Maria Olafs — Iceland’s pixie-liscious Eurovision 2015 singer — has made no secret of the all-star talent on her team. But her backing vocalist and Iceland 2010 act Hera Bjork actually missed the first rehearsal in Vienna due to illness. Thankfully all is now well and you don’t have to call of your bets. wiwiblogger William caught up with Maria at the Nordic Party on Friday, and she told us that Hera has now made it to Vienna and is back on her feet. Hera, of course, isn’t the only former Icelandic star on team Maria. 1999 runner-up Selma has done the choreography. With her own talents and those of her team, we’ve no doubt Maria is heading for the Iceland Eurovision hall of fame. But, as we find out below, she’ll be returning to her part-time job at Zara first!

Maria Olafs interviewed after her first rehearsal

Our Wiwi Jury Review of ‘Unbroken’

Our first reaction to Iceland 2015

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abedull
abedull
8 years ago

Oh I love ZARA the Spanish brand.
And they usually have pretty girls working there

Huh
Huh
8 years ago

@mario: That actually meant ‘too long; didn’t read’

Marco
Marco
8 years ago

Zara is spanish. I love it!

Jelle
Jelle
8 years ago

It’s sulphur.
There’s sulphur in the water.

Mario
Mario
8 years ago

Well my own humor might seem not cool how many times to some of you… I really do not want to offend anyone.. It gets too much for me when i see replies from users that have an issue against me.. I really do not desire to make anyone feel annoyed or hurt their feelings.. And of course i do not want to face any problem with the contributors of the site or WiWiBloggs… In case that it gets too much i will stop here & will not post anything else under this wiwi article.. PLEASE excuse me…Ok…? So….A new… Read more »

:)
:)
8 years ago

LONG LIVE THE VISION OF GAY LOVE & ALL OF US PROUD HOMOSEXUALS EUROFANS! <3 <3 <3 <3 😀 😀 and… (( long live the vision of straight love & all of you {that you are not that many.. 😛 } straight eurofans.. 🙂 )) hehehe 😉 ———————————————————– Guys you should not take my comments that seriously & really mind….I do not represent the whole and i only express myself with being not really 100% accurate of course… If you especially do mind this comment of mine then i will not justify it…Just chill out & light it up… —————————————————————-… Read more »

Mario
Mario
8 years ago

@ Well i disagree…Anyone has the right to write whatever he/she wants to & i do not judge anyone…Its not my business to mind about other users’ comments here… They are free to express themselfs as they wish to.. 🙂 As long as its not offensive to others or me of course.. I really wouldn’t care if someone here would wanted to label the EuroVision as the Vision of straight Love or whatever.. I posted several comments here as today we celebrate the international GAY day 4 our movement & rights against homophobia 🙂 How many times i know that… Read more »

BunnyC
BunnyC
8 years ago

@Mario
I appreciate how you are so open and I think it’s really great and courageous.
But sometimes it’s like you’re afraid of heterosexuals, and I feel like if someone did what you did about straight love they would be labelled as homophobic.

Oh Boy! 6 Days Only To Go 4 The Grand Final! Live Each Vision Like Its Your Last One! Because We Only Live Once!
Oh Boy! 6 Days Only To Go 4 The Grand Final! Live Each Vision Like Its Your Last One! Because We Only Live Once!
8 years ago

Its The Final Countdown guys! <3 😀
~~ 2 Days 4 the 1st SF! <3
~~ 4 Days 4 the 2nd SF! <3
~~ 6 Days only have left now 4 the GreAtY Finale of our Diamond Vision! <3 😀

Oh Boy! I'm so excited! <3 😀

(Its my last comment here…I will not post anymore comments on this wiwi article & kinda ''apologize'' if my comments here might seemed too many.. 🙂 )

Mario
Mario
8 years ago

@ Well i wonder what does this word of yours ”tl;dr” means really..
I can’t understand what you are saying here dude…4 me Its all ”homophobic” language that you write in.. 😛

Mario My Vision of Gay Love
Mario My Vision of Gay Love
8 years ago

Today its the international gay day against homophobia! <3 😀 In 17 May in 2004 in America the first us state legalized ay marriages! <3 So far 36 us states have legalized gay marriages <3 🙂 In June we will have referendum that will allow 4 gay couples to get married in the rest 14 american states <3 😀 So after 11 years this year in 2015 gays will be finally able to get married in all 50 states of America! <3 😀 My country Greece will finally legalize legal political union partnerships 4 Greek homosexuals couples this summer in… Read more »

Huh
Huh
8 years ago

@mario: tl;dr

(Ro)Mario My Vision of Gay Love
(Ro)Mario My Vision of Gay Love
8 years ago

@ I know Maria Olaffsson… 🙂 There is something in the water in Iceland that transforms people gay! <3 😛 😀 It is water that is mixed with the incredients of volcano thats why <3 🙂 The same water that we had in Greece back in summer of 2006 when we hosted the Vision in our home <3 😀 The lunatic nuts crazy miss legendary Sylvia Night that represented Iceland in Athens was really amazing & favbulous! <3 I really mis as f**k this crazy hilarious diva! <3 😀 Long live Sylvia Night! <3 Whenever you need me Sylvia im… Read more »

Mario My Vision of Gay Love
Mario My Vision of Gay Love
8 years ago

ICELAND made the GreAtY debut in our Vision the year i was born <3 🙂 This country was born by a GreAtY Volcano that was errupted long time ago in the ocean & gave birth to this beautiful proud gay country <3 🙂 The Volcano's symbol is the Triangle.. <3 The Pink Triangle also is the symbol of us homosexuals.. <3 🙂 It feels 4 me that Iceland is my own child as its big favorite country of mine in my Vision! <3 I always see Iceland as the disconnected triangle of the mainland Europe <3 🙂 According to surveys… Read more »

Mario My Vision of Gay Love
Mario My Vision of Gay Love
8 years ago

Well she truly reminds me of Isla Fisher the shopacholic girl! <3

One step at a time forward..
& One and half step at a time backward… 😛

So that will gonna lead somewhere i guess.. 😛

HahaNOT
HahaNOT
8 years ago

Good #NOT