Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir

Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir





Birth name Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir
Also known as Jóhanna, Yohanna
Born 16 October 1990
(Copenhagen, Denmark)
Origin Hafnarfjörður, Iceland
Genre(s) Pop, Ballad, Soft Rock, Acoustic
Occupation(s) Singer
Label(s) Sound Factory
Website myspace.com/yohannamusic (http://www.myspace.com/yohannamusic)


Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir born 16 October 1990, Copenhagen, Denmark, widely known as Yohanna, is an Icelandic singer who was chosen to represent her nation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow, Russia with the song "Is It True?", earning 2nd place.[1]Contents
1 Background and career
2 Discography

Background and career

Jóhanna was raised in Hafnarfjörður, Iceland and started performing on stage at the age of nine. She worked in Broadway theatre before winning the Icelandic Eurovision competition.

On May 12 2009 Jóhanna qualified for the Eurovision final after winning first place in the first semi-final. For the final in Moscow she was joined on stage by backing-vocalists Friðrik Ómar, Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir and Hera Björk. She came in second place behind Norway, with 218 points.[2]

Yohanna's debut album Butterflies and Elvis was released in Iceland in 2008,with her 1st single to be "I Miss You".

Discography

2009 Is It True? I Miss You