Re: Áfram Ísland! | WV 86: Hermigervill - Vegir liggja til allra átta
I'm already about to make plans for the future. My current entry won't qualify for the final so I have good reasons to already look ahead. The other night I dreamed of reaching the final again and it felt like a relief. Let's try to make this dream true
There is something that I thought was a good idea but sadly I won't be able to implement. As a national final I planned some kind of
Icelandic "Bundesvision", so that every region would take part with one artist/band. I think Daniel once inspired me to do something like that, even though I think he talked about cities.
Anyway, there are eight regions in Iceland:
Höfuðborgarsvæðið, Suðurnes, Vesturland, Vestfirðir, Norðurland vestra, Norðurland eystra, Austurland and
Suðurland.
Eight songs would be alright for a National Final, and I should find one band of each region that I enjoy listening to. The answer is No.
First problem... although
Höfuðborgarsvæðið only represents 1% of Iceland's area, it is home to over 60% of the Icelandic population.
Second problem... I couldnt figure out the birth places of many Icelandic artists. Obviously they dont attach importance to where they are from which doesnt surprise me at all. In Iceland there arent any regional rivalries. Everybody is Icelandic at first place, cause Iceland is a big village after all and thats what counts only.
Third problem... Many Icelandic artist move to Reykjavik anyway cause that's the place where they can gain popularity. That means that around 90% of artists or bands on my list are active or have been founded in Höfuðborgarsvæðið.
Fourth problem... I checked out all Icelandic bands and artists I listened to at least 7 times according to last.fm and it took me over 4 hours - but still I didnt find any artist from the east coast (
Austurland) which is the key reason why I cant do this NF. Later I researched and find one female folk-rock singer from there and she is actually decent but not decent enough to consider... and including a discovery I only made for this bold purpose isn't exactly what I want.
I still want to do a NF and there are 3 options. Those who doesnt hate me yet are welcome to tell me their preferences
1) If I can't implement the Icelandic Bundesvision idea I still could put the focus on one specific region and organize a NF with singers only from one region. I think I found enough artists from Vestfirðir (this is the peninsula in the north west), this NF would be a nice mixture of rock and folk music. Or how about Norðurland eystra? In that NF I could come up with some former ESC artists. 
2) If I wanna send a christmas song I guess I already have to do it in next edition. So far I used to send my christmas songs to the christmas spin-off but maybe I renounce that for a change and organize a big Christmas NF!
3) I didn't send Ásgeir for quite a long time and he released a new album in the meantime... I'd love to treat you with an Ásgeir NF. 
Please, tell me your favorite option!!
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