Daði Freyr has spoken with RÚV about his song for the Eurovision Song Contest 2021, revealing that the song is set to premiere in March.
Speaking to the Icelandic public broadcaster Daði Freyr has spoken about what can be expected from his song for the 2021 contest. He explained that the song:
I would say it is a logical next step from Think About Things. It’s upbeat and there will be a bit of dance to it, and suchlike. It’s an upbeat pop song.
Daði has completed writing the song and is currently in the midst of asking the public to be part of the choir for his song. Within two days the singer explained that he received over 250 submissions from around 170 people.
One thing that has been confirmed about the song is that it will be performed in English, but the song title has yet to be revealed.
Daði Freyr will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2021 alongside Gagnamagnið, having originally won the Icelandic selection for Eurovision 2020. He was internally selected by the Icelandic broadcaster who have allowed the singer to select his song for next years contest without a televised selection.
Image Source: Metro / Source: RÚV
Iceland debuted in the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986 and, aside from 2 years of relegation in 1998 and 2002, has participated every year since. The contest is incredibly popular in Iceland, regularly being one of the most watched programmes of the year. Iceland has yet to win the contest but has finished in 2nd on two occasions. In 1999, Selma missed out on victory in Jerusalem by 17 points, and in 2009 Yohanna became the most successful Icelandic entrant ever finishing 2nd in the final with the song “Is it True?”. She scored 218 points, yet still finished 169 points behind the runaway winner Norway.
