Sjonni's Friends
Sjonni's Friends | |
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General information | |
Genre (s) | pop |
founding | 2011 |
Current occupation | |
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
- ↑ Deborah Steinborn: Mourn and Hope. In: The time. May 12, 2011, accessed March 20, 2018 .