ICELAND

The Icelandic Semi-Finals were held at the RUV TV Studios in Reykjavik, hosted by Brynja Þorgeirsdóttir. The top 2 songs in each semi-final, chosen by televoting (50%) and an "expert" jury (50%) qualified for the final. At the end of the 3rd semi-final, a 'wildcard' for the final was awarded by the "expert" jury.

Semi-Final 1 - January 14th

1 Leyndarmál Secret Íris Hólm

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2 Rýtingur Dagger Fatherz 'n' Sonz

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3 Mundu eftir mér Remember me Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir & Jón Jósep Snæbjörnsson F
4 Stattu upp Stand up Blár Ópal F
5 Við hjartarót mína By the root of my heart Heiða Ólafsdóttir

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Semi-Final 2 - January 21st

1 Minningar

Memories

Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir

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2 Ég kem með

I´ll come along

Ellert H Jóhannsson

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3 Hjartað brennur

The heart burns

Regína Ósk

F

4 Hey Hey Simbi & Hrútspungarnir

F

5 Stund með þér

A moment with you

Rósa Birgitta Ísfeld

W

Semi-Final 3 - January 28th

1 Eilíf ást Eternal love Herbert Guðmundsson

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2 Hugarró Peace of mind Magni Ásgeirsson F
3 Aldrei sleppir mér Never let me go Greta Salóme Stefánsdóttir, Guðrún Árný Karlsdóttir & Heiða Ólafsdóttir F
4 Augun þín Your eyes Svenni Þór

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5 Aldrei segja aldrei Never say never Íris Lind Verudóttir

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Kristján Gíslason

Amongst the backing singers for Herbert Guðmundsson was Kristján Gíslason who represented Iceland in ESC 2001.

ICELANDIC NATIONAL FINAL 2012

2012 NATIONAL FINALS