Another Saturday, another final. This time, it’s Iceland concluding Söngvakeppnin and choosing their song. What did they pick? Read on to find out! In the semifinals, all acts had to perform in Icelandic. Now that the final five acts have made it to the final, they can now participate in the language they prefer should they go to Liverpool. All …
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 more critiques on Söngvakeppnin! The first semi-final took place on Saturday, 18 February, where two performers (Diljá and Bragi) have already advanced to the final. The second …
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 …
The first semi-final for Söngvakeppnin is in the books! Five acts competed in the first semi-final of Iceland’s national selection. In the semi-finals for Söngvakeppnin, all songs are sung in Icelandic. Any songs that qualify for the final will then be sung in the intended language for Eurovision. The running order was as follows: 01. Benedikt – “Þora” 02. Diljá …
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. Another year, another edition of Söngvakeppnin, the traditional national selection for Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest. Eurovision is a big deal in the country, but that hasn’t translated to …
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 …
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 …
This weekened witnessed the final of Söngvakeppnin in Iceland, and concluded a three week process to select their 2022 Eurovision act. The final was once again held in the RVK studios in Reykjavík and was hosted by Björg Magnúsdóttir, Jón Jónsson and Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir. The show also featured an interval act from Eurovision artists Daði Freyr (Iceland 2020 and 2021) and Tusse …
On top of an already busy day in the Eurovision bubble, this weekend the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin occurred, with the final five artists taking to the stage for the chance to perform in the final. Tonight’s show featured all five entries in their Icelandic version as is customary for the semi-final round. The running order for the semi was …
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. Last weekend, Sigga, Beta and Elín and Stefán Óli advanced to the finals of Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s Eurovision national final. In our personal rankings, we had the former advancing, with the …
