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RUNNING ORDER – FIRST SEMI FINAL

1-run

The running order of the First Semi-Final of the 2017 Eurovision Song Contest:

1. Sweden
2. Georgia
3. Australia
4. Albania
5. Belgium
6. Montenegro
7. Finland
8. Azerbaijan
9. Portugal
10. Greece
11. Poland
12. Moldova
13. Iceland
14. Czech Republic
15. Cyprus
16. Armenia
17. Slovenia
18. Latvia

Iceland: Second semi-final of 2017 Söngvakeppnin

Flag of Iceland
Flag of Iceland

The second semi-final of the 2017 Söngvakeppnin national selection in Iceland has seen three more acts make it to the final –

  • Daði Freyr Pétursson Hvað með það?
  • Svala Björgvinsdóttir Ég veit það
  • Aron Brink Þú hefur dáleitt mig
  • Hildur –  Bammbaramm (also qualified for final as a wildcard)

Source: www.eurovision.tv

Iceland: 2017 Söngvakeppnin – first semi-final – three acts direct to the final

Flag of Iceland
Flag of Iceland

The first semi-final of the 2017 Söngvakeppnin national selection took place in Iceland with six acts competing and three acts making it directly to the final.

The there acts and songs to the final are –

  • Arnar Jónsson & Rakel Pálsdóttir – Til mín 
  • Rúnar Eff – Mér við hlið 
  • Aron Hannes – Nótt

You can see the three finalists perform their entries below.

Source: www.eurovision.tv

 

ARON HANNES – BIO

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About Aron Hannes & Siris

Aron Hannes is 19 years old and recently graduated from the Complete Vocal Institution in Copenhagen. At 14, he won the first annual Icelandic singing contest Jólastjarnan (E. Christmas Star) granting him the opportunity to sing with Bo Halldorsson at the singer’s annual Christmas concert. Television station Stöð 2 and radio station Bylgjan have hosted the contest since its beginning in 2011 and introduced young talents from around Iceland. In 2014, Aron Hannes participated in Iceland Got Talent where he made it through to the semi-finals. In the last few months he has been studying at the CVI vocal academy and working on his music with Logi Pedro (Retro Stefson).

Siris (Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson) is well known to Eurovision fans around the globe, as he composed Iceland’s entries, Heaven in 2004 and Valentine Lost in 2007.

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2016 Euro songs making the ESC top 250

31 of the 42 Eurovision entries have made the ESC top 250 which was revealed on New Year’s eve.
lets look at them
204 – Malta
203 – Belarus
171 – Serbia
168 – Slovenia
166 – Ireland
148 – San Marino
146 – Italy
143 – Lithuania
142 – Germany
140 – Israel
135 – Azerbaijan
099 – Belgium
094 – Hungary
078 – Czech republic
076 – Croatia
058 – United Kingdom
056 – Latvia
053 – Netherlands
050 – Sweden
049 – Austria
048 – Iceland
045 – Denmark
043 – Estonia
033 – Spain
031 – Armenia
027 – Poland
015 – Australia
012 – France
006 – Bulgaria
004 – Ukraine
003 – Russia

ICELAND AT EUROVISION – THE SOUTH AFRICAN CD COLLECTION

08 – ICELAND 20/20
1995 – NUNA – BO HALLDORSSON = 1 CD
1996 – SJUBIDU – ANNA MJOLL = 1 CD
1997 – MINN HINSTI DANS – PAUL OSCAR = 1 CD
1999 – ALL OUT OF LUCK – SELMA = 1 CD
1998 – no participation
2000 – TELL ME – AUGUST & TELMA = 1 CD
2001 – ANGEL – TWO TRICKY = 1 CD
2002 – no participation
2003 – OPEN YOUR HEART – BIRGITTA = 1 CD
2004 – HEAVEN – JONSI = 1 CD
2005 – IF I HAD YOUR LOVE – SELMA = 1 CD
2006 – CONGRATULATIONS – SILVIA NIGHT = 1 CD
2007 – VALENTINE LOST – EIRIKUR HAUKSSON = 1 CD
2008 – THIS IS MY LIFE – EURO BAND = 1 CD
2009 – IS IT TRUE – YOHANNA = 1 CD
2010 – JE NE SAIS QUOI – HERA BJORK = 1 CD
2011 – COMING HOME – SJONNI’S FRIENDS = 1 CD
2012 – NEVER FORGET – GRETA SALOME & JONSI = 1 CD
2013 – EG A LIF – EYTHOR INGI = 1 CD
2014 – NO PREJUDICE – POLLA PONK = 1 CD
2015 – UNBROKEN – MARIA OLAFS = 1 CD
2016 – HEAR THEM CALLING – GRETA SALOME = 1 CD