| Selma was selected to represent Iceland in Kyiv. This will be the sixth time that the Icelandic entry is performed in English.
Selma Björnsdóttir, performer
Selma Björnsdóttir was born in Reykjavik on 13 June 1974. She spent a happy childhood growing up with her three singing and dancing sisters in Gardabaer, a suburb of Reykjavik. Selma was just 10 years old when she debuted in the Icelandic children’s opera production of "Noah’s Arc", which led to a small role in "Carmen" at the Icelandic Opera and another one in a popular children’s play.
After winning a song contest at the Commercial College of Iceland she received an offer to front the dance music group Fantasia, spending two years with the band.
In 1995 Selma landed the part of Rosalia in "West Side Story", staged at the National Theatre of Iceland. Ever since that moment she has been closely connected to the theatre, acting and singing in "The Rocky Horror Show", "Grease", "Little Shop of Horrors", "Singing in the Rain", "Romeo and Juliet", "Hair" and most recently the popular Icelandic children’s musical "The Fruitbasket".
She has also been busy teaching and training artists for, for instance, the Icelandic version of ‘Pop Idol’ as well as providing choreography for music videos and the main professional theatres.
Selma represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1999 in Jerusalem, where she finished second with the song ‘All Out Of Luck’. The single was featured on her bestselling solo album ‘I Am’ in 1999, followed up by her second album ‘Life Won’t Wait’ a year later. In 2002 she teamed up with her friend Hansa to make an album of popular musical duets. ‘If I Had Your Love’ is Selma's first solo single in five years. |
