2009
Is it true?
by Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (1990-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A magnificent little ballad, performed to perfection. An evergreen.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/UBEpub4qE9c?...
2009
Is it true?
by Jóhanna Guðrún Jónsdóttir (1990-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A magnificent little ballad, performed to perfection. An evergreen.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/UBEpub4qE9c?...
2016
Here them calling
by Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A good and greatly performed song but the musical arrangement feels a bit flat.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/6osxLLPLUDk?...
2016
Here them calling
by Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir (1986-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A good and greatly performed song but the musical arrangement feels a bit flat.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/6osxLLPLUDk?...
2000
Tell me
by August Vidisson (1973-) & Telma Ágústsdóttir (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: A retro song with good vibes and nice matching vocals. A good effort.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/e4EUIU4lRY8?...
2000
Tell me
by August Vidisson (1973-) & Telma Ágústsdóttir (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: A retro song with good vibes and nice matching vocals. A good effort.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/e4EUIU4lRY8?...
2006
Congratulations
by Silvía Night (2005-2007)
Music: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌗🌑🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts: No artists deserves to get booed at, but yeah, this was a low water mark of Iceland
Overall: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
youtu.be/8TeO62MJQmQ?...
2006
Congratulations
by Silvía Night (2005-2007)
Music: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌗🌑🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts: No artists deserves to get booed at, but yeah, this was a low water mark of Iceland
Overall: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
youtu.be/8TeO62MJQmQ?...
2004
Heaven
by Jónsi (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: A decent enough song, performed in an emotional way by Jónsi who's a pretty solid singer and performer.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/fe5Sql0wKJI?...
2004
Heaven
by Jónsi (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: A decent enough song, performed in an emotional way by Jónsi who's a pretty solid singer and performer.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/fe5Sql0wKJI?...
2011
Coming home (Aftur heim)
by Sjonni's friends (2011)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A great, happy tune, but Sjónni's version (comments) were even better. RIP🙏
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/apc_qJf3nws?...
2011
Coming home (Aftur heim)
by Sjonni's friends (2011)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A great, happy tune, but Sjónni's version (comments) were even better. RIP🙏
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/apc_qJf3nws?...
1986
Gleðibankinn
by ICY (1986)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: An intriguing composition already from the intro. Has aged better than many other 1986 entries. Nice debut.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/-BxQQLOB1fk?...
1986
Gleðibankinn
by ICY (1986)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: An intriguing composition already from the intro. Has aged better than many other 1986 entries. Nice debut.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/-BxQQLOB1fk?...
2015
Unbroken
by María Ólafsdóttir (1993-)
Music: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: An un inspiring entry. A big 'meh'. It's just there, dull and bland.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
youtu.be/0Jl-Hr137uM?...
2015
Unbroken
by María Ólafsdóttir (1993-)
Music: 🌕🌑🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: An un inspiring entry. A big 'meh'. It's just there, dull and bland.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
youtu.be/0Jl-Hr137uM?...
2019
Hatrið mun sigra
by Hatari (2015-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: The Icelandic language elevate this song to nearly perfection. This is a clever way of protesting.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/kTb69WkBbvs?...
2019
Hatrið mun sigra
by Hatari (2015-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: The Icelandic language elevate this song to nearly perfection. This is a clever way of protesting.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/kTb69WkBbvs?...
2012
Never forget
by Greta Salóme (1986-) & Jónsi (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A quite dramatic entry with lots of potential. Good performance too.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/zRqmHRbJvTo?...
2012
Never forget
by Greta Salóme (1986-) & Jónsi (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A quite dramatic entry with lots of potential. Good performance too.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/zRqmHRbJvTo?...
2007
Valentine's lost
by Eirikur Hauksson (1959-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: Something got lost in translation but Eirikur's third attempt in the ESC is still a true gem
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/e2he47-SC1k?...
2007
Valentine's lost
by Eirikur Hauksson (1959-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: Something got lost in translation but Eirikur's third attempt in the ESC is still a true gem
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/e2he47-SC1k?...
2005
If I had your love
by Selma Björnsdóttir (1974-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: The production feels a bit cheepish. It's nice to see Selma again, though.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/wbhhw6BRC2s?...
2005
If I had your love
by Selma Björnsdóttir (1974-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: The production feels a bit cheepish. It's nice to see Selma again, though.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/wbhhw6BRC2s?...
2013
Ég á líf
by Eythor Ingi (1989-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: A song wich invites you to fisherman Eythor's home for three minutes. A very decent, charming entry
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/GzE88IYzXLI?...
2013
Ég á líf
by Eythor Ingi (1989-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: A song wich invites you to fisherman Eythor's home for three minutes. A very decent, charming entry
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/GzE88IYzXLI?...
1991
Nina
by Stefan (1966-) and Eyfi (1961-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: To me, this stage look is hidious, but if closing my eyes, I hear a handsome, stylish duet ballad
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/qYX-L3dPCNg?...
1991
Nina
by Stefan (1966-) and Eyfi (1961-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌑🌑🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: To me, this stage look is hidious, but if closing my eyes, I hear a handsome, stylish duet ballad
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/qYX-L3dPCNg?...
1987
Hægt og hljótt
by Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts:A very sweet little song and no, she's not singing about someone's bottom in the air
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/hTcvaQv3TAI?...
1987
Hægt og hljótt
by Halla Margrét Árnadóttir (1964-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts:A very sweet little song and no, she's not singing about someone's bottom in the air
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/hTcvaQv3TAI?...
1994
Nætur
by Sigga (1962)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: Sigga's vocal skills makes this powerful tune even better. A very decent effort.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/Qy2w4BoFIuA?...
1994
Nætur
by Sigga (1962)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: Sigga's vocal skills makes this powerful tune even better. A very decent effort.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/Qy2w4BoFIuA?...
2021
30 years
by Daði Freyr (1992-) and Gagnamagnið (2012-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: A very catchy tune wich feels pretty nice.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/YSMhu-PrLME?...
2021
30 years
by Daði Freyr (1992-) and Gagnamagnið (2012-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Thoughts: A very catchy tune wich feels pretty nice.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/YSMhu-PrLME?...
2017
Paper
by Svala Björgvinsdóttir (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: A quite nicely performed entry, but the song itself is a bit bland
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/UPlm18-AlGg?...
2017
Paper
by Svala Björgvinsdóttir (1977-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: A quite nicely performed entry, but the song itself is a bit bland
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/UPlm18-AlGg?...
2022
Með hækkandi sól
by Systur (2011-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: I'm a very big fan of Bergþóra Árnadóttir (RIP). This reminds me of her, that's why I love it.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/G71c48O3j-s?...
2022
Með hækkandi sól
by Systur (2011-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: I'm a very big fan of Bergþóra Árnadóttir (RIP). This reminds me of her, that's why I love it.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/G71c48O3j-s?...
1997
Minn hinsti dans
by Páll Óskar (1970-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts:The Swedish commentator hated this, but we Swedes voted 12 points. An lgbt + evergreen 🏳️🌈
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/rVZ0VNsXhTA?...
1997
Minn hinsti dans
by Páll Óskar (1970-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts:The Swedish commentator hated this, but we Swedes voted 12 points. An lgbt + evergreen 🏳️🌈
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
youtu.be/rVZ0VNsXhTA?...
1993
Þá veistu svarið
(Then you'll know the answer)
by Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir (1972-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts: A quite decent effort with a charming flow of the song
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/eRXaQgwLEs4?...
1993
Þá veistu svarið
(Then you'll know the answer)
by Ingibjörg Stefánsdóttir (1972-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts: A quite decent effort with a charming flow of the song
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/eRXaQgwLEs4?...
1988
Þú og þeir, Sókrates
by Beathoven (1988)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts:A decent and memorable opening entry for the ESC of 1988 even though it's a quite childish tune.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/ANeD88VG6UI?...
1988
Þú og þeir, Sókrates
by Beathoven (1988)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts:A decent and memorable opening entry for the ESC of 1988 even though it's a quite childish tune.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/ANeD88VG6UI?...
2008
This is my life
by Euroband (2006-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A child of its time musically this feels a bit dated.But it's still a catchy and well performed tune
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/zinGFmaYdZ8?...
2008
This is my life
by Euroband (2006-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A child of its time musically this feels a bit dated.But it's still a catchy and well performed tune
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
youtu.be/zinGFmaYdZ8?...
2003
Open Your Heart
by Birgitta (1979-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: Compared to most other entries from ESC 2003 this has aged well. Birgitta has charm and good vocals
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/MX3Z0ZT8_n8?...
2003
Open Your Heart
by Birgitta (1979-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: Compared to most other entries from ESC 2003 this has aged well. Birgitta has charm and good vocals
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/MX3Z0ZT8_n8?...
2001
Angel
by Two Ticky (2000-2003)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: Well, for being 2001 this is a quite nice little tune wich is easy to remember.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/eUfS20C8Ibw?...
2001
Angel
by Two Ticky (2000-2003)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: Well, for being 2001 this is a quite nice little tune wich is easy to remember.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
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