Finnish Eurovision artist KÀÀrijÀ will perform in the final of Söngvakeppnin on February 22.

Icelandic broadcaster RÚV has revealed that Eurovision 2023 runner-up KÀÀrijĂ€ will perform at the final of Iceland’s Eurovision selection show on February 22. Swedish duo Hooja will also join him on stage for his performance, and last year’s winner of Söngvakeppnin, Hera Björk will also take to the stage that evening.

The broadcaster also revealed that Aron Can will perform during Semi-Final one on February 8, JĂłhanna GuĂ°rĂșn (Yohanna) on February 15 at Semi-Final two, and Hr. Hnetusmjör on February 22 at the final.

Söngvakeppnin 2025 kicks off this Saturday with Semi-Final one, which will see five artists perform in the hopes of qualifying to the grand final. 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.

Semi-Final One – February 8

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

Semi-Final Two – February 15

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

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.

Source: RÚV | Image source: EBU / Corinne Cumming

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:Emily Grace

I have been following the Eurovision Song Contest since 2006, and more recently I’ve enjoyed watching partner contests such as the Junior Eurovision Song Contest and Eurovision Young Dancers. I joined Eurovoix as an editor at the beginning of 2017.