- Stockholm 2016
Karlotta; on being messed with on Facebook…and snowboarding
Karlotta is one of the youngest participants in this year’s Söngvakeppnin, but listening to her sing, that is hard to…
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Ingó; on growing up with Eurovision and falling off a bar stool
The first semifinal of Söngvakeppnin 2016 is tomorrow, and here we bring you our 4th semifinalist interview; Ingó! It’s not…
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Listen to Páll Óskar’s birthday song celebrating Söngvakeppnin 30 yrs!
As we have mentioned earlier; Iceland’s pre-selection to Eurovision Song Contest, Söngvakeppni sjónvarpsins, turns 30 years this year! And RÚV is planning…
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Helgi Valur; on Eurovision prejudice and being Facebook stalked
In early November every year, the Iceland Airwaves festival (the best music festival on the planet, methinks!) takes place in…
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Sigga Eyrún on why flouncy underskirts and high heels might not be the best idea…
In our second Söngvakeppnin interview of the season, we sit down for a chat with Sigga Eyrún. She returns to…
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Söngvakeppnin; We have the semis, who do you think will qualify?
It’s been a week since the 12 semifinalists in Söngvakeppnin 2016 were published, and most of us have listened to…
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Greta Salóme apologizes to our readers. But why?
Iceland is getting ready for the 2016 edition of Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins, and we have met up with each of the…
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Xtra Review: The Icelandic semifinalists as they are presented!
As they have done in recent years, RÚV are presenting the Söngvakeppnin semifinalists during two of their radio shows; Virkir…
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Xtra Eurovision Advent Calendar; 24 December
From all of us to all of you (yeah; I know it’s a very Disney thing to say, but I…
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Xtra’s Pick of the 90s
Iceland 1997: Paul Oscar – Minn Hinsti Dans (20th place) Páll Óskar Hjálmtysson is one of Iceland’s most treasured artists,…
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