Diljá Pétursdóttir (; born 15 December 2001), simply known as Diljá, is an Icelandic singer. She represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 with the song "Power", which topped the charts in Iceland and finished in 11th place in the second semi-final.

Biography

Diljá made her name by participating in the talent show Ísland Got Talent in 2015. In 2020, she moved to Copenhagen, where she alternated her studies in physiotherapy with singing lessons.

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In January 2023, Diljá was confirmed among the 10 participants in the annual , a festival used to select the Icelandic representative in the Eurovision Song Contest. On 18 February, she presented her unreleased single "" during the first semi-final, and qualified for the final. At the final on 4 March, she presented the English-language Eurovision version of her song, "Power". She went on to win the competition, beating in the superfinal, making her the Icelandic representative at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023 in Liverpool. "" reached the 6th position of the Icelandic chart, while "Power" was placed 1st.

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“Power" was 7th in the running order for the second semi-final and ended up placing 11th with 44 points. She subsequently did not qualify for the grand final.

Diljá

Discography

Singles

See also

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023

References

External links

2001 births

Living people

21st-century Icelandic women singers

Eurovision Song Contest entrants for Iceland

Eurovision Song Contest entrants of 2023

Got Talent contestants

Icelandic expatriates in Denmark

Icelandic pop singers

People from Kópavogur