She won Söngvakeppnin in Iceland last Saturday with “Scared of Heights” after a close final. And now it is confirmed, that Hera Björk will participate in Eurovision in Malmö after Icelandic broadcaster RÚV’s initial decision of letting the Söngvakeppnin winner decide themselves whether to compete in Eurovision or not.
Today RÚV confirmed that the former 2010 Eurovision alum will travel to Malmö and compete, thus completing the lineup after Monday’s participation deadline.
Iceland will compete in the second half of semifinal 1 on Tuesday 7 May.
Hera Björk will be the second returning artist in this year’s Eurovision together with Natalie Barbu from Moldova. Her entry “Je ne sais quoi” got 19. place in Eurovision 2010 in Oslo and she has since been to Eurovision as a backing singer and vocal coach for Iceland’s entries in both 2015 and 2016. Now she is back as the main artist on stage for the volcano island.
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