In the midst of a Eurovision super Saturday, Iceland kicked off their selection show, Söngvakeppnin. The first five acts performed their entries, with just two acts qualifying to the final. A total of 10 acts will be competing across two semi-finals, with the two artists from each semi-final with the highest scores qualifying to the…
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Prior to the official announcement, the 10 songs competing at this year’s edition of Söngvakeppnin have been published on Spotify. The album features the 10 songs in Icelandic and 6 of the competing entries in English, as well as karaoke versions. In the semi-finals, the artists will perform their entries in Icelandic language, while in…
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Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have revealed that a total of 157 songs have been submitted to the broadcaster for Söngvakeppnin 2020. According to the broadcaster, the number of submissions is up 20% on last year. Now that the songs are submitted, a seven-member jury will review all the songs. The jury will consist of representatives from…
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The Icelandic national final has now taken place with a total of 5 artists taking to the stage once again to perform their potential Eurovision entries. Over two weeks, two semi-finals took place where 2 acts qualified from each semi-final with a combination of jury and televote. After the two semi-finals, the producers also elected…
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The second semi-final in Iceland has taken place where the final five artists have performed their potential Eurovision entries. From this semi-final, only two acts qualified to the final, although the broadcaster has the option to select a wildcard once both semi-finals are complete. The results were decided by both jury and televote. Here is…
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The first semi-final in Iceland has taken place where the first five artists have performed their potential Eurovision entries. From this semi-final, only two acts qualified to the final, although the broadcaster has the option to select a wildcard once both semi-finals are complete. The results were decided by both jury and televote. Here is…
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Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have now revealed the 10 participants of the upcoming edition of Söngvakeppnin as well as their competing entries. This year there will be 10 participants rather than 12, however the broadcaster assured fans that the line-up would be as diverse as ever. This means that in each semi-final, there will be 5…
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As the wheels of the Eurovision 2019 season start to turn, more news has come out of Iceland where the broadcaster has revealed more news about their 2019 selection. Icelandic broadcaster RÚV have revealed that a total of 132 songs were submitted for next year’s Söngvakeppnin. Now that the submission period is closed, a committee…
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Over the weekend, the second semi-final took place in Iceland, where the final six national finalists performed their entries for the last three spots in the final. The six acts performed their competing entries in Icelandic this week, and as we know, the songs in the final will be performed in the language they intend…
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Over the weekend the first of two semi-finals took place in Iceland, where a total of six participants performed what could end up being the Icelandic Eurovision entries. To get to that stage, of course, the acts must qualify through to the final, of which three acts did in this first semi-final. As we know,…
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