The final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 was watched by an average audience of over 120,000 viewers on February 22.
124,360 viewers on average watched the final of the Icelandic selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. During the show, the contest reached 155,320 people and was the most watched TV broadcast in Iceland, with the show having a market share of 58.4%.
Viewer interest in Söngvakeppnin has increased significantly compared to the 2024 contest. The average audience for the final is up 19,030 viewers, 15.4% higher than 2024. With the overall reach also increasing by 9,980 viewers, nearly 7% higher than last year.
The full results of the final were:
VÆB – “RÓA”: 36.535 votes (27.7%) + 93 points from the jury
Stebbi JAK – “Set Me Free”: 33.202 votes (25.2%) + 85 points from the jury
Júlí og Dísa – “Fire”: 29.010 votes (22.0%) + 74 points from the jury
Bjarni Arason – “Aðeins lengur”: 15.266 votes (11.6%) + 39 points from the jury
Ágúst – “Like You”: 9.104 votes (6.9%) + 23 points from the jury
Tinna – “Words”: 8.839 votes (6.7%) + 22 points from the jury
VÆB will represent Iceland at the 69th Eurovision Song Contest in Basel, Switzerland. The country has been drawn to perform in the first half of the first semi-final, on May 13.
Image Source: VÆB | Source: Gallup
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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