This weekend the Icelandic song festival Söngvakeppnin will kick off the first of two semi-final rounds. But before the artists take to the stage we were able to grab semi-final one contestant Blankiflúr for a quick chat where we talked about her experiences with music, learned more about her non-musical passions and hobbies, and were told the funny story of …
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 …
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 …
The second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin is rapidly approaching, which means it’s a good time to launch our interview with Silja Rós and Kjalar! Silja and Kjalar are competing in the Icelandic national final for the first time together, but during our conversation we learned that their song “Together We Grow” was actually not written as a duet until much later in …
It’s time to premiere another interview ahead of the first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin, and today we’re proud to introduce you to the band Celebs! Celebs is a three member band made up of Hrafnkell Hugi Vernharðsson (Keli), Katla Vigdís Vernharðsdóttir, and Valgeir Skorri Vernharðss. The band released their first singles “Kannski Hann” and “Rökkrið Rænir Æðruleysi” back in 2020, and …
We’re happy to kick off our interviews ahead of the first semi-final of Söngvakeppnin with Kristin Sesselja! Kristin is described as a hyper-talented musical poet who uses her songs and lyrics to tell stories we can all relate to, stories of heartbreak and love. In her short career she has already gained steady success, even being nominated for Newcomer of …
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 …
Iceland was originally set to announce their Eurovision hopefuls for Söngvakeppnin in January, but COVID restrictions required RÚV to delay their announcement to today. The delay has also moved the show dates of Söngvakeppnin back a week so that the semi-finals are occurring on February 26th and March 5th, and the grand final happening on March 12th. Managing director Rúnar …
[AdSense-B] Eagle eyed Eurovision fans and some local press in Iceland have picked up on a striking similarity between Friðrik Ómar entry for Söngvakeppnin 2019, “Hvað ef ég get ekki elskað?”, and a single from Rihanna’s last album. The Icelandic entry has some startling similarities to the track “Love on the Brain”, from Rihanna’s 2016 album “Anti”, including a near-identical chord …
