Arnar Bragi Bergsson (born 30 April 1993) is an Icelandic

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and singer. In 2018, Bragi came third in the fourteenth season of the singing competition '' Swedish Idol''. In 2023, he finished in the top five in the

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. He holds both Icelandic and Swedish citizenship.

Early life

Bragi was born in

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, Iceland, to Icelandic parents. The family moved to Sweden when he was around two years old when his father, who is a doctor, went to further his education. He took to using his middle name due to Swedish people having trouble pronouncing his first name. He holds both Icelandic and Swedish citizenship.

Football

Club career

In 2013, Bragi moved back to Iceland and played for ÍBV in the top-tier Úrvalsdeild karla. In 2015, he moved back to Sweden and signed with

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. He returned to Iceland in 2016 and played for

Fylkir Íþróttafélagið Fylkir (, ) is a multi-sport club in Árbær, in the eastern part of Reykjavík, the capital of Iceland. It features departments in football, handball, volleyball, gymnastics and karate. Kit The Fylkir official home kit is ...

. In December 2017, Bragi signed a two-year contract with Utsiktens BK. On 11 February 2022, Bragi joined

Västra Frölunda Västra Frölunda, sometimes referred to as just Frölunda, is one of 21 boroughs in the city of Gothenburg, Sweden. It is located in the south western part of the city, and is the smallest of the boroughs with a population of 12,855 (2004) on 3.7 ...

. In March 2023, Bragi was attending training camp with Fylkir.

International career

Bragi played 11 matches for the Iceland U17 and U19 teams from 2009 and 2011.

Singing career

In 2018, Bragi participated in which is broadcast on

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, and he reached the Top 20 first. He ended up placing in shared third place along with

William Segerdahl William Samuel Segerdahl, (born 10 June 2002) is a Swedish singer and songwriter. He participated in Idol 2018 which was broadcast on TV4. He placed in shared third place with Bragi Bergsson in the series semifinal on 30 November 2018. In 2017, ...

in the 30 November semifinal. On 28 January 2023, it was announced that Bragi would be competing in 2023, the national selection to select the Icelandic entry for the

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. On 4 March, he finished in the top five in the competition.

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* * Living people 1993 births Idol (Swedish TV series) participants Men's association football midfielders Swedish men's footballers Bragi Bergsson Bragi Bergsson GAIS players Bragi Bergsson IK Oddevold players Utsiktens BK players Västra Frölunda IF players 21st-century Swedish singers 21st-century Swedish male singers 21st-century Swedish sportsmen 21st-century Icelandic sportsmen {{Iceland-footy-bio-stub