His first involvement with Eurovision came with his first participation in the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppnin, in 2003. He composed the song "Með þér" by Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir and Dísella Lárusdóttir, making it to the final, and ever since has been a regular in Söngvakeppnin. He has penned the entries for famous artists such as Birgitta Haukdal, Eiríkur Hauksson, Magni Ásgeirsson, Jógvan Hansen, among others. He is also the holder of the record for most Söngvakeppnin participations.[3]
Since 2017, he uses the pseudonym SiRiS for his pop and EDM works. He continued writing for Aron Hannes, after their successful Söngvakeppnin collaboration, releasing two singles, "Sumarnótt" [1] and "Morgunkoss" [2]. He also wrote various other tracks using his real name, including Björgvin Halldórsson's "Hjá mér um jólin" [3]. Using the pseudonym SiRiS, he has composed songs for leading artists in Iceland as well as for artists abroad. Among Icelandic artists, he has written for Dísella Lárusdóttir, Steinar, Yohanna, Íris Hólm, Ragnheiður Gröndal, Kalli Bjarni, Aron Hannes, Birgitta Haukdal, Eiríkur Hauksson, Magni Ásgeirsson, and Björgvin Halldórsson. Among foreign artists, he has written for Eivør, Kristel Lisberg, Kristina Skoubo Bærendsen, Jógvan Hansen, and Paula Valentaitė.
Besides his involvement in pop and classical music, he has also composed music featuring Kristina Bærendsen for Chinese action filmWings Over Everest, written and directed by Fay Yu, which will be released on 15 November 2019.[2][4]
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This is an Icelandic name The last name is patronymic not a family name this person is referred to by the given name Sveinn Sveinn Runar Sigurdsson 1 born 24 December 1976 in Reykjavik is an Icelandic songwriter music producer and medical doctor best known for having composed two Eurovision Song Contest entries for Iceland Heaven by Jonsi in 2004 and Valentine Lost by Eirikur Hauksson in 2007 He has also composed music for Chinese action film Wings Over Everest 2 Sveinn Runar SigurdssonAlso known asSiRiSBorn 1976 12 24 24 December 1976 age 46 OriginReykjavik IcelandGenresEDMclassicalpoprockfolkOccupation s Songwritermusic producermedical doctorYears active1992 present Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Eurovision Song Contest 3 1 Entries in the Eurovision Song Contest 3 2 Entries in Eurovision pre selections 3 2 1 Songvakeppnin Iceland 3 2 2 Eurovizijos Lithuania 4 External links 5 ReferencesPersonal life EditSveinn resides in Sweden and Norway and also works partly in Moscow Russia He holds a doctorate in medicine and in stock trading and is fluent in the Icelandic English Russian and Hungarian languages Career EditSveinn has studied piano under Ferenc Utassy Jon Sigurdsson Pavel Manazek and since the age of 16 has composed music in styles ranging from classical music to folk pop rock and EDM His first involvement with Eurovision came with his first participation in the Icelandic national final Songvakeppnin in 2003 He composed the song Med ther by Gudrun Arny Karlsdottir and Disella Larusdottir making it to the final and ever since has been a regular in Songvakeppnin He has penned the entries for famous artists such as Birgitta Haukdal Eirikur Hauksson Magni Asgeirsson Jogvan Hansen among others He is also the holder of the record for most Songvakeppnin participations 3 Since 2017 he uses the pseudonym SiRiS for his pop and EDM works He continued writing for Aron Hannes after their successful Songvakeppnin collaboration releasing two singles Sumarnott 1 and Morgunkoss 2 He also wrote various other tracks using his real name including Bjorgvin Halldorsson s Hja mer um jolin 3 Using the pseudonym SiRiS he has composed songs for leading artists in Iceland as well as for artists abroad Among Icelandic artists he has written for Disella Larusdottir Steinar Yohanna Iris Holm Ragnheidur Grondal Kalli Bjarni Aron Hannes Birgitta Haukdal Eirikur Hauksson Magni Asgeirsson and Bjorgvin Halldorsson Among foreign artists he has written for Eivor Kristel Lisberg Kristina Skoubo Baerendsen Jogvan Hansen and Paula Valentaite His song Heaven which represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 2004 was covered in Afrikaans by Tobi Jooste as Kaapstad The song was well received and in 2006 won the South African Music Awards for Cover of the Year Sveinn received his award at a press conference in Finland the following year He rarely performs in public but among his performances he has either recorded or played Edvard Grieg s Piano Concerto Richard Addinsell s Warsaw Concerto Frederic Chopin s Etudes Op 25 and various Rachmaninoff compositions In an interview in Istanbul Turkey he cited Sergei Rachmaninoff as his favorite composer Besides his involvement in pop and classical music he has also composed music featuring Kristina Baerendsen for Chinese action film Wings Over Everest written and directed by Fay Yu which will be released on 15 November 2019 2 4 Eurovision Song Contest EditEntries in the Eurovision Song Contest Edit Year Country Song Artist Songwriters Final SemifinalPlace Points Place Points2004 Iceland Heaven Jonsi Sveinn Runar Sigurdsson Magnus THor Sigmundsson 19th 16 Automatic finalist2007 Valentine Lost Eirikur Hauksson Sveinn Runar Sigurdsson Peter Fenner Failed to qualify 13th 77Entries in Eurovision pre selections Edit Songvakeppnin Iceland Edit 2003 Med ther by Gudrun Arny Karlsdottir amp Disella Larusdottir Final 2006 100 hamingja by Heida Final 2006 Utopia by Disella Larusdottir 5th 2006 Mynd af ther by Birgitta Haukdal 4th 2007 Draumur by Hreimur Heimisson Semifinal 2007 Eg les i lofa thinum by Eirikur Hauksson 1st 2012 Hugarro by Magni Asgeirsson 3rd 2012 Leyndarmal by Iris Holm Semifinal 2012 Stund med ther by Rosa Birgitta Isfeld Final 2013 Ekki lita undan 5 by Magni Asgeirsson Final 2013 Til thin 6 by Jogvan Hansen amp Stefania Svavarsdottir Final 2013 Augnablik 7 by Erna Hronn olafsdottir Semifinal 2015 Augnablik 8 by Stefania Svavarsdottir 6th Semifinal 2017 Tonight 9 by Aron Hannes 3rd 2018 Gold Digger by Aron Hannes 4th 2019 Mama Said by Kristina Skoubo Baerendsen 5th 2022 Keep It Cool by Suncity and Sanna Semifinal Eurovizijos Lithuania Edit 2018 1 2 3 by Paula 6th 2018 Turn It Up by Germante Kinderyte 12th Quarterfinal External links EditArtist s homepage Rikisutvarpid RUV The Icelandic National Broadcasting Service by ESCKaz Andy Mikheev Ruv ESC 2013 Oikotimes Eurovision tv Icelandic ESC 2013 Eurovision tv Icelandic ESC 2004 Icelandic ESC 2015 Augnablik Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017References Edit RUV Sveinn Runar Sigurdsson profile RUV 14 January 2013 a b Wings Over Everest retrieved 24 October 2019 Sveinn Runar Sigurdsson Ismus in Icelandic Retrieved 8 January 2012 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint url status link Faroese singer featured on major film soundtrack Kringvarp Foroya in Faroese Ekki lita undan RUV 14 January 2013 Til thin RUV 14 January 2013 Augnablik RUV 14 January 2013 Augnablik RUV 26 January 2015 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017 a href Template Cite news html title Template Cite news cite news a Check url value help Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Sveinn Runar Sigurdsson amp oldid 1131871463, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
