Tonight will be the first 'big' night of the 2007 national final season. Three nordic countries, Finland, Norway and Iceland are going to hold the first semi finals in their national selection. As a warm-up, esctoday.com reminds you of what you can expect from tonight's shows. Here you can read more about the Icelandic selection.
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007 will take place on Saturday 17th February. The three semi-finals will take place on 20th January, 27th January and 3rd February. The songs must be performed in Icelandic in the national semi finals and final but can be performed in English, or another language, at the Eurovision Song Contest in Helsinki. Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir will host the shows.
Webcast
A live stream of the show will be provided here.
The songs
You can listen to the songs and find the voting informationhere.
- Bergþór Smári – Þú gafst mér allt
- Finnur Jóhannesson – Allt eða ekki neitt
- Sigurjón Brink – Áfram
- Hreimur Heimisson – Draumur
- Matthías Matthíasson – Húsin hafa augu
- Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir – Blómabörn
- Snorri Snorrason – Orðin komu aldrei
- Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir – Enginn eins og þú
You can find the complete line-up of the three semi finals here.
Iceland finished 13th in the 2006 semi final with Silvia Night an Congratulations. Therefore, the winner of the Icelandic final will have to enter the qualification heat in Helsinki.
