The fifth artist in ESCToday’s Eurovision Live Lounge joined us this evening via our Facebook page; live from Iceland, we said hello to Ari Ólafsson and his team who will all travel to the host city of Lisbon for the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest.

Ari Ólafsson joined us earlier today for the fifth episode in our Eurovision Live Lounge series, in which artists from across the competing Eurovision 2018 countries are invited to our Facebook page to answer your questions, live!

Ólafsson spoke about is upcoming Eurovision participation in Lisbon, together with all preparations ahead of his travels in the coming weeks. The Icelandic team also revealed more about the message behind his competing entry and his plans for the stage.

Missed today’s Eurovision Live Lounge? Catch up with Ari here where he also treated us to an acoustic version of his 2018 entry Our choice, along with a special medley of past Eurovision entries!

https://www.facebook.com/esctoday/videos/10155729194580950/

Iceland will compete in the first semi-final of the 2018 Eurovision Song Contest on the 8 May, with Ari hoping to bring his country and his entry, Our choice, straight to the final of the competition on the 12 May.

Who will join us for the next episode in our Eurovision Live Lounge? Stay tuned for further details later today!


Jessica was born and raised in the United Kingdom. Eurovision has been a huge part of her life for a number of years, getting to see the contest live for the first time in 2015. Jessica joined the ESCToday team in November 2013.