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Iceland ESC Selection (Söngvakeppnin) 2024 Top 10 With Comments (After Show)
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- Опубліковано 24 лют 2024
- There is a lot going on with Iceland. We still aren't 100% sure that they're competing at Eurovision. My feeling is that decision will be dependent upon them being able to send the artist they want to send. Obviously, these reasons are non-music related and, seriously, I have a lot to say about RÚV's behaviour throughout this Eurovision season...
But, this is a music video and let's focus on the music for now. Iceland have a good selection here by their standards and a huge step up from what have been poor selections for the past two years. Two of my three favourites have already been eliminated due to headscratching voting (my bottom two qualified, go figure), but the favourite, that is still in the running and in my top three, is, all distractions aside, a good song that should give them a legitimate shot to qualify under any circumstances.
Because of the non-musical reasons, I'm torn whether I actually want it to win because of everything that's going to follow. But, that's a shame, and I'll still root for it as long as I can.
Entries:
Anita - Stingum Af/Downfall
Bashar Murad - Vestrið Villt/Wild West
Blankiflúr - Sjá Þig/Love You
CeaseTone - Ró/Flow
Heiðrún Anna Björnsdóttir - Þjakaður Af Ást
Hera Björk - Við Förum Hærra/Scared Of Heights
Maiaa - Fljúga Burt/Break Away
Sigga Ózk - Um Allan Alheiminn/Into The Atmosphere
Sunny - Fiðrildi
Væb - Bíómynd/Movie Scene
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Just to let you know, I was intending to let a level of conversation flow in this comment section around certain topics. But, as I've already received a few nasty messages (some were getting a bit personal, about where I'm from etc.), I've decided to scale back and will enforce some level of moderation.
As far as I'm concerned, I've stated enough on these topics and won't be saying anymore on these matters. I like the song that was at the root of the discussions and am going to keep the focus on that side of things. I've put the YT comment filter on the highest setting, so if your comment is removed and you think that it shouldn't have been, all I can do is apologise. I know most of you don't create any problems and I appreciate it!
Bashar is my winner as I find the song being the only one interresting but I'm scared of him winning because everybody seems to hate on him
The worry is that, if he wins, we're just going to have a Eurovision where everyone is going to vote for either him or Israel, even if neither have songs that should be towards the top of the results.
It all just makes me tired lol.
@@kaleproject3495 yes I'm really scared of that, that's why I'm hoping Israel will at least not participate because it will be Ukraine 2022 all over again and also because I'm scared of the safety of the Israeli participant during Eurovision but yeah I really hope people won't massively vote for Iceland if they choose Bashar just because he is Palestinian
@@vincentesc I mean, out of the two, it's much easier for Iceland not to send a Palestinian representative than it is for Israel not to send an Israeli representative.
All of this could be avoided if people just voted based on the music, but that's perfect world stuff.
I've already stated my opinion on the whole Bashar's participation ordeal. Hate what RÚV did to him, however, he does have one of the strongest packages in this lackluster selection. If he wins, fans will blame his ancestry, but that's to be expected.
Anyways, the live performances here were a bit of a mix bag. Some went really good such as "Sja Thig" and "Vestrid Villt" and others not so much, "Biomynd" and "Thjakadur Af Ast". "Fiđrildi" ended up being my winner. I know it never stood a chance, but I really enjoy this sort of lowkey EDM style music. "Stingum Af" used to be my winner and it's not as if Anita didn't performed it well, by all accounts, she did and is a contender now. The song just grew off me
Edit: Shout out to Sigga who, for the second year in a row, outperformed a mid song. Seriously, she's great and deserves a song equally as great.
I had Fiđrildi higher before the show, because like you, it is more my sort of music. I think they struggled to get it to really be dynamic during the live performance. Sunny didn't really know how to occupy the down times of the song in an interesting to watch way.
Also true about Sigga. Two years and two qualifications to the final. She deserves a proper contender next time she competes because she's proven she can do it.
I mean, "Fiđrildi" is a bit of an awkward song to stage, as every song of its genre kind of is tbh. I actually enjoyed the more layed-back approach to the staging, but I see your point on how it might've come across as uninteresting. Also, I think Sunny is a new artist so that should explain why she wasn't the most dynamic performer yet. In a weak NF, she did enough for me :P
On Sigga, I honestly can see her as a new age Selma Bjornsdottir, if given the right song. She's a very engaging performer! Her attempts so far have been good but aren't quite there yet.
Wait what did ruv do?
They've announced Bashar's participation in Songvakeppnin earlier than any other contestant. Practically, politicizing his participation from the get-go. As it was said in the video, political virtue-signalling. Hate that.
@@miguelc6740 oh ok. Yeah I heard about that. That makes sense, it would have been better if he was announced together with the rest.
GO TIFFANY!
She went!
Nice to see that I agree with many takes of yours. I didn't attempt a top myself, but I think that MAIAA & Blankiflúr deserved the final more than Hera & Anita. Sorry, but 'Bíomynd' is my guilty pleasure of this selection.
My favourite (and the best option imo) is Bashar for the reasons you stated. It has an instantly memorable rhythm & chorus and the country influences (you know how much I love Estonia 2022). Too bad that everyone will focus on the singer and not the song...
To be fair, for me to even like three songs in the first place is a big improvement from Iceland compared to the last few years. My partner also likes Bíomynd, so I'm having to listen to it more than I would normally choose to.
It would have been cool for Bashar to actually win this selection and then go to Eurovision under normal circumstances. I think he would legitimately qualify for the final, but, I think we all know that a large section of the fandom are going to use voting for him for their own purposes.
@kaleproject3495 They will, unfortunately.
By the way, something which I don't get about Söngvakeppnin is why does a 10 song selection need to have semifinals? Also the fact that the songs are required to be sung in Icelandic in the semifinals is confusing, like which version am I supposed to rate as a fan?
As for the SF thing, I think it's just always been like that since they brought Söngvakeppnin in as the permanent selection method (2021 aside). In the early 2000's, it used to be just a final, but they would also use internal selections every now and then.
In the late 2000's, it was even worse. You used to get heats or SFs with only four or sometimes THREE songs.
One thing I do like is the performing of the songs in Icelandic, before choosing the language for the final. I usually base my rating on the Icelandic version of the song in the NF, and only consider the English one if the song is chosen for Eurovision.
i still have no goddamn idea how iceland messed up so badly in a 10 song selection. 3 of the good songs (Blankiflur, Heidrun Anna and Maiaa) all getting eliminated over Hera and and Vaeb is just shocking. At least Bashar actually has a decent song that i can somewhat get behind (he's my 3rd overall). I might still be fine with Anita and Sigga Ozk but i'm not the biggest fan of both of their songs honestly, which is a shame for Sigga cuz i really liked her last year.
I'm in agreement with pretty much everything you said. I'm not really sure what Iceland is voting for this year. Maybe they're just trying to make the final as easy as possible for Bashar? Because that lineup is about as bad as it could've been.
At first listen, I am not into Bashar but the more I listen the more that I feel like grooving to it. The staging is awesome plus it will bring a definitely different flavor to the current entries on eurovision. Unique sound although lyrically wise, they share the same message with rim tim tagidim. This acts kind of a sequel to that.
The song definitely feels better when it is in its English language version, so am looking forward to seeing that this weekend for the first time on stage!
@@kaleproject3495 yeah! I listened to it in english first then got curious with it being in icelandic since I saw bashar's post learning it. I must say it's better in english or maybe because I cant speak icelandic. I hope he wins. ❤️
I think I read that like "Think About Things", it was written in English first and then they had to go back and make an Icelandic version of it to comply with the rules. I'm sure the Hatari boys helped out!
@@kaleproject3495 yup. Einar actually helped him with his icelandic accent and pronounciation.
our bottom 5s are identical!!! And almost the same top 3 except fljúga burt is my winner, same second and my third is sigga ozk!!
Fljúga Burt was my before show winner, and didn't do anything to make me move it down. I honestly wasn't expecting Sjá Þig to be that good live nor did I think Vestrið Villt would earworm me the way it did!
And yes, we are glad that Sigga is in the final, of course! She's so cute.
I still can't believe they really chose Hera. Bashar was the only one to give them a qualifying chance, but they went for literally the worst song in the selection just because she's a big name... this stinks of a single digit score in the semi
Hard to know the exact reasoning. Is it because she's a big name and people genuinely voted to send her? Did they vote for her to avoid any more controversy? Or did they just not want to send Bashar and got the opportunity to vote against him in the 1v1 superfinal?
We'll never know. But it happened...and it's weird.
I'm from Israel, and I went into the selection seeing Iceland high in the betting odds. Listened to the songs, immediately I thought Blankiflur was the reason they were so high. Given their stance on Israel, I can't say I'm extremely disappointed that they lost it 🙃
Wild west would be a great pick though, honestly. Should stand out given the field, both in the national selection and Eurovision. Will wish him the best!
I think so, too. It's the song in the selection with the obvious hook and identity. It seems like the sort of song that could do rather well outside of Eurovision.
I don't know how things are going to shake out going forward, but hopefully, people can try and focus on the music, and I wish him the best, too!
Hi! My opinion on this years Songvakeppnin can be clearly represented in one phrase: UVPSM had more standing out songs than Songvakeppnin this year.
The only ones that I somehow can recall are Sigga's and Bashar's songs. Sigga is my winner, but she probably won't win, since she was a wildcard and Bashar...the song is nice, but I can't like it very much because of the polytics behind this entry.
Literally the only politics in his song is where he’s from 😭😭. Nothing about his song has any political message
As said below, to this point, none of it is coming from him, so I think you're free to enjoy the song!
so what I'm gathering is that two of your top three are already out, and the one that's still in has some sort of political drama? uhhh which one should I be hoping for then
I'd like to keep it simple and root for the best song still remaining. But, that's going to open up a WHOLE thing at the contest that we probably don't want. Yet, at the same time, that situation is outside of his control, so it's not really fair to wish against his success either.
These situations are rarely simple. XD
wild west is actually so fucking good I really want it to win
With this final lineup, it has to. I don't see an alternative and it is a cool song to have in the Eurovision selection.
What’s the song u use for your outro?
Sara Jo - Sudar (From the "Bez Kontrole" album of 2023).
@@kaleproject3495Thankuu
Vaeb are my winners, i don't understand why they are gettinh hate
I wasn't aware that they were particularly disliked elsewhere. I mean, they qualified, which means at least quite a few people must like them.
what are our non-musical opinions on iceland?
@@kaleproject3495 honestly i could talk about it quite a bit, but i think the most ideal (and likely) scenario at this point is for Israel to get their song denied and for them to withdraw. i feel like this would respect the integrity of eurovision as a song contest the best whilst providing a fufilling outcome for most people altogether.
@@OSCAR-ic7tf I still don't think Israel should have to withdraw if they haven't broken the rules of the contest, even if it would make everything easier.
@@kaleproject3495 theyre making it clear that if they arent allowed to enter their clearly politically motivated entry then they will withdraw. i feel like them withdrawing for musical reasons in that regard is completely best case scenario. they definitely shouldnt be able to use eurovision as a means of polishing their public image, and if that remains their sole intention then its for the better they do not participate this year.
@@OSCAR-ic7tf Their song breaks the rules or it doesn't. The EBU seems to be following procedure pretty well so far in working with Israel on it.
"1944" was allowed to compete so there is quite an acceptable range that we know they'll allow. If Israel can't get their song content to fit in with what, for a lot of people, are pretty forgiving guidelines, that's their own fault.
Just not bashar cause I don’t want another Eurovision runned by politics
We might already be on the way there.
BLANKIFLUR should’ve won
Or at least still in the running with a chance to win. A SF NQ? Come on, Iceland.