The first Semifinal of Söngvakeppnin 2016 has just ended and Iceland has picked the first three acts that will participate in the Grand Final on February 20th.

The qualifiers

1. Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir – Raddirnar
2. Karlotta Sigurðardóttir – Óstöðvandi
3. Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir & Hjörtur Traustason – Hugu minn er

The three non-qualifiers will get another chance as after the second semifinal will be held, an expert jury will award one of the six non-qualifiers a final spot.

Next week, a further 6 acts will compete in the second semi-final of the national selection where another 3 participants will qualify to the grand final of the event. Six acts will compete in the final of the selection along with a wildcard entry selected by the expert jury.

Söngvakeppnin 2016 schedule

• 06/02: Semi-final 1
• 13/02: Semi-final 2
• 20/02: Final

 Stay tuned to ESCToday.com for more updates regarding the Icelandic national final for Eurovision 2016.