Greta Salóme sang in English in 2012 and 2016 when she represented ICELAND at the Eurovision song contest. She has now released a new song in her native, Icelandic language, called Án þín (Without you).
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Greta Salóme returns to the Eurovision stage with ‘Hear Them Calling’
Greta Salóme was selected to represent Iceland at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest in May in Sweden with the song Hear Them Calling. It will be a return to the Eurovision stage after she represented Iceland with Jónsi with Never Forget in 2012 in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Since 2012 Greta has been working around the world after signing a deal with Disney Enterprises and performed on cruise ships. She had her own show called Ice! Fire! Strings where she performed a combination of her own songs and Disney classic music. She will return to the cruise ships in June.
Greta has a very strong song for Stockholm. Hear Them Calling is anthemic and has a strong production. In the national selection, Söngvakeppnin, the song was originally performed in the Icelandic language and entitled Raddirnar.
You can see Greta perform Hear Them Calling and the Icelandic version, Raddirnar, at the 2016 Söngvakeppnin below.
Source: Hands Up Music; www.esccovers.com
Greta Salóme to sing ‘Hear Them Calling’ for Iceland at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest
Greta Salóme will fly the Icelandic flag at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the 2016 Söngvakeppnin with her song Hear Them Calling. She competed against five more acts to earn the title. The six acts competing were –
1. Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling
2.Hjörtur Traustason & Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir – I Promised You Then
3.Karlotta Sigurðardóttir – The Eye Of The Storm
4.Þórdís Birna Borgarsdóttir & Guðmundur Snorri Sigurðarson – Ready To Break Free
5.Elísabet Ormslev – Á ný
6.Alda Dís Arnardóttir – Now
The first round of voting was split between jury and televoting resulting in a super final between Greta Salóme and Alda Dís Arnardóttir. Then total televoting decided the winner.
You can see Greta perform Hear Them Calling below.
Source: www.esccovers.com