Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Iceland | |||
| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppnin 2013 Semi-Finals: 50 % Jury - 50 % Televoting | |||
| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 25 January 2013 26 January 2013 Final: 2 February 2013 | |||
| [[ Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest]] | ||||
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Iceland will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 and will select their entry through a national selection, consisting of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV.
National final
On 11 September 2012, RÚV announced that they will particiate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The national final will have two semi-finals (25 - 26 january) and a final ( 2. february). The Semi-Finals will be held in RUV Studios, but the Final will be held in Harpa Concert Hall. Artists and composers can send in their entries to RUV until the 8 October 2012. Foreign songwriters can participate when they work together with an Icelandic songwriter.[1]
On 12 November 2012, RÚV revealed the 12 songs that will compete in the contest.[2]
Selection Format
Six songs will compete in each of the two semi finals. Three songs will be chosen to qualify directly during each semi final night by combination of the televoting public and a professional jury (50/50) but a jury can have the chance to choose one wild card song to compete in the final.
During the final, the two songs with the highest score from a joint combined vote of televotes and jury votes will be selected on the night to compete again for the winning position. The song that then gets the most televotes will represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2013. All the songs will be performed in Icelandic in both semi finals and the final, but it will be up to the winning composers to decide if their song will be performed in Icelandic or another language in Malmö in May 2013.[3][4]
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer – Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Magni Ásgeirsson | "Ekki Líta Undan" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson - Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir | |
| Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | "Ég á Líf" | Örlygur Smári & Pétur Örn Guðmundsson | |
| Svavar Knútur Kristinsson & Hreindís Ylva Garðarsdóttir Hólm | "Lífið Snýst" | Hallgrímur Óskarsson - Hallgrímur Óskarsson & Svavar Knútur Kristinsson | |
| Birgitta Haukdal | "Meðal Andanna" | Birgitta Haukdal, Sylvía Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir & Jonas Gladnikoff - Birgitta Haukdal, Sylvía Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir, Michael James Down & Primoz Poglajen | |
| Edda Viðarsdóttir | "Sá sem Lætur Hjartað Ráða För" | Þórir Úlfarsson - Kristján Hreinsson | |
| Yohanna | "Þú" | Davíð Sigurgeirsson |
Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Composer – Lyricist |
|---|---|---|---|
| Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir | "Augnablik" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson - Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir | |
| Unnur Eggertsdóttir | "Ég Syng!" | Elíza Newman, Gísli Kristjánsson & Ken Rose - Eliza Newman, Gísli Kristjánsson & Hulda G. Geirsdóttir | |
| Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir | "Skuggamynd" | Hallgrímur Óskarsson & Ashley Hicklin - Bragi Valdimar Skúlason | |
| Sylvía Erla Scheving | "Stund Með þér" | María Björk Sverrisdóttir | |
| Jógvan Hansen & Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | "Til þín" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson - Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson & Ágúst Ibsen | |
| Haraldur Reynisson | "Vinátta" | Haraldur Reynisson |
At Eurovision
Iceland will compete in one of the two semi-finals on either 14 May or 16 May for a place in the final on 18 May.
See also
External links
References
- ^ Jiandani, Sanjay (11 September 2012). "Icelandic 2013 Final on February 9th". Esctoday.com. Retrieved 27 September 2012.
- ^ http://www.ruv.is/songvakeppni/songvakeppni-sjonvarpsins-2013
- ^ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=iceland_national_final_dates_and_entries_revealed
- ^ http://www.ruv.is/frett/flytjendur-i-songvakeppninni-2013