Tag: ESC
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Iceland Gears Up for Söngvakeppnin 2023: Who Will Represent the Country at Eurovision?
The excitement is palpable as Iceland gears up for the second semi-final of Söngvakeppnin this weekend. Söngvakeppnin is the Icelandic selection process for the Eurovision Song Contest, and the winner will represent Iceland at the global stage in Italy later this year. The popular music event has been a staple in Iceland since the 1980s…
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Eurovision museum opens in Húsavík
The first part of the Eurovision Song Contest Exhibition in Húsavík opened to the public today. Two other exhibits will open over the next 5 months. The exhibit features Iceland in the song contest. Eurovision legend Greta Salomé performed at the opening with the Húsavík girls choir, that came to international prominence last April when…
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Iceland’s Eurovision Entry named one of the best songs of 2020 by Time Magazine
At once funky and futuristic, “Think About Things” is the ultimate earworm, Time magazine writes about the song that was to win Eurovision for Iceland this year. As the readers of Húsavík Observer know, the contest was cancelled because of the Covid-19 pandemic. Time Magazine published its list of the 10 best songs of 2020…
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Petition launched to have ‘Húsavík’ performed at next years ESC
A petition has been launched on The Petition Site to have Swedish singer Molly Sandén perform the song ‘Húsavík’ at next year’s Eurovision Song Contest. The rules of the song contest prohibit Sandén from competing with the song, but it could be performed as one of the acts during the vote. The song did well…
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Will Ferrell to present Iceland’s vote in Eurovision live from Húsavík?
As Iceland experiences an unprecedented Eurovision craze, the people of Húsavík have started to wonder who will present Iceland’s vote in the contest’s final on May 16. For two weeks in October last year, the town of Húsavík was turned upside down for the filming of Will Ferrell’s upcoming Eurovision Film, that is set to…