RÚV has announced the running order for the Semi-Finals of Söngvakeppnin 2025, the Icelandic selection for the Eurovision Song Contest.

The Icelandic broadcaster has announced the running order for the Semi-Finals of its selection for the Eurovision Song Contest. Stebbi JAK will open the first Semi-Final on February 1, while Tinna will close the second Semi-Final on February 8.

Semi-Final One – February 1

Stebbi JAK – “Frelsið Mitt”
BIRGO – “Ég flĂœg Ă­ storminn”
ÁgĂșst – “Eins og ĂŸĂș”
BIA – “Norðurljós”
VÆB – “RÓA”

Semi-Final Two – February 8

Dagur Sig – “Flugdrekar”
JĂșlĂ­ & DĂ­sa – “Eldur”
 Bára Katrín – “Rísum upp”
Bjarni Arason – “Aðeins lengur”
Tinna – “Þrá”

In the semi-finals, all contestants must perform in Icelandic. In a change to previous years, three acts will qualify for the final from each semi-final. There will be no wildcard awarded. In the final, the contestants must perform in whatever language they intend to perform in at Eurovision.

Söngvakeppnin 2025 will once consist of two semi-finals and a final. The semi-finals will be held on February 8 and 15 and the final will take place on February 22. All three shows will take place in RVK Studios in Gufunes in northeastern ReykjavĂ­k and will be hosted by Benedikt Valsson, GuĂ°rĂșn DĂ­s EmilsdĂłttir and Fannar Sveinsson.

For the first time since 2013, there will be no superfinal round in the final. The final result will be decided by public voting (50%) and, for the first time ever, seven international juries (50%). The winner will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.

Hera Björk represented Iceland at Eurovision 2024 with “Scared of Heights”. She finished last in the first semi-final with 3 points, leaving Iceland out of the final for the second year in a row.

Image: RÚV – Ragnar Visage | Source: RÚV

Iceland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 and, aside from 2 years of relegation in 1998 and 2002, has participated every year since. The contest is incredibly popular in Iceland, regularly being one of the most-watched programs of the year. Iceland has yet to win the contest but has finished in 2nd on two occasions. In 1999, Selma missed out on victory in Jerusalem by 17 points, and in 2009 Yohanna became the most successful Icelandic entrant ever finishing 2nd in the final with the song “Is it True?”. She scored 218 points, yet still finished 169 points behind the runaway winner Norway.

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