Iceland: Listen to The “Söngvakeppnin 2025” Songs

Icelandic broadcaster RUV has announced the “Söngvakeppnin 2025″ (The Icelandic National Selection for Eurovision 2025) participants.

You can listen to the songs, by the semi-final split:

Semi-Final 1 (February 8th)

1. BIRGO – Ég flýg í storming / Stormchaser
2. Ágúst –– Eins og þú / Like You
3. Stebbi JAK – Frelsið Mitt / Set Me Free
4. BIA – Norðurljós / Northern Lights
5. VÆB – RÓA
   
   

Semi-Final 2 (February 15th)

1. Bjarni Arason – Aðeins lengur
2. Dagur Sig – Flugdrekar / Carousel
3. Tinna – Þrá / Words
4. Bára Katrín – Rísum upp / Rise Above
5. Júlí & Dísa – Eldur / Fire

Playlist:

Spotify

YouTube

YouTube (English Versions)

“Söngvakeppnin 2025” – Known Details

1. Benedikt Valsson, Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir and Fannar Sveinsso will host the shows.
2. The national selection will feature 3 shows:
   • Semi-Final 1: Saturday, February 8th 2025
   • Semi-Final 2: Saturday, February 15th 2025
   • Grand Final: Saturday, February 22nd 2025
3. The shows will be held in RVK Studios in Gufunes.
4. 10 artists were shortlisted to compete in the televised shows.
5. 5 artists will perform in each semi-final, 3 of them will qualify (based on 100% public vote)
6. 6 artists will compete in the final. The grand final results will be determined by one round only, composed of a 50% jury vote (featuring 7 international members) and a 50% public vote.
7. The main changes compared to previous years are:
   • No wildcard will be given to one of the semi-final non-qualifiers
   • The number of finalists increased from 5 to 6
   • The “super-final” in cancelled.
8. The songs and the artists will be revealed on January 17th.
9. Thomas Benstem and Selma Björnsdóttir will be the artistic director of the contest.

Eurovision 2025 will be held in Basel, Switzerland on the 13th, 15th, and 17th of May 2025