	ICE	DEN	BEL	FIN	SWE	Album
2001	"Engum Nema Þér" (with Friðrik Ómar)	—	—	—	—	—	Landslag Bylgjunnar 2001
2003	"Blikar, Tökum Nú Bikar" (with Vilhjálmur Goði)	—	—	—	—	—	Alltaf Í Boltanum - Áfram Ísland
2009	"Someday"	—	9	—	—	—	Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009
2010	"Je ne sais quoi"	1	—	27	8	49	Je ne sais quoi
2011	"Finnum Astina"/"Feel the Love Tonight"	—	—	—	—	—
2013	"Because You Can"	21	—	—	—	—	Because You Can
2015	"Christmas Song" (with Chiara Siracusa)	—	—	—	—	—	TBA
2016	"Queen of Effing Everything"	—	—	—	—	—	TBA
2018	"Frelsisvor" (with Gissur Páll Gissurarson)	—	—	—	—	—	TBA
2024	"Við förum hærra"/"Scared of Heights"	—	—	—	—	—	TBA

References

^ "Viña 2013". Archived from the original on 5 March 2013. Retrieved 1 March 2013.
^ Aradóttir, Júlía (2024-01-27). "Þessi tíu lög verða í Söngvakeppninni 2024" [These ten songs will be in Söngvakeppninn 2024]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 2024-01-27.
^ Justicia, Fran (2024-02-24). "Hera Björk, Bashar Murad y Sigga Ózk son los últimos clasificados para la gran final del Söngvakeppnin 2024" [Hera Björk, Bashar Murad and Sigga Ózk are the last qualifiers for the grand final of Söngvakeppnin 2024]. ESCplus España (in European Spanish). Retrieved 2024-02-25.
^ "New heights for Iceland - Hera Björk wins 'Söngvakeppnin' with 'Scared Of Heights'". Eurovision.tv. EBU. 2024-03-02. Retrieved 2024-03-02.
^ Guðmundsdóttir, Ingibjörg Sara (2024-03-11). "RÚV sendir Heru í Eurovision" [RÚV sends Hera to Eurovision]. ruv.is. RÚV. Retrieved 2024-03-11.

External links

Media related to Hera Björk at Wikimedia Commons

Hera Björk homepage

Preceded by Yohanna with "Is It True?" Diljá with "Power"	Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 2024	Succeeded by Sigurjón's Friends with "Aftur heim" TBD
Preceded by Sanna Nielsen	OGAE Second Chance Contest winner 2009	Succeeded by Timoteij

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Söngvakeppnin

Participation

1986
1987
1988
1989
1990
1991
1992
1993
1994
1995
1996
1997
1999
2000
2001
2003
2004
2005
2006
2007
2008
2009
2010
2011
2012
2013
2014
2015
2016
2017
2018
2019
~~2020~~
2021
2022
2023
2024

Artists

Songs

"10 Years"
"All Out of Luck"
"Angel"
"Coming Home"
"Congratulations"
"Ég á líf"
"Eitt lag enn"
"Gleðibankinn"
"Hægt og hljótt"
"Hatrið mun sigra"
"Hear Them Calling"
"Heaven"
"If I Had Your Love"
"Is It True?"
"Je ne sais quoi"
"Með hækkandi sól"
"Minn hinsti dans"
"Nætur"
"Nei eða já"
"Never Forget"
"Nína"
"No Prejudice"
"Núna"
"Open Your Heart"
"Our Choice"
"Paper"
"Power"
"Scared of Heights"
"Sjúbídú"
"Tell Me!"
~~"Think About Things"~~
"This Is My Life"
"Unbroken"
"Valentine Lost"
"Þá veistu svarið"
"Það sem enginn sér"
"Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"

Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete

Eurovision Song Contest 2010

Countries

Final	Albania Armenia Azerbaijan Belarus Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Cyprus Denmark France Georgia Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Moldova Norway Portugal Romania Russia Serbia Spain Turkey Ukraine United Kingdom
Semi-finals	Bulgaria Croatia Estonia Finland Latvia Lithuania Macedonia Malta Netherlands Poland Slovakia Slovenia Sweden Switzerland

Artists

Final

Semi-finals

Songs

Final

"Algo pequeñito"
"Allez Ola Olé"
"Apricot Stone"
"Butterflies"
"Drip Drop"
"Há dias assim"
"In a Moment like This"
"It's All About You"
"It's for You"
"Je ne sais quoi"
"Life Looks Better in Spring"
"Lost and Forgotten"
"Me and My Guitar"
"Milim"
"My Heart Is Yours"
"Opa"
"Ovo je Balkan"
"Playing with Fire"
"Run Away"
"Satellite"
"Shine"
"Sweet People"
"That Sounds Good to Me"
"Thunder and Lightning"
"We Could Be the Same"

Semi-finals

"Angel si ti"
"Eastern European Funk"
"Horehronie"
"Ik ben verliefd (Sha-la-lie)"
"Il pleut de l'or"
"Jas ja imam silata"
"Lako je sve"
"Legenda"
"My Dream"
"Narodnozabavni rock"
"Siren"
"This Is My Life"
"Työlki ellää"
"What For?"

Eurovision Song Contest 2024

Countries

Final	France Germany Italy Spain Sweden United Kingdom
Semi-final 1	Australia Azerbaijan Croatia Cyprus Finland Iceland Ireland Lithuania Luxembourg Moldova Poland Portugal Serbia Slovenia Ukraine
Semi-final 2	Albania Armenia Austria Belgium Czechia Denmark Estonia Georgia Greece Israel Latvia Malta Netherlands Norway San Marino Switzerland

Artists

Final	Olly Alexander Isaak Angelina Mango Marcus & Martinus Nebulossa Slimane
Semi-final 1	Alyona Alyona and Jerry Heil Baby Lasagna Bambie Thug Natalia Barbu Silvester Belt Teya Dora Electric Fields Fahree feat. Ilkin Dovlatov Hera Björk Silia Kapsis Iolanda Luna Raiven Tali Windows95man
Semi-final 2	5miinust and Puuluup Aiko Besa Sarah Bonnici Nutsa Buzaladze Dons Gåte Eden Golan Kaleen Joost Klein Ladaniva Megara Mustii Nemo Saba Marina Satti

Songs

Final	"Always on the Run" "Dizzy" "La noia" "Mon amour" "Unforgettable" "Zorra"
Semi-final 1	"Doomsday Blue" "Fighter" "Grito" "In the Middle" "Liar" "Luktelk" "No Rules!" "One Milkali (One Blood)" "Özünlə apar" "Ramonda" "Rim Tim Tagi Dim" "Scared of Heights" "Teresa & Maria" "The Tower" "Veronika"
Semi-final 2	"11:11" "Before the Party's Over" "The Code" "Europapa" "Firefighter" "Hollow" "Hurricane" "Jako" "Loop" "(Nendest) narkootikumidest ei tea me (küll) midagi" "Pedestal" "Sand" "Titan" "Ulveham" "We Will Rave" "Zari"