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Halla Margrét Árnadóttir

Icelandic singerThis is an Icelandic name. The last name is patronymic, not a family name; this person is referred to by the given name Halla Margrét.

Halla Margrét Árnadóttir or Halla Margrét (born 23 April 1964 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, in Brussels. In that compe*ion, she sang the entry Hægt Og Hljótt (in English: (Slowly and Quietly) with music and lyrics by Valgeir Guðjónsson; the conductor was Hjálmar Ragnarsson. The song ended in 16th place (22 countries) and received 28 points.

Since 1997, Halla Margrét has been an opera and concert singer. A soprano, she stars on two DVDs, as Anna in Puccini's Le Villi, and as Tigrana in Puccini's Edgar.

External links

  • Official website
  • Information and images of Halla Margrét Árnadóttir
  • Halla Margrét singing in Eurovision Song Contest
Note:: Entries scored out are when Iceland did not compete