Ég er kominn heim

"Ég er kominn heim" is a song performed by the Icelandic singer Óðinn Valdimarsson and the band K.K. sextettinn. The song is originally by Hungarian composer Emmerich Kálmán and the lyrics were written by Jón Sigurðsson.[1] It was released in 1960 on the album Óðinn.[2] The song gained a resurgence after being covered by Björgvin Halldórsson on his 2003 album Íslandslög 6.[3] In 2008, the song was covered by Bubbi Morthens and Björn Jörundur Friðbjörnsson.[4] By the 2010s, the song had become an unofficial song of the Icelandic national teams,[5][6][7] being performed noticeably during the 2015 EuroBasket,[8] the 2016 European Men's Handball Championship,[9] UEFA Euro 2016[10] and the 2018 FIFA World Cup.[11]

"Ég er kominn heim"
Single by Óðinn Valdimarsson and K.K. sextettinn
from the album Óðinn
A-side"14 ára"
Released1960 (1960)
StudioRÚV
Length3:15
LabelÍslenzkir tónar
Songwriter(s)Jón Sigurðsson
Producer(s)Jón Sigurðsson
Music video
"Ég er kominn heim" on YouTube

References
  1. Gunnþóra Gunnarsdóttir (16 October 2015). "Pabbi neitaði aldrei giggi". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  2. Felix Bergsson (15 September 2015). ""Ég er kominn heim" — hinn nýi þjóðsöngur?". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  3. Guðmundur Magnússon (10 October 2015). "Lagið sem allir eru að syngja". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). p. 18. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  4. "Bubbi kominn út á Rás 2". Fréttablaðið (in Icelandic). 19 April 2008. p. 66. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  5. Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (18 January 2016). ""Ég er kominn heim" sungið á táknmáli". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  6. John Ashdown (18 June 2016). "Iceland 1-1 Hungary: Euro 2016 – as it happened". The Guardian. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  7. Þorkell Gunnar Sigurbjörnsson (9 October 2017). "Ég er kominn heim – Stuðningsmenn syngja". RÚV (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  8. Nanna Elísa Jakobsdóttir (10 September 2015). "Gæsahúð í þriðja veldi: Íslenskir stuðningsmenn sungu "Ég er kominn heim"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  9. Stefán Árni Pálsson (16 January 2016). "Mögnuð stund: Strákarnir okkar og íslensku stuðningsmennirnir tóku "Ég er kominn heim"". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  10. "Ég er kominn heim sungið í Nice – myndskeið". Morgunblaðið (in Icelandic). 27 June 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2021.
  11. Birgir Olgeirsson (14 June 2018). ""Ég er kominn heim" verður spilað á klukkur Hallgrímskirkju fyrir fyrsta leik Íslands á HM". Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 19 September 2021.
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