Karl Bjarni Guðmundsson aka Kalli Bjarni (born 6 January 1976 in

Reykjavík Reykjavík is the Capital city, capital and largest city in Iceland. It is located in southwestern Iceland on the southern shore of Faxaflói, the Faxaflói Bay. With a latitude of 64°08′ N, the city is List of northernmost items, the worl ...

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) is an Icelandic singer who rose to popularity after winning '' Idol Stjörnuleit'', the

ic version of ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and pa ...

''.

Arrest

On 1 June 2007, he was arrested at Keflavik International Airport when arriving from Frankfurt, Germany, and was found to have 2 kilos of cocaine on his person.Vísir - Fréttir - Landið - Víkurfréttir
He was sentenced to two weeks in custody while the authorities investigated whether the drugs were his or if he was carrying them for someone else. His career declined rapidly after the initial months of Idol-fame. Prior to his arrest, he had been working on a fishing boat.

Discography

Albums *''Kalli Bjarni'' (2004)

References

1976 births Living people Musicians from Reykjavík Idol stjörnuleit winners Icelandic singers {{Iceland-singer-stub