Tonight: Söngvakeppnin 2023 Final to determine Iceland's Eurovision 2023 representative

• The Icelandic national selection for Eurovision 2023 is concluding this evening with the final show of Söngvakeppnin 2023.

  A special committee shorlisted 10 entries out of 132 songs that are competing in the national selection, which consists  of two semifinals and one grand final show. Five acts competed in the previous first and second semi final heats with the public voting to determine two qualifiers from each semi final anda a wildcard pass awarded to one contestant. 

  Tonight the selection concludes with five contestants set to take the stage during the grand final show which will be hosted by the musician Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, tv presenter Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir plus radio producer and music director of RÚV's Channel 2 Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

  The five acts to take the stage this evening are: 

  • Sigga Ózk – Gleyma þér og dansa
  • Bragi – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér
  • Celebs – Dómsdagsdans
  • Diljá – Lifandi inni í mér
  • Langi Seli og Skuggarnir – OK

   

  The Result

  During today's grand  final the result will come out through two rounds of voting. In the first round the combined public and jury voting will decide which two songs  will advance to a Super Final round. In the Superfinal round , the Icelandic public exclusively will determine the final winner and next Eurovision representative. 

   

   

  How to Watch

  The Grand final show of Söngvakeppnin 2023 is set to hit the screen at 20:45 CET and you can watch it live here.

   

  News source/Image: RUV

   

   

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Angelos D.
Loyal follower of the Eurovision Song Contest since 1987, I've made the competition one of the stories of my life. After attending as accredited press the event for 13 consecutive years along with the 2017-2024 JESC editions, I also enjoy the last three years sharing more Eurovision music through the Eurofans radio's project.