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Icelandic singer Hera Björk, who represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest in Oslo in 2010, won the highest award of the Viña del Mar song contest in Chile yesterday, her entry ‘Because You Can’ being named Best Song.
Hera Björk.
“It’s marvelous for me and a recognition that I should continue to make music and release it,” Hera said at a press conference after the win, visir.is reports.
She will perform again tonight on live television with 100 million viewers watching and for the first time without a jury.
Hera is planning to expand into the Hispanic market. “‘Because You Can’ already exists in Spanish and we’re working on other songs that will be released in Spanish in the coming months.”
The song was performed in English at the competition but has been played extensively in Spanish on local radio stations recently.
Hera will return to Iceland on Sunday night. “These have been an incredible two weeks but the work is just beginning; I have to take advantage of this opportunity. It’s not enough to bring the seagull home,” the singer said in reference to her trophy.
Hera stated that Viña del Mar is huge in Latin America and is the competition that put global superstar Shakira on the map.
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Prime Minister of Iceland Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson is meeting with Prime Minister of Sweden Frederik Reinfeldt today, 
A three-meter long walrus was discovered on the shores by Eyri in the town of Reyðarfjörður in East Iceland yesterday.
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In 1915, women aged 40 and over were granted the right to cast a vote in all official elections held in Iceland.
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Four Icelandic contestants will participate in this year’s World Skills International, the world cup for industrial- and vocational subjects. The competition is held every other year.
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The 2013 June-July issue of Iceland Review is out. Themed ‘We Are Young’ the magazine celebrates the arrival of summer by interviewing young energetic Icelanders who excel in art, sports, business and politics—and Sigmundur Davíð Gunnlaugsson, the youngest PM in the republic’s history and the world’s youngest ruling state leader. Click here to take a look at a selection of the current issue and here to subscribe to the magazine.
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The road to Höfn, a 1,690-person harbor town by the fjord Hornafjörður, is lined with reindeer. Whole herds of the wild horned animals rest peacefully on withered pastures, grace next to sheep and horses and bounce along the road. Soon, Vatnajökull, Europe’s largest glacier and the region’s biggest attraction, comes into view. Looming over Höfn, its outlet glaciers flow down from the mountains on which the bright white icecap rests.
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Sin Fang will celebrate the release of his third album with a release concert in Iðnó on June 12. Flowers was released in February by Morr Music and has been well received by music enthusiasts and critics alike. The concert will be supported by Vök, this year’s winners of the Icelandic Music Experiments.
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