Tonight, the first semi-final of the Icelandic Eurovision pre-selection, “Söngvakeppnin 2025”, took place. Five contestants participated in the first semi-final, and three of them advanced to the final.
The Icelandic Eurovision pre-selection “Söngvakeppnin 2025” kicked off this evening with the first semi-final. Five contestants participated in the semi-final, and three of them advanced to the final. The three were chosen solely by the audience vote. The first semi-final was hosted by Benedikt Valsson, Fannar Sveinsson, and Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir.
Now, Iceland’s Eurovision selection process has one more semi-final remaining, which will take place on Saturday, February 15, and the grand final will be held on Saturday, February 22.
Results of the first semi-final (finalists are highlighted):
- Stebbi Jak – Frelsið Mitt / Set Me Free
- Birgo – Ég flýg í storminn / Stormchaser
- Ágúst – Eins og þú / Like You
- Bia – Norðurljós / Northern Lights
- VÆB – Róa
In each semi-final that will include five songs as in previous years, three of them will advance to the final. This year, the winner will be determined by a vote of seven international judging points and audience voting with a 50-50 weight, where the winning song is the one with the highest number of points in the single voting round that will take place.
The Icelandic song contest “Söngvakeppnin” has been held since 1981, serving as Iceland’s Eurovision national selection since 1986, except for years when internal selection was used. The competition includes two semi-finals where songs must be performed in Icelandic, with the public selects the finalists. In the final, qualifying songs can be performed in Icelandic or English, depending on the artist’s preferred language for Eurovision.
Among tonight’s qualifiers, there’s one familiar name: the duo VÆB participated in Iceland’s Eurovision selection in 2024 and reached fourth place in the grand final with the song “Bíómynd“.
Key Dates for Iceland’s National Selection:
- First Semi-Final: Saturday, February 8th, 2025
- Second Semi-Final: Saturday, February 15th, 2025
- Grand Final: Saturday, February 22nd, 2025
Iceland in Eurovision 2024
“Scared Of Heights” is the name of the song performed by singer Hera Björk, who was chosen to represent Iceland after winning the local national finals. Iceland did not advance to the final, finishing 15th and last in the first semi-final with only 3 points.
This is the second consecutive year that Iceland has not qualified for the final, and the fourth time overall that the country has finished last in the competition.
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Eurovision 2025: This will be Iceland’s 37th participation in Eurovision. Iceland joined the competition in 1986 and achieved its best result in Eurovision 1999 and Eurovision 2009 after finishing second twice.
