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Over 100 Icelandic Musicians Call For Eurovision Boycott
The No Music for Genocide campaign has published an open letter calling for a boycott of the Eurovision Song Contest over the decision to allow Israel to participate. 123 Icelandic musicians have signed the letter. The letter was prepared in collaboration with…
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Iceland Will Not Participate In Eurovision
Iceland will not participate in the Eurovision Song Contest this spring, reports RÚV. The decision was made at a meeting of the RÚV board today. It has not yet been decided whether the Icelandic national selection, Söngvakeppnin, will take place. Over the…
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Björk, Páll Óskar, Sigur Rós Voice Israel Boycott
The board of RÚV is currently contemplating whether Iceland should participate in the Eurovision Song Contest, after the European Broadcasting Union voted on December 4 to allow Israel to compete. Chairman of the RÚV’s board Stefán Jón Hafstein described the decision as…
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Foreign Minister Thinks Israel’s Eurovision Participation Should Be Examined
Minister for Foreign Affairs Þorgerður Katrín Gunnarsdóttir believes that Israel’s participation in the Eurovision Song Contest should be scrutinised, RÚV reports. According to Þorgerður’s claim, the final decision is in the hands of the European Broadcasting Union, which managed the competition. The…
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Eurovision: A Weird Form Of Therapy For A National Inferiority Complex
Armchair psychoanalysis of Iceland’s pop obsession Eurovision has always been an oddity. A kind of quasi-Olympics for questionable pop music, this annual event provides kebab shops around the world with their soundtrack for the coming year. It’s that certain brand of machinistic…
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Is Eurovision Still A Good VÆB? A Divided Iceland Approaches Eurovision 2025
Iceland’s 2025 Eurovision entry, VÆB, made up of Hálfdán Helgi Matthíasson and Matthías Davíð Matthíasson, two 20-something brothers with a penchant for shiny silver suits and sunglasses, take the stage in Basel, Switzerland, on Tuesday, May 12. Instead of competing in an…
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Former Eurovision Contestants Call For Israel’s Exclusion From The Contest
A group of more than 30 Icelandic Eurovision participants have joined dozens of artists from 13 countries in calling on the European Broadcasting Union (EBU) to exclude Israel from the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest. The open letter, published yesterday by the organisation…
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An Open Letter To RÚV From The Iceland-Palestine Association
Was Iceland’s participation in Eurovision really worth it? It’s finally over. Months of mistakes, cringe-worthy PR attempts, relentless protest and a global boycott campaign, all while the European Broadcasting Union stubbornly attempted to carry on with business as usual amid a backdrop…
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Icelandic Artists Participating In Nordic Eurovision Boycott Initiative
A social media campaign protesting the 2024 Eurovision Song Contest was launched by a grassroots group of Nordic artists Thursday evening. Called EurovisiOFF, the campaign calls for a full boycott of the annual song contest, including the semi-final broadcasts on May 7…
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Iceland To Participate In The Eurovision Song Contest
RÚV announced on Monday that singer Hera Björk will represent Iceland in the upcoming Eurovision Song Contest held in Malmö, Sweden, in May. Hera Björk won the preliminary Icelandic Söngvakeppnin finals with the song “Scared of Heights” after a one-on-one elimination round…
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Iceland To Decide On Eurovision Participation After The National Competition
It is uncertain whether Iceland will participate in the Eurovision Song Contest in Sweden this spring. The final decision on participation will be made after the conclusion of the national singing competition, Söngvakeppnin, in consultation with the winners, reports RÚV. The reason…
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Diljá Fails To Qualify For Eurovision Grand Final
Iceland’s Eurovision entry Diljá was booted from the competition after Thursday’s second semi-final. The “Power” singer failed to garner enough support from viewers to progress to the grand final on May 13. Diljá’s semi-final performance was rife with high kicks and quirky…
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Grapevine Staffers Make Their Eurovision Song Contest 2023 Predictions
If the bookies are to be believed, Eurovision is returning to Stockholm in 2024 — the winning title is all but stuck on Loreen like a tattoo-oo-oo. But we at the Grapevine like to root for the underdogs. And compared to Loreen,…
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Eurovision: First Place In Our Hearts — Krakkaveldi gives 12 points to Celebs
Words: Margrét Aðalgeirsdóttir, Sóley Hulda Nielsen Viðarsdóttir & Borghildur Lukka Kolbeinsdóttir Though it’s Diljá’s “Power” that will rep Iceland at Eurovision this year, another band won the hearts of three young journalists. Margrét, Sóley and Borghildur picked the brains of siblings Valgeir…
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Ukraine Wins Eurovision, Iceland Comes 23rd
The Ukrainian band Kalush Orchestra has won the 2022 Eurovision Song Contest, with a total of 631 points, the highest score in history. Ukraine was 4th after the national jury vote, but the public vote changed everything—with 28 out of 36 countries…
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Grapevine Event Picks: Eurovision, Of Course (And Some Other Things).
This week is shaping up to be a big one in the Icelandic calendar, what with both the elections and Eurovision taking place on Saturday. But don’t worry, even if you’re not interested in either, there’s still plenty of things to do…
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Iceland Qualifies For The Eurovision Grand Final
Systur, the sister trio of Sigga, Beta & Elín, qualified for the Grand Final of the Eurovision Song Contest. They will perform a song in Icelandic called “Með hækkandi sól” on Saturday, May 14th. [su_pullquote]It’s AMA (Ask Me Anything) time, this Friday,…
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Sigga, Beta & Elín To Represent Iceland at Eurovision 2022
Five artists competed last night at Söngvakeppnin, Iceland’s national final. With the combination of jury points and televote, Iceland’s entry to Eurovision 2022 has been selected. The country will be represented in Turin by a trio of sisters—Sigga, Beta & Elín with…
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Grapevine Music News: GusGus at Eurovision, Ye Nod To Icelandic Teen & Vikings Score Netflix
You know The Grapevine. We bring you the Icelandic news. We love our Icelandic music. So why wouldn’t we love bringing you the Icelandic music news? You know it makes sense. GusGus Ask Eurovision: “Is It True?” Well it’s true that our…
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Grapevine Music News: Laufey, Bríet And A Eurovision Ding-Dong
Three stories from the music news desk at Grapevine Towers… Laufey Jazz wunderkind Laufey Lin—who established an enviable international profile on social media through posting home performance videos during lockdown—played on American TV show ‘Jimmy Kimmel Live!’ last month. The appearance was…
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Húsavík Eurovision Museum To Open In August
The Eurovision Museum in Húsavík is set to open this August, according to museum founder and Húsavík native Örlygur Hnefill Örlygsson. Örlygur, founder and director of the Exploration Museum in Húsavík, came up with the idea after the Netflix movie, Eurovision Song…
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Another COVID Infection In Daði And Gagnamagnið After Top 5 Placement At Eurovision
Daði and Gagnamagnið’s recorded performance won fourth place Saturday night for the Eurovision Song Contest, earning them the third-best result since the beginning of Iceland’s participation in the competition. A fleeting moment There was one moment during the announcement of the votes…
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Iceland’s Eurovision Host Accused Of ‘Political Propaganda’ By Centre Party MP
Gísli Marteinn Baldursson, a broadcaster at RÚV and long-time host of the Eurovision Song Contest, made some remarks during last night’s performance that has drawn the ire of an MP for the Centre Party. Just before Israel’s Eurovision act, Eden Alene, was…