Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2023 competing entries unvieled

• The Icelandic national broadcaster, RUV, has released the songs competing in the upcoming Söngvakeppnin 2023, the show that will determine the country's Eurovision 2023 hopeful. 

  Iceland will be selecting their Eurovision 2023 once again through the show of Söngvakeppnin 2022. A total of 132 songs were submitted during the submssion period but 10 entries will be competing in the national selection.

   

  Five acts will compete in each semi final heat with the public voting to determine two qualifiers from each semi final. In addition the jury will choose one more entry to advance to the final show. During the final 50% of public voting and 50% of jury votes will determine which two will qualify to a Superfinal round, in which televoting will decide the final winner and the next Icelandic Eurovision hopeful. 

   

  The acts that will compete in the semifinals are: 

   

  1st Semi-final (February 18)

  • BRAGI – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér 
  • MÓA – Glötuð ást 
  • Bendeikt – Þora 
  • Celebs – Dómsdagsdans 
  • Diljá – Lifandi inni í mér 

   

  2nd Semi-final (February 25)

  • Kristín Sesselja – Óbyggðir 
  • Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK
  • Silja Rós & Kjalar – Ég styð þína braut 
  •  Úlfar – Betri maður 
  • Sigga Ózk – Gleyma þér og dansa 

   

  Iceland in Eurovision 

  The Nordic country, which debuted in Eurovision in 1986, was only absent at two editions of the contest, in 1998 and 2002, and that was due to low rankings that its entries received. It is the only country from the Scandinavic ones not to have won the contest, despite its best results  in 1999 with Selma and in 2009 with Yohana, when the country finished in the 2nd place

  In 2020 Daði & Gagnamagnið won the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppnin 2020, and were set to represent the nation with their entry “Think About Things” . Although the contest was cancelled due to the covid-19 outbreak the Icelandic acts will had the chance to complete their Eurovision journey in 2021 with a new song. Daði & Gagnamagnið defended the Icelandic colors in Rotterdam performing '10 Years' which finished in the honorable 4th place of the Grand final.

  Last year, the female band, Systur, formed by the three sisters,  Sigga, Beta and Elín won the national final with their song "Með Hækkandi Sól"  and flew the flag in Turin competing in the 1st semi final from which they qualified to the final in the 10th qualifying spot. In the Grand final the female trio finished 23rd with 20 points.

  News Source/ Images: RUV

   

   

   

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