
DIMMA and Ísold & Helga qualified for Söngvakeppnin 2020 final
DIMMA and Ísold & Helga are the first two qualifiers for the final of Söngvakeppnin 2020. The first semi-final took place today, while the second semi-final will take place next Saturday.

Söngvakeppnin entries released, Daði Freyr returns
The entries for the 2020 edition of the Icelandic national final, Söngvakeppnin have been released. The 10 competing songs have been released in a playlist on spotify which has already attracted attention. It has lead to RUV formally announcing who will be taking part in [read more…]

Aftermath 2019 (1): Hatari helps break Iceland’s longest non-qualification streak
Iceland’s longest non-qualification streak is now over, with their most radical entry proving to be a massive hit with the public. Representatives Hatari not only helped to break the non-qualification streak, but also gave Iceland a Top 10 finish which Iceland had not achieved since [read more…]

“Iceland needed to send something different to Eurovision”
“We’ve been in trouble in Eurovision in the last few years,” says Gisli Marteinn Baldursson, the Icelandic commentator for the Eurovision Song Contest. “We’ve chosen safe entries. And we needed something different like BDSM-band Hatari.”

Hatari does not really want hatred to prevail
The Icelandic Eurovision act Hatari has talked to ESCDaily about their song ‘Hatrid mud sigra’. They spoke about whether they really want hatred to prevail. However, the answer is: No, they don’t!