Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
| Eurovision Song Contest 2013 | ||||
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| Country |  Iceland |
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| National selection | ||||
| Selection process | Söngvakeppnin 2013 Semifinals & Final: 50% Jury 50% Televoting Superfinal: 100% Televoting |
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| Selection date(s) | Semi-finals: 25 January 2013 26 January 2013 Final: 2 February 2013 |
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| Selected entrant | Eythor Ingi | |||
| Selected song | "Ég á Líf" | |||
| Finals performance | ||||
| Semi-final result | Qualified (6th, 72 points) | |||
| Final result | 17th, 47 points | |||
| Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest | ||||
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 in Malmö, Sweden, and have selected their entry through a national selection, consisting of two semi-finals and a final, organised by the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV. Eythor Ingi represented Iceland with the song "Ég á Líf", which scored 47 points and finished in 17th place in the grand final on 18 May 2013.[1][2][1]
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National final
On 11 September 2012, RÚV announced that they will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013 held in Malmö, Sweden. The national final will have two semi-finals (25 - 26 January) and a final (2 February). The Semi-Finals will be held in RUV Studios, but the Final will be held in Harpa Concert Hall. Artists and composers couldsend in their entries to RUV until the 8 October 2012. Foreign songwriters can participate when they work together with an Icelandic songwriter.[3]
On 12 November 2012, RÚV revealed the 12 songs that will compete in the contest.[4]
Selection Format
Six songs will compete in each of the two semi finals. Three songs will be chosen to qualify directly during each semi final night by combination of the televoting public and a professional jury (50/50) but a jury can have the chance to choose one wild card song to compete in the final.
During the final, the two songs with the highest score from a joint combined vote of televotes and jury votes will be selected on the night to compete again for the winning position. The song that then gets the most televotes will represent Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest of 2013. All the songs will be performed in Icelandic in both semi finals and the final, but it will be up to the winning composers to decide if their song will be performed in Icelandic or English in Malmö in May 2013.[5][6]
Semi-final 1
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Result |
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| 1 | Yohanna | "Þú" | Davíð Sigurgeirsson (m/l) | Out |
| 2 | Magni Ásgeirsson | "Ekki Líta Undan" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (m), Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir (l) | Wildcard |
| 3 | Svavar Knútur Kristinsson & Hreindís Ylva Garðarsdóttir Hólm | "Lífið Snýst" | Hallgrímur Óskarsson (m/l), Svavar Knútur Kristinsson (l) | Final |
| 4 | Edda Viðarsdóttir | "Sá sem Lætur Hjartað Ráða För" | Þórir Úlfarsson (m), Kristján Hreinsson (l) | Out |
| 5 | Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | "Ég á Líf" | Örlygur Smári (m), Pétur Örn Guðmundsson (l) | Final |
| 6 | Birgitta Haukdal | "Meðal Andanna" | Birgitta Haukdal (m/l), Sylvía Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir (m/l), Jonas Gladnikoff (m), Michael James Down (l), Primož Poglajen (l) |
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Semi-final 2
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Result |
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| 1 | Klara Ósk Elíasdóttir | "Skuggamynd" | Hallgrímur Óskarsson (m), Ashley Hicklin (m), Bragi Valdimar Skúlason (l) | Out |
| 2 | Jógvan Hansen & Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | "Til þín" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (m/l), Ágúst Ibsen (l) | Final |
| 3 | Sylvía Erla Scheving | "Stund Með þér" | María Björk Sverrisdóttir (m/l) | Out |
| 4 | Haraldur Reynisson | "Vinátta" | Haraldur Reynisson (m/l) | Final |
| 5 | Unnur Eggertsdóttir | "Ég Syng!" | Elíza Newman (m/l), Gísli Kristjánsson (m/l), Ken Rose (m), Hulda G. Geirsdóttir (l) | Final |
| 6 | Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir | "Augnablik" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (m), Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir (l) | Out |
Final
| Draw | Artist | Song | Lyrics (l) / Music (m) | Result |
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| 1 | Magni Ásgeirsson | "Ekki Líta Undan" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (m), Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir (l) | Eliminated |
| 2 | Svavar Knútur Kristinsson & Hreindís Ylva Garðarsdóttir Hólm | "Lífið Snýst" | Hallgrímur Óskarsson (m/l), Svavar Knútur Kristinsson (l) | Eliminated |
| 3 | Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | "Ég á Líf" | Örlygur Smári (m), Pétur Örn Guðmundsson (l) | Superfinal |
| 4 | Birgitta Haukdal | "Meðal Andanna" | Birgitta Haukdal (m/l), Sylvía Haukdal Brynjarsdóttir (m/l), Jonas Gladnikoff (m), Michael James Down (l), Primož Poglajen (l) |
Eliminated |
| 5 | Jógvan Hansen & Stefanía Svavarsdóttir | "Til þín" | Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson (m/l), Ágúst Ibsen (l) | Eliminated |
| 6 | Haraldur Reynisson | "Vinátta" | Haraldur Reynisson (m/l) | Eliminated |
| 7 | Unnur Eggertsdóttir | "Ég Syng!" | Elíza Newman (m/l), Gísli Kristjánsson (m/l), Ken Rose (m), Hulda G. Geirsdóttir (l) | Superfinal |
Superfinal
| Draw | Artist | Song | Result |
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| 3 | Eyþór Ingi Gunnlaugsson | "Ég á Líf" | 1st |
| 7 | Unnur Eggertsdóttir | "Ég Syng!" | 2nd |
At Eurovision
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Iceland was allocated to compete in the second semi-final on 16 May for a place in the final on 18 May.[7] In the second semifinal, the producers of the show decided that Iceland would perform 8th, following Bulgaria and preceding Greece.[8]
Iceland qualified from the second semi-final, placing 6th and scoring 72 points.[9][10] At the second semi-final winners' press conference, Iceland was allocated to perform in the second half of the final.[11] In the final, the producers of the show decided that Iceland would perform 19th, following Denmark and preceding Azerbaijan.[12] Iceland placed 17th in the final and scored 47 points.[1]
Points awarded to Iceland
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
| 12 points | 10 points | 8 points | 7 points | 6 points |
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| 5 points | 4 points | 3 points | 2 points | 1 point |
Points awarded by Iceland
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FinalPoints awarded in the final:[1]
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See also
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External links
- (Icelandic) Official site RÚV
References
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- ↑ http://www.eurovision.tv/page/news?id=iceland_national_final_dates_and_entries_revealed
- ↑ http://www.ruv.is/frett/flytjendur-i-songvakeppninni-2013
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