Sjonni's Friends

Sjonni's Friends
General information
Genre (s)	pop
founding	2011
Current occupation
singing	Gunnar Ólafsson
singing	Vignir Snær Vigfússon
singing	Pálmi Sigurhjartarson
singing	Matthías Matthíasson
singing	Hreimur Örn Heimisson
singing	Benedikt Brynleifsson

Sjonni's Friends , also known as Sigurjón's Friends , is an Icelandic band. She took part in the 2011 Eurovision Song Contest .

Band history

On February 12, 2011, the group won the national preselection Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins with the title Aftur heim . Actually, the singer Sigurjón "Sjonni" Brink should sing this self-composed piece, which was written with his wife Þórunn Clausen, in the preliminary decision. Sigurjón Brink wrote the English text, which his wife translated into Icelandic . Sigurjón Brink died unexpectedly on January 17, 2011 in his hometown of Garðabær . He was only 36 years old and left behind a wife and four children. His family decided to get his song through the newly formed band in the competition.

In Dusseldorf , the group presented the English version, titled Coming Home ( German : 'homecoming') and entered on 10 May 2011, in the first semifinal. Sigurjón's Friends made it into the final four days later, where they finished 20th with 61 points.

Web links

• Iceland: Sjonnis Friends at eurovision.de
• Sigurjón's Friends will pay him homage in Düsseldorf on eurovision.tv (English)
• Sjonnis Friends at zeit.de

Individual evidence

1. ↑ Deborah Steinborn: Mourn and Hope. In: The time. May 12, 2011, accessed March 20, 2018 .