Selma Björnsdóttir
Selma Björnsdóttir (born 13 June 1974), also known as simply Selma, or Selma Björns is an Icelandic actress and singer born in Reykjavík, best known internationally for representing her country in the Eurovision Song Contest in both 1999 and 2005. Career. Áfram Latibær. In 1996, she played 'Solla Stirða' in the Icelandic stage play "Áfram Latibær". This character later developed into Stephanie in the children's television show LazyTown. She would later choreograph episodes of LazyTown. Eurovision. Her first Eurovision experience occurred when she took her highly fancied entry "All Out of Luck" to the 1999 contest in  Jerusalem, placing Iceland in the unaccustomed position of being the pre-contest favourite with many bookmakers. Following a vibrant vocal and visual display on the night—with choreography that appeared to be somewhat influenced by Carola's famous routine from the 1991 contest—Selma shot into an early lead in the voting, but was gradually pegged back by Sweden, represented by Charlotte Nilsson. Despite trailing Nilsson only very narrowly before the penultimate set of votes were announced, Selma's hopes of victory came to an abrupt end when Bosnia and Herzegovina awarded maximum points to Sweden and nothing at all  to Iceland. However, Selma's second place in Jerusalem still ranks as Iceland's best showing in the contest to date. In 2009, Yohanna managed to get Iceland in second place again. Such a fine pedigree ensured she was a hugely popular choice to represent Iceland for a second time in the Eurovision Song Contest 2005, to be held in Kyiv. However, despite its being one of the favourites to go on to win the contest, her song "If I Had Your Love" did not make it to the final. Iceland's early exit at the semi-final stage was  one of the biggest upsets of the 2005 contest. This was Iceland's worst result in the contest. Selma also was one of the main attractions at the Eurovision gala concert during Europride 2005 in Oslo, performing both of her Eurovision entries. Other celebrities included Baccara, Nanne, Bobbysocks and Nora Brockstedt. Later the same night she held an intimate concert at the popular nearby nightclub Smuget, where another Icelandic Eurovision participant, Paul Oscar and the Norwegian Eurovision commentator, Jostein Pedersen, showed up. Other work. Selma has dubbed several Disney princesses for the Icelandic Language, including: Belle, Tiana, Kayley, Tzipporah, Odette , Giselle and Megara. In 2009, Selma became a jury member on Idol Stjörnuleit, the Icelandic version of Pop Idol.