Júlí & Dísu are the first act to reveal whether they will be competing in English, Icelandic or both for the final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 this weekend.
Júlí & Dísu have revealed more details of their performance for the final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 which will take place on February 22. For the final, they will be performing “Fire” in English for the chorus and verses, but the rap will remain in Icelandic.
In addition, the duo has revealed that they will perform in slot 3 in the final, where six acts are competing to represent Iceland in Basel, Switzerland this May.
For the final of Söngvakeppnin, acts must decide ahead of the show whether they intend to compete in English or Iceland. This comes after the semi-finals where all participants must perform their entry in Icelandic. The language performed in the final is the language that the Icelandic entry will be performing in during the Eurovision Song Contest.
The six acts competing to represent Iceland are:
- Stebbi JAK – “Frelsið mitt” (My freedom)
- Ágúst – “Eins og þú” (Like you)
- VÆB – “RÓA” (CALM)
- Bjarni Arason – “Aðeins lengur” (A little longer)
- Tinna – “Þrá” (Desire)
- Júlí & Dísa – “Fire”
For the first time since 2013, there will be no superfinal round in the final. The final result will be decided by public voting (50%) and, for the first time ever, seven international juries (50%). The winner will represent Iceland at Eurovision 2025 in Basel.
Hera Björk represented Iceland at Eurovision 2024 with “Scared of Heights”. She finished last in the first semi-final with 3 points, leaving Iceland out of the final for the second year in a row.
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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 programs 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.
