#ICELAND: And the winner is… Iceland are still hoping for their maiden win in the Eurovision Song Contest. Tonight broadcaster RÚV chose the representative hoping to change that statistic. After a combination of a public and televote, the act going to the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin […]
Although originally announcing their intention to take part in Eurovision 2019, Icelandic broadcaster RÚV may now be considering withdrawing from the event following the submission of a petition from fans. The petition, which has gained some 23,000 signatures internationally, calls for Iceland to boycott the next edition of […]
After a stellar evening in Reykjavik, Ari Ólafsson won Söngvakeppnin meaning that “Our Choice” is going to Lisbon as Iceland’s entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2018. Iceland will perform in the 1st semi final on the 8th of May. Can their choice tonight take them all the way […]
Who will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2015? Today RÚV have started to release the song that will take part in Söngvakeppnin Sjónvarpsins 2015 RÚV has begun to premier the songs on their radio shows beginning on “Morgunútgafan” (The Morning Edition) during Elk rush hour ;-) and will continue […]
Sweden – The 28 acts that will compete in the 2015 edition of Melodifestivalen have been announced as too have been the composers of the 28 songs. Remember that SVT wanted to have a 50/50 split between male and female composers enter the contest, well we decided to […]
Iceland (like Sweden) had introduced a gender quota of male and female songwriter equality in their Eurovision national selection for 2015. The new rule came under scrutiny from Icelandic 2008 representative Friðrik Ómar and others. It has now been announced that they rule of where 50% of shortlisted songs […]
“Whether your entry advances in a song contest or not should not be dependant upon your gender”, says Friðrik Ómar. The Icelandic Eurovision singer was speaking on radio regarding the new rule by RÚV where 50% of the selected songs in the country’s Eurovision selection must be composed […]
Would the time come? It seems as if all the neighbours had opened their selection process for Eurovision 2015. No it is good to be different and break away from the norm or so I was told as a schoolboy! One of the most westerly counties of Europe […]
ICELAND – RÚV (Icelandic National Broadcaster) have released the 10 songs that will compete in the Icelandic National Selection for Eurovision 2014 Söngvakeppninni 2014 10 songs will compete between 2 semi finals. You can now listen to the songs on-line at the RÚV’s website HERE. Semifinal 1 – […]
(Photograpy Coourtesy of RUV) Iceland has decided and they will be represented at Eurovision 2013 by the song “Eg A Lif” performed by Eypor Ingi Gunnlaugsson. In a very close matched contest the result could have gone anyway. The runner up was Unnur Eggertsdottir with the song “Eg […]
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