Friðrik Ómar was born in Akureyri . He began playing drums at the age of five but was later asked to sing at a festival for his school , his first performance with an audience other than his mother . Impressing the crowd , he then went on to win many competitions in his hometown and made the decision to be a singer . He has worked with some of most successful artists in Iceland . In 2006 , he released his debut solo album '' Annan dag '' and was nominated as " singer of the year " at the Icelandic music awards . In March 2006 , he joined forces with fellow Icelandic singer Regína Ósk to form the band Eurobandið . During 2007 Friðrik Ómar came second in the Icelandic finals of the Eurovision Song Contest 2007 performing his song " Eldur " . In Belgrade , Serbia at Eurovision Song Contest 2008 , Friðrik Ómar and Eurobandið performed their song " This Is My Life " . They came in 8th place in the semi-finals and 14th in the finals , providing Iceland 's best result since Eurovision Song Contest 2003 . Friðrik Ómar once again participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 as a backing-vocalist in the Icelandic entry performed by Yohanna . In 2019 , he once again came second in the Icelandic finals of the Eurovision Song Contest with the song '' Hvað ef ég get ekki elskað ? ''
Eurovision Song Contest
Eurovision Song Contest 2019
Friðrik Ómar