2016 is the year, that marks the 30 year anniversary for Iceland’s debut at the Eurovision Song Contest, and with this, the island with about over 300.000 inhabitants celebrated this with a spectacular show. To show how much the Icelandic people care for the song contest, they opened the show with a spectacular opening of previous Icelandic entries from the …
Iceland: Ólafsdóttir 2nd in first round of NF voting
It’s been revealed by RÚV that María Ólafsdóttir – Iceland’s representative in 2015 – was in fact only second overall after the first round of voting in the final. As can be seen in the table below (courtesy of Wikipedia), it was in fact Friðrik Dór who won the first stage of Söngvakeppnin’s final, before Ólafsdóttir surged ahead in the …
Iceland: María Ólafsdóttir wins Söngvakeppnin!
The Icelandic national selection Söngvakeppnin has just come to an end – and we have a winner! María Ólafsdóttir is going to Vienna and will represent Iceland with the song Unbroken. In the first round the seven finalists presented their entries. Unlike in the semi finals, not all songs were performed in Icelandic – the competing artists were asked to sing …
Tonight: Super Saturday #2
Last week we had the first proper Super Saturday of the season – tonight it’s going to be even more intense. Iceland, Italy and Lithuania will make their song selections while Estonia, Finland, Hungary and Sweden will air semi finals. Here’s an overview on everything you need to know for tonight – Streams, participant lists & starting times! Lithuania: …
Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2015 Semi 2 Qualifiers
Tonight we’ve seen another 4 acts make it to the final of Icelandic national final Söngvakeppnin 2015. In the Semi-final 2 we heard 6 acts competing for a spot in the final : 1. Haukur Heiðar Hauksson “Milljón augnablik” 2. María Ólafsdóttir “Lítil skref” 3. SUNDAY “Fjaðrir” 4. Regína Ósk “Aldrei of seint” 5. Bjarni Lárus Hall “Brotið gler” 6. …
LIVE BLOG: Super Saturday – 7th February
Well, here we are. The cold, harsh winter is gasping its last windy breaths, the first pay day after Christmas has been and gone and the clock is now very much ticking on 2015. But what could this mean? Oh, of course! We’ve finally reached the busy period of the national final season! And tonight we have a fantastic lineup …
National Finals: Guide to Super Saturday
The first of several ‘Super Saturdays’ is ahead of us. Tonight, a grand total of seven countries will air Eurovision-related shows. Among these, Denmark will pick its representative whereas Sweden, Estonia, Finland, Iceland, Hungary & Lithuania will have semi/quarter final shows. Here’s an overview on everything you need to know for tonight – Streams, participant lists, starting times & …
Iceland: Söngvakeppnin songs released!
Today RÚV has released all 12 songs that are in the running for the Icelandic ticket to Vienna. They were played during the morning show Morgunútgafan and are now available on the official site of the broadcaster. The Icelandic national final Söngvakeppnin consists of two semi finals. The first semi will take place on 31 January – the second one …
Iceland: Participants announced
The 12 competing artists and their songs in Söngvakeppnin 2015 have been revealed by the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. Amongst the artists is Regína Ósk, who represented Iceland in Eurovision 2008 as part of Eurobandið. The artists taking part and vying to represent the Nordic island in 2015 are as follows; Bjarni Lárus Hall – Brotið gler Björn og félagar – …
Iceland: Söngvakeppnin dates announced
Today, details regarding the Icelandic preselection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 have been revealed. A grand total of 258 songs were submitted to the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. 12 of them have been picked to compete in the televised semi finals. There will be two semis with six songs each. The first semi will take place on 31 January and …