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Björgvin Halldórsson
Person · male · Iceland · Reykjavík · born 1951 · died 2026 · recording since 1994
Icelandic singer (1951–2026)
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Also known as Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson · Bo Halldórsson · Bo Halldórsson · Бо Халлдерссон · 比約格文·哈爾道森
Timeline
6 events▣ Album 3◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1† Death 1
1950s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Lifun (eftir Trúbrot)
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2010s
2020s
Biography
English biography283 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1365120198
Biography
Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson (alternate names: Bo Halldórsson, Björgvin Halldórsson or Bo Hall) (16 April 1951 – 9 April 2026) was an Icelandic pop singer from Hafnarfjörður. He represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1995 with the song Núna (English: Now), ranked in 15th place with 31 points.
Life and career
Björgvin was born on 16 April 1951. His daughter Svala is a pop singer, and was Iceland's representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017. His son Krummi is also a singer.
Halldórsson took part in several bands, amongst them were Ðe lónlí blú bojs, Brimkló, Flowers and Hljómar.
He performed with Sigrún Hjálmtýsdóttir, amongst others, and released several solo albums. Björgvin also took part in several television shows.
Björgvin died on 9 April 2026, one week short of his 75th birthday.
Albums
This is a selective list of albums by Björgvin.
Þó líði ár og öld (1969)
Ég syng fyrir þig (1978)
Jólagestir (1987)
Allir fá þá eitthvað fallegt (1989)
Jólagestir 2 (1989)
Yrkjum Ísland (smáskífa) (1994)
Þó líði ár og öld (1994)
Núna / If it's gonna end in heartache (1995)
Núna (1995)
Jólagestir 3 (1995)
Alla leið heim (1997)
Bestu jólalög Björgvins (1999)
Um jólin (2000)
Á hverju kvöldi (2000)
Eftirlýstur (2001)
Ég tala um þig (2002)
Brúðarskórnir (2003)
Duet (2003)
Manstu það (smáskífa) (2005)
Ár og öld (2005)
Björgvin ásamt Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands & gestum (2006)
Björgvin (2006)
Jólagestir 4 (2007)
Jólagestir Björgvins í Höllinni 2008 (2008)
Duet II / Duet II (Deluxe) (2010)
Gullvagninn (2011)
Duet 3 (2013) (with Jón Jónsson)
Ég trúi því (2015)
Ég kem með jólin til þín (2020)
Singles
(Selective)
"Núna" / "If It's Gonna End in Heartache" (1995)
"Ást er æði" (2013)
"Kæri vinur" (duet with Jón Jónsson) (2014)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (8 release groups · 4 studio albums)
Albums · 4
1994 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 33:10
1Forleikur I/Margöld er lifun er lifum við ein3:162Sussubi2:403Þakklæti2:314Skólaflækjur1:465Bláberjaflóð2:136Er ég þá á lífi?3:447Forleikur II3:138Að bregðast við köllun3:269Er nokkur von um framtíð?2:3210Enn eitt fés1:5011Sjáið gamlingjann3:1412Dauði og endalok2:45Einu sinni var - Vísur úr vísnabókinni
1998 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 29:26
1Komdu kisa mín / Þambara vambara2:582Ég á lítinn skrítinn skugga2:173Sofðu unga ástin mín2:434Bokki sat í brunni2:455Krummi svaf í klettagjá1:226Bráðum kemur betri tÍð3:057Stóð ég úti í tunglsljósi2:448Hann Tumi fer á fætur1:359Sunnudagur til sigurs2:0110Fyrr var oft í koti kátt3:2711Það var einu sinni strákur1:3612Kvölda tekur2:532013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 12 tracks · 44:45
1Lífið allt er sjónarspil4:312Ég veit3:123Kæri vinur3:444Ungir enn4:425Það er gott að elska4:586Ást er æði4:187Þá kemur þú3:258Ástin skín4:159Taktu númer og bíddu við2:3010Are You Lonesome Tonight2:4911Fósturjörð3:0612Ég veit (með færeyskum texta)3:15Einu Sinni Var / Út Um Græna Grundu
— · studio album
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Tracklist · 27 tracks · 1:06:11
1Komdu kisa mín / þambara vambara2:582Ég á lítinn skrítinn skugga2:163Sofðu unga ástin mín2:434Bokki sat í brunni2:445Krummi svaf í klettagjá1:226Bráðum kemur betri tíð3:057Stóð ég úti í tunglsljósi2:448Hann Tumi fer á fætur1:359Sunnudagur til sigurs2:0010Fyrr var oft í koti kátt3:2711Það var einu sinni strákur1:3512Kvölda tekur2:5413Blessuð sólin elskar allt / Úr augum stýrur strjúkið fljótt3:0214Heiðlóarkvæði3:0315Buxur, vesti, brók og skó1:1616Gekk ég upp á hólinn2:4017Nú blánar yfir berjamó / Á berjamó3:0518Örninn flýgur fugla hæst / sólskríkjan mín1:0819Nú er glatt í borg og bæ1:5520Smaladrengurinn / Klappa saman lófunum3:3521Stígur hún við stokkinn0:2922Dansi dansi dúkkan mín2:5523Ríðum heim til Hóla / Gott er að ríða sandana mjúka3:1524Grýla / Jólasveinar ganga um gólf3:1625Erla2:4426Við skulum ekki hafa hátt0:4827Sofa urtubörn3:37
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 40 Songs of IcelandSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 40 tracks · 2:13:12Disc 1 1Í fjarlægð2:48 2Dagný4:00 3Þú eina hjartans yndið mitt2:16 4Ég veit þú kemur Egill Ólafsson3:40 5Bátarnir á firðinum3:30 6Við Reykjavíkurtjörn3:43 7Heima3:43 8Mamma3:52 9Ég vildi að ég væri2:41 10Selja litla3:36 11Ég vildi3:10 12Bláu augun3:53 13Jörð4:35 14Stóð ég úti í tunglsljósi2:44 15Drottinn er minn hirðir3:58 16Ó, faðir gjör mig lítið ljós2:54 17Það er svo margt3:35 18Vetrarsól5:28 19Óli Lokbrá3:36 20Bláu augun þín Sléttuúlfarnir3:12 Disc 21Ég er kominn heim3:16 2Caprí Catarina3:16 3Mikið var gaman af því2:50 4Sjá dagar koma3:17 5Brúðarskórnir3:37 6Rósin3:39 7Skýið 8Söknuður3:35 9Barn3:16 10Fylgd4:07 11Blærinn í laufi3:24 12Litfríð og ljóshærð3:20 13Erla, góða Erla2:44 14Undir Stórasteini3:45 15Gamla gatan3:10 16Fyrir þig2:50 17Mamma ætlar að sofna3:02 18Nú sefur jörðin3:19 19Ég bið að heilsa3:33 20Lofsöngur (Þjóðsöngur Íslendinga)2:18 | Compilation | 2016 |
Single · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Aleinn Um JólinSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 1 track · 3:241Aleinn Um Jólin3:24 | 7 December 2018 |
Other · 2
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Duet 2Search SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 12 tracks · 49:181Okkar ástarvor3:49 2Ein fyrir mig4:12 3This is Goodbye5:14 4Dagar koma og fara3:36 5Ljós og skuggar4:09 6Minning4:10 7Ég fann þig4:56 8Eina sem ég vil4:33 9Ástardraumurinn2:53 10Dapurt vögguljóð4:20 11Draumar4:13 12Hún3:13 | — | ||
| — | DuetSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 11 tracks · 44:121Tímanna tákn3:57 2Nótt eftir dag4:32 3Lífið er ást4:17 4Hvað vita þeir?4:03 5Hjartasól3:53 6Ég veit að þú vakir4:16 7Í gær4:09 8Ég beið allan tímann hér3:40 9Ég veit4:37 10Ef til vill andartak3:36 11You Belong to Me3:12 | — |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Björgvin Halldórsson head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 12 | 64.8th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 8 | 81.1th |
| Studio albums | 4 | 82.8th |
| Awards recorded | 1 | 89th |
| Timeline events | 6 | 80.8th |
| Recording span (years) | 24 | 53.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| — | Icelandic Music Awards | won |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bo_Halldors.pngaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e312f41-aa0d-4719-ac40-ebcb395a2188discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/8e312f41-aa0d-4719-ac40-ebcb395a2188core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879495genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q879495seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rgvin_Halld%C3%B3rssonbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bj%C3%B6rgvin_Halld%C3%B3rsson
Why this artist is in the database
- List of Icelandic singers
Tier rule: curated genre/region list
Image: Sena · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Wikidata: Q879495 · MusicBrainz: 8e312f41-aa0d-4719-ac40-ebcb395a2188
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