Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022

Iceland is set to participate in the Eurovision Song Contest 2022 in Turin, Italy, returning to the national final Söngvakeppnin after conducting an internal selection for the previous edition.

Eurovision Song Contest 2022
Country Iceland
National selection
Selection processSöngvakeppnin 2022
Selection date(s)Semi-finals:
19 February 2022
26 February 2022
Final:
5 March 2022
Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest
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Background
Main article: Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest

Prior to the 2022 contest, Iceland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 37 times 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 seven times. In 2021, Iceland placed fourth in the grand final with the song "10 Years" performed by the band Daði og Gagnamagnið.

The Icelandic national broadcaster, Ríkisútvarpið (RÚV), broadcasts the event within Iceland and organises the selection process for the nation's entry. From 2006 to 2020, Iceland's competitor has been selected by Söngvakeppnin, a televised national competition. Daði og Gagnamagnið won Söngvakeppnin 2020 with "Think About Things". The song was considered one of the favourites to win,[2] however the contest was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Daði og Gagnamagnið were subsequently internally re-selected to compete in 2021 with the song "10 Years", finishing in fourth place with 378 points.

Before Eurovision

Söngvakeppnin 2022

Söngvakeppnin 2022 is the national final format developed by RÚV in order to select Iceland's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2022. It will consist of two semi-finals in 19 and 26 February 2022 and a final on 5 March 2022.[3]

Format

RÚV has not yet released specific information on the format it will use for Söngvakeppnin 2022, however it announced the songs will be "selected in the same way as before".[4]

Competing entries

Between 3 September and 6 October 2021, RÚV opened the period for interested songwriters to submit their entries. Songwriters did not have any particular requirement to meet, and the process was open to anyone.[4] At the close of submissions, 160 songs had been entered.[3] A selection committee formed under consultation with the Association of Composers (FTT) and the Icelandic Musicians' Union (FÍH) will select the ten top entries that will compete at Söngvakeppnin. These will be revealed in January 2022.[3][4]

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 in the final; the top ten countries from each semi-final progress to the final. The European Broadcasting Union (EBU) splits 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.

References
  1. "Iceland Country Profile". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  2. Hendryk, Tom (10 March 2020). "Eurovision 2020 Odds: Bulgaria Favourite To Win". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 19 April 2020.
  3. Adams, William Lee (13 October 2020). "Söngvakeppnin 2022: Iceland sets date of national final for March 5". Wiwibloggs. Retrieved 30 October 2020.
  4. "Nú er hægt að senda lög í Söngvakeppnina 2022". ruv.is (in Icelandic). RÚV. 3 September 2021. Retrieved 30 October 2021.
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