Iceland’s broadcaster RÚV revealed the artists and songs participating in Söngvakeppnin 2025. The artists were revealed in the TV show ‘Lögin í Söngvakeppnin’.
The artists taking part in Söngvakeppnin 2025 are….
The artists participating in the Icelandic Eurovision 2025 selection are as follows:
Semi-Final One – February 8th
| Artist | Entry | Songwriter(s) |
| Birgo | Ég Flýg Í Storminn / Stormchaser | Jonas Gladnikoff, Birgitta Ólafsdóttir, Helga Þórdís Guðmundsdóttir, Shawn Myers |
| Ágúst | Eins Og Þú / Like You | Hákon Guðni Hjartarson, Ágúst Þór Brynjarsson, Halldór Gunnar Pálsson |
| BIA | Norðurljós / Northern Lights | BIA, Jóhannes Ágúst, Kristrún Jóhannesdóttir, Jón Arnór Styrmisson, Kolbeinn Egill Þrastarson |
| Stebbi Jak | Frelsiđ Mitt / Set Me Free | Alda B. Lilliendahl Ólafsdóttir, Will Taylor, Stebbi Jak, Michael James Down, Primoz Poglajen |
| VÆB | RÓA | Matthías Davíð Matthíasson, Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson, Ingi Þór Garðarsson |
Semi-Final Two – February 15th
| Artist | Entry | Songwriter(s) |
| Dagur Sig | Flugdrekar / Carousel | Thorsteinn Einarsson, Linnea Deb, Einar Lövdahl, Joy Deb, Andreas Lindbergh |
| Tinna | Þrá / Words | Tinna Óðinsdóttir, Guðný Ósk Karlsdóttir, Rob Price |
| Bjarni Arason | Aðeins Lengur | Jóhann Helgason, Björn Björnsson |
| Bára Katrín | Rísum Upp / Rise Above | Valgeir Magnússon, Heiðar Kristjánsson, Lára Ómarsdóttir, Steinunn Ása Þorvaldsdóttir |
| Juli og Dísa | Eldur / Fire | Júlí Heiðar Halldórsson, Andri Þór Jónsson, Birgir Steinn Stefánsson, Ragnar Már Jónsson |
As we have previously reported changes have been made to this year’s competition, six acts will now participate in the final (up one from the previous years) on March 2. In addition to this, the Superfinal has now been cancelled, with the Jury and the Televote selecting Iceland’s representative for Basel.
What is Söngvakeppnin?
Usually one of the later national finals in the calendar, Iceland’s selection Söngvakeppnin has taken place since 1981, and since 2006 has been in a format of semi finals leading towards a final. Under current competition rules, all semi-final songs must be in Icelandic, with the option there to translate the song to English should they reach the final, since the current rules were adopted in 2015, all but two winners of the selection chose to do this.
Iceland’s Eurovision Journey
Iceland made its debut on the Eurovision stage in 1986, finishing 16th with the song “Gleðibankinn” (Bank of Fun) by ICY. In their 35 appearances, Iceland has finished in top 10 an impressive 7 times. Their best result to date is second place, which they have achieved twice. The first time was in 1999, where 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.
2010 returnee Hera Björk represented Iceland with “Scared of Heights” at the 2024 contest. She placed last in the first semi-final, scoring only three points.
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News Source: RÚV
Photo Credit: Ragnar Visage / RÚV
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