The party starts tonight – Björgvin's star unveiled

The music and town festival Hjarta Hafnarfjarðar begins today. This longest music festival in the country is a professional and splendid initiative by Páll Eyjólfsson and Pétur Stephensen, who have run the cultural centre Bæjarbíó for the past few years. A varied music programme will take place both indoors and outdoors at a special open-air venue set up in the car park of the Hafnarfjörður Library. 

Björgvin's star will be unveiled this evening at 7 p.m. and the ceremony is open to everyone.
Further information about the party will be available in the coming days. Here

The party starts tonight!

The Heart of Hafnarfjörður kicks off this evening with the unveiling of a star dedicated to Björgvin Halldórsson on the pavement outside the Bæjarbíó cinema. Jónatan Garðarsson will open the festival with a speech about Björgvin, one of the country's foremost singers, who was born and raised in Hafnarfjörður. Bæjarbíó has hosted a vibrant concert scene in recent years, and Björgvin himself has performed there. However, this evening a host of artists will take to the stage in honour of the star, Björgvin, with many musicians either living in or hailing from Hafnarfjörður. However, it will not just be Hafnarfjörður residents performing tonight, but also friends of the town. This is the third year the Hjarta Hafnarfjarðar music festival has been held, and the festival has grown and thrived with each passing year, becoming one of the largest music festivals of its kind organised by a municipality. 

Artist of Hafnarfjörður 2018 and now the first STAR of Hafnarfjörður

Björgvin Halldórsson received the title Cultural Ambassador of Hafnarfjörður 2018 . Björgvin has received a great many awards and titles over the years. He has also been honoured with an award of merit from the Icelandic Music Awards and is a Knight of the Icelandic Order of the Falcon. Björgvin Halldórsson was born in Hafnarfjörður on 16 April 195 and began his career with the Hafnarfjörður band Bendix, after which a veritable adventure followed with bands such as Flowers, Ævintýri, Brimkló, Changes, the HLH Group and others. Björgvin was voted Pop Star of the Year in 1969 – the only person to have received that title. Throughout his career, Björgvin has dabbled in pop, rock, country, ballad singing and Eurovision – not to mention his Christmas songs. Björgvin is a singer, songwriter, record producer and record executive. He has recorded hundreds of songs during a career that now spans half a century.