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Eurovision Song Contest 2018
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppnin 2018
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
10 February 2018
17 February 2018
Final:
3 March 2018
Selected entrantAri Ólafsson
Selected song"Our Choice"
Selected songwriter(s)Þórunn Erna Clausen
Finals performance
Semi-final resultFailed to qualify (19th, 15 points)
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Iceland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2018 with a song selected through the national final Söngvakeppnin 2018 organised by the Icelandic broadcaster RÚV.

Background

Main article: Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2018 Contest, Iceland had participated in the Eurovision Song Contest thirty four since its first entry in 1986.[1] Iceland's best placing in the contest to this point was second, which it achieved on two occasions: in 1999 with the song "All Out of Luck" performed by Selma and in 2009 with the song "Is It True?" performed by Yohanna. Since the introduction of a semi-final to the format of the Eurovision Song Contest in 2004, Iceland has failed to qualify to the final six times. In 2017, Iceland failed to qualify to the final with the song "Paper" performed by Svala.

The Icelandic national broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), broadcasts the event within Iceland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. Since 2006, Iceland has used a national final to select their entry for the Eurovision Song Contest, a method that has once again return for the selection of their 2018 participation.

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppnin 2018

Söngvakeppnin 2018 was the thirteenth edition of Söngvakeppnin, the music competition that selects Iceland's entries for the Eurovision Song Contest.

Format

Twelve songs in total competed in Söngvakeppnin 2018, where the winner was determined after two semi-finals and a final. The two semi-finals that took place at the Háskólabíó conference hall in Reykjavík on 10 and 17 February 2018, with six songs competing in each, and the final took place at the Laugardalshöll in Reykjavík on 3 March 2018, where top three songs from each semi-final competed. In addition to that, a special jury panel selected a wildcard act for the final out of the remaining non-qualifying acts from both semi-finals.[2]

Competing entries

RÚV opened a submission period between 6 September 2017 and 20 October 2017 in order for interested parties to submit their entries. The submitted songs were not allowed to exceed three minutes, but had to contain lyrics in Icelandic for the semi-final and were to be performed in the same language as they are to be performed at the Eurovision final.[2] RÚV announced the selected acts on 20 January 2018 with both Icelandic and English versions of each competing entry.[3] On 5 February, Guðmundur Þórarinsson and Þórir & Gyða swapped semi-finals, because of Þórarinsson's involvement in a cup match for IFK Norrköping.[4]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Icelandic title English title
Ari Ólafsson "Heim" (Home) "Our Choice" Þórunn Erna Clausen
Aron Hannes "Golddigger" "Gold Digger" Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson, Valgeir Magnússon, Jóel Ísaksson, Oskar Nyman
Áttan "Hér með þér" (Here with you) "Here for You" Egill Ploder Ottósson, Nökkvi Fjalar Orrason
Dagur Sigurðsson "Í stormi" (In a storm) "Saviours" Júlí Heiðar Halldórsson, Guðmundur Snorri Sigurðarson
Fókus "Aldrei gefast upp" (Never give up) "Battleline" Þórunn Erna Clausen, Primoz Poglajen, Jonas Gladnikoff,
Michael James Down, Sigurjón Örn Böðvarsson, Rósa Björg Ómarsdóttir
Guðmundur Þórarinsson "Litir" (Colours) "Colours" Guðmundur Þórarinson, Fannar Freyr Magnússon
Heimilistónar "Kúst og fæjó" (A broom and a dustpan) — Elva Ósk, Katla Margrét Þorgeirsdóttir, Ólafía Hrönn Jónsdóttir,
Vigdís Gunnarsdóttir
Rakel Pálsdóttir "Óskin mín" (My wish) "My Wish" Hallgrímur Bergsson, Nicholas Hammond
Stefania, Agnes & Regína "Svaka stuð" (Enormous fun) "Heart Attack" Agnes Marínósdóttir, Aron Þór Arnarsson, Marino Breki Benjamínsson
Tómas & Sólborg "Ég og þú" (Me and you) "Think It Through" Tómas Helgi Wehmeier, Sólborg Guðbrandsdóttir, Rob Price
Þórir & Gyða "Brosa" (To smile) "With You" Guðmundur Þórarinson, Fannar Freyr Magnússon
Þórunn Antonía "Ég mun skína" (I will shine) "Shine" Þórunn Antonía Magnúsdóttir, Agnar Friðbertsson

Shows

Semi-final 1

The first semi-final took place on 10 February 2018 and six of the competing acts performed. The top three entries decided solely by televoting advanced to the final.[5]

Semi-final 1 – 10 February 2018
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Þórunn Antonía "Ég mun skína" 5 Eliminated
2 Tómas & Sólborg "Ég og þú" 6 Eliminated
3 Ari Ólafsson "Heim" — Advanced
4 Heimilistónar "Kúst og fæjó" — Advanced
5 Fókus "Aldrei gefast upp" — Advanced
6 Guðmundur Þórarinsson "Litir" 4 Eliminated

Semi-final 2

The second semi-final took place on 17 February 2018 and six of the competing acts performed. The top three entries decided solely by televoting advanced to the final.

Semi-final 2 – 17 February 2018
Draw Artist Song Place Result
1 Aron Hannes "Golddigger" — Advanced
2 Rakel Pálsdóttir "Óskin mín" 6 Eliminated
3 Stefanía, Agnes & Regína "Svaka stuð" 5 Eliminated
4 Þórir & Gyða "Brosa" 4 Eliminated
5 Dagur Sigurðsson "Í stormi" — Advanced
6 Áttan "Hér með þér" — Advanced

Final

The final took place on 3 March 2018 where the six entries that qualified from the preceding two semi-finals competed to become Iceland's Eurovision entry. In the semi-finals, all competing entries were required to be performed in Icelandic; however, entries competing in the final were required to be presented in the language they would compete within the Eurovision Song Contest. In the first round of voting, votes from a jury panel (50%) and public televoting (50%) determined the top two entries: "Our Choice" performed by Ari Ólafsson and "Í stormi" performed by Dagur Sigurðsson. The top two entries advanced to a second round of voting, the superfinal, where the winner, "Our Choice" performed by Ari Ólafsson, was determined solely by televoting.[6]

Final – 3 March 2018
Draw Artist Song Jury Televote Total Place Result
1 Fókus "Battleline" 13,091 12,859 25,950 5 Eliminated
2 Áttan "Here for You" 10,637 3,360 13,997 6 Eliminated
3 Ari Ólafsson "Our Choice" 17,453 18,408 35,861 2 Superfinalist
4 Heimilistónar "Kúst og fæjó" 14,183 17,619 31,802 3 Eliminated
5 Aron Hannes "Gold Digger" 16,090 14,848 30,938 4 Eliminated
6 Dagur Sigurðsson "Í stormi" 20,183 24,547 44,730 1 Superfinalist
Superfinal – 3 March 2018
Draw Artist Song Televote Place
1 Ari Ólafsson "Our Choice" 44,919 (53%) 1
2 Dagur Sigurðsson "Í stormi" 39,474 (47%) 2

At Eurovision

According to Eurovision rules, all nations with the exceptions of the host country and the "Big 5" (France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the United Kingdom) are required to qualify from one of two semi-finals in order to compete for the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) split up the competing countries into six different pots based on voting patterns from previous contests, with countries with favourable voting histories put into the same pot. On 29 January 2018, a special allocation draw was held which placed each country into one of the two semi-finals, as well as which half of the show they would perform in. Iceland was placed into the first semi-final, to be held on 8 May 2018, and was scheduled to perform in the first half of the show.[7]

Once all the competing songs for the 2018 contest had been released, the running order for the semi-finals was decided by the shows' producers rather than through another draw, so that similar songs were not placed next to each other. Iceland was set to perform in position 2, following the entry from Azerbaijan and preceding the entry from Albania.[8] It was later revealed that Iceland placed last in the semi-final, receiving a total of 15 points: 0 points from the televoting and 15 points from the juries.

Split voting results

The following five members comprised the Icelandic jury: [9]

  • Védís Hervör – Chairperson – singer, songwriter
  • Hlynur Ben – singer, songwriter
  • Hannes Friðbjarnarson – musician
  • Jón Rafnsson – musician
  • Erla Jónatans – singer, music teacher

Points awarded to Iceland

Points awarded to Iceland (Semi-final 1)
Televote
Iceland did not receive any televoting points in the Semi Final 1.
Jury
12 points 10 points 8 points 7 points 6 points
5 points 4 points 3 points 2 points 1 point

Points awarded by Iceland

Split voting results from Iceland (Semi-final 1)
Draw Country Jury Televote
H. Ben H. Friðbjarnarson J. Rafnsson V. Hervör E. Jónatans Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Azerbaijan 15 14 8 17 14 16 10 1
02  Iceland
03  Albania 2 1 7 4 4 1 12 14
04  Belgium 3 12 5 12 13 9 2 12
05  Czech Republic 7 13 1 6 8 6 5 1 12
06  Lithuania 6 15 11 9 17 13 8 3
07  Israel 5 3 3 5 2 2 10 3 8
08  Belarus 18 18 18 15 16 18 15
09  Estonia 10 5 4 2 6 5 6 5 6
10  Bulgaria 13 6 6 14 10 11 11
11  Macedonia 12 17 17 18 18 17 18
12  Croatia 11 16 16 16 7 15 16
13  Austria 9 4 10 1 3 4 7 4 7
14  Greece 16 10 2 13 11 10 1 13
15  Finland 4 7 9 11 5 7 4 2 10
16  Armenia 14 8 15 10 15 14 17
17   Switzerland 1 11 14 7 12 8 3 9 2
18  Ireland 8 2 13 3 1 3 8 7 4
19  Cyprus 17 9 12 8 9 12 6 5
Split voting results from Iceland (final)
Draw Country Jury Televote
H. Ben H. Friðbjarnarson J. Rafnsson V. Hervör E. Jónatans Average Rank Points Rank Points
01  Ukraine 22 22 23 25 22 25 20
02  Spain 8 11 24 13 9 14 23
03  Slovenia 10 4 21 14 24 13 21
04  Lithuania 16 25 17 15 21 22 11
05  Austria 1 2 9 1 3 1 12 6 5
06  Estonia 9 3 6 2 10 4 7 12
07  Norway 17 20 15 19 17 21 7 4
08  Portugal 23 10 18 7 16 15 26
09  United Kingdom 3 12 20 10 11 11 15
10  Serbia 21 24 10 16 12 17 24
11  Germany 4 14 5 11 1 5 6 3 8
12  Albania 2 1 11 5 2 2 10 25
13  France 18 13 4 6 8 8 3 5 6
14  Czech Republic 12 19 1 17 14 10 1 2 10
15  Denmark 20 15 7 22 19 16 1 12
16  Australia 13 18 19 18 18 20 19
17  Finland 6 8 8 20 13 12 8 3
18  Bulgaria 26 23 22 23 23 26 22
19  Moldova 24 26 16 26 25 23 17
20  Sweden 15 6 2 4 7 6 5 9 2
21  Hungary 14 9 25 21 20 18 16
22  Israel 5 5 3 8 4 3 8 4 7
23  Netherlands 19 21 14 12 15 19 14
24  Ireland 11 17 12 3 5 7 4 13
25  Cyprus 7 7 13 9 6 9 2 10 1
26  Italy 25 16 26 24 26 24 18

References

  1. ^ "Iceland Country Profile". EBU. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. ^ a b Avelino, Gerry. "Iceland: Söngvakeppnin Opens Submissions, Triples Prize Money". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  3. ^ Herbert, Emily. "Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2018 Artists Announced". Eurovoix.com. Retrieved 20 January 2018.
  4. ^ Kristiansen, Wivian Renee. "Litir and Brosa to swap semis". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 5 February 2018.
  5. ^ Luukela, Sami. "Iceland: Söngvakeppnin 2018 semifinal split announced". ESCXTRA.com. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
  6. ^ "Afgerandi sigur Ara í einvíginu". visir.is. Vísir. Retrieved 5 March 2018.
  7. ^ Jordan, Paul (29 January 2018). "Which countries will perform in which Semi-Final at Eurovision 2018?". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 29 January 2018.
  8. ^ "Running order for Eurovision 2018 Semi-Finals revealed". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. 3 April 2018. Retrieved 3 April 2018. {{cite web}}: |archive-date= requires |archive-url= (help)CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  9. ^ Groot, Evert (30 April 2018). "Exclusive: They are the expert jurors for Eurovision 2018". eurovision.tv. European Broadcasting Union. Retrieved 30 April 2018.
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