Every year, there are so many moments during the season that unites fans, but tonight marked a very important moment in the season. Tonight, the allocation draw was held and with that, we now know where all the 37 countries will be voting and/or competing, let’s dive in! The draw 2024 The draw started with the allocation of the 6 …
Not long now until Malmö officially becomes the host city of this year’s contest, when the official keychain is handed over to the city from Liverpool. Before all that, we still have the very last details that needs to be set, before the ceremony can take place and before we exactly know, who will compete in the two semi-finals. Let’s …
Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) announced the newest crop of songs in Söngvakeppnin today in between the national finals currently taking place in Norway, Lithuania, and Luxembourg. The competition will compose of two semi-finals on 17 February and 24 February of five songs each, and all songs in the semi-finals will be performed in the Icelandic language. Songs that qualify to the final …
Today marks another weekend of the national final season, and we are set to have more Eurovision related shows and news from 4 different countries: Norway, Lithuania, Luxembourg, and Iceland. Catch up on what you need to know below and learn where YOU can watch! 🇳🇴 Norway – Melodi Grand Prix 2024 Semi-Final Three (19:50 CET) Photo credit: NRK The …
This morning Icelandic broadcaster RÚV provided an unexpected update for Söngvakeppnin, stating that “it has been decided to sever the connection between the Song Contest (Söngvakeppnin) and Iceland’s participation in Eurovision”. According to RÚV the show is still scheduled to take place, but the winner is no longer guaranteed the right to represent Iceland in Eurovision. Instead, the decision of …
The long awaited moment, where doubts are ended and the field is settled! The EBU has finally announced the list of participating countries, and one of them will be taking the coveted crystal microphone. May can not come any faster from now on. 2024 participants Without further ado, let’s have a quick glance at the 37 participating countries: 🇦🇱 Albania …
In a news article released by RÚV, further details about Söngvakeppnin were released, detailing the national final process Iceland will be using to select their song for the Eurovision Song Contest in 2024. The artistic directors for Söngvakeppnin were revealed. From left to right in the featured image of this article, Högni Egilsson, Selma Björnsdóttir, Samúel Bjarki Pétursson and Gunnar …
All opinions expressed in this article are those of the person quoted and do not necessarily represent the opinions of the other team members or ESC United as a whole. As our bus pulled up to its stop in Húsavík, Iceland, a mural between the local bookstore and coffee shop proudly displayed the lyrics to “My Hometown” from Eurovision Song …
It’s official: Iceland will be participating in next year’s edition of the Eurovision Song Contest somewhere in Sweden! The announcement was made as part of a press release from RÚV on 30 May. We also learned about how Iceland will be choosing their song, and it will be through their national final process, Söngvakeppnin. Songs can be submitted starting 15 …
They might have played a smaller role in the results this year, but their role is still a huge part of the contest. The EBU has revealed the names of all the juries of this year’s song contest, as a reminder, for 2023 the juries only mattered in the final. The juries of 2023 Just like in 2021 and 2022, …
