Today we welcome Czech artist and now Icelandic resident Markéta Irglová back to ESCUnited for an interview! Fans of Eurovision will remember that Markéta competed last year in Iceland’s Songvakeppnin selection, but failed to qualify to the grand final. In 2007 Markéta won an Academy Award for her song Falling Slowly from the film Once, which went on to inspire a …
Early this morning Česká televize (ČT) dropped the name of the artists set to compete in their live national final. The announcement carried with it a big surprise, since a total of 5 artists, not the originally promised 3, would be competing for a slot at Eurovision 2023. The artists set to compete in ESCZ 2023 are: Maella Markéta Irglová …
On top of an already busy day in the Eurovision bubble, this weekend the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin occurred, with the final five artists taking to the stage for the chance to perform in the final. Tonight’s show featured all five entries in their Icelandic version as is customary for the semi-final round. The running order for the semi was …
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. Last weekend, Sigga, Beta and Elín and Stefán Óli advanced to the finals of Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s Eurovision national final. In our personal rankings, we had the former advancing, with the …
Today we had the chance to sit down with Academy Award winner and Söngvakeppnin semi-finalist Markéta Irglová before this weekend’s semi-final. Together we talked about her and her family’s love of Eurovision, her pathway to becoming a musician, and her reasoning for participating in Söngvakeppnin this year. Learn more about her and her song “Mögulegt” below! Hi there Markéta – …
