Iceland will decide its representative through its national final of Söngvakeppnin 2019 this Saturday, 2 March (links and exact times to follow), after two semifinals held on 9 and 16 February.

Each semifinal contained five songs, of which the top 2 advanced to the final. Broadcaster RÚV chose to use its wildcard to push through an additional entry (marked below). All semifinal songs were performed in their Icelandic version, while for the final artists were invited to sing in the language they mean to use at Eurovision.

The 5 finalists are (studio for the English, semifinal performance for the Icelandic):
1. Friðrik Ómar – Hvað ef ég get ekki elskað? (studio version of What If I Can’t Have Love)
2. Kristina Skoubo Bærendsen (W) – Mama Said (semifinal performance of Ég á mig sjálf)
3. Tara Mobee – Fighting For Love (semifinal performance of Betri án þín)
4. Hera Björk – Moving On (semifinal performance of Eitt andartak)
5. Hatari – Hatrið mun sigra [Hate Will Prevail] (no English version)

You will have recognised Hera Björk, who previously represented Iceland in the ESC in 2010. You might have also recognised Friðrik Ómar, who hails from wiggles’s hometown and has also previously represented Iceland in the ESC, in 2008, as part of Eurobandið (Euroband). Just so you are warned, Hatari define themselves as an "anti-capitalist BDSM techno performance art group".

On the night, an international jury (3 Icelanders and 7 foreigners) and the public will decide the top two acts, which will advance to a superfinal. The superfinal vote won’t be starting from zero: the two acts will keep the votes they received in the first round of voting, which will be weighted 50% against the televote and jury vote for the superfinal.

Last year’s runner up Eleni Foureira will be one of the guest acts, performing Fuego.

My favourite since the semifinals has been Kristina Skoubo Bærendsen and I am over the moon with the fact that RÚV decided last minute to put her through. I also think her song works better in the English version. I am not much impressed with anything else.

If the Iceland song can make the final they will win but doubt the useless english loving international juries will be voting for them

There are two songs in Icelandic, sok, which one?

Thought the other one got knocked out in semi 2

Friðrik Ómar (first in the running order) and Hatari (second in the running order) will both perform in Icelandic.

but wasnt he going to sing in english originally

Like I wrote above, these two will be performing in Icelandic, and the other three in English.

but there was only going to be 2 only icelandic songs in the semi and 1 qaulified in semi 1 and the other went out in semi 2 wish they would stick to what they are doing its very confusing

See my original post above
- In the two semifinals, ALL 10 songs were performed in Icelandic, they always are. So all 10 were in Icelandic to begin with.
- For the final, each of the 5 artists is free to choose whether they want to perform their songs in English or Icelandic. 2 kept Icelandic, and 3 chose English.

sad thing is the juries will be all over hera bork I just fear she will win

Iceland's national final of Söngvakeppnin 2019 will take place tonight at 7:45 WIM.

Link: http://www.ruv.is/sjonvarp/beint?channel=ruv

In my original post above, you can find tonight's running order, the voting procedure, and information about the interval act. In addition to Eleni Foureira, another international artist might make an appearance (as it has been a tradition since 2016 to have two in the final), and 2018 Iceland representative Ari Ólafsson is likely to also perform his entry. sok better be warned JOS is scheduled to pop up.

with that interval and him popping up glad i aint watching they will only pick some dull english song like always anyway

Hatari is the most hyped up to win, sok, so never know

Not with those annoying international juries sadly if they can make the final they will win but cant see them making it

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