Iceland: And the winner is Pollapönk!!

Pollapönk, tonight's winners in Iceland.

Reykjavik, Iceland - First there were 297 submitted songs, then 10 semi-final entries shortened to 6 finalists and to 2 super-finalists. But only one becomes Iceland's entry at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. That honour fell to Pollapönk who will travel to Copenhagen to perform Enga fordóma.

Iceland held two semi-finals leading up to tonight's final show in which the winner will represent the island at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Televoting picked two songs in each semi-final and an expert jury selected two wildcards. That means that there were six participants in the final Söngvakeppnin 2014 show from the Háskólabíó in Reykjavik.

The participants

The show hosts were Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir & Guðrún Dís and this was the running order in tonight's final (winner in bold):

1. F.U.N.K. - Þangað til ég dey (Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason and Lárus Örn Arnarsson)
2. Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir - Amor (Haukur Johnson)
3. Sigga Eyrún - Lífið kviknar á ný (Karl Olgeirsson & Sigga Eyrún)
4. Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von (Jóhann Helgason)
5. Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir - Eftir eitt lag (Ásta Björg Björgvinsdóttir / Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir)
6. Pollapönk - Enga fordóma (Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson and Haraldur F. Gíslason)

The members of F.U.N.K. are Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason, Hörður Bjarkason, Egill Ploder Ottósson and Valbjörn Snær Lillendahl while Pollapönk are Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur Freyr Gíslason, Guðni Finnsson and Arnar Þór Gíslason.

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The results

There was a first round of voting where a combination of expert-jury voting and televoting (50/50) determined the top two: Pollapönk and Sigga Eyrún. These top two songs qualified for the second round of voting where televoting only determined the winner.
In the second round the two songs were performed in the language they wish to use if they make it to Copenhagen in May. Sigga performed in English while Pollapönk reprised Enga fordóma in Icelandic and English.
After the televoting results were calculated, last year's winning composers of Ég Á Lif came on stage to announce the winner: the band Pollapönk with the song Enga fordóma will represent Iceland.
Remember you can watch the show again in our WebTV player.
Iceland will take part in the first half of the first Semi-Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place at the B&W-Hallerne on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 6th of May. The Second Semi-Final and Grand Final take place on the 8th and 10th of May respectively.

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Tonight: Who will represent Iceland in Copenhagen?

Tonight's finalists in Iceland.

Reykjavik, Iceland - No less than 297 songs were submitted to the Icelandic broadcaster RUV to be their entry at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Ten of them reached the live shows and six of them will battle tonight for the honour of representing Iceland in Copenhagen. Watch the show with us through our WebTV starting at 20:45 CET.

Iceland held two semi-finals leading up to tonight's final show in which the winner will represent the island at the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest. Televoting picked two songs in each semi-final and an expert jury selected two wildcards. That means tonight's Söngvakeppnin 2014 show from the Háskólabíó in Reykjavik will have six participants.

The final line-up

This is the running order in tonight's final:

1. F.U.N.K. - Þangað til ég dey (Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason and Lárus Örn Arnarsson)
2. Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir - Amor (Haukur Johnson)
3. Sigga Eyrún - Lífið kviknar á ný (Karl Olgeirsson & Sigga Eyrún)
4. Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von (Jóhann Helgason)
5. Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir - Eftir eitt lag (Ásta Björg Björgvinsdóttir / Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir)
6. Pollapönk - Enga fordóma (Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson and Haraldur F. Gíslason)

The members of F.U.N.K. are Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason, Hörður Bjarkason, Egill Ploder Ottósson and Valbjörn Snær Lillendahl while Pollapönk are Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur Freyr Gíslason, Guðni Finnsson and Arnar Þór Gíslason.

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The jury wildcards were awarded to songs 2 Amor and 3 Lífið kviknar á ný. The show will be hosted by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir & Guðrún Dís.

The voting system

In the final, the first round of voting will consist of a combination of expert-jury voting and televoting (50/50), which will determine the top two. The top two songs will qualify to the second round of voting where televoting only will determine the winner.
In the second round the two songs will be performed in the language they wish to use if they make it to Copenhagen in May.
Remember you can watch the show with us in our WebTV starting at 20:45 CET.
Iceland will take part in the first half of the first Semi-Final of the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest, which takes place at the B&W-Hallerne on Refshaleøen in Copenhagen, Denmark on the 6th of May. The Second Semi-Final and Grand Final take place on the 8th and 10th of May respectively.

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Iceland: national selection line-up confirmed

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Reykjavik, Iceland - The Icelandic broadcaster RUV has released today the information regarding the method of selecting their entry for the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Copenhagen. They will have two semi-finals, on Saturdays the 1st and the 8th of February, with the final taking place the following Saturday 15th of February. Ten songs have been selected for the competition, five in each semi-final.

No less than 297 songs have been submitted in Iceland, approximately 25% more songs than for the 2013 contest. Also the number of songs that each composer was allowed to send had been changed in their rules: in previous years each composer could submit three songs, this year only two songs. This means that never before have so many composers sent songs to the contest.
In total 23 songwriters and lyricist will take part in Söngvakeppnin 2014 and 18 artists will perform the ten songs. This is the participants list (authors between brackets):

• Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir - Amor (Haukur Johnson)
• Guðbjörg Magnúsdóttir - Aðeins ætluð þér (María Björk Sverrisdóttir, Marcus Frenell, Beatrice Eriksson & Johnny Sanchez)
• Sverrir Bergmann - Dönsum burtu blús (StopWaitGo)
• Vignir Snær Vigfússon - Elsku þú (Vignir Snær Vigfússon / Þórunn Erna Clausen)
• Gréta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir - Eftir eitt lag (Ásta Björg Björgvinsdóttir / Bergrún Íris Sævarsdóttir)
• Pollapönk (Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur F. Gíslason, Guðni Finnsson and Arnar Gíslason) - Enga fordóma (Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson and Haraldur F. Gíslason)
• Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir - Lífið kviknar á ný (Karl Olgeir Olgeirsson / Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir)
• Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir - Til þín (Trausti Bjarnason / Guðrún Eva Mínervudóttir)
• Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von (Jóhann Helgason)
• F.U.N.K. - Þangað til ég dey (Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason and Lárus Örn Arnarsson)

Pollapönk are Heiðar Örn Kristjánsson, Haraldur F. Gíslason, Guðni Finnsson and Arnar Gíslason while F.U.N.K. comprises Franz Ploder Ottósson, Pétur Finnbogason, Lárus Örn Arnarsson, Valbjörn Snær Lilliendahl, Egill Ploder Ottósson and Hörður Bjarkason. The authors of Dönsum burtu blús are StopWaitGo which is made of Pálmi Ragnar Ásgeirsson, Ásgeir Orri Ásgeirsson and Sæþór Kristjánsson.
Televoting will decide which songs from the semi-finals will qualify for the final. Like last year, televoting and an expert jury will decide jointly the top two songs in the final. After a duel between the top two, televoting only will decide which song will represent Iceland in the 2014 Eurovision Song Contest in Denmark.
 

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