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Maria Olafs
12+ albums
EurovisionpopicelandicelandicEurovision Song Contest
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Maria Olafs (full name: María Ólafsdóttir) is a multitalented artist: actress, singer and songwriter she will now represent Iceland at the 2015 Eurovision Song Contest with her song 'Unbroken'. Maria Olafs has had more stage experience than most of her friends. In 2007 she had a small role in a play, which was staged by The National Theatre in Reykjavík. She played the role of Louisa von Trapp in the Sound of Music in the Municipal Theatre in Reykjavík in 2009 – the original movie of the show is one of her all-time favourites. In the same year she played the part of a young Michael Jackson in a tribute show at Reykjavík‘s Broadway Club. In 2014 Maria took the leading role of Ronja The Robber‘s Daughter in Mosfellsbær Theater Group‘s production of Astrid Lindgren‘s play of the same name. Maria started working with the StopWaitGo songwriting team in 2012 when still a student at Verzunarskóli Íslands high school. When the StopWaitGo threesome wrote the song Unbroken for this year‘s Söngvakeppnin the guys had Maria in mind and the song perfectly fits her vocal range. She agreed to sing the song but did not expect to win the contest, so the victory came as a total surprise. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.
