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Iceland: Einar Stefánsson from Hatari will be the Icelandic spokesperson for Eurovision 2023!

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A member of the group Hatari, is going to announce the twelve points of the Icelandic Jury. Drummer Einar Stefánsson from the band that represented the country in Tel Aviv in 2019 with the song  Hatrið Mun Sigra is scheduled to be the this year’s Icelandic spokesperson. Hatari managed to finish in the tenth place.

As of now, the following spokespersons have been confirmed for Eurovision 2023 in Liverpool:
  • Albania– Andri Xhahu
  • Austria– Philipp Hansa
  • Azerbaijan– Narmin Salmanova
  • Cyprus– Loukas Hamatsos
  • Estonia – Ragnar Klavan
  • Finland– Bess
  • Greece – Fotis Sergoulopoulos
  • Iceland – Einar Stefánsson
  • Ireland – Niamh Kavanagh
  • Israel – Ilanit
  • Italy – Kaze
  • Latvia– Jānis Pētersons
  • Netherlands– S10
  • Poland– Ida Nowakowska
  • Portugal – Maro
  • Romania– Eda Marcus
  • San Marino – John Kennedy O’Connor
  • Spain – Ruth Lorenzo
  • Sweden– Farah Abadi
  • Switzerland– Chiara Dubey
  • Ukraine– Zlata Ognevich
  • United Kingdom– Catherine Tate

Down bellow you can find a video of EurovisionFun reacting to this year’s Icelandic song:

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Iceland: France and Italy win Alla leið 2023 Show Five!

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Just two days shy of the first semi-final of this year’s Eurovision, Italy and France were crowned the winners of the fifth show of the Icelandic preview show Alla leið.

The four-member jury ranked this year’s Big Five entries with the highest points being awarded to France and Italy.

The results of show four are:

  1. France – La Zarra – “Évidemment” – 12+12+10+8 – 42 points
  2. Italy – Marco Mengoni – “Due vite” – 12+12+8+10 – 42 points
  3. Ukraine – TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” – 12+10+7+8 – 37 points
  4. Spain – Blanca Paloma – “Eaea” – 8+7+8+10 – 33 points
  5. United Kingdom – Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song” – 8+6+10+8 – 32 points
  6. Germany – Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter” – 4+7+8+6 – 25 points

The overall ranking of this year’s Alla leið looks like this:

  1. Iceland – Diljá – “Power” – 12+12+12+12 – 48 points
  2. France – La Zarra – “Évidemment” – 12+12+10+8 – 42 points
  3. Italy – Marco Mengoni – “Due vite” – 12+12+8+10 – 42 points
  4. Croatia – Let 3 – “Mama ŠČ!” – 12+8+12+10 – 42 points
  5. Switzerland – Remo Forrer – “Watergun” – 12+8+12+8 – 40 points
  6. Ukraine – TVORCHI – “Heart of Steel” – 12+10+7+8 – 37 points
  7. Czechia – Vesna – “My Sister’s Crown” – 10+6+10+10 – 36 points
  8. Belgium – Gustaph – “Because of You” – 10+10+5+10 – 35 points
  9. Australia – Voyager – “Promise” – 6+12+12+4 – 34 points
  10. Sweden – Loreen – “Tattoo” – 10+8+12+4 – 34 points
  11. Denmark – Reiley – “Breaking My Heart” – 6+10+10+8 – 34 points
  12. Finland – Käärijä – “Cha Cha Cha” – 12+8+12+1 – 33 points
  13. Armenia – Brunette – “Future Lover” – 7+6+8+12 – 33 points
  14. Spain – Blanca Paloma – “Eaea” – 8+7+8+10 – 33 points
  15. Austria – Teya & Salena – “Who The Hell is Edgar?” – 12+6+6+8 – 32 points
  16. United Kingdom – Mae Muller – “I Wrote a Song” – 8+6+10+8 – 32 points
  17. Moldova – Pasha Parfeni – “Soarele și luna” – 12+7+7+5 – 31 points
  18. Portugal – Mimicat – “Ai coração” – 8+7+6+8 – 31 points
  19. Cyprus – Andrew Lambrou – “Break a Broken Heart” – 3+8+12+5 – 28 points
  20. Azerbaijan – TuralTuranX – “Tell Me More” – 10+6+10+2 – 28 points
  21. Georgia – Iru – “Echo” – 6+5+7+10 – 28 points
  22. Norway – Alessandra – Queen of the Kings – 6+7+6+8 – 27 points
  23. Latvia – Sudden Lights – “Aijā” – 2+12+8+4 – 26 points
  24. Greece – Victor Vernicos – “What They Say” – 5+2+12+7 – 26 points
  25. Slovenia – Joker Out – “Carpe Diem” – 5+12+4+5 – 26 points
  26. Albania – Albina & Familija Kelmendi – “Duje” – 3+6+6+10 – 25 points
  27. Germany – Lord of the Lost – “Blood and Glitter” – 4+7+8+6 – 25 points
  28. Estonia – Alika – “Bridges” – 6+7+2+7 – 22 points
  29. Ireland – Wild Youth – “We Are One” – 6+4+5+7 – 22 points
  30. Malta – The Busker – “Dance (Our Own Party)” – 3+6+5+7 – 21 points
  31. Serbia – Luke Black – “Samo mi se spava” – 7+5+6+3 – 21 points
  32. Lithuania – Monika Linkyte – “Stay” – 5+4+6+4 – 19 points
  33. Poland – Blanka – “Solo” – 2+4+4+7 – 17 points
  34. Netherlands – Mia Nicolai & DIon Cooper – “Burning Daylight” – 7+3+5+1 – 16 points
  35. Israel – Noa Kirel – “Unicorn” – 7+1+1+3 – 12 points
  36. Romania – Theodor Andrei – “D.G.T (Off and On)” – 1+4+1+2 – 8 points
  37. San Marino – Piqued Jacks – “Like an Animal” – 1+2+1+1 – 5 points

Iceland is the show’s winner with France,Italy and Croatia all tying in the second place.

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Eurovision 2023: Iceland’s Second Rehearsal!

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The second act rehearsing for today is Iceland, represented by Diljá and her song “Power”.

Who is Diljá?

Diljá Pétursdóttir, better known simply as Diljá, was born in 2002 in Kópavogur in the Capital Region of Iceland. She first gained attention after competing in the second series of Ísland Got Talent in 2015. Off-stage, Diljá is a physiotherapy student and a committed CrossFit athlete. A self-proclaimed ‘Eurovision nerd’, it’s always been Diljá’s dream to represent her nation at the Contest.

The rehearsal

Unfortunately this year, accredited journalists don’t get the chance to watch the first and second rehearsals, so we only get the information and content that the organizers officially release to the public.

Diljá has huge stage presence and an infectious energy, and the biggest power she has is in that extraordinary voice. She’s dressed in silver, in the second rehearsal, she changed her earings.

Iceland Second Rehearsal 2

Sarah Louise Bennett / EBU

As we know from the previous rehearsal, she’s moving around a lot, covering the whole stage with high kicks and gymnastic moves – it’s a really compelling combination of vocal and physical strength, that feels like nothing else at Eurovision this year. We also haven’t seen a lot of drum ‘n’ bass at Eurovision over the years, and now we’d like more please.

CHLOE HASHEMI / EBU

Below you can watch a small clip from the Icelandic second rehearsal, once it’s published on YouTube:

https://youtu.be/F9AP5DSA9tc

The Dress Rehearsal for Iceland and the rest of Semi Final 2 will be held on the 10th of May.

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Eurovision 2023: Iceland’s First Rehearsal!

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Next up on the stage of Eurovision Song Contest 2023 is Iceland. Diljá with her song “Power” is ready for her first rehearsal on the stage of M&S Bank Arena in Liverpool!

Who is Diljá?

Diljá Pétursdóttir, better known simply as Diljá, was born in 2002 in Kópavogur in the Capital Region of Iceland. She first gained attention after competing in the second series of Ísland Got Talent in 2015. Off-stage, Diljá is a physiotherapy student and a committed CrossFit athlete. A self-proclaimed ‘Eurovision nerd’, it’s always been Diljá’s dream to represent her nation at the Contest.

The Rehearsal

Diljá has huge stage presence and an infectious energy, and the biggest power she has is in that extraordinary voice.

Corinne Cumming / EBU

She’s also moves really well, covering the whole stage with high kicks and gymnastic moves – it’s a really compelling combination of vocal and physical strength, that feels like nothing else at Eurovision this year. We also haven’t seen a lot of drum ‘n’ bass at Eurovision over the years, and now we’d like more please.

Sarah Louise Bennet / EBU

She also wears a silver suit.

Chloe Hashemi / EBU

The second rehearsal of Iceland will take place on Friday 5/5, when we will have a better picture of what we will see from Diljá on the Eurovision stage, as we will have the official TV snippet.

Below you can watch a small clip from Iceland’s first rehearsal from Tik Tok:

https://www.tiktok.com/@eurovision/video/7228574716607335706

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Poland: The Polish Eurovision Party 2023 is today!

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Today, for the second year in a row, the Polish Eurovision Party 2023 will take place in Warsaw. The hosts of the evening will be Poli Genova (Bulgaria 2011 & 2016) and Konrad Zemlik (the organizer of the event).

At this year’s Polish pre-party, twenty-five artists will appear, who are participating in this year’s Eurovision or have participated in the past.

The Eurovision 2023 entrants who will perform tonight are:

  • Albina & Familija Kelmendi – Albania
  • Alika – Estonia
  • Diljá – Iceland
  • Joker Out – Slovenia
  • Let 3 – Croatia
  • Mae Muller – United Kingdom
  • Monika Linkytė – Lithuania
  • Pasha Parfeni – Moldova
  • Piqued Jacks – San Marino
  • Reiley – Denmark
  • Sudden Lights – Latvia
  • The Busker – Malta
  • Vesna – Czechia
  • Wild Youth – Ireland

The remaining sixteen artists who will accompany this year’s participants are:

  • Anne-Marie David – Winner of Eurovision 1973 with Luxembourg
  • Eye Cue – North Macedonia 2018
  • Felivers – Tu bije serce Europy 2023 (Polish National Final)
  • Filip Baloš – Pesma za Evroviziju ’23 (Serbian National Final)
  • Gromee – Poland 2018
  • Inis Neziri – Festivali i Këngës 56 & 59 (Albanian National Final)
  • Krystian Ochman – Poland 2022
  • Kuba Szmajkowski – Tu bije serce Europy 2022 & 2023
  • Lindsay Dracass – United Kingdom 2001
  • Melovin – Ukraine 2018
  • Oceana – Unser Song für Dänemark
  • Poli Genova – Bulgaria 2011 & 2016
  • Senhit – San Marino 2011, 2020 & 2021
  • Slavko – Montenegro 2017
  • Sunstroke Project – Moldova 2010, 2017
  • Viki Gabor – Winner of Junior Eurovision 2019 with Poland

 

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Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 Grand Final tonight!

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Grand Final today for Söngvakeppnin 2023, the process through which Iceland is called upon to select its entry for the upcoming Eurovision 2023.

Broadcast live from the RVK studios, the land of ice and fire is called upon to choose the artist that will represent Iceland at the 67th Eurovision Song Contest.

Participants

Five artists take part in tonight’s Grand Final of Söngvakeppnin 2023, vying for the ticket to Liverpool. These artists are:

  1. Sigga Ózk – “Dancing Lonely”
  2. BRAGI – “Sometimes the World´s Against You”
  3. Celebs – “Doomsday Dancing”
  4. Diljá – “Power”
  5. Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – “OK”

Format

A total of 10 songs will take part in Söngvakeppnin 2023 after being selected by the relevant RÚV jury. Five songs will take part in each of the two semi-finals, with the best two from each semi-final advancing to the Grand Final. After the semi-finals, the judges have the right to use a wildcard, on one of the six artists who did not qualify.

In the two semi-finals, the result will be decided solely by public vote, while in the final there will be a combined public and jury vote to decide the two songs that will advance to the Super Final. There, the Icelandic public has the ultimate say in choosing the country’s next representative.

The presenters of Söngvakeppnin 2023 are Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

The first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2023 will start at 20:45 CET and will last one and a half hours. You can watch it through the RÚV website by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winners of Söngvakeppnin and Iceland’s Eurovision 2022 representative were Systur with the song “Með sárkandi sól” and they finished in 23rd place in the Grand Final:

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Iceland: Second Söngvakeppnin 2023 Semi-Final tonight!

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Second semi-final today for Söngvakeppnin 2023, the process through which Iceland is called upon to select its entry for the upcoming Eurovision 2023.

Broadcast live from the RVK studios, the land of ice and fire is called upon to choose the top two finalists to get the magical ticket to the Söngvakeppnin 2023 grand final.

Finalists

In the 1st Semi-Final decided solely by the public vote, the 2 acts that advanced to the Grand Final are:

Participants

Five artists take part in tonight’s second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2023, vying for one of two tickets to the grand final of the Icelandic national selection. These artists are:

  1. Kristín Sesselja – Óbyggðir / Terrified
  2. Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK
  3. Silja Rós & Kjalar – Ég styð þína braut / Together we grow
  4.  Úlfar – Betri maður / Impossible
  5. Sigga Ózk – Gleyma þér og dansa / Dancing Lonely

Format

A total of 10 songs will take part in Söngvakeppnin 2023 after being selected by the relevant RÚV jury. Five songs will take part in each of the two semi-finals, with the best two from each semi-final advancing to the Grand Final. After the semi-finals, the judges have the right to use a wildcard, on one of the six artists who did not qualify.

In the two semi-finals, the result will be decided solely by public vote, while in the final there will be a combined public and jury vote to decide the two songs that will advance to the Super Final. There, the Icelandic public has the ultimate say in choosing the country’s next representative.

The presenters of Söngvakeppnin 2023 are Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

The first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2023 will start at 20:45 CET and will last one and a half hours. You can watch it through the RÚV website by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winners of Söngvakeppnin and Iceland’s Eurovision 2022 representative were Systur with the song “Með sárkandi sól” and they finished in 23rd place in the Grand Final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G71c48O3j-s

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the developments concerning Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest!

Iceland: First Söngvakeppnin 2023 Semi-Final tonight!

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First semi-final today for Söngvakeppnin 2023, the process through which Iceland is called upon to select its entry for the upcoming Eurovision 2023.

Broadcast live from the RVK studios, the land of ice and fire is called upon to choose the top two finalists to get the magical ticket to the Söngvakeppnin 2023 grand final.

Participants

Five artists take part in tonight’s first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2023, vying for one of two tickets to the grand final of the Icelandic national selection. These artists are:

  1. BRAGI – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér/ Sometimes the World´s Against You
  2. MÓA – Glötuð ást / Loose this dream
  3. Benedikt – Þora / Brave Face
  4. Celebs – Dómsdagsdans / Doomsday Dancing
  5. Diljá – Lifandi inni í mér / Power

Format

A total of 10 songs will take part in Söngvakeppnin 2023 after being selected by the relevant RÚV jury. Five songs will take part in each of the two semi-finals, with the best two from each semi-final advancing to the Grand Final. After the semi-finals, the judges have the right to use a wildcard, on one of the six artists who did not qualify.

In the two semi-finals, the result will be decided solely by public vote, while in the final there will be a combined public and jury vote to decide the two songs that will advance to the Super Final. There, the Icelandic public has the ultimate say in choosing the country’s next representative.

The presenters of Söngvakeppnin 2023 are Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

The first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin 2023 will start at 20:45 CET and will last one and a half hours. You can watch it through the RÚV website by clicking HERE.

Until we find out who will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2023, let’s remember the country’s participation in last year’s contest. The previous winners of Söngvakeppnin and Iceland’s Eurovision 2022 representative were Systur with the song “Með sárkandi sól” and they finished in 23rd place in the Grand Final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=G71c48O3j-s

Stay tuned to EurovisionFun for all the developments concerning Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest!