Iceland: Interview with Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | With a song about parental love in Söngvakeppnin 2022! (Video)

After the announcement of her taking in Söngvakeppnin 2022, Stefanía Svavarsdóttir speaks exclusively to EurovisionFun and Apostolis Matamis.

Stefanía Svavarsdóttir is one of the finalists of the national final of Iceland, Söngvakeppnin 2022 with the song “Heart of Mine“.

I was called from the composer of the track, with whom I have collaborated in the past. He is fantastic and I decided to make this step without hesitation. I hadn’t even heard the song but I knew it would be great. Watching the contest last year with his daughter, she asked him when is he going to take part in the contest. He had never thought about it and he did it for her. “Heart of Mine”  speaks about the parental love towards their children. I also have two little kids and I honestly felt the song when I read the lyrics, they are wonderful! It means a lot to me.  

In the semi-final of the national final, Stefanía as the rules want it, she will compete with the Icelandic version of the song “Hjartað mitt“:

We wanted, other than the English version, a little part in Icelandic. So that our children can understand by listening to it. Because a specific part is exclusively for them.

She has already started making preparations for the staging of the semi-final of  Söngvakeppnin 2022.

It will be a powerful performance. Thanks to the lyrics, it will be a personal performance and full of emotions. 

Stefanía has taken part in the national final five more times, also by taking part in the vocals of a competing song.

From the competing songs, she likes Suncity and Sanna.

Her favorite Icelandic songs are that of  Selma (1999) and ICY (1986) while from the contest in general the song that stands out for her is that of Salvador Sobral (Portugal 2017).

If she could collaborate with a Eurostar that would be Marija Šerifović (Serbia 2007).

Sometime before the end of the interview, Stefanía Svavarsdóttir offered us a part of her song acapella.

Watch the exclusive interview with Stefanía Svavarsdóttir in the following video:

Listen to “Heart of Mine“, the song of Stefanía Svavarsdóttir for Söngvakeppnin 2022!