Iceland has participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 36 times since its debut in 1986, missing only two contests since then, in 1998 and 2002, when prevented from competing due to finishing outside qualification places the preceding years.

Söngvakeppnin 2025 is the national final organised by RÚV in order to select its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025.It will consist of two semi-finals on 8 and 15 February 2025 and a final on 22 February at RVK Studios located in northern Reykjavík.The shows will be presented by Benedikt Valsson, Fannar Sveinsson [], and Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir.

May 13, 2013 · Iceland debuted at the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 when the appropriately named trio ICY took to the stage in Bergen with 'Gleðibankinn' (‘Bank of Fun’). The country’s best results to date are two second places, courtesy of Selma and the bop All Out of Luck (1999) and Yohanna and her ballad Is It True?

Iceland was represented at the Eurovision Song Contest 2024 with the song "Scared of Heights", written by Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir, Ferras Alqaisi, Jaro Omar, and Michael Burek, and performed by Hera Björk.

Jan 17, 2025 · We're now less than one month away before Iceland kicks off its pre-selection for Basel 2025. Söngvakeppnin is returning once again as the Nordic nation's Eurovision national final. And as in previous years, it's going to be a three-week search for …

3 days ago · Yesterday morning, the draw for Eurovision’s semi-finals was held, revealing that Iceland will vote and compete on the first semi-final night on Tuesday, May 13th. Despite having competed in the world-famous song contest since 1986, Iceland has to yet to win the competition. But their lack of success over the years has done little to […]

Results and songs from Söngvakeppnin 2025 in Iceland – The Icelandic selection for Eurovision 2025

Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest. All the voting, points and songs for Iceland in Eurovision history.

4 days ago · The Eurovision Song Contest 2025 Semi-Final Draw took place in Basel, alongside a ceremony which saw the passing of hosting duties from Malmö to our Swiss friends. ... 🇮🇸 Iceland – RÚV. 🇵🇱 Poland – TVP. 🇵🇹 Portugal – RTP. 🇸🇮 Slovenia – RTVSLO. 🇸🇪 Sweden – SVT. 🇺🇦 Ukraine – Suspilne. Second Half ...

4 days ago · 37 countries are participating in the Eurovision Song Contest 2025. Six of the countries are pre-qualified for the Grand Final (Big-5 and Switzerland). The 31 countries were distributed into five allocation draw pots based on the voting pattern between them to avoid too much neighbor voting.