Söngvakeppnin was held once again to decide the Icelandic entry. This selection was probably one of the weakest this year.. I only liked a couple of entries. My favoutite was Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir with Amor and I also rather enjoyed Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir's entry which was entitled Lífið kviknar á ný. She made the super-final although Pollapönk won with Enga fordóma - which was soon translated to No Prejudice. I don't dislike it, I just think Europe will see this as a joke entry. Maybe it'll be the surprise qualifier? But I hope not... I understand the importance of the message they are conveying but I just think the song itself is terrible. A good message but an awful song. Sorry Iceland, but you are my least favourite this year...
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Showing posts with label Pollapönk. Show all posts
Saturday, 12 April 2014
Introducing 2014: Iceland!
Söngvakeppnin was held once again to decide the Icelandic entry. This selection was probably one of the weakest this year.. I only liked a couple of entries. My favoutite was Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir with Amor and I also rather enjoyed Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir's entry which was entitled Lífið kviknar á ný. She made the super-final although Pollapönk won with Enga fordóma - which was soon translated to No Prejudice. I don't dislike it, I just think Europe will see this as a joke entry. Maybe it'll be the surprise qualifier? But I hope not... I understand the importance of the message they are conveying but I just think the song itself is terrible. A good message but an awful song. Sorry Iceland, but you are my least favourite this year...
Saturday, 15 February 2014
Iceland: Pollapönk win!
WTF?!?! Iceland has selected the worst song in their selection tonight.. yep, Pollapönk will fly the Icelandic flag in Copenhagen. A terrible shame. They had Ásdís, Greta, Sigríður and even Gissur - however for some bizarre reason, they opted for Pollapönk.I guess it has charms for some people although I think it's terribly annoying. It's even more annoying than last years Latvian entry... Oh well! Good luck Iceland (you are seriously going to need it). Sigríður came 2nd, and she would have been a decent choice.
Iceland: Söngvakeppnin final tonight!
Iceland is the next country to choose their representative! Söngvakeppnin has already seen two semi finals where four acts qualified directly to tonight's final and another two were awarded a wildcard by a jury. The line-up isn't great but there is one gem. Ásdís María Viðarsdótti's "Amor" is brilliant - it's defiantly unique however she only made the final because she was awarded the wildcard. Therefore I can't see Iceland opting for this...Realistically, it's between Greta and Gissur - and maybe F.U.N.K? I'd be surprised if one of them didn't win.. It's a shame Magni Ásgeirsson didn't try again this year as he would've walked it. These are tonight's hopefuls anyway:
- Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir – Eftir eitt lag
- Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von
- F.U.N.K. - Þangað til ég dey
- Pollapönk - Enga fordóma
- Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir - Lífið kviknar á ný
- Ásdís María Viðarsdótti – Amor
Tuesday, 28 January 2014
Iceland: Listen to the songs!
Yesterday, the Icelandic songs were revealed! I haven't really heard many of the entries but Ásdís María Viðarsdótti's song is really nice. The first semi final will take place this weekend. Y'all can listen to the songs here - and here you can see the participants and song titles:Semifinal 1 – 1 February
- Sverrir Bergmann - Dönsum burtu blús
- Greta Mjöll Samúelsdóttir – Eftir eitt lag
- Gissur Páll Gissurarson - Von
- Ásdís María Viðarsdótti – Amor
- Vignir Snær Vigfússon – Elsku þú
- Sigríður Eyrún Friðriksdóttir - Lífið kviknar á ný
- Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir - Til þín
- F.U.N.K. - Þangað til ég dey
- Guðbjörg Magnúsdóttir - Aðeins ætluð þér
- Pollapönk - Enga fordóma
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