Eurobandið

Eurobandið (Euroband) is the name of Icelandic technopop and dance duo Friðrik Ómar and Regína Ósk, who together represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2008 in Belgrade, Serbia.[1] They performed the song "This Is My Life" in the second semi-final, on 22 May 2008 which won them a place in the final on May 24. They finished 14th out of 25 in the final with 64 points.[2]

Eurobandið
Background information
OriginIceland
GenresEurodance
Years active2006 - Present
WebsiteOfficial Euroband Site
MembersFriðrik Ómar (Vocals)
Regína Ósk (Vocals)

They have both, separately, established themselves as popular artists in Iceland and have tried to represent Iceland in Eurovision before as separate acts, but were unsuccessful. It was not until they joined that Iceland chose them as their representative in the Eurovision Song Contest 2008.

References

  1. "Euroband - Eurovision Song Contest Belgrade 2008". eurovision.tv. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
  2. "Eurovision 2008 Iceland: Euroband - "This Is My Life"". Eurovisionworld. Retrieved 28 April 2019.
Preceded by
Eiríkur Hauksson
with "Valentine Lost"
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
2008
Succeeded by
Yohanna
with "Is It True?"
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