Iceland’s Systur at the First Semi-Final
EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has revealed the 10 artists and songs that will be competing in the 2023 edition of Söngvakeppnin.
On the evening of Saturday 28 January, Icelandic TV viewers got to meet the 10 acts hoping to represent Iceland at the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest. During Lögin í Söngvakeppninni 2023, a special broadcast dedicated to the reveal, RÚV also played clips of the 10 songs in the running to take that ticket to Liverpool.
Sticking with the traditional format of 2 semi-finals and a final, Söngvakeppnin 2023 will commence on Saturday 18 February, with the winning song being chosen on Saturday 4 March. 5 songs compete in each semi-final, with 2 progressing to the final on both weeks.
For Söngvakeppnin, each artist must sing their song in Icelandic in the semi-finals, and then if they progress to the final, they perform the song in the language they intend on singing in at the Eurovision Song Contest. Most artists therefore release the song both in Icelandic and in English.
Semi-final 1
BRAGI Stundum Snýst Heimurinn Gegn Þér / Sometimes the World´s Against You
MÓA Glötuð ást / Lose This Dream
Benedikt Þora / Brave Face
Celebs Dómsdags Dans / Doomsday Dancing
Diljá Lifandi inni í mér / Power
Semi-final 2
Kristín Sesselja Óbyggðir / Terrified
Langi Seli og Skuggarnir OK
Silja Rós & Kjalar Ég styð þína braut / Together We Grow
Úlfar Betri Maður / Impossible
Sigga Ózk Gleyma þér og dansa / Dancing Lonely
At the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest in Turin, the group Systur took Iceland to the Grand Final for the third Contest in a row, with their song Með Hækkandi Sól.
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