Earlier today, the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV opened the submission window for “Söngvakeppnin 2024″ – The Icelandic selection for Eurovision 2024
As almost always, Iceland will select a song and an artist for Eurovision via their traditional song contest – “Söngvakeppnin“.
Söngvakeppnin 2024 – Full Details
- The submission window opened today (15th of June 2023) and will close on the 10th of September 2023.
- Each song must be submitted in Icelandic (the English version is allowed as an additional one).
- Representatives of FTT, FÍH, and RÚV will listen to the submitted songs and narrow the list to 10 songs.
- 10 selected songs will be revealed in January 2024.
- Some established Icelandic writers and composers will be invited to submit songs.
- However, the selection process is open to everyone, from beginners and rising stars to established musicians.
- The selection process will include 3 televised shows: 2 semi-finals and a grand final.
- 5 artists will compete in each semi-final.
- A public vote will determine the semi-final results. Meanwhile, in the final, the decision will be a joint public vote and an international jury.
- 4 artists (2 from each semi-final) will qualify for the final.
- The professional committee will have the right to save another song (in a wild-card format), so the final may include 5 songs.
- Each song will be performed in the Icelandic language in the semi-finals. The finalists will have the right to perform a version in another language in the final (English for instance).
- Song submission is available here
With this, Iceland joins the list of countries that have already confirmed their participation in Eurovision 2024: Sweden, Norway, Finland, Israel, Cyprus, Moldova, Spain, France, Austria Luxembourg, Germany, and more.
Diljá represented Iceland at Eurovision 2023 with the song “Power“.
She ended up 11th in the second semi-final, missing the opportunity to qualify for the final:
