🇮🇸 Songs and artists for Söngvakeppnin 2022 revealed

Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has revealed all the songs and artists competing in Söngvakeppnin 2022, their National Final for Eurovision. Söngvakeppnin 2022 kicks off with the first semi-final on February 26, with the final to be held March 12.

What songs and artists competing in Söngvakeppnin 2022?

Semi-Final 1, February 26

Artist	Song title	Songwriter(s)
Amarosis	Don’t You Know	Már Gunnarsson and Ísold Wilberg.
Stefán Óli	Ljósið / All I Know	Andri Þór Jónsson, Birgir Steinn Stefánsson and Stefán Hilmarsson
Haffi Haff	Gía / Volcano	Steinar Jónsson, Hafsteinn Þór Guðjónsson and Sigurður Ásgeir Árnason.
Stefanía Svavarsdóttir	Hjartað mitt / Heart of Mine	Halldór Gunnar Pálsson and Magnús Þór Sigmundsson
Sigga, Beta and Elín	Með hækkandi sól	Lovísa Elísabet Sigrúnardóttir

Semi-Final 2, March 5

Artist	Song title	Songwriter(s)
Markéta Irglová	Mögulegt / Possible	Markéta Irglová and Sturla Mio Þórisson
SUNCITY & SANNA	Hækkum í botn / Keep it cool	Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Valgeir Magnússon, Davíð Guðbrandsson, Sanna Martinez, Anders Eriksson and Marc Caplice
Reykjavíkurdætur (Daughters of Reykjavík)	Tökum af stað / Turn This Around	Reykjavíkurdætur (Daughters of Reykjavík)
Katla	Þaðan af / Then Again	Jóhannes Damian Patreksson, Kristinn Óli S. Haraldsson, Hafsteinn Þráinsson and Snorri Beck
Hanna Mia Brekkan and The Astroutourists	Séns með þér / Gemini	Hanna Mia Brekkan, Nína Richter, and Sakaris Emil Joensen.

All songs are also available for streaming, with the official Söngvakeppnin 2022 album including the Icelandic, English and karaoke versions of all songs.

Who might you recognize?

This year’s Söngvakeppnin features a range of artists, from new names on the Söngvakeppnin stage to returning artists with a host of experience.

Haffi Haff competed in 2008, making it to the semi-finals with “The Wiggle Wiggle Song.” Meanwhile, Stefanía Svavarsdóttir has competed in Söngvakeppnin three times before, appearing in the semi-finals in 2013, 2015 and 2018. In 2013, she performed her duet “Til þín” with Jógvan Hansen, while in 2015 she competed solo with “Augnablik.” In 2018 she took the stage as part of Stefania, Agnes and Regína with the song “Svaka stuð.” She also was a part of Iceland’s Eurovision jury in 2018.

SUNCITY & SANNA also have previous Söngvakeppnin experience. SUNCITY is the stage name of Sólborg Guðbrandsdóttir, who competed in the 2018 edition with “Ég og þú,” a duet with Tómas Wehmeier. SANNA meanwhile was one of the writers of “Echo,” which finished 5th in Söngvakeppnin 2020.

Everything we know about Söngvakeppnin 2022

Sönvakeppnin will have the same format in 2022 as in previous years, with two semi-finals and one final. The contest will start on February 26, with the second semi-final to be held March 5. The final, in which Iceland will decide on its Eurovision representative, will take place March 12. This is one week later than originally announced due to covid measures. The contest will be hosted by Björg Magnúsdóttir, Jón Jónsson and Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir.

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Iceland made its debut on the Eurovision stage in 1986, finishing 16th with the song “Gleðibankinn” (Bank of fun) by ICY. In its 33 appearances, Iceland has finished in the top ten an impressive seven times. Iceland’s best result to date is second place, which it has achieved twice. The first time was in 1999, when Selma Björnsdóttir received 146 points for her performance of “All Out of Luck.” The second time was in 2009, with Yohanna singing “Is it True” and receiving 218 points. Iceland’s most recent representative on the Eurovision stage was Daði og Gagnamagnið with the song “10 Years,” finishing fourth with 378 points.

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News Source: RÚV

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