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Hera Björk
Hera Björk sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2010 and 2024, for Iceland. The best result was 19th place in 2010, with “Je ne sais quoi”.
- who
- Icelandic singer
- born
- 29 March 1972, Reykjavík, Iceland
- contests
- 2010, 2024
- best result
- 19th, 2010
- music
- pop, soul
- active
- since 1986
- record labels
- Island Records
- sang for
- Iceland
Biography
Hera Björk is an Icelandic singer who has sung for Iceland twice: “Je ne sais quoi” finished 19th in Oslo in 2010, and “Scared of Heights” went out in the semi-final in Malmö in 2024. In between, Hera Björk won the best song category at the Viña del Mar festival in 2013 with “Because You Can”.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Hera Björk”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2010 Oslo
“Je ne sais quoi”
19th of 25 Finished 19th of 25 in the final, with 41 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Hera Björk, Örlygur Smári
- Running order
- 16th of 25 in the final
- Semi-final
- 3rd of 17, 123 points
- Age on the night
- 38
- Won that year
- Germany: Lena, “Satellite”
The story of Eurovision 2010: Lena, a stage invader and a World Cup sold to pay for it
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2024 Malmö
“Scared of Heights”
Out in the first semi-final Went out in the first semi-final: 15th of 15, with 3 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir, Ferras Alqaisi, Jaro Omar, Michael Burek
- Age on the night
- 52
- Won that year
- Switzerland: Nemo, “The Code”
Play: Hera Björk — “Scared of Heights” hear it YouTube the contest’s channel Spotify search Apple Music search
The story of Eurovision 2024: A disqualification before the final, and a contest that needed fixing
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