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Iceland: The results of Semi-Final 1 of Söngvakeppnin 2023!

Iceland, the land of ice and fire, has started seeking its representative for Eurovision 2023 through the national final Söngvakeppnin. A few minutes ago, the First Semi-Final was completed, with two out of five competing contestants qualifying for the Grand Final.

The hosts of the show where Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

The 5 entries appeared in the following order:

1. Benedikt – “Þora”

2. Diljá – “Lifandi inni í mér” – QUALIFIED

3. Celebs – “Dómsdagsdans”

4. Bragi – “Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér” – QUALIFIED

5. Móa – “Glötuð ást”

Decided solely by the public vote, the 2 acts that advanced to the Grand Final are:

  • Diljá – “Lifandi inni í mér”
  • Bragi – “Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér”

The Second Semi-Final, where two more finalists will be decided, will take place next Saturday, February 25.

Söngvakeppnin Format

A total of 10 songs take part in Söngvakeppnin 2023 after being selected by the relevant RÚV jury. Five songs 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.

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Iceland: These are the entries of Söngvakeppnin 2023!

Iceland‘s public broadcaster RÚV will once again select the country’s participation in Eurovision 2023 through the national final Söngvakeppnin.

Among 132 songs, the experts jury was asked to select the 10 participants, who were recently announced in a special broadcast called #12 stig (12 points).

The 10 entries selected by the expert panel to compete in the semi-finals of Söngvakeppnin 2023, vying to represent the island of fire and ice at Eurovision 2023 are:

1st Semi-Final :

  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

2nd Semi-Final :

  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

Provided last year’s rules apply, all candidates will perform their songs in Icelandic in the semi-finals, while in the final they will be able to perform the English-language versions.

The 2 semi-finals will take place on 18 and 25 February. From each semi-final, 2 out of 5 contestants will qualify for the final, which will take place on 4 March. The jury may select as a wildcard one of the 6 disqualified artists to compete in the final.

There will be 2 rounds in the final. In the first round, the audience and jury will choose which 2 will qualify to the Super Final, where the winner will be chosen exclusively by the TV audience.

Iceland was represented at Eurovision 2022 by Systur and their song “Með hækkandi sól”, finishing 23rd with 20 points.

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

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Source: RUV

Iceland: 132 songs submitted for Söngvakeppnin 2023!

RÚV has confirmed that a total of 132 songs have been submitted for the country ‘s national final, from which only one will be selected to compete in the Eurovision Song Contest 2023. The number of songs submitted this year is down 28 songs compared to Söngvakeppnin 2022.

As in previous years, a total of ten songs will be selected to compete. The ten entries will be selected by representatives of FTT, FÍH and RÚV, with experienced and popular songwriters also invited to take part. Söngvakeppnin 2023 will take place on:

  • First semi-final  – February 18th
  • Second semi-final – February 25th
  • Final – March 4th

The ten songs that will compete in Söngvakeppnin 2023 will be announced by RÚV in January. RÚV encourages all artists regardless of genre to apply to take part in the competition.

Systur  represented Iceland in the final of Eurovision 2022 with “Með sárkandi sól “. They reached 23rd place, scoring a total of 23 points.

Stay tuned on Eurovisionfun for all the news regarding Iceland’s participation at the Eurovision Song Contest 2023, in Liverpool!

Source: Eurovoix

Eurovision 2022: Watch the Live-on-Tape videos of Denmark, Austria and Iceland!

The live-on-tape of the countries that participated in the 66th Eurovision Song Contest in May in Turin will be shown this year through the official Eurovision channel on YouTube.

From June 14 to 23, Eurofans will have the opportunity to watch the live-on-tape appearances of about thirty of the forty countries that took part in this year’s contest.

Today, it is the turn of three other countries of the first semi-final. Since the EBU decided to show the live-on-tapes based on the running order of the first semifinal, this means that today it is the turn of Denmark, Austria and Iceland.

🇩🇰 Watch the Live-on-Tape performance of “The Show” by REDDI:

🇦🇹 Watch the Live-on-Tape performance of “Halo” by LUM!X and Pia Maria:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9YeTB9HX4NU

🇮🇸 Watch the Live-on-Tape performance of “Með Hækkandi Sòl” by Systur:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JJ-UZRfMHXU

What do you think about the first Live-on-Tape videos of Eurovision 2022? Do you like them or do you prefer the live performances?

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Iceland: Possible host country in case Ukraine or Australia win!

According to Icelandic media, Iceland could be a potential host for Eurovision 2023 should Australia or Ukraine end up winning this year’s contest.

As an associate member of the EBU, SBS cannot host Eurovision in case they win. SBS would then have to nominate another broadcaster to organise the show in their country in cooperation with them. Ukraine, the favourites to win Eurovision 2022, would be unlikely to host the 2023 contest due to ongoing war in the country.

SBS previously requested in 2020 that Iceland would host the contest if Australia won. Skarphéðinn Guðmundsson, RÚV’s program director, says that the agreement in question is still unclear and that no public agreements are in force. Skarphéðinn further explained the EBU position on letting Iceland host:

“The EBU has repeatedly expressed its support, confidence and trust in smaller competing nations. And the conditions at home have been thoroughly examined for follow-up and confirmation. “

According to Fréttablaðið, Egilshöll is the most likely location for a Eurovision to be hosted in Iceland. Egilshöll is multi-purpose sports hall in Reykjavík. The venue has a capacity of 18,000 for concerts.

Systur will compete in the final of Eurovision 2022 with “Með hækkandi sól”:

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Iceland: Systur faced technical difficulties during the Jury Rehearsal!

The Icelandic band Systur has revealed that they faced  technical problems during yesterday’s Jury Semi Final One.

Systur described that a failure occured in the sound system which was “upsetting” to them as they did not have such problems during previous rehearsals.

The failure was apparently not detected by the juries but brought Systur out of balance as they were unable to hear each other on stage during their performance. However, they feel that the rehearsal went “incredibly well despite the failure”.

Systur will compete tonigh on the first semi-final  for a ticket for the Final, with the song “Með hækkandi sól”:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2FYALU4N94

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Source: eurovoix.com

Eurovision 2022: The Dress Rehearsal of the First Semi Final! (Live)

Today is the first day of the Eurovision week! We can already hear the “Sound of Music” echoing from Pala Olimpico in Turin and it’s just a few days before we finally know who is actually going to win the 66th Eurovision Song Contest!

The dress rehearsal of the Eurovision 2022 First Semi Final has just started. EurovisionFun will be watching all the shows live at both the on-site press centre in Turin and at the online press centre and we will be covering this rehearsal, commenting on all the performances and describing in detail what is happening during the show.

You will be able to to follow the entire process and get the feeling that you are right at the heart of the contest! This article gets updated in nearly real-time, all you need to do is hit the refresh button on your browser and all the rest is on us!

We will keep you up to date with all the latest details about this dress rehearsal for the First Semi Final show, allowing you to get a glimpse of what you will get to see tomorrow May 10th, at 21:00 CEST when the actual semi-final show takes place.

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Iceland: Sweden with Cornelia Jakobs Wins Alla leið 2022!

The Icelandic Eurovision preview show Alla leið, with overall victory going to Cornelia Jakobs from Sweden.

The Icelandic Eurovision preview show came to its conclusion last night with four jurors reviewing the songs from the Big Five competing in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. The winner of last nights show was Mahmood & Blanco from Italy, while Germany finished last.

The results of show five were as follows:

  • United Kingdom – Sam Ryder – Space Man – 10, 12, 12, 7 – 41 points
  • France – Alven & Ahez – Fulenn – 7, 6, 6, 10 – 29 points
  • Italy – Mahmood & Blanco – Brividi – 12, 12, 8, 12 – 44 points
  • Spain – Chanel – Slo Mo – 8, 10, 10, 8 – 36 points
  • Germany – Malik Harris – Rockstars – 4, 3, 5, 5, – 17 points

After five shows, the overall results are as follows:

  • Sweden – Cornelia Jakobs – Hold Me Closer – 12, 12, 12, 12 – 48 points
  • Netherlands – S10 – De diepte – 10+12+8+12 – 42 points
  • Norway – Subwoolfer – Give That Wolf a Banana – 10, 10, 12, 10 – 42 points
  • Ukraine – Kalush Orchestra – Stefania – 10+10+10+10 – 40 points
  • Portugal – MARO – saudade, saudade – 8, 10, 10, 7 – 35 points
  • Iceland – Systur – Með hækkandi sól – 7, 8, 8, 10 – 35 points
  • Australia – Sheldon Riley – Not The Same – 10, 8, 8, 8 – 34 points
  • Belgium – Jérémie Makiese – Miss You – 7, 12, 2, 12 – 33 points
  • Poland – Ochman – River – 10, 6, 10, 6 – 32 points
  • Greece – Amanda Georgiadi Tenfjord – Die Together – 7, 7, 10, 7 – 31 points
  • Switzerland – Marius Bear – Boys Do Cry – 8+10+6+6 – 30 points
  • Serbia – Konstrakta – In corpore sano – 8, 10, 5, 6, – 29 points
  • Czech Republic – We Are Domi – Lights Off – 8, 7, 6, 8 – 29 points
  • Lithuania – Monika Liu – Sentimentai – 10+7+7+4 – 28 points
  • Israel – Michael Ben David – I.M – 7, 6, 7, 8, – 28 points
  • Moldova – Zdob și Zdub and Frații Advahov – Trenulețul – 7+6+7+7 – 27 points
  • Estonia – Stefan – Hope – 8, 5, 12, 1 – 26 points
  • Finland – The Rasmus – Jezebel – 5, 6, 5, 10 – 26 points
  • Albania – Ronela Hajati – Sekret – 8+6+4+8 – 26 points
  • Cyprus – Andromache – Ela – 7, 7, 7, 5 – 26 points
  • Armenia – Rosa Linn – Snap – 7, 8, 4, 6 – 25 points
  • Romania – WRS – Llámame – 6, 5, 8, 6 – 25 points
  • Austria – LUM!X feat. Pia Maria – Halo – 7, 7, 6, 4 – 24 points
  • Malta – Emma Muscat – I Am What I Am – 6, 7, 6, 5 – 24 points
  • Azerbaijan – Nadir Rustamli – Fade to Black – 4, 6, 5, 7 – 22 points
  • Montenegro – Vladana – Breathe – 4, 10, 1, 6 – 21 points
  • Denmark – Reddi – The Show – 5, 8, 5, 3 – 21 points
  • Georgia – Circus Mircus – Lock Me In – 1, 3, 12, 3 – 19 points
  • North Macedonia – Andrea – Circles – 3, 8, 3, 5 – 19 points
  • San Marino – Achille Lauro – Stripper – 4, 1, 6, 7 – 18 points
  • Croatia – Mia Dimšić – Guilty Pleasure – 4, 4, 4, 5 – 17 points
  • Ireland – Brooke – That’s Rich – 4, 3, 8, 3 – 16 points
  • Slovenia – LPS – Disko – 1+4+2+3 – 10 points
  • Bulgaria – Intelligent Music Project – Intention – 1+3+3+3 – 10 points
  • Latvia – Citi Zēni – Eat Your Salad – 4+1+1+2 – 8 points

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Eurovision 2022: Iceland’s Second Rehearsal!

We’re starting the day with the Icelandic trio – Systur and they’re ready for their second rehearsal! They’re performing 14th on May 10 during the First Semi-Final! Systur’s song Með Hækkandi Sól means ‘with the rising sun’, so it’s literally the morning after a night of Austrian techno. Some more super-stylish retro outfits – the sixties and seventies are VERY big in the costume department this year. This performance has some beautiful harmonies, and the glittery graphics make it feel quite magical. 100% would attend this Icelandic family gathering. This is what we found out after the first rehearsal!

About Iceland’s Second Rehearsal

The performance is similar to what we saw during the Iceland National Selection – Songvakeppnin. It starts from a very gorgeous angle showing the water and then showing the Iceland trio. Looks very polished and beautiful. Unlike Songvakeppnin performance it’s more shiny, as NF performance was mysterious. They managed to create a magical atmosphere and the camera angles are on point. Smoke was missing, in my personal opinion. The camera angles are on point though!

Below you can watch an exclusive preview clip of Iceland’s rehearsal:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I2FYALU4N94&feature=emb_title&ab_channel=EurovisionSongContest

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Iceland: Systur to be joined by their brother in Eurovision 2022!

The Icelandic band Systur has revealed that their younger brother will appear with them at this year’s Eurovision .

The artists who will represent Iceland at Eurovision, revealed that their brother Eythor will join them on the stage in Turin. Eythor has the knowledge of many musical instruments and will play drums in their performance.

 

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Η δημοσίευση κοινοποιήθηκε από @systur_siggabetaelin

Iceland will appear in 14th place in the first semi-final on May 10th with the song, “Með hækkandi sól ”   (“With The Rising Sun”).

Below you can watch the performance of the Icelandic participation in their national final:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vk9D10EyxHA

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Source : eurovoix