LIVE BLOG – Semi Final 1 – First dress rehearsal
Join us live here from 16:00 local time (2pm, UK/Portugal - 3pm Western Europe) to hear what we make of the first dress rehearsal...
21 May – There’s a word for love and for blame
There are, occasionally, times when you come across a song. There's nothing wrong with it, but you know it will sadly fail at the...
Icelandic songs unveiled for 2018 Söngvakeppnin 2018
Icelandic broadcaster RÚV is hoping to break a string of poor results at Eurovision in 2018.
After three successive songs missed the grand final, this...
Svala keeps it in the family for Eurovision
When Svala performs 'Paper' at the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest, one person cheering her on will know exactly what she's going through.
Her father - Bo...
If she hears the voices she can’t concentrate
This seems to have split opinion in the press centre. Russia have definitely stolen all of her power and thunder with the visual effects...
He’s clearly thought about things…
You see what I did in the title? Yes?
Well Daði wrote a song about his kid last year, and this year he's back with...
So the second set of fluffykittens singers are through to the...
Thats right - the semi final affectionately known by this site as Sonvakepnin Fluffykittens has completed it's second semifinal in Rekjavik.
As is the usual...
Eurovision 2003 – Second Rehearsals Part One
Iceland
Well a late start for Birgita but she did quite well. She looked well and performed the song really well. Others in the delegation...
Iceland – Unfrozen
I’ve been sitting here thinking, great set, gorgeous set. Mountains. A rocky floor with glimpses of lava through the cracks below. Northern lights floating...
Mo’s Eurovision Countdown 2018 – Iceland
What happened to Iceland? They always seemed to get Eurovision, but then things went wrong. So often they missed out on a place at...