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For the first time since 2016, the jury in the final consisted exclusively of Icelanders. The members of the jury were: [[Vigdís Hafliðadóttir]] (singer, actress and human right activist), Sindri Ástmarsson (programme director of [[Iceland Airwaves]]), Erna Hrönn (singer and radio host), Árni Matthíasson (music journalist and writer), [[Sigga|Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir]] (singer), {{ill|Einar Bárðarson|is}} (chairman of the board of the Icelandic Music Information Centre) and Elín Hall (musician).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Einarsdóttir |first=Júlía Margrét |date=2024-03-02 |title=Dómnefnd Söngvakeppninnar opinberuð |trans-title= |
For the first time since 2016, the jury in the final consisted exclusively of Icelanders. The members of the jury were: [[Vigdís Hafliðadóttir]] (singer, actress and human right activist), Sindri Ástmarsson (programme director of [[Iceland Airwaves]]), Erna Hrönn (singer and radio host), Árni Matthíasson (music journalist and writer), [[Sigga|Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir]] (singer), {{ill|Einar Bárðarson|is}} (chairman of the board of the Icelandic Music Information Centre) and Elín Hall (musician).<ref>{{Cite web |last=Einarsdóttir |first=Júlía Margrét |date=2024-03-02 |title=Dómnefnd Söngvakeppninnar opinberuð |trans-title= |
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=== Controversy === |
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| ⚫ | {{lang|is|RÚV Stjörnur|i=no}}, the app used for voting during the national final, was alleged to have experienced a glitch during the superfinal voting. Many viewers reported on social media platforms regarding the supposed glitch,<ref>{{cite web |last=Pálsson |first=Magnús Jochum |date=2023-03-03 |title=Kosningaapp RÚV til skoðunar eftir að kjósendur Bashars kusu Heru |trans-title=RÚV's election app under scrutiny after Bashar's voters voted for Hera |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242537147d/kosningaapp-ruv-til-skodunar-eftir-ad-kjosendur-bashars-kusu-heru |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=[[Vísir.is]] |lang=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Gunnarsson |first=Oddur Ævar |date=2023-03-03 |title=Sonurinn gat ekki kosið Bashar |trans-title=The son could not vote for Bashar |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242537247d/sonurinn-gat-ekki-kosid-bashar |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=[[Vísir.is]] |lang=is}}</ref> while Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, one of the songwriters of "Wild West", called for an investigation carried out by an independent party as regards the conduct of the voting in the contest.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jóhannsson |first=Róbert |date=2023-03-03 |title=Krefjast óháðrar rannsóknar á Söngvakeppniskosningunum |trans-title=Independent investigation into the Söngvakeppninn voting demanded |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-03-03-krefjast-ohadrar-rannsoknar-a-songvakeppniskosningunum-406489 |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=ruv.is |publisher=RÚV |lang=is}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last=Pálsson |first=Magnús Jochum |date=2023-03-03 |title=Krefjast sjàlfstæðrar rannsóknar og endurtekningar á simakosningu |trans-title=Independent investigation and review of the telephone voting requested |url=https://www.visir.is/g/20242537304d/krefjast-sjalf-staedrar-rann-soknar-og-endur-tekningar-a-simakosningu |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=[[Vísir.is]] |lang=is}}</ref> Lilja Kristín Birgisdóttir, director of marketing and communications at [[Vodafone Iceland]], said in an interview that the company's representatives looked into the matter together with the {{lang|is|Söngvakeppnin}} producers and later reported that all the systems worked as expected, suggesting that the issue is not systemic on Vodafone's part.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davíðsdóttir |first=Erla María |date=2023-03-03 |title=„Öll okkar kerfi stóðust eins og til var ætlast“ |trans-title="All our systems performed as expected" |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-03-03-oll-okkar-kerfi-stodust-eins-og-til-var-aetlast-406468 |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=ruv.is |publisher=RÚV |lang=is}}</ref> [[Rúnar Freyr Gíslason]], {{lang|is|Söngvakeppnin}}'s executive director, later stated that an investigation into the glitch would be launched. He also clarified that the total number of SMS votes received by the superfinalists did not influence the final results.<ref>{{cite web |last=Davíðsdóttir |first=Erla María |date=2023-03-03 |title=Skoða hvort mistök geti hafa átt sér stað við kosningu í Söngvakeppninni |trans-title=Check if a mistake may have occurred during the voting in Söngvakeppninn |url=https://www.ruv.is/frettir/innlent/2024-03-03-skoda-hvort-mistok-geti-hafa-att-ser-stad-vid-kosningu-i-songvakeppninni-406472 |access-date=2024-03-03 |website=ruv.is |publisher=RÚV |lang=is}}</ref> It was also revealed by the contest producers that only a few users were affected by the voting issue and it had no effect on the final result.<ref>{{cite web |last=Jónsdóttir |first=Margrét Björk |date=2023-03-04 |title=Bashar gersigraði fyrri umferð Söngvakeppninnar |trans-title=Bashar won the first round of Söngvakeppninn |url=https://visir.is/g/20242537519d/bashar-gersigradi-fyrri-umferd-songvakeppninnar |access-date=2024-03-04 |website=[[Vísir.is]] |lang=is}}</ref> |
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=== Calls for boycott and implications of Israeli participation === |
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| Selected song | "Scared of Heights" | |||
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Iceland is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 in Malmö, Sweden, with "Scared of Heights" performed by Hera Björk. The Icelandic broadcaster Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV) organised the national final Söngvakeppnin 2024 in order to select the Icelandic entry for the contest.
Background
Prior to the 2024 contest, Iceland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty-nine times since its first entry in 1986.[1] Iceland's best placing in the contest to this point is second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1999 with the song "All Out of Luck" performed by Selma and in 2009 with the song "Is It True?" performed by Yohanna. The country also reached two more top-5 positions: in 1990 with the song "Eitt lag enn" performed by Stjórnin and in 2021 with the song "10 Years" performed by Daði og Gagnamagnið, ending fourth on both occasions. Since the introduction of semi-finals in 2004, Iceland has failed to qualify to the final eight times, including in 2023, when the country placed 11th in the second semi-final with the song "Power" performed by Diljá.[1]
The Icelandic national broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), broadcasts the event within Iceland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. From 2006 to 2020 and again since 2022, Iceland's entry has been selected through Söngvakeppnin, a televised national competition. RÚV confirmed its intention to participate in the 2024 contest on 30 May 2023, while also confirming Söngvakeppnin as its national selection method.[2]
Before Eurovision
Söngvakeppnin 2024
Söngvakeppnin 2024 was the national final organised by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024. It consisted of two semi-finals on 17 and 24 February 2024 at Truenorth Studio, and a final on 2 March 2024 at Laugardalshöll – both located in Reykjavík. The shows were presented by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson, and Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson.[3][4] The semi-final qualifiers were determined by televoting, while a combination of jury and public votes was used to determine the results of the final and superfinal.[5]
Competing entries
On 15 June 2023, RÚV opened the period for interested songwriters to submit their entries, lasting until 10 September;[2][3] at the closing of the submission window, 118 entries had been received.[4] In addition to reviewing the submissions, the broadcaster also directly invited established artists to compete. The ten selected entries were unveiled on 27 January 2024,[3][4][6][7] with one participant, Bashar Murad, revealed three days prior.[8] Among the entrants was Hera Björk, who previously represented Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2010.
| Artist | Song[a] | Songwriter(s) | |
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| Icelandic title | English title | ||
| Anita | "Stingum af" | "Downfall" |
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| Bashar Murad | "Vestrið villt" | "Wild West" |
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| Blankiflúr | "Sjá þig" | "Love You" |
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| CeaseTone | "Ró" | "Flow" |
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| Heiðrún Anna | "Þjakaður af ást" | — |
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| Hera Björk | "Við förum hærra" | "Scared of Heights" |
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| Maiaa | "Fljúga burt" | "Break Away" |
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| Sigga Ózk | "Um allan alheiminn" | "Into the Atmosphere" |
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| Sunny | "Fiðrildi" | — |
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| Væb | "Bíómynd" | "Movie Scene" |
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Semi-finals
Two semi-finals took place on 17 and 24 February 2024. Five entries performed in each, with two qualifying for the final; RÚV reserved the option to select a fifth finalist among the non-qualifiers, which was later invoked.[9] In addition to the performances of the competing entries, a number of guest performances were also featured during the two shows. The first semi-final featured a duet by Friðrik Ómar Hjörleifsson (Icelandic representative in 2008 as part of Eurobandið) and Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir (Icelandic representative in 1990 as part of Stjórnin, 1992 as part of Heart 2 Heart, and 1994), who performed a medley of Icelandic Eurovision entries.[10] The second semi-final featured a performance from Daniil and Joey Christ, who opened the show with their song "Ef þeir vilja beef", and an interval act from Björgvin Halldórsson (Icelandic representative in 1995) and Unnsteinn Manuel Stefánsson.[11]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result |
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| 1 | Blankiflúr | "Sjá þig" | TBA | Eliminated | |
| 2 | CeaseTone | "Ró" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Væb | "Bíómynd" | Qualified | ||
| 4 | Sunny | "Fiðrildi" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Anita | "Stingum af" | Qualified | ||
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | Result |
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| 1 | Sigga Ózk | "Um allan alheiminn" | TBA | Wildcard | |
| 2 | Heiðrún Anna | "Þjakaður af ást" | Eliminated | ||
| 3 | Bashar Murad | "Vestrið villt" | Qualified | ||
| 4 | Maiaa | "Fljúga burt" | Eliminated | ||
| 5 | Hera Björk | "Við förum hærra" | Qualified | ||
Final
The final took place on 2 March 2024 and featured the four qualifiers and the wildcard from the semi-finals. While in the semi-finals all competing entries were required to be performed in Icelandic, in the final they had to be presented in the language they would be performed in at the Eurovision Song Contest: Væb opted for the Icelandic version, while the other four entrants opted for the English one. In addition to the competing entries, Diljá Pétursdóttir (Icelandic representative in 2023) and Selma Björnsdóttir (Icelandic representative in 1999 and 2005) performed as interval acts.[14]
For the first time since 2016, the jury in the final consisted exclusively of Icelanders. The members of the jury were: Vigdís Hafliðadóttir (singer, actress and human right activist), Sindri Ástmarsson (programme director of Iceland Airwaves), Erna Hrönn (singer and radio host), Árni Matthíasson (music journalist and writer), Sigríður Beinteinsdóttir (singer), Einar Bárðarson (chairman of the board of the Icelandic Music Information Centre) and Elín Hall (musician).[15]
| Draw | Artist | Song | Jury | Televote | Total | Place | Result |
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| 1 | Væb | "Bíómynd" | 13,656 | 15,727 | 29,383 | 4 | Eliminated |
| 2 | Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | 16,661 | 15,046 | 32,067 | 2 | Advanced |
| 3 | Anita | "Downfall" | 14,476 | 10,124 | 24,600 | 5 | Eliminated |
| 4 | Bashar Murad | "Wild West" | 21,304 | 26,359 | 47,663 | 1 | Advanced |
| 5 | Sigga Ózk | "Into the Atmosphere" | 16,114 | 14,595 | 30,709 | 3 | Eliminated |
| Draw | Song | Juror 1 | Juror 2 | Juror 3 | Juror 4 | Juror 5 | Juror 6 | Juror 7 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | "Bíómynd" | 1,639 | 1,912 | 1,639 | 1,912 | 2,185 | 2,731 | 1,639 | 13,656 |
| 2 | "Scared of Heights" | 1,912 | 2,185 | 2,185 | 1,639 | 3,278 | 2,185 | 3,278 | 16,661 |
| 3 | "Downfall" | 2,185 | 1,639 | 2,731 | 2,731 | 1,639 | 1,639 | 1,912 | 14,476 |
| 4 | "Wild West" | 3,278 | 2,731 | 3,278 | 3,278 | 2,731 | 3,278 | 2,731 | 21,304 |
| 5 | "Into the Atmosphere" | 2,731 | 3,278 | 1,912 | 2,185 | 1,912 | 1,912 | 2,185 | 16,114 |
| Draw | Artist | Song | Votes | Place | ||
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| Round 1 | Round 2 | Total | ||||
| 1 | Hera Björk | "Scared of Heights" | 32,067 | 68,768 | 100,835 | 1 |
| 2 | Bashar Murad | "Wild West" | 47,663 | 49,832 | 97,495 | 2 |
Controversy
App voting failure
RÚV Stjörnur, the app used for voting during the national final, was alleged to have experienced a glitch during the superfinal voting. Many viewers reported on social media platforms regarding the supposed glitch,[17][18] while Einar Hrafn Stefánsson, one of the songwriters of "Wild West", called for an investigation carried out by an independent party as regards the conduct of the voting in the contest.[19][20] Lilja Kristín Birgisdóttir, director of marketing and communications at Vodafone Iceland, said in an interview that the company's representatives looked into the matter together with the Söngvakeppnin producers and later reported that all the systems worked as expected, suggesting that the issue is not systemic on Vodafone's part.[21] Rúnar Freyr Gíslason, Söngvakeppnin's executive director, later stated that an investigation into the glitch would be launched. He also clarified that the total number of SMS votes received by the superfinalists did not influence the final results.[22] It was also revealed by the contest producers that only a few users were affected by the voting issue and it had no effect on the final result.[23]
Calls for boycott and implications of Israeli participation
The inclusion of Israel in the list of participants for the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 despite the ongoing humanitarian crisis resulting from Israeli military operations in the Gaza Strip during the Israel–Hamas war sparked controversy in Iceland as well as several other participating countries, with calls and petitions for broadcasters to boycott the event. Despite an initial statement that Iceland would still participate in the contest,[24] petitions received from the Association of Composers and Lyricists of Iceland (FTT) and activists of the Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement[25][26][27] prompted RÚV to decide that its participation would be evaluated after discussing with the winning artist of Söngvakeppnin, thus making the national final independent from the contest for the first time.[28][29] Ahead of the final, both eventual superfinalists Hera Björk and Bashar Murad confirmed that they would take part in Eurovision if they won, while none of the other finalists had made a decision.[30][31]
At Eurovision
The Eurovision Song Contest 2024 will take place at the Malmö Arena in Malmö, Sweden, and consist of two semi-finals held on the respective dates of 7 and 9 May and the final on 11 May 2024. All nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big Five" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final will progress to the final. On 30 January 2024, an allocation draw was held to determine which of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show, each country will perform in; the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot.[32] Iceland was scheduled for the second half of the first semi-final.[33]
Official album
Söngvakeppnin 2024 is the official compilation album of the contest. It was compiled by RÚV and was digitally released by Alda Music under the former's exclusive license on 28 January 2024.[34][35] The album features both the Icelandic and English versions of the entries.
Charts
| Chart (2024) | Peak position |
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| Icelandic Albums (Plötutíðindi)[36] | 5 |
Notes
- ^ Artists were required to perform the entries in Icelandic in the national semi-finals, but had the option to switch to an English-language version for the final ahead of the contest.
- ^ Mathematical euqivalents of the jury rankings for the purpose of summing them to the audience votes in a 50/50 ratio
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- ^ a b c Kristjánsson, Atli Sigurður (15 June 2023). "Opnað fyrir lög í Söngvakeppnina 2024" [Opening song submissions for Söngvakeppnin 2024]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 15 June 2023.
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- ^ Gunnarsson, Oddur Ævar (3 March 2023). "Sonurinn gat ekki kosið Bashar" [The son could not vote for Bashar]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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- ^ Davíðsdóttir, Erla María (3 March 2023). "„Öll okkar kerfi stóðust eins og til var ætlast"" ["All our systems performed as expected"]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Davíðsdóttir, Erla María (3 March 2023). "Skoða hvort mistök geti hafa átt sér stað við kosningu í Söngvakeppninni" [Check if a mistake may have occurred during the voting in Söngvakeppninn]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 3 March 2024.
- ^ Jónsdóttir, Margrét Björk (4 March 2023). "Bashar gersigraði fyrri umferð Söngvakeppninnar" [Bashar won the first round of Söngvakeppninn]. Vísir.is (in Icelandic). Retrieved 4 March 2024.
- ^ Davíðsdóttir, Erla María; Signýjardóttir, Ástrós (9 December 2023). "Stendur ekki til að sniðganga Eurovision" [Not going to boycott Eurovision]. ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. Retrieved 12 December 2023.
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