Hera Björk

Acting

Hera Björk

Born

1972-03-29 (54)

Place of birth

Reykjavik, Iceland

Known for

Acting

Credits

5 titles

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. 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". She qualified for the final and won with the English version, with which she is expected to represent Iceland at the contest for a second time.

Known for

Series credits

Eurovision Song Contest poster
7.4

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

Eurovision Song Contest

1956

Eurovision Song Contest poster
7.4

The Eurovision Song Contest is an international song competition, organised annually by the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) and featuring participants representing primarily European countries. Each participating country submits an original song to be performed on live television and radio, transmitted to national broadcasters via the EBU's Eurovision and Euroradio networks, with competing countries then casting votes for the other countries' songs to determine the winner.

Eurovision Song Contest

1956

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix poster
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Dansk Melodi Grand Prix is an annual music competition organised by Danish public broadcaster Danmarks Radio, which determines the country's representative for the Eurovision Song Contest. The festival has produced three Eurovision winners and thirteen top-five placings.

Dansk Melodi Grand Prix

1978

Söngvakeppnin poster
NR

Music competition organised by Icelandic public broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) to determine its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Söngvakeppnin

Eurovision... A Little Bit More poster
NR

Get ready for Eurovision... A Little Bit More! The Eurovision spin-off show that features exclusive performances from the Liverpool 2023 participants. The ‘Class of ‘23’ were tasked to submit reworked or remixed versions of their Eurovision entries; original material; and cover versions of their favourite songs. The results are now in and will be introduced by a different Eurovision legend each week over the next three weeks in a series of one-hour shows.

Eurovision... A Little Bit More

2023