Simple in Gold: Systur completes their first rehearsal for Iceland for Eurovision 2022
Iceland’s Systur graces the Eurovision stage in Turin The rehearsals keep coming in! Next to grace the stage was Iceland’s Systur, with them performing Með hækkandi sól for the first time on the Turin stage. Iceland seem to be keeping it simple yet effective with the staging, using beautiful golden lights to compliment the staging. […]
Iceland: Three songs to stay in Icelandic for the Söngvakeppnin 2022 final
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has revealed that Stefán Óli, Katla and sisters Sigga, Beta and Elín will keeping their songs in Icelandic for the Söngvakeppin 2022 final, and should they make it to Eurovision 2022 in Turin. As always with Söngvakeppin, the finalist got the decide whether to keep their song in Icelandic or switch to […]
The Icelandic final is complete: Results for the second semifinal from Söngvakeppnin 2022 are in
Katla & Reykjavíkurdætur have advanced to the final! Björg Magnúsdóttir, Jón Jónsson and Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir all served as tonight’s hosts of the second semi final, where a total of five acts took to the stage at RVK Studios in Reykjavík. Two acts advanced to the final, decided by 100% televoting. Markéta Irglová – Mögulegt Suncity […]
Take a musical tour of Daði Freyr’s brain
Daði Freyr’s originality and musical genius has reached the videogame world. On September 8, 2021, the Icelandic musician, along with Xbox, released a 27-minute video containing new tracks themed around Double Fine’s latest platformer, Psychonauts 2. https://youtu.be/vkNwnJ-lox8 Not only is the synth sound indicative of Daði Freyr’s music, but the video has his style all […]
Ja Ja Ding Dong! Iceland opens submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2022!
Riding on the back of a string of successful Eurovision entries, Iceland have now opened up song submissions for their national final, Söngvakeppnin 2022. The format for Söngvakeppnin 2022 has not been confirmed, but it is expected to be similar to the 2020 contest which featured 10 songs in 2 semi finals, with the top […]
Spotlight on: Iceland
Artist Profile Artist: Daði og Gagnamagnið (Daði Freyr Pétursson) Date of Birth: 30 June 1992 Hometown: Reykjavik, Iceland Selection Method: Internal Selection Song: 10 Years Composer: Daði Freyr Pétursson Producer: Daði Freyr Pétursson Eurovision Result: 4th Place Daði is an Icelandic musician who was born in Reykjavík but grew up in Denmark until the age of nine, then his family […]