Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007 was the show in which Iceland selected its entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2007, held in Helsinki, Finland.

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Dates
Semi-final 117 January 2007
Semi-final 227 January 2007
Semi-final 33 February 2007
Final17 February 2007
Host
VenueBasecamp Studio, Reykjavík
Presenter(s)Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Host broadcasterRÚV
Participants
Number of entries24
Vote
Winning song"Ég les í lófa þínum" by Eiríkur Hauksson

Competing entries

188 entries were received by RÚV. 24 entries were selected by a jury for the competition.[1]

Artist Song Composer(s)
Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir "Enginn eins og þú" Kristján Hreinsson, Roland Hartwell
Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson "Villtir skuggar" Kristján Hreinsson, Gunnar Jóhannsson
Andri Bergmann "Bjarta brosið" Kristján Hreinsson, Torfa Ólafsson
Bergþór Smári "Þú gafst mér allt" Bergþór Smári
Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir "Blómabörn" Magnús Þór Sigmundsson
Davíð Smári Harðarsson "Leiðin liggur heim" Kristján Hreinsson, Elvar Gottskálksson
Eiríkur Hauksson "Ég les í lófa þínum" Kristján Hreinsson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson
Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir "Örlagadís" Roland Hartwell, Kristján Hreinsson
Finnur Jóhannsson "Allt eða ekki neitt" Torfa Ólafsson, Eðvarð Lárusson, Þorkel Olgeirsson
Friðrik Ómar "Eldur" Ingibjörg Gunnarsdóttir, Grétar Örvarsson, Kristján Grétarsson
Guðrún Lísa "Eitt símtal í burtu" Roland Hartwell, Kristján Hreinsson
Hafsteinn Þórólfsson "Þú tryllir mig" Hafsteinn Þórólfsson, Hannes Pál Pálsson
Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson "Vetur" Magnús Guðmann Jónsson
Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir "Mig dreymdi" Ingólf Steinsson, Oskar Guðnason
Hjalti Ómar Ágústsson "Fyrir þig" Torfa Ólafsson, Þorkel Olgeirsson
Hljómsveitin Von "Ég hef fengið nóg" Ellert H. Jóhansson, Gunnar I. Sigurðsson, Sigurður Björnsson, Sigurpáll Aðalsteinsson, Sorin M. Lazar, Magnús Þór Sigmundsson
Hreimur Heimisson "Draumur" Kristján Hreinsson, Sveinn Rúnar Sigurðsson
Jónsi "Segðu mér" Trausta Bjarnason, Ragnheiði Bjarnsdóttir
Matthías Matthíasson "Húsin hafa augu" Þormar Ingimarsson, Kristján Hreinsson
Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir "Ég og heilinn minn" Ragnheiður Eiriksdóttir, Gunnar L. Herlmarsson
Richard Scobie "Dásamleg raun" Bergstein Björgúlfsson
Sigurjón Brink "Áfram" Sigurjón Brink, Bryndís Sunna Valdimarsdóttir, Jóhannes Ásbjörnsson
Soffía Karlsdóttir "Júnínótt" Ómar Ragnarsson
Snorri Snorrason "Orðin komu aldrei" Kristján Hreinsson, Óskar Guðnason

Semi-finals

24 artists took part in the three semi-finals, with the top three entries decided by televoting advancing to the final.

Semi-final 1

Semi-final 1 – 17 January 2007
DrawArtistSongResult
1Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir"Blómabörn"Advanced
2Snorri Snorrason"Orðin komu aldrei"Eliminated
3Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir"Enginn eins og þú"Eliminated
4Finnur Jóhannsson"Allt eða ekki neitt"Eliminated
5Sigurjón Brink"Áfram"Advanced
6Bergþór Smári"Þú gafst mér allt"Eliminated
7Hreimur Heimisson"Draumur"Eliminated
8Matthías Matthíasson"Húsin hafa augu"Advanced

Semi-final 2

Semi-final 2 – 27 January 2007
DrawArtistSongResult
1Hljómsveitin Von"Ég hef fengið nóg"Eliminated
2Richard Scobie"Dásamleg raun"Eliminated
3Friðrik Ómar"Eldur"Advanced
4Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir"Mig dreymdi"Eliminated
5Jónsi"Segðu mér"Advanced
6Guðrún Lísa"Eitt símtal í burtu"Eliminated
7Hjalti Ómar Ágústsson"Fyrir þig"Eliminated
8Eiríkur Hauksson"Ég les í lófa þínum"Advanced

Semi-final 3

Semi-final 3 – 3 February 2007
DrawArtistSongResult
1Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir"Örlagadís"Eliminated
2Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson"Villtir skuggar"Eliminated
3Soffía Karlsdóttir"Júnínótt"Eliminated
4Davíð Smári Harðarsson"Leiðin liggur heim"Eliminated
5Andri Bergmann"Bjarta brosið"Advanced
6Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson"Vetur"Eliminated
7Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir"Ég og heilinn minn"Advanced
8Hafsteinn Þórólfsson"Þú tryllir mig"Advanced

Final

The final took place on 17 February 2007. Televoting exclusively decided the winner, with only the top three places announced. The winner was Eiríkur Hauksson with the song "Ég les í lófa þínum". Hauksson had represented Iceland at the Eurovision Song Contest 1986, as a member of the band ICY.

Final – 17 February 2007
DrawArtistSongPlace
1Friðrik Ómar"Eldur"2
2Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir"Ég og heilinn minn"
3Andri Bergmann"Bjarta brosið"
4Eiríkur Hauksson"Ég les í lófa þínum"1
5Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir"Blómabörn"
6Matthías Matthíasson"Húsin hafa augu"
7Jónsi"Segðu mér"
8Hafsteinn Þórólfsson"Þú tryllir mig"3
9Sigurjón Brink"Áfram"

See also

Sister contests

References

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