Ahead of the Eurovision Song Contest 2025, we had the opportunity to speak to VÆB, who will represent Iceland at this year’s contest.

We spoke to VÆB at the London Eurovision Party. We asked them about their plans for their performance in Basel, the similarities between Eurovision and Minecraft and which of this year’s artists is this year’s chicken jockey.

We thank VÆB for their time and wish them the best of luck in Basel in May.

VÆB is a duo consisting of brothers Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson. They will open the first semi-final on May 13 with “Róa”. Find out more about the duo below:

🇮🇸 Iceland: Who Are VÆB?

Image Source: VÆB

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

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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Posted by:Neil Farren

Neil is from Ireland but currently lives in Belgium. He has has been an editor for Eurovoix since May 2017. He has been following the Eurovision Song Contest since 2005 and attended every contest as press since 2019. He also follows other Eurovision contests, such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest, which he has watched since the very first edition in 2003.