The Eurovision fever is currently spreading throughout all of Europe, and so it does on Iceland. The first Semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2019 has just concluded. [AdSense-B] With only 10 songs competing in the Icelandic national final this year, you’d think that it might be easiest to hold one grand final with 10 songs, but no, Iceland wants the Eurovision fever to …
[AdSense-B] Iceland’s perennial selection Söngvakeppnin kicks off once again this evening as five acts will take to the stage to fight for a slot at Eurovision 2019. With an interesting array of styles in this year’s show, which act will prevail? Here’s what myself and James thought of the first batch… Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra James – 5 – “The …
[AdSense-B] BDSM techno art group and Söngvakeppnin contestants Hatari threw down an interesting gauntlet today by challenging Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu to a wrestling match on May 19, 2019 in Tel Aviv’s Magen David Square. In a statement read on Iceland’s Rás 2 radio this morning, a spokesman for Hatari read out a statement issuing the unusual challenge to a match …
[AdSense-B] Iceland’s representative for Eurovision 1997, Páll Óskar Hjálmtýsson, caused controversy yesterday when he made remarks considered to be anti-Semitic in an interview with radio station Rás 1. A leading voice in Iceland in the boycott of Iceland’s participation in Eurovision 2019 in Tel Aviv, Israel, Hjálmtýsson, who performed as Paul Oscar with 20th placed “Minn histi dans” in 1997, made comments that …
It hasn’t really gone Iceland’s way these last couple of years, failing to qualify to the final every year since 2014, so hopefully, these changes will change that. [AdSense-B] These are the 10 names for the Icelandic national final (Alphabetical order): Daníel Óliver – Samt ekki (Not yet) Elli Grill, Skaði & Glymur – Jeijó, keyrum alla leið (Jeijó, …
It hasn’t really gone Iceland’s way these last couple of years, failing to qualify to the final every year since 2014, so hopefully these changes will change that. [AdSense-B] Broadcaster RÚV was set to present the 10 acts that would take part in this years edition of Söngvakeppnin 2019 later today, but due to a leak of the news we already …
Matt is reacting to all Icelandic songs, starting in 1986, all the way up to 2018. Let’s talk about Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest. Iceland first entered the contest in 1986 and has taken part a total of 31 times. That includes two second places but they are still waiting for their first win. Let’s stroll down memory lane …
[AdSense-B] Bom dia! We are here! After a hectic morning (Eurovision never starts smoothly) we at #escYOUnited are in the press centre and ready to go! Today will be the first day of rehearsals from Azerbaijan, Iceland, Albania, Belgium, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Israel, Belarus, Estonia and Bulgaria and as I’m sure you agree there are already some big rehearsals so …
This editorial is written from the opinion of the author and does not represent the views of the other editors, the EBU or escYOUnited as a whole. [AdSense-B] Last weekend, over three quarters of this year’s Eurovision acts headed to Amsterdam and the AFAS Live arena for the tenth Eurovision in Concert. I’m sure many of you will have seen …
[AdSense-B] It’s almost time to move onto the choice of the Icelandic people, but we want to know – what did #YOU think of Latvia’s “Funny Girl”? @__MaKa_ (Twitter) – “Well @LauraRizzotto can be my funny girl or my girl period! The song is so good and Laura such a beautiful human being. What’s not to like ?!” Mattias W. …
