An average of over 101,000 viewers followed the second Semi-Final of Söngvakeppnin 2025, the Icelandic Eurovision selection.
101,390 viewers watched the second Semi-Final of the Icelandic selection for the Eurovision Song Contest 2025 in Basel, Switzerland. The contest was again the most watched TV broadcast in Iceland last week with an audience share of 48%. Over the course of Semi-Final Two 127,640 viewers watched part of the show.
The results of Semi-Final Two were as follows (qualifiers in bold):
- Dagur Sig – “Flugdrekar” (Kites)
- Júlí & Dísa – “Eldur” (Fire)
- Bára Katrín – “Rísum upp” (Let’s get up)
- Bjarni Arason – “Aðeins lengur” (A little longer)
- Tinna – “Þrá” (Desire)
The final of Söngvakeppnin 2025 will take place on February 22 at the RVK Studios in Gufunes in northeastern Reykjavík and will be hosted by Benedikt Valsson, Guðrún Dís Emilsdóttir and Fannar Sveinsson.
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.
Image source: RÚV | Source: Gallup
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.
