Róa

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  1. VÆB [@bara_vaeb]; (17 January 2025). "Opps i did it again sagði skáldið. Það er satt. Við erum að keppa í söngvakeppninni 2025 með lagið RÓA sem var samið með the goat @ingibauer Mix og master @starrionthebeat Albúm cover - @addinabblakusk Erum að missa okkur, þetta verður geeeeðveikt, vona að þið njótið. Xoxo" [Opps i did it again said the poet. It's true. We are competing in the 2025 song contest with the song RÓA which was written with the goat @ingibauer Mix and master @starrionthebeat Album cover - @addinabblakusk We are losing ourselves, this is going to be geeeeeery, hope you enjoy. Xoxo] via Instagram.
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"Róa"
Vaeb - Roa cover art.jpg
Single by Væb
Released17 January 2025
Genre Electrofolk [1]
Length2:42
Label Alda
Composer(s)
Lyricist(s)
  • Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson
  • Ingi Þór Garðarsson
  • Matthías Davíð Matthíasson
Producer(s)
  • Matthías Davíð Matthíasson
  • Ingi Bauer
Væb singles chronology
"Til hamingju"
(2024)
"Róa"
(2025)
"Sótt honum"
(2025)
Music video
"Róa" on YouTube