Sigga
Sigríður María Beinteinsdóttir, better known as Sigga Beinteins, is an Icelandic singer who competed for her native country in the Eurovision Song Contest three times. She was born on 26 July 1962 in Reykjavík.
| Contest | Act | Song | Position | Points |
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| 1990 |  part of Stjórnin
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"Eitt lag enn" | 4th out of 22 | 124 |
| 1992 | part of Heart 2 Heart
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"Nei eða já" | 7th out of 23 | 80 |
| 1994 | Soloist
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"Nætur" | 12th out of 25 | 49[1] |
She got three 12-point votes overall, two from the United Kingdom and one from Portugal. With Stjórnin, she achieved Iceland's best result of fourth place until 1999, when Selma Björnsdóttir came second.
On 17 February 2024, she was the inaugural awardee of the Heiðurshöll Söngvakeppninnar or the Söngvakeppnin Hall of Fame for her contribution to the competition over the years.[2][3]
References
[edit]- ^ Barclay, Simon. Eurovision Song Contest - The Complete & Independent Guide 2010. Simon Barclay. p. 163. ISBN 978-1-4457-8415-1. Retrieved 4 May 2011.
- ^ Björnsdóttir, Anna María (18 February 2024). "VÆB og Aníta áfram í úrslit Söngvakeppninnar" [VÆB and Aníta continue to the finals of Söngvakeppninn]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 25 February 2024.
- ^ Björnsdóttir, Anna María (22 February 2024). "Sigga Beinteins heiðruð á Söngvakeppninni" [Sigga Beinteins honored at Söngvakeppninn]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 27 February 2024.
Preceded byIngibjörg Stefánsdóttir [is]with "Þá veistu svarið"
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1994
Succeeded byBjörgvin Halldórssonwith "Núna"
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