2023
Power
by Diljá (2001-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: A typical case of when the singer is better than her song. A pretty weak entry from our Nordic fellows.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
youtu.be/lzlTcA0OC5s?...
2023
Power
by Diljá (2001-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Thoughts: A typical case of when the singer is better than her song. A pretty weak entry from our Nordic fellows.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
youtu.be/lzlTcA0OC5s?...
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?...
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?...
2019
Think about things
by Daði Freyr (1992-) and Gagnamagnið (2012-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: Daði and his sisters' vocal skills are lifting this 1980's themed tune
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/1HU7ocv3S2o?...
2019
Think about things
by Daði Freyr (1992-) and Gagnamagnið (2012-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Artists: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌕
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: Daði and his sisters' vocal skills are lifting this 1980's themed tune
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/1HU7ocv3S2o?...
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?...
2018
Our choice
by Ari Ólafsson (1998-)
Music: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts: A great vocalist, but a very bland composition. Nothing gets you engaged, nore interested.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
youtu.be/RQytWeg9CzE?...
2018
Our choice
by Ari Ólafsson (1998-)
Music: 🌕🌗🌑🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Thoughts: A great vocalist, but a very bland composition. Nothing gets you engaged, nore interested.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌑🌑🌑
youtu.be/RQytWeg9CzE?...
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?...
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?...
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?...
2014
No prejudies
by Pollapönk (2006-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A rather forgetable entry; the saving grave being the well thought out lyrics.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/U2qAvGsiCmc?...
2014
No prejudies
by Pollapönk (2006-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌗🌑
Thoughts: A rather forgetable entry; the saving grave being the well thought out lyrics.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/U2qAvGsiCmc?...
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?...
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?...
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?...
2010
Je Ne Sais Quoi
by Hera Björk (1972-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: The artist outshines the song itself. Her vocals are magnificent, the song itself a bit so-so.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
youtu.be/qXLqw4UpJ1w?...
2010
Je Ne Sais Quoi
by Hera Björk (1972-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
Thoughts: The artist outshines the song itself. Her vocals are magnificent, the song itself a bit so-so.
Overall: 🌕🌕🌗🌑🌑
youtu.be/qXLqw4UpJ1w?...
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?...
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?...
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?...
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?...
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?...
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?...
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: 🌕🌕🌕🌑🌑
youtu.be/eUfS20C8Ibw?...
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?...
1999
All out of luck
by Selma Björnsdóttir (1974-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A very 1990's tune,but in a good way. I liked this much better than Sweden. Áfram Ísland 🇮🇸
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/0EYqU1PyrrE?...
1999
All out of luck
by Selma Björnsdóttir (1974-)
Music: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Lyrics: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Artist: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
Staging: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
Thoughts: A very 1990's tune,but in a good way. I liked this much better than Sweden. Áfram Ísland 🇮🇸
Overall: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌗
youtu.be/0EYqU1PyrrE?...
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: 🌕🌕🌕🌕🌑
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