An average of just under 117,000 viewers followed the first Semi-Final of Söngvakeppnin 2025, the Icelandic Eurovision selection.
The first Semi-Final of the Icelandic selection for Eurovision 2025 was watched by an average of 116,090 viewers, with a share of 43.6%. The show was the most-watched show on Icelandic television, with the show reaching a total audience of 145,060 viewers.
The viewing figures recorded for the Semi-Final increased by 23,670 viewers on the equivalent show in 2024, with the overall reach of the show up by a further 23,980 viewers.
The results of Semi-Final One were as follows (qualifiers in bold):
Stebbi JAK – “Frelsið mitt” (My freedom)
BIRGO – “Ég flýg í storminn” (I fly into the storm)
Ágúst – “Eins og þú” (Like you)
BIA – “Norðurljós” (Northern lights)
VÆB – “RÓA” (CALM)
Söngvakeppnin 2025 will 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 Reykjavík and will be hosted by Benedikt Valsson, Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir 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 Source: EBU/Sarah Louise Bennett | 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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