Jógvan Hansen (born in Klaksvík, Faroe Islands on 28 December 1978) is a Faroese singer who won the first ever Icelandic version of The X Factor in 2007 with 70% of the popular vote. The series was broadcast in 2006-2007 by Icelandic Stöð 2 television station. He performed in Icelandic and English. His album Rooftop and the title single were #1 in Iceland. Jógvan Hansen was trained in classical violin playing for nine years and was the lead singer in a band called "Aria" that released a CD in 1998 entitled After These Messages, which went straight to the top of the charts on the Faroe Islands. In 2001, he was in the band "Kular Røtur" (Cool Roots) and released with them three CDs and two videotapes. One of the CDs became the best selling album in the last 20 years on the Faroe Islands. In the year 2006, while he was working as a hair stylist, he took part in the X Factor competition in Island. He eventually won the title. by 70% of the voting. Read more on Last.fm. User-contributed text is available under the Creative Commons By-SA License; additional terms may apply.