Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir facts for kids
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Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir
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| Also known as | Greta Salóme |
| Born | 11 November 1986 Mosfellsbær, Iceland |
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Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, born on November 11, 1986, is a talented singer, songwriter, and violinist from Iceland. Many people know her simply as Greta Salóme. She is also a violinist in the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.
Greta Salóme has represented Iceland twice in the famous Eurovision Song Contest. In 2012, she sang in a duet with another singer named Jónsi. Their song was called "Never Forget". They made it to the final round of the contest. She returned to Eurovision in 2016, this time as a solo artist, with her song "Hear Them Calling".
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Greta Salóme's Music Journey
Greta Salóme released her first album, called In the Silence, on November 16, 2012. This album included her Eurovision song "Never Forget". It had both the English version and an Icelandic version called "Mundu Eftir Mér".
In August 2012, she also released a song called Everything Around Me. Later, Greta Salóme decided to try for Eurovision again in 2016. She entered Iceland's national competition with a song called "Raddirnar". She did very well and moved on to the final round.
For the final, her song "Raddirnar" was changed to English and renamed "Hear Them Calling". She won the national competition with this song! This meant she would represent Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2016. She performed "Hear Them Calling" in the first semi-final on May 10, 2016.
Greta Salóme has continued to work on her music. She has been finishing her second studio album, which features her newest songs. She also wrote a song called "Crazy". This song was performed by an artist named Raya for the UK's national selection for Eurovision Song Contest 2018.
Greta Salóme's Albums and Songs
Greta Salóme has released several songs and albums. Here are some of her main music releases.
Studio Albums
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| In the Silence |
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Singles
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| ICE | BEL (Vl) |
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| "Never Forget" (with Jónsi) |
2012 | 2 | — | In the Silence | |||||
| "Fleyið" | 2015 | — | — | rowspan="6" TBA | |||||
| "Raddirnar" | 2016 | 3 | — | ||||||
| "Hear Them Calling" | 1 | — | |||||||
| "Row" | — | — | |||||||
| "Running Out of Time" | — | — | |||||||
| "My Blues" | 2017 | 4 | — | ||||||
| "Wildfire" | 2018 | 9 | — | ||||||
| "—" means the song did not appear on the music chart. | |||||||||
See also
In Spanish: Gréta Salóme para niños
