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Helgi Björnsson

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Helgi Björns
Birth nameHelgi Björnsson
Born (1958-07-10) 10 July 1958 (age 66)
Ísafjörður, Iceland
GenresPop/rock
Occupations
  • Singer
  • songwriter
  • actor
InstrumentVocals
Years active1984–present
Formerly of
  • Grafík
  • Síðan skein sól

Helgi Björnsson (born 10 July 1958), often referred to as Helgi Björns, is an Icelandic actor and pop/rock musician. He has released several albums with his own band Helgi Björns Og Reiðmenn Vindanna. He was also a lead vocalist for the Icelandic bands Grafík and for Síðan skein sól (also known as SSSól).[1][2]

As an actor, he has appeared as Arngrímur Árland in Atómstöðin, Moli in Sódóma Reykjavík, detective Hans Carlsson in Daryush Shokof's Hitler's Grave,[3][4] and the murderous whaler Tryggvi in Reykjavik Whale Watching Massacre.[5]

Discography

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Albums

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Solo
  • 1997: Helgi Björns
  • 2005: Yfir Esjuna
  • 2011: ...syngur íslenskar dægurperlur ásamt gestum
  • 2014: Eru ekki allir sexý? (compilation)
  • 2015: Veröldin er ný
  • 2018: Ég stoppa hnöttinn með puttanum
as Helgi Björns og Reiðmenn Vindanna
  • 2008: Ríðum sem fjandinn
  • 2010: Þú komst í hlaðið
  • 2011: Ég vil fara upp í sveit
in Grafík
  • 1984: Get ég tekið cjens
  • 1985: Stansað Dansað Öskrað
with Síðan skein sól / SSSól
  • 1989: Síðan Skein Sól
  • 1989: Ég stend á skýi
  • 1990: Halló ég elska þig
  • 1991: Klikkað
  • 1992: Toppurinn
  • 1993: SSSól
  • 1994: Blóð
  • 1999: 88–99

Singles

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  • 2014: "Viltu dansa?"
  • 2014: "Ég fer á Land Rover frá Mývatni á Kópasker"
  • 2019: "Það bera sig allir vel"

Filmography

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Film

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Television

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  • 2008: Svartir englar
  • 2011: Makalaus
  • 2016: Ligeglad
  • 2016: Der Island-Krimi
  • 2017: Steypustöðin
  • 2020: The Minister

Personal life

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Helgi was born in Ísafjörður to María Gísladóttir and Björn Helgason, a former member of the Icelandic men's national football team.[3][6]

Helgi graduated from the Iceland School of Drama in 1983.[7]

References

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  1. ^ "Helgi Björns í tölum". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 12 April 2018. pp. 1, 36. Retrieved 15 June 2023 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  2. ^ Júlía Aradóttir; Júlía Aradóttir og Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson (9 September 2022). "Ég stend þarna í stafni, skipstjórinn". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 15 June 2023.
  3. ^ a b Helga Kristín Einarsdóttir (30 October 2005). "Erkitöffarinn er liðin tíð". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). pp. 12–18. Retrieved 3 January 2018 – via Tímarit.is.Open access icon
  4. ^ Jóhann Bjarni Kolbeinsson (21 January 2009). "Helgi í þremur stórmyndum". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 36. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  5. ^ "Helgi Björns hefur tökur á nýrri kvikmynd". 24 Stundir (in Icelandic). Morgunblaðið. 14 August 2008. Retrieved 17 June 2023.
  6. ^ "Félagsmaður – Björn Helgason". ksi.is (in Icelandic). Football Association of Iceland. Retrieved 3 January 2018.
  7. ^ Júlía Margrét Einarsdóttir (17 July 2023). "Ég var nýútskrifaður úr leiklistarskólanum og til í að láta finna fyrir mér". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 17 July 2023.
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