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Eurovision 2016: Iceland
Iceland
Previous entries: 28
Wins: Nil
First Entry: 1986 ICY - Gleðibankinn
Most recent Entry 2015 María Ólafsdóttir – Unbroken
National anthem: Lofsöngur
2016:
Greta Salóme - Hear Them Calling
An official clip with a drop of the last two Swedish winners in her performance potentially shows what we can expect in her live performance. Ok it is a large dollop of last year’s winner, but it is a good performance even if it lacks originality.
This is Greta’s second tilt at Eurovision. Her first was in 2012, something we will never forget, in a duet with Jonsi, who then was a repeat offender after first showing up in 2004. Iceland has a very small population so you expect repeat offenders, but they quite often find something really good, like Thor from 2013. Yes, I know his name was not Thor but it should have been.
Both this song and Greta’s Eurovision entry in 2012 have a pagan/fantasy feel to it. I said in 2012 that ‘Never Forget’ could be right at home in the next season (season 3) of Game of Thrones. This year’s official clip reminds me of the end of Season 2 when Melisandre gave birth to The Darkness. At least I don’t hate Greta’s songs though.
Going way back to another time in almost another life, Halla Margrét Árnadóttir now sings opera, but in she was a Eurovision star in 1987
Previous entries: 28
Wins: Nil
First Entry: 1986 ICY - Gleðibankinn
Most recent Entry 2015 María Ólafsdóttir – Unbroken
National anthem: Lofsöngur
2016:
Greta Salóme - Hear Them Calling
An official clip with a drop of the last two Swedish winners in her performance potentially shows what we can expect in her live performance. Ok it is a large dollop of last year’s winner, but it is a good performance even if it lacks originality.
This is Greta’s second tilt at Eurovision. Her first was in 2012, something we will never forget, in a duet with Jonsi, who then was a repeat offender after first showing up in 2004. Iceland has a very small population so you expect repeat offenders, but they quite often find something really good, like Thor from 2013. Yes, I know his name was not Thor but it should have been.
Both this song and Greta’s Eurovision entry in 2012 have a pagan/fantasy feel to it. I said in 2012 that ‘Never Forget’ could be right at home in the next season (season 3) of Game of Thrones. This year’s official clip reminds me of the end of Season 2 when Melisandre gave birth to The Darkness. At least I don’t hate Greta’s songs though.
Going way back to another time in almost another life, Halla Margrét Árnadóttir now sings opera, but in she was a Eurovision star in 1987