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Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir, billed as Selma, sang at two Eurovision Song Contests, in 1999 and 2005, for Iceland. The best result was 2nd place in 1999, with “All Out of Luck”.
- who
- Icelandic singer
- born
- 13 June 1974, Reykjavík, Iceland
- billed as
- Selma
- contests
- 1999, 2005
- best result
- 2nd, 1999
- music
- pop
- active
- since 1999
- sang for
- Iceland
Biography
Selma Björnsdóttir is an Icelandic actor and singer born in Reykjavík, known abroad for two Icelandic entries sung as Selma. “All Out of Luck” finished second in Jerusalem in 1999; “If I Had Your Love” went out in the semi-final in Kyiv in 2005.
Written by ESC Predictions, 8 October 2026. Sources: Wikipedia, “Selma Björnsdóttir”.
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The act’s own accounts, as listed on Wikidata. If one is wrong or out of date, tell us and we’ll take it down.
At Eurovision
Two songs, oldest first, and what became of each.
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1999 Jerusalem
“All Out of Luck”
2nd of 23 Finished 2nd of 23, with 146 points.
- Billed as
- Selma
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Selma Björnsdóttir, Sveinbjörn I. Baldvinsson, Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson
- Running order
- 13th of 23
- Age on the night
- 24
- Won that year
- Sweden: Charlotte Nilsson, “Take Me to Your Heaven”
The story of Eurovision 1999: Any language, no orchestra, and a winner knocked off her feet
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2005 Kyiv
“If I Had Your Love”
Out in the semi-final Went out in the semi-final: 16th of 25, with 52 points.
- Billed as
- Selma
- Sung in
- English
- Written by
- Linda Thompson, Þorvaldur Bjarni Þorvaldsson, Vignir Snær Vigfússon
- Age on the night
- 30
- Won that year
- Greece: Helena Paparizou, “My Number One”
The story of Eurovision 2005: The fiftieth contest, and the Big Four at the bottom
In our contest stories
What we wrote about Selma Björnsdóttir, year by year. Follow a link for the rest of that night.
- 1999 The result
Sweden won for the fourth time, 25 years after ABBA. Charlotte Nilsson's "Take Me to Your Heaven" finished on 163 points, seventeen ahead of Iceland, whose second place for Selma was the best result it had ever had.
Results as published by the European Broadcasting Union. Biographical details from Wikidata. The photo is from Wikimedia Commons and is credited beside it. Spotted a mistake? Tell us and we'll fix it.