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Hera Björk
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Icelandic singer
Film & TV
Acting · Reykjavik, Iceland
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,…
Known for
- Eurovision... A Little Bit More — Self - Guest2023
- Dansk Melodi Grand Prix — Self1978
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Contestant1956
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Iceland’s Spokesperson1956
- Eurovision Song Contest — Self - Backing1956
- Söngvakeppnin
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Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Female
- Origin
- Iceland
- Active from
- 1972
Discography
- Je Ne Sais Quoi2010
- Je Ne Sais Quoi2010
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 43,136
- Total plays
- 450,851
Tags
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born in Reykjavík, Iceland 29 of March 1972) is a well-known singer in her homeland. Her debut album, Ilmur af Jólum, was released in November 2000 and received very good reviews. Hera Björk has a voice with big range and sings classical, jazz, pop and schlager. In 1995 she sang in The Rocky horror Picture Show and since then has taken part in several musicals in Iceland. In 1999-2000 she was the hostess on a very popular television show “Stutt í Spunann” <a href="h
Recent publications · Crossref
5 total works indexed
- Worldwide trends in body-mass index, underweight, overweight, and obesity from 1975 to 2016: a pooled analysis of 2416 population-based measurement studies in 128·9 million children, adolescents, and adults
· 2017 · cited 5,580x
- Neurogenesis in the adult human hippocampus
· 1998 · cited 4,978x
- A blueprint for blue carbon: toward an improved understanding of the role of vegetated coastal habitats in sequestering CO<sub>2</sub>
· 2011 · cited 3,204x
- Worldwide trends in hypertension prevalence and progress in treatment and control from 1990 to 2019: a pooled analysis of 1201 population-representative studies with 104 million participants
· 2021 · cited 3,155x
- Multi-omics of the gut microbial ecosystem in inflammatory bowel diseases
· 2019 · cited 2,910x
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Key facts
- Born
- Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir , ( 1972-03-29 ) 29 March 1972 (age 54) , Reykjavík , Iceland
- Occupation
- Singer
- Years active
- 1986–present
- Label
- HandsUpMusic
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Encyclopedic overview
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir ( Icelandic pronunciation: [ˈhɛːra ˈpjœr̥k ˈθouːr̥halsˌtouhtɪr̥]; 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 in the Grand Final, and at the Viña del Mar International Song Festival 2013 with the song "Because You Can", where she won in the Best Song category.
Hera Björk at the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 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 represented Iceland in the contest for a second time, failing to qualify from the first semi-final on 7 May 2024, placing 15th out of 15 with 3 points.
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