Iceland: RÚV updates its Eurovision website

by Bjarni H. Halldorsson 63 views

RÚV has launched it's annual update of Iceland's official Eurovision website – Eurovision.is.

The newsite – available in Icelandic and English -isfairly thorough and informative. It gives it's visitorsa chance to get know Iceland's 2008 Eurovisionperformers a little better as well as itgoes into thedepths andexplores the story behind thewriters of the song, the history of Eurobandið and more.

Not only does the site contain aYoutube stream ofIceland's 2008 entry – it also contains3downloadable versions ofthesong in it'soriginal version,instrumental version -and for those of you who are just dying to belch outto the catchy chorus of "This is your life" thereis even a karaoke version! Lyrics can also be found on the site.

A further lookinto the site will reward youwith some brand new photos of Regína Ósk and Friðrik Ómar as well as the remainder of the on-stage crew.

An entire part of the site is dedicated to Iceland's previous entries. Fromthere you can access all of the old versions ofthe siteor simply view a graph of Iceland's progress in the contest thus far.

RÚV has confirmed that they intend to update the site regularly and as in previous years they will be postingdaily behind the scenesblogs, bringing all the Iceland related -2008 Eurovision excitement anddrama to the computers of dedicated fans back home.

To visit the 2008 edition of Eurovision.is, click here.