RUV, the Icelandic national broadcaster, has set the date for he Songvakepnnin 2026 song sumbission deadline eventhough ...

Palestinian pop singer-songwriter Bashar Murad was expected to win the qualification round for Iceland — Miguel MEDINA Jerusalem native Bashar Murad was determined to compete in the Eurovision Song ...

How big of an event is Eurovision in Iceland? Massive might be an understatement. In 2019, the last time before the COVID-19 pandemic that the European song competition was held with a full audience, ...

Two keenly anticipated live performances at the Eurovision Song Contest grand final on May 22 will not take place because of positive COVID-19 tests. On May 19, a member of the Icelandic group Daði og ...

The tiny town of Húsavík, Iceland is rolling out the red carpet, literally through the center of town, in the hopes of winning an Oscar. The town was thrust into the spotlight by the Will Ferrell and ...

With Europe convulsed by war, a campy, intra-continental song contest might seem especially frivolous. But it's worth remembering: that was the original point. Eurovision launched in 1956, in part a ...

Daði Freyr has heard your cries of “play ‘Ja Ja Ding Dong,'” and he has answered them by playing “Ja Ja Ding Dong.” “Ja Ja Ding Dong,” for the uninitiated, is the absolute banger from Will Ferrell’s ...

Austria seeks compromise on Israel’s Eurovision entry as Spain, Ireland and others threaten boycott over Gaza war.

Will Ferrell and Rachel McAdams in their latest film play an Icelandic pop duo called Fire Saga with dreams of competing in the Eurovision song competition, and they’ll get their chance even as they ...

Icelandic artist Daði Freyr has turned over his recent single “Think About Things” — which was also Iceland’s official entry in the now-canceled 2020 Eurovision Song Contest — over to the fine folks ...

Jà ³hanna Guà °rà ºn Jà ³nsdà ³ttir won the right to represent her country, Iceland at the 2009 Eurovision Song Contest tonight. In her first attempt at the competition, she came through the semi ...