 He was born in the capital, Reykjavík, but grew up in the Westfjordtown of Ísafjörður, a small northern fishing village in Iceland.At the age of 17, Helgi moved back to his birthplace of Reykjavík to participate in "Idol Stjörnuleit".After the competition he became the host of the popular dating game show "Djúpa Laugin" in 2005.