OMG Yohanna! Iceland’s national sweetheart after finishing second at Eurovision for her country in 2009 with the song ‘Is It True’, returns with her first release in two years. She’s the featured vocalist on the debut single from new Icelandic outfit Rok.
Who are Rok? Rok are a duo – Gudni Thor Thorsteinsson and Trausti Haraldsson. Thorsteinsson is known for being the singer of the Icelandic group Kvika. Haraldsson is one of Iceland’s most prolific songwriters, having written a lot of Paul Oskar’s hits (including his 1997 Eurovision entry).
And what’s the song like? It’s a captivating and haunting ballad with a melody that pulls you in even before the first chorus starts. We were a bit spellbound by it on first listen, and have been giving it an obscene amount of listens since yesterday afternoon. It’s gorgeous.
What happens in the video? Not a lot, but it’s SO good to see Yohanna back to doing above-par pop balladry.
