Following the results of Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s national selection, the RÚV broadcaster has confirmed that Iceland will be participating at Eurovision this year in Malmö. In addition, Hera Björk will be the country’s representative with the song “Scared of Heights”. After Söngvakeppnin concluded on 2 March, the selection has been filled with drama following Hera Björk’s win and subsequently Bashar Murad’s …

It was a fun night in Reykjavík at Laugardalshöll, the location for the final of Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s traditional selection method for the Eurovision Song Contest. After two semi-finals, five acts competed in the final. All acts had to perform in the Icelandic language in the semi-finals, and if they qualified for the final, then they could choose the language they …

The second semi-final for Söngvakeppnin  in Iceland is now over. Five acts competed in the second semi-final of Iceland’s national selection and at the end of the night, only two qualified for the final. Per usual, all songs are sung in Icelandic in the semi-finals. Any songs that qualify for the final will then be sung in the intended language …

All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. It’s time for another set of reviews for Iceland’s national final! Söngvakeppnin returns this Saturday, 24 February with the second of two semi-finals. All songs competing in the semi-finals are …

Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) announced the newest crop of songs in Söngvakeppnin today in between the national finals currently taking place in Norway, Lithuania, and Luxembourg. The competition will compose of two semi-finals on 17 February and 24 February of five songs each, and all songs in the semi-finals will be performed in the Icelandic language. Songs that qualify to the final …

Last time we saw Iceland in the final, was back in 2014. It’s been 5 years since then, and Iceland has just failed and failed and failed… hopefully they can finally turn their luck this year in Tel-Aviv! [AdSense-B] Söngvakeppnin 2019! It’s taken them a total of 10 songs, 2 semi-finals and one grand final, in order to decide, who …

[AdSense-B] Was there really any doubt as to who #YOU would pick to represent Iceland at Eurovision 2019? No, there wasn’t, as #YOU overwhelmingly voted for Hatari over the other four Söngvakeppnin 2019 finalists. With 76% of the vote, hatred prevailed as Hatari swept up your vote, mirroring the fandom that this quirky EDM band with BDSM gear and a propensity for …

[AdSense-B] Do #YOU want hate to prevail, or are #YOU fighting for love? Five contestants are left in tonight’s Söngvakeppnin 2019, and having seen them being put through their paces in two Semi-Finals, we want to know who #YOU would love to see represent Iceland at Eurovision 2019! Make sure to vote in our poll below and we’ll reveal your …

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 …