Halla Margrét Árnadóttir

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Halla Margrét Árnadóttir or Halla Margrét (born 23 April 1964 in Reykjavík) is an Icelandic singer who represented her country in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987, in Brussels. In that competition, she sang the entry "Hægt og hljótt" (in English: (Slowly and Quietly) with music and lyrics by Valgeir Guðjónsson; the conductor was Hjálmar Ragnarsson. The song ended in 16th place (22 countries) and received 28 points.

Since 1997, Halla Margrét has been an opera and concert singer. A soprano, she stars on two DVDs, as Anna in Puccini's Le Villi, and as Tigrana in Puccini's Edgar.

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Preceded by ICY with "Gleðibankinn"	Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1987	Succeeded by Beathoven with "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"

v t e Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
National selection: Söngvakeppnin
Participation	1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1999 2000 2001 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 ~~2020~~ 2021 2022 2023 2024 2025
Artists	Anna Mjöll Ari Ólafsson August and Telma Beathoven Birgitta Bó Halldórsson Daði og Gagnamagnið Daníel Ágúst Haraldsson Diljá Eiríkur Hauksson Euroband Eythor Ingi Greta Salóme Halla Margrét Hatari Heart 2 Heart Hera Björk ICY Inga Jónsi Maria Olafs Paul Oscar Pollapönk Selma Sigga Silvía Night Sjonni's Friends Stefán and Eyfi Stjórnin Svala Systur Two Tricky Yohanna
Songs	"10 Years" "All Out of Luck" "Angel" "Coming Home" "Congratulations" "Ég á líf" "Eitt lag enn" "Gleðibankinn" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hatrið mun sigra" "Hear Them Calling" "Heaven" "If I Had Your Love" "Is It True?" "Je ne sais quoi" "Með hækkandi sól" "Minn hinsti dans" "Nætur" "Nei eða já" "Never Forget" "Nína" "No Prejudice" "Núna" "Open Your Heart" "Our Choice" "Paper" "Power" "Scared of Heights" "Sjúbídú" "Tell Me!" ~~"Think About Things"~~ "This Is My Life" "Unbroken" "Valentine Lost" "Þá veistu svarið" "Það sem enginn sér" "Þú og þeir (Sókrates)"
Note: Entries scored out signify where Iceland did not compete. Italics indicate an entry in a future contest.

v t e Eurovision Song Contest 1987
Countries	Austria Belgium Cyprus Denmark Finland France Germany Greece Iceland Ireland Israel Italy Luxembourg Netherlands Norway Portugal Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey United Kingdom Yugoslavia
Artists	Alexia Bang Datner and Kushnir Lotta Engberg Kate Gulbrandsen Halla Margrét Anne-Cathrine Herdorf and Bandjo Patricia Kraus Johnny Logan Gary Lux Marcha Christine Minier Nevada Novi fosili Plastic Bertrand Carol Rich Rikki Vicky Rosti and Boulevard Liliane Saint-Pierre Seyyal Taner and Lokomotif Umberto Tozzi and Raf Wind
Songs	"Amour, amour" "Aspro mavro" "Boogaloo" "Gente di mare" "Hægt og hljótt" "Hold Me Now" "Ja sam za ples" "Lass die Sonne in dein Herz" "En lille melodi" "Mitt liv" "Moitié, moitié" "Les Mots d'amour n'ont pas de dimanche" "Neste barco à vela" "No estás solo" "Nur noch Gefühl" "Only the Light" "Rechtop in de wind" "Şarkım Sevgi Üstüne" "Sata salamaa" "Shir Habatlanim" "Soldiers of Love" "Stop"

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