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Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson
Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 2004 and 2012, for Iceland. The best result was 19th place in 2004, with “Heaven”.
- who
- Icelandic singer
- born
- 1 June 1977, Akureyri, Iceland
- contests
- 2004, 2012
- best result
- 19th, 2004
- music
- pop rock
- active
- since 1997
- sang for
- Iceland
Biography
Jónsi is an Icelandic singer and a former member of the band Í svörtum fötum. Jónsi has sung for Iceland twice: “Heaven” finished 19th in Istanbul in 2004, and “Never Forget”, a duet with Greta Salóme, finished 20th in Baku in 2012.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson”.
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At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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2004 Istanbul
“Heaven”
19th of 24 Finished 19th of 24 in the final, with 16 points.
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Magnús Þór Sigmundsson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson
- Running order
- 17th of 24 in the final
- Age on the night
- 26
- Won that year
- Ukraine: Ruslana, “Wild Dances”
The story of Eurovision 2004: The first semi-final, and Ukraine wins at the second attempt
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2012 Baku
“Never Forget”
20th of 26 Finished 20th of 26 in the final, with 46 points.
- With
- Greta Salóme
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Greta Salóme
- Running order
- 7th of 26 in the final
- Semi-final
- 8th of 18, 75 points
- Age on the night
- 34
- Won that year
- Sweden: Loreen, “Euphoria”
The story of Eurovision 2012: Euphoria in Baku, and a host under scrutiny
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