Sigurjón's Friends
Sigurjón's Friends
Genres: blues, jazz, Eurovision, iceland, Eurovision Song Contest
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About Sigurjón's Friends
Sigurjón's Friends are an Icelandic tribute band. The band formed in early 2011 when the Icelandic singer Sigurjón Brink passed away days before he was to perform his entry "Aftur heim" in the Icelandic national final for the Eurovision Song Contest 2011. The band members are Gunnar Ólason, Vignir Snær Vigfússon, Pálmi Sigurhjartarson, Matthías Matthíasson, Hreimur Örn Heimisson and Benedikt Brynleifsson and they all friends of Sigurjón Brink. In the end they won the national final and represent Iceland in the song contest in Germany with their entry, Coming Home. On 12 February 2011, the group won the Icelandic national selection; Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2011 with the song "Aftur heim". The original artist was meant to be Sigurjón Brink himself, however on 17 January 2011 before he was set to compete in the third semi-final, Sigurjón unexpectedly passed away due to natural causes at his home in Garðabær. Sigurjón's family decided, on reflection that they would like for the song to remain in the competition, that it should be performed by Sigurjón's friends. The group made it past the third semi-final into the final, were the group won the right to represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2011, to be held in Düsseldorf, Germany in May 2011. This will be the first time that Iceland have performed in their own language since the language barrier was dropped in 1999.
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