| Here you find everything you need to know about Iceland’s preparations for the “Eurovision Song Contest 2014”, including the results of “Söngvakeppnin 2014” and links to their last five Eurovision entries (and their results), just to put the new plans in perspective. |  |
| Iceland’s plans for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest: | |
| Broadcaster: | RÚV |
| Website: | ruv.is/songvakeppni |
| Selection: | “Söngvakeppnin 2014”: 2 semifinals, 1 final, 10 entries |
| Date: | final on February 15th |
| ♥ Iceland will participate in the (1st half of) the first semi-final of the 2014 ESC, on May 6th | |
“Enga fordóma“, Pollapönk – the winner of Söngvakeppnin 2014
| The schedule for the Icelandic “Söngvakeppnin 2014”: | |||
| (The hosts: Ragnhild Steinunn Jónsdóttir and Gudrun Dis Emilsdóttir) | |||
| ♥ | October |
Submission deadline | ( RÚV received 297 entries) |
| ♥ | December 2013 | – | The 10 finalists were announced |
| ♥ | February 1st | Semifinal 1 | 5 participants → 2 finalists |
| ♥ | February 8th | Semifinal 2 | 5 participants → 2 finalists |
| ♥ | February 15th | Final | ? finalists → 2 superfinalists → 1 winner |
Final, February 15th – The results: |
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| Superfinal: | |||
| 1. “Enga fordóma“, Pollapönk (in Superfinal: Icelandic/English version) | |||
| 2. “Lífið kviknar á ný“, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir (in Superfinal: “Up and away” English version) | |||
| Other finalists (in random order): | |||
| ♥ “Þangað til ég dey“, F.U.N.K. | |||
| ♥“Amor“, Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir | |||
| ♥ “Von“, Gissur Páll Gissurarson | |||
| ♥ “Eftir eitt lag“, Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir | |||
The Icelandic “Söngvakeppnin 2014” – The finalists – Running Order: |
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| ♥ “Þangað til ég dey“, F.U.N.K. (semifinal 2: viewers’ choice) | |||
| ♥ “Amor“, Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir (semifinal 1: jury’s wildcard) | |||
| ♥ “Lífið kviknar á ný“, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir (semifinal 2: jury’s wildcard) | |||
| ♥ “Von“, Gissur Páll Gissurarson (semifinal 1: viewers’ choice) | |||
| ♥ “Eftir eitt lag“, Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (semifinal 1: viewers’ choice) | |||
| ♥ “Enga fordóma“, Pollapönk (semifinal 2: viewers’ choice) | |||
Semifinal 2 – The results: |
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| To the final: | |||
| ♥ “Þangað til ég dey“, F.U.N.K. | |||
| ♥ “Enga fordóma“, Pollapönk | |||
| Hoping for the wildcard: | |||
| ♥ “Lífið kviknar á ný“, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir | |||
| ♥ “Til þín“, Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir | |||
| ♥ “Aðeins ætluð þér“, Guðbjörg Magnúsdóttir | |||
| The jury’s wildcards: | |||
| ♥ “Amor“, Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir (från semifinal 1) | |||
| ♥ “Lífið kviknar á ný“, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir (från semifinal 2) | |||
Semifinal 1 – The results: |
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| To the final: | |||
| ♥ “Eftir eitt lag“, Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir | |||
| ♥ “Von“, Gissur Páll Gissurarson | |||
| Hoping for the wildcard: | |||
| ♥ “Dönsum burtu blús“, Sverrir Bergmann | |||
| ♥ “Amor“, Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir | |||
| ♥ “Elsku þú“, Vignir Snær Vigfússon | |||
“Söngvakeppnin 2014” – Semifinal 1 – The participants: |
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♥ “Dönsum burtu blús“, Sverrir Bergmann (StopWaitGo: Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson, Ásgeir Orri Ásgeirsson, Sæþór Kristjánsson) ♥ “Eftir eitt lag“, Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir (Ásta Björg Björgvinsdóttir, Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir) ♥ “Von“, Gissur Páll Gissurarson (Jóhann Helgason) ♥ “Amor“, Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir (Haukur Johnson) ♥ “Elsku þú“, Vignir Snær Vigfússon (Vignir Snær Vigfússon, Þórunn Erna Clausen) |
“Söngvakeppnin 2014” – Semifinal 2 – The participants: |
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♥ “Lífið kviknar á ný“, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir (Karl Olgeir Olgeirsson, Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir) ♥ “Til þín“, Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir (Trausti Bjarnason, Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir) ♥ “Þangað til ég dey“, F.U.N.K. (Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason, Lárus Örn Arnarsson, Valbjörn Snær Lilliendahl, Egill Ploder Ottósson, Hörður Bjarkason) (Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason, Lárus Örn Arnarsson) ♥ “Aðeins ætluð þér“, Guðbjörg Magnúsdóttir (María Björk Sverrisdóttir, Marcus Frenell, Beatrice Eriksson, Johnny Sanchez) ♥ “Enga fordóma“, Pollapönk (Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur F. Gíslason, Guðni Finnsson, Arnar Gíslason) (Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur F. Gíslason) |
| The last five Icelandic entries and results in the Eurovision Song Contest | |||||
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| 2013: | “Ég Á Líf“ | Eythor Ingi | Grand Final: | 17th place | |
| 2012: | “Never Forget“ | Greta Salóme & Jónsi | Grand Final: | 20th place | |
| 2011: | “Coming Home“ | Sjonni’s Friends | Grand Final: | 20th place | |
| 2010: | “Je Ne Sais Quoi“ | Hera Björk | Grand Final: | 19th place | |
| 2009: | “Is It True?“ | Yohanna | Grand Final: | 2nd place | |
(Keep in mind that the dates and rules can change and transcription errors may occur, so I can’t guarantee that everything is 100% correct all the time, although I update the page frequently with info from various Eurovision sites.)