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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has opened submissions for "Söngvakeppnin 2025," the national selection for Eurovision 2025. The winner will represent Iceland in Basel, Switzerland. Iceland's national broadcaster, RÚV, has officially opened submissions for "Söngvakeppnin 2025," the country's Eurovision Song Contest national finals. This announcement comes just days after Iceland confirmed its participation in Eurovision 2025, following a period of uncertainty. The submission window for Söngvakeppnin 2025 opened on September 20, 2024, and will remain open until October 13, 2024. While the full format details are yet to be revealed, RÚV has already announced that 10 songs will compete in the national final, scheduled for February 2025. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Key Details and Potential Changes Participants in the loacal competition must hold Icelandic citizenship to be eligible. The winner will be determined through a combination of jury and public voting. Additionally, RÚV has hinted at potential changes to the format of the selection process. The broadcaster acknowledges that Söngvakeppnin has faced...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); The Icelandic national broadcaster, RÚV, has confirmed its participation in Eurovision 2025, which will be held in Basel, Switzerland. The Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV announced today that Iceland will participate in Eurovision 2025, to be held in Basel, Switzerland, a week after postponing discussions on this matter. Iceland is the 29th country so far to express interest in participating in Eurovision 2025, following Austria, Ukraine, Azerbaijan, Italy, Belgium, United Kingdom, Georgia, Germany, Denmark, Greece, Israel, Luxembourg, Latvia, Lithuania, Montenegro, Malta, Norway, San Marino, Spain, Serbia, Portugal, Finland, Czech Republic, France, Cyprus, Croatia, Sweden, and the host country Switzerland. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland's Recent Stance on Israel In recent years, Iceland has been considered a country that leads a line of boycotts and provocations against Israel. Among the memorable actions of the Icelanders was the provocation by the band Hatari, who raised a scarf with the Palestinian Authority flag in the Eurovision 2019 final held in Tel Aviv, while...