Iceland: Two acts qualify for the national final

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The first Icelandic semifinal has just concluded. Two acts have won a spot in the final: Haraldur Reynisson and Erna Hrónn Ólafsdóttir. A total of five singers have competed in tonight's show.

The first heat of the Icelandic selections for Eurovision 2011 has been held tonight over slightly more than an hour. Two acts have been voted to go through the final stage: Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir with the song Ástin mín einaand Haraldur Reynisson with Ef ég hefðivængi.

esctoday.com poll results

Our readers have been able to predict the 50% of the outcome tonight. Erna won the majority of the votes in our poll (50.3%). The second option for esctoday.com users was Hanna Guðný Hitchon. The second qualifyer of the night, Haraldur Reynisson only managed to finish 4th in the poll.

The qualifying performances

Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir –Ástin mín eina

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ETBn1-STEi4

Haraldur Reynisson –Ef ég hefðivængi

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BhbBJqSOeCA