Iceland: Hera Björk Wins “Söngvakeppnin 2024” With “Scared of Heights”

Iceland held its national final for Eurovision 2024: “Söngvakeppnin 2024”.
The trio Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, Sigurður Þorri Gunnarsson and Unnsteinn hosted the show.

Artists and Songs

5 artists performed the songs in this running order:

  1. VÆB – Bíómynd
  2. Hera Björk –Scared of Heights
  3. Anita –  Downfall
  4. Bashar Murad – Wild West
  5. Sigga Ózk – Into the Atmosphere

YouTube Playlist (Icelandic Versions)

YouTube Playlist (English Versions)


Spotify

The Results

The results were determined in 2 rounds:

Round 1

The results were based on a 50% jury vote (7 jury members from Iceland) and a 50% public vote. Based on a proportional system, the top 2 acts made it to the super-final:

  1. Hera Björk –Scared of Heights
  2. Bashar Murad  Wild West

Round 2

The top 2 acts performed again, and this time they faced another public vote. The final results were based on the sum of points each act achieved.


Therefore, Hera Bjork will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2024 with the song “Scared of Heights

Hera has already stated she would like to represent the country at Eurovision 20241

Hera is one of the well known singers in Iceland.
She previously represented Iceland at Eurovision 2010 with the song “Je Ne Sais Quoi”

What do you think about Iceland‘s choice for Eurovision 2024?
Eurovision 2024 will be held in Malmö, Sweden.
The semi-finals will be held on the 7th and 9th of May 2024, and the grand final will be held on the 11th of May 2024.
Iceland will perform in the second half of semi-final 1.

Don’t forget to visit our Eurovision 2024 homepage

Doron Lahav is 30-year-old, who lives in Israel. Doron has been watching the Eurovision Song Contest since early 2000s. Doron works as a Data Scientist and shows interest in singing and writing.

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