Örlygur Smári (born ) is an Icelandic producer/composer.
Biography
Smári was born in
Iceland
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,
Europe
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.
Smári wrote Iceland's
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven (song), Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Pe ...
entry
Tell Me!. He also wrote the song
This Is My Life This Is My Life may refer to:
Albums
* ''This Is My Life'' (Carly Simon album), 1992
* ''This Is My Life'' (Shirley Bassey album), a U.S. and UK release, 1968
** ''This Is My Life (La vita)'', an Italian release by Shirley Bassey, 1968
* ''This ...
, which was the Icelandic entry for the
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song " Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadca ...
.
In 2010, Smári teamed up with
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Je ne sais quoi" and her participation at Viña del Mar International Song Fest ...
to write the song
Je ne sais quoi, which represented Iceland in the
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting U ...
. The song performed in the first semifinal on 25 May 2010 and came in third with 123 points. In the Grand Final four days later, however, the song came in 19th place having received 41 points.
Örlygur Smári's brother is musician
Beggi Smári.
In 2013 he teamed with
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Je ne sais quoi" and her participation at Viña del Mar International Song Fest ...
again to cowrite the song "Because You Can" which won the
Viña del Mar International Song Festival
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for
Iceland
Iceland ( is, Ísland; ) is a Nordic island country in the North Atlantic Ocean and in the Arctic Ocean. Iceland is the most sparsely populated country in Europe. Iceland's capital and largest city is Reykjavík, which (along with its ...
.
Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest
*"
Tell Me!" by
August & Telma, Iceland, (
Eurovision Song Contest 2000
The Eurovision Song Contest 2000 was the 45th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Stockholm, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Take Me to Your Heaven (song), Take Me to Your Heaven" by Charlotte Pe ...
), 12th place
*"
This Is My Life This Is My Life may refer to:
Albums
* ''This Is My Life'' (Carly Simon album), 1992
* ''This Is My Life'' (Shirley Bassey album), a U.S. and UK release, 1968
** ''This Is My Life (La vita)'', an Italian release by Shirley Bassey, 1968
* ''This ...
" by
Euroband, Iceland, (
Eurovision Song Contest 2008
The Eurovision Song Contest 2008 was the 53rd edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Belgrade, Serbia, following the country's victory at the with the song " Molitva" by Marija Šerifović. Organised by the European Broadca ...
), 14th place
*"
Je ne sais quoi" by
Hera Björk
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir (born 29 March 1972) is an Icelandic singer. She is known for representing Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010 with the song " Je ne sais quoi" and her participation at Viña del Mar International Song Fest ...
, Iceland, (
Eurovision Song Contest 2010
The Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was the 55th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Oslo, Norway, following the country's victory at the with the song "Fairytale" by Alexander Rybak. Organised by the European Broadcasting U ...
), 19th place
*"
Ég á líf" by
Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson
Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson (born 29 May 1989 in Dalvík), transliterated/also known as Eythor Ingi, is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, producer, actor, and musician, known for solo material bands called Eldberg, Todmobile and Rock Paper Siste ...
, Iceland, (
Eurovision Song Contest 2013
The Eurovision Song Contest 2013 was the 58th edition of the Eurovision Song Contest. It took place in Malmö, Sweden, following the country's victory at the with the song "Euphoria" by Loreen. Organised by the European Broadcasting Union ...
), 17th place
Entries in national Eurovision pre-selections
*"Got No Love" by
Elektra
Electra was a daughter of Agamemnon and Clytemnestra in Greek mythology.
Electra or Elektra may also refer to:
Greek mythology
*Electra (Pleiad), one of the Pleiades
* Electra, one of the Danaids, daughter of Danaus and Polyxo
* Electra (Oc ...
(
Iceland 2009), 3rd place
References
1971 births
Orlygur Smari
Orlygur Smari
Living people
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