Tonight: Second semi final in Iceland

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Tonight, the second semi final of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2010, the Icelandic national selection for the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest will be held. Five acts will compete for two spots in the grand final.

The show

The show will be broadcast on RÚV 1 at 21:10 CET (20:10 local time). Eva María Jónsdóttir and Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir will host the programme, which will see five acts presenting one song each. The top two will be chosen by televoting to move forward to the grand final on 6th February.

How to watch?

A webcast will be provided here. If the link does not work, copy

to your Windows Media Player after pressing Ctrl.+U first.


The participants

Composer/Lyricist in brackets.

  1. Edgar Smári Atlason Now and forever
    (Albert Guðmann Jónsson/Albert Guðmann Jónsson, Katrín Halldórsdóttir)
  2. Sigrún Vala Baldursdóttir I believe in angels
    (Halldór Guðjónsson/Ronald Kerst)
  3. Menn ÁrsinsGefst ekki upp
    (Haraldur Vignir Sveinbjörnsson/Sváfnir Sigurðarson)
  4. Jógvan HansenOne more day
    (Óskar Páll Sveinsson, Bubbi Morthens)
  5. Hvanndalsbræður Gleði og glens
    (Rögnvaldur Rögnvaldsson)


Your opinion

  • You can vote for your favourite song in our poll here.

In 2009, Iceland was represented by Yohanna, who won the first semi final and finished second in the final with her song Is it true?.