Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007

Söngvakeppni Sjónvarpsins 2007
Date: 17 February 2007
Presenter: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Venue: Basecamp Studio, Reykjavík
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Winner: Ég les í lófa þínum performed by Eiríkur Hauksson
Winner's result at Eurovision: SF: 13th

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

The final took place at the Basecamp Studio in Reykjavík on 17 February. Hosted by Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir, 24 artists took part in the three semifinals, with 3 artists from each semifinal qualifying for the final. Televoting 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

Draw Song Artist Place
1 Eldur Friðrik Ómar 2nd
2 Ég og heilinn minn Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir -
3 Bjarta brosið Andri Bergmann -
4 Ég les í lófa þínum Eiríkur Hauksson 1st
5 Blómabörn Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir -
6 Húsin hafa augu Matthías Matthíasson -
7 Segðu mér Jónsi -
8 Þú tryllir mig Hafsteinn Þórólfsson 3rd
9 Áfram Sigurjón Brink -

Semifinals

Semifinal 1

Semifinal 1
Date: 20 January 2007
Presenter: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Venue: Basecamp Studio, Reykjavík
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Blómabörn performed by Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir, Áfram performed by Sigurjón Brink and Húsin hafa augu performed by Hreimur Heimisson
Draw Song Artist Finalist
1 Blómabörn Bríet Sunna Valdemarsdóttir YES
2 Orðin komu aldrei Snorri Snorrason NO
3 Enginn eins og þú Aðalheiður Ólafsdóttir NO
4 Allt eða ekki neitt Finnur Jóhannsson NO
5 Áfram Sigurjón Brink YES
6 Þú gafst mér allt Bergþór Smári NO
7 Draumur Hreimur Heimisson NO
8 Húsin hafa augu Matthías Matthíasson YES

Semifinal 2

Semifinal 2
Date: 27 January 2007
Presenter: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Venue: Basecamp Studio, Reykjavík
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Eldur performed by Friðrik Ómar, Segðu mér performed by Jónsi and Ég les í lófa þínum performed by Eiríkur Hauksson
Draw Song Artist Finalist
1 Ég hef fengið nóg Hljómsveitin Von NO
2 Dásamleg raun Richard Scobie NO
3 Eldur Friðrik Ómar YES
4 Mig dreymdi Hera Björk Þórhallsdóttir NO
5 Segðu mér Jónsi YES
6 Eitt símtal í burtu Guðrún Lísa NO
7 Fyrir þig Hjalti Ómar Ágústsson NO
8 Ég les í lófa þínum Eiríkur Hauksson YES

Semifinal 3

Semifinal 3
Date: 3 February 2007
Presenter: Ragnhildur Steinunn Jónsdóttir
Venue: Basecamp Studio, Reykjavík
Voting: Telephone and SMS voting
Qualifiers: Bjarta brosið performed by Andri Bergmann, Ég og heilinn minn performed by Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir and Þú tryllir mig performed by Hafsteinn Þórólfsson
Draw Song Artist Finalist
1 Örlagadís Erna Hrönn Ólafsdóttir NO
2 Villtir skuggar Alexander Aron Guðbjartsson NO
3 Júnínótt Soffía Karlsdóttir NO
4 Leiðin liggur heim Davíð Smári Harðarsson NO
5 Bjarta brosið Andri Bergmann YES
6 Vetur Helgi Rafn Ingvarsson NO
7 Ég og heilinn minn Ragnheiður Eiríksdóttir YES
8 Þú tryllir mig Hafsteinn Þórólfsson YES

See also

ESC history

Sister contests