Tonight: Watch Iceland's Söngvakeppnin 2023 kick off with the first Semi-Final

Saturday, 18 February 2023

The Icelandic national selection for Eurovision 2023 kicks off this evening with the first semi final of Söngvakeppnin 2023.

A total of 132 songs were submitted during the submssion period, a special committee shorlisted 10 entries that will be competing in the national selection, which will consist of two semifinals and one grand final show.

Five acts will compete in each semi final heat with the public voting to determine two qualifiers from each semi final. In addition the jury will choose one more entry to advance to the final show from the non-qualifiers of the semifinals.

The first set of five contestants to compete in this evening's 1st semi final show are:
- BRAGI – Stundum snýst heimurinn gegn þér 
- MÓA – Glötuð ást
- Bendeikt – Þora
- Celebs – Dómsdagsdans
- Diljá – Lifandi inni í mér
In both semi-finals competing entries must be performed in Icelandic but in the Grand- Final the song can be in any language they want as well. Hosts of the night are the musician Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson, tv presenter Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir plus radio producer and music director of RÚV's Channel 2 Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson.

How to Watch

The 1st semi final show of Söngvakeppnin 2023 is set to hit the screen at 20:45 CET and you can watch it live here.

News Source/ Image: RÚV