About Elly Vilhjálms
Lived 1935 – 1995 (aged 59). Elly Vilhjálms was an Icelandic singer.
Henný Eldey Vilhjálmsdóttir (28 December 1935 – 16 November 1995), known professionally as Elly Vilhjálms, was an Icelandic singer, regarded as one of the most popular female vocalists in Iceland in the 1960s and 1970s. She also performed with her brother Vilhjálmur Vilhjálmsson and with Ragnar Bjarnason.
Biography Vilhjálms was born in Merkines on the Reykjaness peninsula. She had four brothers, including musician Vilhjálmur Hólmar.
Elly started off her career in 1956 as a member of the band Orion, founded by her first husband Eyþór Þorláksson. It was the only Icelandic band to ever join a show of the United Service Organizations and to tour military bases, before disbanding in 1958.
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Who was Elly Vilhjálms?
Icelandic singer
When was Elly Vilhjálms born?
Elly Vilhjálms was born on 28 December 1935.
When did Elly Vilhjálms die?
Elly Vilhjálms died on 16 November 1995.
What was Elly Vilhjálms's occupation?
Elly Vilhjálms was a singer.
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Elly Vilhjálms was Icelandic.
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