Greta Salóme will fly the Icelandic flag at the 2016 Eurovision Song Contest after winning the 2016 Söngvakeppnin with her song Hear Them Calling. She competed against five more acts to earn the title. The six acts competing were –
1. Greta Salóme – Hear Them Calling
2.Hjörtur Traustason & Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir – I Promised You Then
3.Karlotta Sigurðardóttir – The Eye Of The Storm
4.Þórdís Birna Borgarsdóttir & Guðmundur Snorri Sigurðarson – Ready To Break Free
5.Elísabet Ormslev – Á ný
6.Alda Dís Arnardóttir – Now
The first round of voting was split between jury and televoting resulting in a super final between Greta Salóme and Alda Dís Arnardóttir. Then total televoting decided the winner.
You can see Greta perform Hear Them Calling below.
Source: www.esccovers.com
So a return artist but without Jonsi
The Crow meets Mans Zelmerlow. I like the song, but with the volume off, I feel like I’ve seen it before. I hope they change the stage performance and costumes.