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🇮🇸 We went to the world’s only Eurovision museum in Iceland. Here’s an inside look.

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. As our bus pulled up to its stop in Húsavík, Iceland, a mural between the local bookstore and coffee shop proudly displayed the lyrics to “My Hometown” from Eurovision Song …

🇮🇸 Iceland confirms Eurovision 2024 participation and open call for entries

It’s official: Iceland will be participating in next year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest somewhere in Sweden! The announcement was made as part of a press release from RÚV on 30 May. We also learned about how Iceland will be choosing their song, and it will be through their national final process, Söngvakeppnin. Songs can be submitted starting 15 …

Semi 2 1st Dress Rehearsal breakdown part 2: Cyprus, Iceland, Greece, Poland, Slovenia, Georgia

Liverpool, 10 May 2023 The dress rehearsals are finally upon us! Let’s go through all of them one by one and give you some more details about all of the performances! Buckle up and get through all of the 16 performances today!! Note: Images and videos will be added once they go online on the official channel.  Country: Cyprus Act: …

Who the Hell is ‘Socrates?’: 10 More Eurovision Tributes to Historical Figures

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. Earlier this week, Austrian pop duo Teya & Salena asked the world a very important question: “Who the Hell is Edgar?” The ‘Edgar’ in question? Edgar Allan Poe, the 19th …

🇮🇸 Silja and Kjalar Interview: “I submitted the song as a solo but I just had this feeling it should be a duet.”

The second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin is rapidly approaching, which means it’s a good time to launch our interview with Silja Rós and Kjalar! Silja and Kjalar are competing in the Icelandic national final for the first time together, but during our conversation we learned that their song “Together We Grow” was actually not written as a duet until much later in …

🇮🇸 Celebs Interview: “We realized early on in the process that this song needed to be written communally.”

It’s time to premiere another interview ahead of the first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin, and today we’re proud to introduce you to the band Celebs! Celebs is a three member band made up of Hrafnkell Hugi Vernharðsson (Keli), Katla Vigdís Vernharðsdóttir, and Valgeir Skorri Vernharðss. The band released their first singles “Kannski Hann” and “Rökkrið Rænir Æðruleysi” back in 2020, and …

🇮🇸 Kristin Sesselja Interview: “Me and Tiril met at a songwriting camp last May in Oslo and instantly vibed.”

We’re happy to kick off our interviews ahead of the first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin with Kristin Sesselja! Kristin is described as a hyper-talented musical poet who uses her songs and lyrics to tell stories we can all relate to, stories of heartbreak and love. In her short career she has already gained steady success, even being nominated for Newcomer of …

Markéta Irglová Interview: “Eurovision is not a competition in my view, only a collaboration.”

Today we welcome Czech artist and now Icelandic resident Markéta Irglová back to ESCUnited for an interview! Fans of Eurovision will remember that Markéta competed last year in Iceland’s Songvakeppnin selection, but failed to qualify to the grand final. In 2007 Markéta won an Academy Award for her song Falling Slowly from the film Once, which went on to inspire a …

Söngvakeppnin Songs Revealed! Find Out Who Iceland Chooses on 4 March

Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) announced the newest crop of songs in Söngvakeppnin today in between the national finals currently taking place in Norway, Lithuania, and Moldova. The competition will compose of two semi-finals on 18 February and 25 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 …

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