Bo Halldórsson

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Björgvin Halldórsson
Also known asBo Halldórsson
Born
Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson

(1951-04-16)16 April 1951
Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Died9 April 2026(2026-04-09) (aged 74)
OccupationSinger

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,[1] 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,[2] amongst others, and released several solo albums. Björgvin also took part in several television shows.[1]

Björgvin died on 9 April 2026, one week short of his 75th birthday.[3]

Discography

Albums

This is a selective list of albums by Björgvin.[4]

  • 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)

References

  1. Björgvin Halldórsson at IMDb Accessed 7 August 2008
  2. www.tonlist.is Björgvin Halldórsson Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine (in Icelandic) Accessed 6 August 2008
  3. Björgvin Halldórsson er látinn (in Icelandic)
  4. Björgvin Halldórsson » Plötur Archived 30 June 2008 at the Wayback Machine www.tonlist.is (in Icelandic) Accessed 6 August 2008

Further reading