Iceland 2024 • Hera Björk - "Scared of Heights"

[Anesović]

All discussion regarding Iceland in the 2024 contest should be posted here!

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Hera Björk - "Scared of Heights"
m/l: Ásdís María Viðarsdóttir, Ferras Alqaisi, Jaro Omar, Michael Burek

[Amanda]

Laufey or DIE

[fabbi]

The broadcaster has received 118 songs for Söngvakeppnin 2024. The show will be held on the 17th and 24th of February (semi-finals) and the 2nd of March (final).

The 2024 edition of the festival will have 10 participants. We're supposed to get them on the 27th of January.

[fabbi]

Söngvakeppnin 2024 will be held in February. However, it's not certain if Iceland will eventually join Eurovision in Malmö. The broadcaster will decide together with the winner of the festival after the final.



eurovisionworld.com/esc/uncertain-if-iceland-will-participate-in-eurovision-2024

[littleblackhouse10]

Jan 23, 2024 20:16:16 GMT 1 fabbi said:

Söngvakeppnin 2024 will be held in February. However, it's not certain if Iceland will eventually join Eurovision in Malmö. The broadcaster will decide together with the winner of the festival after the final.



eurovisionworld.com/esc/uncertain-if-iceland-will-participate-in-eurovision-2024

If a ceasefire is declared in Israel by February, to be exact. But we don't know yet.

[fabbi]

The participants of Söngvakeppnin 2024 and their song titles in Icelandic - and if existing - in English:

1. Anita - Stingum af / Downfall
2. Bashar Murad - Vestrið villt / Wild West
3. Blankiflúr - Sjá þig / Love you
4. Heiðrún Anna - Þjakaður af ást
5. Hera Björk - Við förum hærra / Scared of Heights
6. Maiaa - Fljúga burt / Break Away
7. Sigga Ózk - Um allan alheiminn / Into the Atmosphere
8. Sunny - Fiðrildi
9. Væb - Bíómynd / Movie Scene

eurovisionworld.com/esc/iceland-songs-released-for-songvakeppnin-2024

[fabbi]

My top 18 of Söngvakeppnin 2024

1. Sigga Ózk - Um allan alheiminn
Amazing dance beat and good vocals.

2. Anita - Stingum Af

Powerful song, that I enjoy a lot. The only downgrade: It's verses are too weak.

3. Anita - Downfall
Good pop song. I doubt it's for a music competition, but I wouldn't seeing her win this.

4. CeaseTone -"Ró
The singing kind of scared me for a moment lol.
It's a modern song - with a clap-along beat - that I enjoy a lot.

5. Bashar Murad - Vestrið villt
A bit too much bass, but modern song.

6. Heiðrún Anna - Þjakaður af ást
She has a beautiful voice. The song is beautiful too and I like it's instrumentation.

7. Maiaa - Fljúga burt
Beautiful voice. The song is enjoyable too. I particularly like that drum beat.

8. CeaseTone - Flow
I like its a bit more heavy sound and also the 80s vibes it's got. What I dislike is that particularly in the chorus it feels a bit repetitive.

9. Sigga Ózk - Into the Atmosphere
She has a very beauitufl voice. The song is good, but could honestly be more competitive.

10. Bashar Murad - Wild West
It's okay. I wished it were more melodious though.

11. Hera Björk - Við förum hærra
It starts epic, but then its level quickly drops.

12. Maiaa - Break away
Beautiful song. Imo it's too fast though.

13. Væb - Bíómynd
Starting off very wtf. The full song for some reason reminds me of BTS. It's a bit shouty to me. But nonethless I'm looking forward to how it'll be done live on stage.

14. Væb - Movie scene
Lol this is entertaining. It's a bit flat and too much "My life is a movie scene" tho.

15. Blankiflúr - Love you
It's okay. Nothing special I guess.

16. Hera Björk - Scared of Heights
It's a bit too basic.

17. Blankiflúr - Sjá þig
I don't like her voice. The song, however, is not bad. Towards the end I feel it becoming a bit messy.

18. Sunny - Fiðrildi
It's a unique entry, but imo not for Eurovision. I also don't really like it. It's beat is too annyoing for that. There's also not really such thing such as a melody.

I enjoy so many of the songs here. It bothers me a bit that there are 90 % dance pop songs. Where's the variety?

[fabbi]

Iceland hasn't announced anything regarding its participation despite the show being held 5 days ago. The broadcaster will decide on Monday. Personally I hope they're not choosing Hera deapite winning because I personally can't really rate her song higher than a .

[Tufkai]

Song is catchy but very stale