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(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland’s Eurovision 2025 representatives, the duo VÆB, held their second rehearsal in Basel with the song "Róa." Stay tuned for all updates from Switzerland. VÆB, Iceland’s representatives, were the first act to have their second rehearsal today on the Eurovision 2025 stage with their song "Róa" (in English: "Row"). VÆB will perform as the opening act (song number 1) in the first semi-final, scheduled for May 13. In a short clip from the performance posted on the official Eurovision Instagram page, the singers can be seen wearing silver suits and sunglasses, with three dancers behind them dressed in silver overalls over traditional Icelandic sweaters. They are also wearing bucket hats and sunglasses. A pixelated volcano is visible on the LED screens in the background. The singers’ vocal performance is not entirely accurate, and the camera angles need improvement before the live show. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); More Details About Iceland's Performance: The LED screen at the back of the stage...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland’s Eurovision 2025 representatives, the duo VÆB, held their first rehearsal in Basel with the song "Róa." Stay tuned for all updates from Switzerland. VÆB, Iceland’s representatives, were the first act to rehearse today on the Eurovision 2025 stage with their song "Róa" (in English: "Row"). VÆB will perform as the opening act (song number 1) in the first semi-final, scheduled for May 13. The performance closely resembles their act from Iceland’s national selection, with some refinements. On stage is a wooden boat built from two parts, painted white and surrounded by wave-like structures at stage level. The three backing dancers have been upgraded and now wear silver overalls paired with traditional Icelandic sweaters and silver bucket hats. The duo themselves don similar silver costumes to those worn in the national selection. The staging has been enhanced, featuring even a dramatic mic-drop at the song’s end. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Innovative Stage Design and Visual Effects The LED screen at...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland at Eurovision 2025: "Everything is going to be much bigger, more beautiful, and much more understandable" - this is how VÆB's new performance in Basel will look. When watching the pre-Eurovision version of the Icelandic duo VÆB and their song "Róa" (in English: "Row"), it is hard to miss the energy and joy that erupted on stage during the Icelandic national final. But now, as Eurovision 2025 approaches, they are preparing to raise the bar significantly. In their upcoming performance in the first semi-final in Basel, they plan to make far-reaching changes - both in the visual appearance of the stage, in the graphic design, and in the storytelling elements of the show. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Stage Revolution: "The Graphics Are Simply Insane" The duo shared in an interview with the Icelandic national broadcaster that the new performance in Basel will be completely different from the version presented in the national final: "It’s going to be much bigger...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland at Eurovision 2025: Icelandic national selection director, Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, responds to claims against Iceland's Eurovision 2025 entry, saying they trust VÆB wrote the song themselves. The saga continues: As an official investigation begins in Iceland regarding claims raised by creator Ofir Cohen, suspecting that the Icelandic duo VÆB plagiarized their song "Róa" from the hit "Hatunat HaShana," which became popular in Eyal Golan and Itay Levy's performance about seven years ago, a response now comes from the director of the Icelandic Eurovision national final, Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, who expresses his confidence that the duo wrote the song for the competition themselves and that all they are doing now is waiting for further developments in the case. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Official Response from Icelandic Broadcaster Gíslason claimed that as of now, the issue has not been directly raised with the Icelandic national broadcaster RÚV, but he believes the rapper duo when they claim they wrote the song themselves and...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland in Eurovision 2025: After the songwriter of the Israeli hit "Hatunat HaShana" appealed to the EBU demanding the song's disqualification from Eurovision 2025, an official investigation has been opened in Iceland surrounding the affair. Following the victory of the Icelandic duo VÆB in the local Eurovision selection with the song "Róa," Iceland has opened an official investigation into the claims raised by composer Offir Cohen, surrounding the suspicion that the duo copied his work "Hatunat HaShana," which became a hit performed by Eyal Golan and Itay Levy about seven years ago. The similarity between the songs is evident not only in the chorus melody, Cohen claimed, but also in the arrangement resembling the Festigal version of "Hatunat HaShana," and in that both songs are performed by male duos. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to the publication in "Israel Hayom", Bakel Walden, chairman of the Eurovision Reference Group, stated that the matter is under the responsibility of the Icelandic national broadcaster, and that the...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland in Eurovision 2025: The head of the Icelandic Eurovision delegation is working on reinstating jury voting in the semi-finals, claiming unfairness in the current 100% audience voting system. Iceland, represented by VÆB with the song "Róa" at Eurovision, is taking the lead in the fight to bring back jury voting to the semi-finals. In an interview, Felix Bergsson, head of the Icelandic Eurovision delegation, confirmed that he is working on this issue. He argued that the audience-only voting system in the semi-finals is unfair and does not provide equal opportunities for all countries. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); According to Bergsson, the main problem with audience voting in the semi-finals is the lack of equal opportunities for each country to reach the final. He claims that countries with large diasporas (expatriate communities) advance to the final more easily (examples include Albania, Poland, and Israel), while smaller countries (like Iceland) without significant expatriate communities miss out on opportunities even when they deserve...

(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Iceland in Eurovision 2025: Offir Cohen demands disqualification over plagiarism allegations against the Icelandic entry, citing similarities to his song "Hatunat HaShana." Following the victory of the Icelandic duo Væb in the national Eurovision selection with the song "Róa," a dispute has arisen over alleged plagiarism and copyright infringement. Israeli composer Offir Cohen claims that the song is a copy of his work "Hatunat HaShana," which became a hit performed by Eyal Golan and Itay Levy about seven years ago. The similarity between the songs is evident not only in the chorus melody but also in the arrangement resembling the Festigal version of "Hatunat HaShana," and in that both songs are performed by male duos. (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); Listen to both songs:   View this post on Instagram   A post shared by EuroMixNews (@euromix.en) Legal Action and Official Response N12's culture reporter and editor, Noam Cohen, reports that the Israeli songwriter has sent a cease-and-desist letter through his lawyer. The letter was addressed...